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WATCHLIST 2022: The Dirty Dozen

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The Panama hat also known as an Ecuadorian hat is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin made of toquilla straw and is a stable of classic menswear in warmer climes. Gatsby wore one.

As did Pierce Brosnan

And Brad

And Anthony

Royalty wear them--père et fils

Connery wore them over the years with effortless elegance

They look great with a black turtleneck, a linen suit, a navy blazer or

Nothing at all.

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Film after film: Dante's Peak (dir. Roger Donaldson, 1997)

This box-office failure doesn't look so great brings a lot of trashy joy despite its massive budget. It has Brosnan, who doesn't work great either as a lead action star, despite his tenure, happening during that time, as James Bond. Hamilton is also not enthusiastic enough to sell me on whether she's happy to be here. I like the supporting cast more than I expected: Hallahan (in his last role) is typecast as a smarmy yet likeable asshole; Field is funny and pops up in every scene she's in; there's unexpected gravitas to Hoffman, whom I didn't know before (she's in this multi-season early-1990s soapy show Sisters, starring Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz, which I have never watched but would like to); Tzi Ma pops up without much significance to the plot, but it's always fun to see him before he appears in my favorite The Farewell.

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Dante's Peak (1997).

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W A T C H E D

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DANTE'S PEAK (1997) ★★★✮☆

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CLOSED! Preliminary Hot Vintage TV Men List

Alright folks! We have one week left on submissions for the Hot Vintage TV Men's Bracket! As promised here is a list of all the Hot Vintage TV Men who have been submitted and passed our preliminary eligibility checks. There are a handful of guys on this list and one or two not on it that we are currently still debating on so reminder that this list is not final and subject to change.

Currently we have 231 Hot Vintage TV Men!

Also in advance of the competition I'd like to remind anyone submitting propaganda for someone that starred in a show that aired only partially during our timeframe or was under 18 for a part of a shows filming, to please make sure you are only submitting propaganda that is from within our timeframe and when the actor was 18 years or older. This is also just good to keep in mind in general as several people submitted actors for shows that aren't eligible for our tournament either because it was outside our time period or in one case the actor was underaged for the entirety of the show (though many were eligible for other shows they were submitted for). We do our best to screen for these things but sometimes it's hard to tell or it’s a show we don't personally know well enough so we appreciate help from y'all letting us know if you do catch anything.

List below the cut

Preliminary Hot Vintage TV Men List

Dick Van Dyke

Alan Alda

Hugh Laurie

Peter Falk

Adam West

Donnie Wahlberg

Kevin McDonald

Scott Thompson

David Duchovny

Henry Winkler

Leonard Nimoy

Scott Bakula

James Garner

Tom Selleck

Dave Foley

John Astin

Joe Lando

Patrick Troughton

William Shatner

DeForest Kelley

Michael Ontkean

Russell Johnson

Kyle MacLachlan

Bruce McCulloch

William Hopper

George Clooney

Jeffrey Combs

Michael Horse

Mark McKinney

Jensen Ackles

Alejandro Rey

Mitch Pileggi

David Cassidy

Jeremy Brett

Anthony Head

George Takei

David Selby

Rod Serling

Paul Gross

Desi Arnaz

Tom Baker

Richard Dean Anderson

David Keith McCallum

Richard Chamberlain

Charles Shaughnessy

David James Elliot

Vincent Van Patten

Darren E. Burrows

David Hyde Pierce

Randolph Mantooth

Ricardo Montalban

Gene Anthony Ray

William Hartnell

Patrick McGoohan

René Auberjonois

Alexander Siddig

Reece Shearsmith

Michael T. Weiss

William Shockley

Spencer Rochfort

Danny John-Jules

David Hasselhoff

Conner Trinneer

Patrick Stewart

Jonathan Frakes

Paolo Montalban

Scott Patterson

Armin Shimerman

Anthony Andrews

David Schwimmer

Blair Underwood

Sylvester McCoy

Andrew Robinson

Pierce Brosnan

Thorsten Kaye

Anthony Starke

Darren McGavin

Clint Eastwood

Joseph Marcell

Michael Vartan

Richard Ayoade

George Maharis

Michael J. Fox

Dwayne Hickman

John de Lancie

Andre Braugher

Robert Carlyle

Dean Stockwell

Matthew Perry

Robert Fuller

Michael Hurst

Dana Ashbrook

Jonathan Frid

Dirk Benedict

Martin Milner

Demond Wilson

Robert Conrad

Telly Savalas

Peter Davison

Michael Praed

Jason Bateman

David Tennant

Brian Blessed

Miguel Ferrer

Micky Dolenz

Wayne Rogers

Mike Farrell

Michael Dorn

Cesar Romero

Eddie Albert

Nate Richert

Nicholas Lea

Brent Spiner

Dick Gautier

John Corbett

Jeremy Irons

David Suchet

Raymond Burr

LeVar Burton

David Wenham

Clint Walker

Larry Hagman

John Goodman

Matt LeBlanc

Tom Smothers

Erik Estrada

Jeremy Sisto

Colm Meaney

Stephen Fry

Ted Bessell

Ron Perlman

Luke Halpin

Ted Cassidy

Kevin Sorbo

John Cleese

Colin Firth

Colin Baker

Fred Rogers

Ben Browder

Keir Dullea

Randy Boone

Kent McCord

Jimmy Smits

Mark Lenard

Jon Pertwee

Fred Grandy

Mark Hamill

Ted Danson

Adam Brody

Noah Wiley

Eric Close

Lee Majors

Jamie Farr

Tony Danza

Kabir Bedi

Seth Green

Rik Mayall

Hal Linden

Diego Luna

Peter Tork

Sean Bean

Sam Neill

Eric Idle

Ted Lange

John Shea

Ron Glass

Tony Dow

Mr. T

John Hurt

Avery Brooks 

Billy Dee Williams 

James Marsters 

Robert Vaughn 

Kevin Smith 

Davy Jones 

Luke Perry 

Robert Duncan McNeill 

Simon MacCorkindale 

Keith Hamilton Cobb 

Chad Michael Murray 

James Earl Jones 

Bruce Boxleitner 

Timothy Olyphant 

Andreas Katsulas 

Valentine Pelka 

Peter Wingfield 

Sebastian Cabot 

Michael Nesmith 

Timothy Dalton 

Michael Shanks 

Joshua Jackson 

Michael O’Hare 

Robert Beltran 

Simon Williams 

Paul Johannson 

Daniel Dae Kim 

David Boreanaz 

Boris Karloff 

Robert Wagner 

Brandon Quinn  

Walter Koenig 

Richard Hatch 

Christian Kane  

Francis Capra  

Nathan Fillion 

John Forsythe 

Patrick Duffy 

Tony Shalhoub 

Ioan Gruffudd 

Garrett Wang  

Joe Flanigan  

Rider Strong  

Michael Tylo 

Bruce Willis 

Skeet Ulrich  

Jeff Conaway 

Paul McGann 

Scott Cohen 

Mario Lopez  

Martin Kove 

John Stamos 

Judd Hirsch 

Johnny Depp 

Tom Welling 

Matt Bomer 

Grant show 

David Soul  

Bob Crane  

Tim Russ 

Rob Lowe 

Neil Patrick Harris 

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JEREMY IRVINE IS HENRY BEAUCHAMP

Always like him. What a super start in War Horse very versatile actor.

Jeremy Irvine is an English stage and screen actor. He was born Jeremy William Fredric Smith in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England. He attended drama school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before catching Hollywood's eye starring in Steven Spielberg's 2011 epic war film "War Horse." In 2012, Irvine portrayed Philip "Pip" Pirrip in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1861 novel of the same name Great Expectations.

Have you seen this movie? 🎥

War Horse (2011) Young Albert is enlisted in the army to join the First World War after his beloved horse was sold to cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him outside of Britain and into the front lines as the war rages on.

For his work in the film, he was nominated for the London Film Critics' Choice Award for Young British Performer Of The Year and Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer.

In 2013 Jeremy Irvine starred alongside Colin Firth in The Railway Man, an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax. The Railway Man is a war film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, and stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, and Stellan Skarsgård.

Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine playing the young and old versions of Eric Lomax in The Railway Man

Jeremy has starred in The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2015), and portrayed Daniel Grigori in Fallen (2016). Irvine earned widespread critical acclaim for his role opposite Dakota Fanning in the independent film "Now Is Good," leading critics to list him among Hollywood's fastest-rising stars.

Daniel Grigori

He played Daniel Grigori the male protagonist of the Fallen series. He is a fallen angel and Luce's boyfriend. He was known as the sixth angel in Heaven, the Angel of Lost Souls and The Watchers which was named Grigori.

In 2018, Irvine portrayed the younger version of Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan) in the sequel to Mamma Mia!, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

In July 2017, Irvine confirmed via his Instagram that he had joined the cast of The Last Full Measure alongside Tommy Hatto and Zach Roerig, launched in 2019.

In 2021 Jeremy Irvine was in the war drama biopic ‘Benediction’ (written and directed by Terence Davies) is a lyrical and elegant period piece. It reintroduces the world to the poetic genius of Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden) a decorated war veteran hero, and a dreamer.

He played Ivor Novello (on the left), was one of the many post-war lovers of Siegfried Sassoon, played by Jack Lowden (right).

As for his résumé, Jeremy Irvine has brilliant performances in theatre, on the big screen and television. So it was a good choice because he will not disappoint with his performance in “Blood Of My Blood”. So, SH the clock is ticking. ⏰

#jeremyirvine #bloodofmyblood #actor #henrybeauchamp #warhorse #stevenspielberg

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anonymous asked: mw fcs?

members please reply to this! some more under the cut as well

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     WHO I WRITE FOR 

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List of all the characters I write for and am willing to take requests for 

┏━━━━ ★ ━━━━┓

MORTAL KOMBAT 

┗━━━━ ★ ━━━━┛

➵ Kuai Liang

➵ Johnny Cage

➵ Spawn

➵ Kung Lao

➵ Erron Black

➵ Bi-Han

➵ Hanzo Hasashi

➵ Reptile/Syzoth

➵ Jax Briggs

➵ Kenshi Takahashi

➵ Smoke

⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂ ⠂⠄⠄⠂☆

╔═══.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.═══╗

BAND OF BROTHERS

╚═══.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.═══╝

➣ William “Wild Bill” Guarnere

➣ Richard “Dick” Winters

➣ Burton Paul “Pat” Christenson

➣ Eugene G. “Doc” Roe

➣ Lewis Nixon

➣ Ronald Speirs

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CALL OF DUTY

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MODERN WARFARE:

➛ Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

➛ Alex Keller

┆ ° ♡ • ➵ ✩ ◛ °

GHOSTS:

➛ David “Hesh” Walker

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WW2 & VANGUARD:

➛ Robert Zussman

➛ Ronald “Red” Daniels

➛ Arthur Crowley

➛ Marcus Howard

➛ Richard Webb

➛ Arthur Kingsley

➛ Lucas Riggs

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RED DEAD REDEMPTION

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➽ Arthur Morgan

➽ Charles Smith

➽ Josiah Trelawny

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╔⏤⏤⏤⏤╝❀╚⏤⏤⏤⏤╗

THE BOYS

╚⏤⏤⏤⏤╗❀╔⏤⏤⏤⏤╝

➱ Billy Butcher

➱ Black Noir

➱ Marvin Milk/Mother’s Milk 

⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂ ⠂⠄⠄⠂☆

╔═════๑♡๑═════╗

SCREAM

╚═════๑♡๑═════╝

⇢ Dwight “Dewey” Riley

⇢ Mickey Altieri

⇢ Mark Kincaid

⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂ ⠂⠄⠄⠂☆

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TOM HARDY

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↪ Farrier (Dunkirk)

↪ Alfie Solomons (Peaky Blinders)

↪ Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)

↪ Eddie Brock/Venom (Marvel)

↪ James Delaney (Taboo)

↪ Pavel Sidorov/Leo Demidov (Child 44)

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︻⋆︻⋆︻⋆︻⋆︻

LOTR/THE HOBBIT

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⟿ Aragorn

⟿ Legolas

⟿ Frodo

⟿ Eomer

⟿ Boromir

⟿ Faramir

⟿ Thorin

⟿ Fili

⟿ Kili

⟿ Bard

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TV SHOWS & FILMS (misc)

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⇉ James Bond (Pierce Brosnan only)

⇉ Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (The Alienist)

⇉ John Moore (The Alienist)

⇉ Sierra Six (The Gray Man)

⇉ Dr. King Schultz (Django Unchained)

⇉ Holland March (The Nice Guys)

⇉ Tom Hanniger (My Bloody Valentine)

⇉ Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)

⇉ Lt. Horstmayer (Joyeux Noel)

⇉Elliot Stabler (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit)

⇉Dr. George Huang (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit)

⇉Chester Lake (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit)

⇉Brandon Beckett (Sniper franchise)

⇉John Wick (John Wick)

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GAME OF THRONES

┗━━━━ ★ ━━━━┛

-> Bronn

-> Tywin Lannister

-> Jaime Lannister

-> Jorah Mormont

-> Jon Snow

-> Ramsay Bolton

-> Sandor Clegane (The Hound)

-> Robb Stark

-> Eddard Stark

-> Renly Baratheon

-> Oberyn Martell

-> Petyr Baelish

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MARVEL

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➬ Wolverine/Logan Howlett

➬ Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr

➬ Venom/Eddie Brock

➬ Carnage (symbiote only!)

➬ Charles Xavier

➬ T'Challa

➬ Gambit/Remy LeBeau

➬ Falcon/Captain America/Sam Wilson

➬ Blade

➬ Hank McCoy/Beast

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➬ Forge

➬ Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler

-ˏˋ. DC ˊˎ-

↦ John Constantine

↦ Bruce Wayne/Batman (Nolan only)

↦ Bane

↦ Slade Wilson

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SUPERNATURAL

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➩ Dean Winchester

➩ Chuck Shurley

➩ Castiel

➩ Balthazar

➩ Benny Lafitte

➩ Gadreel

➩ Crowley

➩ Bobby Singer

➩ Rufus Turner

➩ Mick Davies

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FALLOUT

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➲ Maximus

➲ Cooper Howard/The Ghoul

➲ Nick Valentine

➲ John Hancock

➲ Preston Garvey

➲ MacCready

➲ Sturges

➲ Paladin Danse

➲ Porter Gage

➲ Mason (The Pack Alpha/leader)

➲ Old Longfellow

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THE 100 MOST POPULAR AMERICAN ACTORS OF ALL TIME ! (BASED ON INDIES SUBCONSCIOUS ASSESSMENT OF THE HIGHEST INFLATION-ADJUSTED WORLDWIDE GROSSING AMERICAN FILMS OF ALL TIME !) (1900-2022)

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http://www.imdb.com/list/ls520917541/

1. .Harrison Ford 2. .Michael J. Fox 3. .Charles Chaplin 4. .Bruce Lee 5. .Cary Grant 6. .Jackie Chan 7. .Gary Cooper 8. .Macaulay Culkin 9. .James Stewart 10. .Clark Gable 11. .Clint Eastwood 12. .Sean Connery 13. .Peter Sellers 14. .Marlon Brando 15. .Humphrey Bogart 16. .Tom Hanks 17. .Mel Gibson 18. .Steve McQueen 19. .Leonardo Di Caprio 20. .Martin Sheen 21. .Orson Welles 22. .Gary Oldman 23. .Fred Astaire 24. .Robin Williams 25. .Kirk Douglas 26. .Eddie Murphy 27. .Keanu Reeves 28. .Jim Carrey 29. .George Clooney 30. .Gregory Peck 31. .Charles Laughton 32. .John Cleese 33. .Hugh Grant 34. .John Travolta 35. .Roger Moore 36. .Charlie Sheen 37. .Gene Hackman 38. .Douglas Fairbanks 39. .Daniel Radcliffe 40. .Tommy Lee Jones 41. .Christopher Plummer 42. .Al Pacino 43. .Rowan Atkinson 44. .Henry Fonda 45. .Peter O’ Toole 46. .Albert Finney 47. .Timothy Dalton 48. .Brad Pitt 49. .Michael Keaton 50. .John Wayne 51. .Steve Martin 52. .Christopher Reeve 53. .Pierce Brosnan 54. .Walter Pidgeon 55. .Michael Douglas 56. .Brendan Fraser 57. .Christian Bale 58. .Dustin Hoffman 59. .Johnny Depp 60. .Jeff Goldblum 61. .Michael Caine 62. .Robert Redford 63. .Danny De Vito 64. .Jack Lemmon 65. .Dan Aykroyd 66. .Ethan Hawke 67. .Ronald Colman 68. .Jon Voight 69. .Kevin Bacon 70. .Mickey Rooney 71. .Sylvester Stallone 72. .George C. Scott 73. .Peter Ustinov 74. .Jack Nicholson 75. .Robert De Niro 76. .Arnold Schwarzenegger 77. .Bruce Willis 78. .Morgan Freeman 79. .Walter Matthau 80. .Richard Gere 81. .Spencer Tracy 82. .Colin Firth 83. .Martin Lawrence 84. .Tom Cruise 85. .James Cagney 86. .George Kennedy 87. .Richard Burton 88. .James Woods 89. .Patrick Swayze 90. .Kevin Costner 91. .Gerard Depardieu 92. .Rex Harrison 93. .Fredric March 94. .Woody Allen 95. .Mike Myers 96. .Charles Boyer 97. .Daniel Craig 98. .Montgomery Clift 99. .Robert Downey Jr. 100. .Chevy Chase

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Top 5 Bond films!

Want to preface this with a few things. First, this franchise is hugely problematic and I do not enjoy it blindly. I did however latch onto it in middle school, and aesthetically and musically it was very formative. John Barry's scores for the series are still among my favorite film scores. His music is sophisticated yet straightforward and has inspired me greatly. Also the franchise has been a great way for me to learn about filmmaking and history. That being said, let's get into it.

Thunderball (1965) It was my first, but even if it hadn't been it'd still be my favorite. It's the 4th in the series and imo catches the franchise at it's zenith. I think it's the last film before the series grew 'too big for it's britches', striking a balance between the outlandish scope of the later films and the tighter and comparatively grounded espionage of the series' early entries.

Casino Royale (2006) I'm confident claiming that this is objectively the best movie in the series. It takes the character of Bond seriously but sill manages to be very entertaining and can I say glamorous? The action sequences are riveting, the cast is excellent, and it's perhaps David Arnold's best score for the series.

You Only Live Twice (1967) In so many ways this film has not aged well (Sean Connery in yellowface, for one...) and tbh it's been harder and harder for me to rewatch. But there is so much about it that makes for good "imagination fuel". The film mostly takes place in Japan, and it's a fascinating portrait of (at least a white British perspective of) Japan in the mid-late 60s. Though in some ways it's a sloppy film, there are times it makes great use of it's enormous budget - most notably Ken Adam's volcano base rocket silo set(complete with helipad and monorail), a gorgeous custom Toyota 2000GT sports car (roof cut off bc at 6'2" Sean Connery was too tall to fit inside), and a car chase involving a tandem-rotor helicopter and a giant electromagnet... Also, if you watched Totally Spies as a kid, this movie's where they got the whole 'whimsical slide dumps you into secret espionage office' shtick.

Goldfinger (1964) Though I prefer Thunderball, there's no denying Goldfinger is the series' most iconic and enduring film. This is where the style and tone of the series solidified. The cast is memorable, there are lots of iconic moments, though "Bond girl" Pussy Galore's arc is misogynistic (shocker, I know), homophobic, and deeply troubling. Acknowledging that, it's a compact and tightly-paced espionage adventure that manages to be very entertaining and has been a big influence on the franchise and in popular entertainment at large,

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Honestly I wasn't quite sure what to pick for #5. I haven't seen most of these movies in ages. There are definitely better Bond movies, but I have an affection for the hot mess that is DAF, largely because it's probably my favorite of John Barry's scores for the series. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) is pretty good despite how bland George Lazenby is. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) is the best of the Moore era, but I DESPISE Roger Moore. I remember liking what I've seen of Dalton's 2 Bond movies, though I'm so foggy on them. Brosnan is fine, but I don't have the attachment to him that I do to Connery. Quantum of Solace (2008) I remember really liking and maybe that'd be a better choice for #5, but hear me out: Jimmy Dean (OF BREAKFAST-SAUSAGE FAME!) plays a reclusive Howard Hughes-esque millionaire, Charles Grey (OF ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW FAME!) plays cat-petting villain Blofeld and even does drag, Shirley Bassey sings the title song which includes the lyric "touch it, stroke it, and undress it", there's cheezy casino source music [that played all day in my head in middle school], and hot ladies who crush Sean Connery with their thighs.

Also I recommend the podcast Kill James Bond! (recommended to me by @aeschylus-stan-account) if you're interested in something that unpacks the problematic history of this franchise in a fun way.

[playlistsbybunny]

lawful good

cement - feeder

charmless man - blur

needle in the hay - elliott smith

galice - dean blunt

how soon is now? - the smiths

safe in your skin - title fight

gnaw - alex g

ma olen tartu - paha polly

sultana dreaming - masayoshi soken

the bend of time - yasunori mitsuda

kairi - tpr

riptide - connor price

i feel so good - charles the french

dancing’s not a crime - panic! at the disco

axel f - crazy frog

back home - andy grammer

tropicana - caleb blair

oh cecilia - the vamps

one touch - jess glynne

lush life - zara larsson

geronimo - sheppard

keep me crazy - sheppard

galway girl - ed sheeran

kaleidoscope - a great big world

juliet - lmnt

come alive - hugh jackman

sos - pierce brosnan

just imagine it - mkto

carry me home - the ready set

slave - in loving memory

link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pjQqdle8SxU5YTb4Vm3VO?si=b5b71429756145f8&pt=b41d7b901126d4a7caccca1cf6a94e04

[darlenefblog]

How to Fall for a Scoundrel

 Kate Bateman

Thank you to NetGalley, Kate Bateman, and St. Martin's Paperbacks for this advance reader copy of the book. Below is my honest review.

Publication date: ‎ August 20, 2024 Print length: ‎ 296 pages Her Majesty’s Rebels Book 2

What fun. An enjoyable romp from the first page till the HEA. Part Charlies Angels and part Remington Steele, 1970's and 1980's terrific TV shows. Three ladies of the ton work as administrators (really investigators) with a fictious male, Charles King, as the investigation company owner. I imagine Harry looking like Pierce Brosnan, he was Remington Steele, he wound up playing James Bond.

Ellie Law is the daughter of a Chief Justice, her name fits, and knows a lot about law from a lifetime in the house of a judge. The other ladies have their special skills too, don't turn your back on Daisy. While at a Christmas-time ball she enjoys a mistletoe kiss with a handsome stranger. Turns out to be Harry, no idea who he really is but he's a good kisser. Long story short he needs the ladies help and they get a physical Charles King that clients can see, hear, and talk to. Ellie is smart and good at her job, she can trade quips and jabs with Harry leaving him impressed, intrigued and a bit lustful. A totally likeable lady that had me invested in her story from the beginning.

Harry is a hoot. He's a con man for sure. He has a regular past and then a grifter past and the grifter has to help Harry become a regular member of society again. Sounds complicated and it is. Following him, his strange life, and his train of thought is a pleasure, he keeps things lively. What can you say…handsome, interesting, intriguing, and rich, he's the perfect anti-hero/hero. He comes with an Uncle Hugo that you'll love. The 8 Rules of a Gentleman Scoundrel are actually good for anyone to know and follow.

I can't wait for the next story, Daisy. A hermit told her fortune and she'll meet her match on a dark highway. Sounds delicious.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Rose Morgan: Barbra Streisand Gregory Larkin: Jeff Bridges Hannah Morgan: Lauren Bacall Henry Fine: George Segal Claire: Mimi Rogers Alex: Pierce Brosnan Doris: Brenda Vaccaro Barry: Austin Pendleton Candy: Elle Macpherson First Girl Student: Ali Marsh Sara Myers: Leslie Stefanson Female Professor: Taina Elg Felicia: Lucy Avery Brooks Felicia (Video): Amber Smith Claire’s Masseur: David Kinzie Rabbi: Howard S. Herman Reverend: Thomas Hartman Trevor: Trevor Ristow Mike (Student): Brian Schwary Randy (Student): Randy Pearlstein Stacie (Student): Stacie Sumter Taxi Stealer: Cindy Guyer Taxi Driver: Thomas Saccio Waiter: Andrew Parks Jimmy the Waiter: Jimmy Baio Henry’s First Date: Emma Fann Henry’s Second Date: Laura Bailey Justice of the Peace: Mike Hodge Gloria: Anne O’Sullivan Female Student: Sandi Schroeder Female Student: Kiyoko M. Hairston Male Student: Ben Weber Male Student: Christopher Keyes Female Aerobic Instructor: Lisa Wheeler Male Aerobic Instructor: Kirk Moore Make-Up Artist: Regina Viotto Hair Colorist: Paul LaBreque Waiter: Rudy Ruggiero Mr. Jenkins: William Cain Doorman: Adam LeFevre Irate Woman: JoAn Mollison Opera Man: Carlo Scibelli Male Student: Eli Roth Girl in Commercial (uncredited): Milla Jovovich Film Crew: Theme Song Performance: Barbra Streisand Screenplay: Richard LaGravenese Casting: Todd M. Thaler Production Design: Tom H. John Executive Producer: Cis Corman Casting: Bonnie Finnegan Editor: Jeff Werner Original Music Composer: Marvin Hamlisch Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge Original Story: Gérard Oury Co-Executive Producer: Ronald L. Schwary Location Manager: Declan Baldwin First Assistant Director: Amy Sayres Director of Photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak Producer: Arnon Milchan Production Accountant: Tamara Bally Original Story: André Cayatte Hairstylist: Susan Germaine Makeup Artist: Randy Houston Mercer Chief Lighting Technician: William Ward Rigging Gaffer: James Malone Production Coordinator: Lori Johnson Camera Operator: Dick Mingalone Casting Assistant: Gayle Keller Sound Editor: Mark Larry Sound Editor: Steven Ticknor Sound Editor: John M. Colwell Assistant Costume Designer: Kevin Brainerd Actor’s Assistant: Renata Buser Sound Editor: Chuck Neely Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark Steadicam Operator: Gregory Lundsgaard Makeup Artist: Edouard F. Henriques Production Supervisor: Ray Quinlan Camera Operator: Patrick Capone Theme Song Performance: Bryan Adams Set Decoration: Alan Hicks Supervising Sound Editor: Charles L. Campbell Assistant Sound Editor: Jerry Edemann Assistant Editor: Marilyn Madderom Stunt Coordinator: Vince Deadrick Jr. Art Direction: Teresa Carriker-Thayer Script Supervisor: Karen Kelsall Production Sound Mixer: Tom Nelson Craft Service: Roger Poirier Supervising ADR Editor: Gail Clark Burch Assistant Property Master: Travis Wright Second Unit Director of Photography: Richard Quinlan Orchestrator: Jack Hayes Unit Publicist: Stanley Brossette Property Master: Thomas Saccio Transportation Co-Captain: Dennis Radesky Assistant Sound Editor: Keith Edemann Additional Editing: Alan Heim Foley: Alicia Stevenson Supervising Music Editor: Charles Martin Inouye Orchestrator: Torrie Zito Boom Operator: Daniel Rosenblum ADR Editor: Laura Graham Chief Lighting Technician: Jay Fortune Rigging Grip: Matthew Miller Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell Sound Editor: Ronald Eng Sound Editor: Harry Cheney Sound Editor: Richard C. Franklin Hairstylist: John Quaglia Sound Editor: Leonard T. Geschke Scenic Artist: Leslie Salter Camera Operator: Gary Jay First Assistant Camera: Steve Adcock Sound Editor: John H. Arrufat Foley: Marko Costanzo Still Photographer: David James Music Supervisor: Jay Landers Assistant Sound E...

[alexlacquemanne]

Juin MMXXIV

Films

Le Jour le plus long (The Longest Day) (1962) et réalisé de Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Gerd Oswald et Darryl F. Zanuck avec Patrick Barr, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Curd Jürgens, Georges Wilson, Irina Demick et Christian Marquand

Magic in the Moonlight (2014) de Woody Allen avec Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Simon McBurney, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater et Erica Leerhsen

Mosquito Coast (The Mosquito Coast) (1986) de Peter Weir avec Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, André Gregory et Martha Plimpton

Ne le dis à personne (2006) de et avec Guillaume Canet et aussi François Cluzet, André Dussollier, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, François Berléand, Jean Rochefort et Gilles Lellouche

Casablanca (1942) de Michael Curtiz avec Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet et Peter Lorre

Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire (1972) d'Yves Robert avec Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc, Paul Le Person, Jean Carmet, Colette Castel et Jean Saudray

Le Retour du Grand Blond (1974) de Yves Robert avec Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc, Michel Duchaussoy, Jean Bouise, Paul Le Person, Colette Castel et Henri Guybet

Married Life (2007) d'Ira Sachs avec Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Richmond-Peck et Timothy Webber

Un poisson nommé Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda) (1988) de Charles Crichton avec John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson, Patricia Hayes et Geoffrey Palmer

Séries

Doctor Who Season 1

Dot and Bubble - Rogue - The Legend of Ruby Sunday - Empire of Death

Maguy Saison 5

L'esthète à claques - Vélo de Rose - Cinémaguy - Tableau d'horreur - Accident de sagesse - Anniversaire moi fort - Kidnapping-pong - L'appel de la mère - Racket sans filet - Vaudou dingue - Médecin retraitant - Propriétaires à terre - Sans crime ni raison - Adultère à délit - Déclics et des claques - Libido bloquée - Achat échaudé - Voirie aux larmes - Méprises de vue - Bouchon en carafe - Marquis dit mieux - Épidémies à la porte - Flagrant délire - Une étoile est nue - Train d'ennuis - Bombages ingrats - Toutou ou rien - Gala galère - Le majordrôle - Brouillon de culture - L'éventaire de rien - Qui s'y frotte s'hippique - Télécom… hic ! - Totem à la folie - Météorite initiatique - Mensonges d'une nuit d'été - Plumeau d'ordre - Taj Mahal où ? - La paix niche en Belgique - Les loyaux de la couronne - La cave se rebiffe - La valse a mis le temps

Totally Spies! Saison 7

Totalement talentueuses - Invasion de grosses bestioles gluantes - Fromage et lune de miel

Le Coffre à Catch

#170 : Yoshi Tatsu, et si c'était lui le futur de la ECW? - #171 : Y2J Chris Jericho à la ECW ! - #172 : Les adieux de Sheamus ! - #173 : Vance Archer nouvelle star : info ou intox?

La croisière s'amuse Saison 6

Pourquoi pas un mariage ? - Péchés de vieillesse - L'Amour sauvage - Une secrétaire intérimaire - À s'arracher les cheveux - C'est loin l'Amérique ! - Romance à bas prix - Ça, c'est de la classe !

Affaires sensibles

Radio Paris, Radio Vichy, Radio Londres : les ondes de choc - Normandie 44 (1/4) : Le rempart du mensonge - Normandie 44 (2/4) : Dans l'œil du bunker - Normandie 44 (3/4) : Le jour de gloire - Normandie 44 (4/4) : Des civils sous les bombes - L'affaire Guingouin : l'honneur bafoué d'un résistant - Mincemeat, l'homme qui n'existait pas - Enigma ou la guerre invisible - Dunkerque, mai 1940 : une défaite, mais aussi une victoire - Chirac, échec et mat : la dissolution ratée de 1997 - Danielle Darrieux dans le train de la honte - Dans les bas-fonds de la République - La tuerie de l'Ecole polytechnique de Montréal

Castle Saison 6

Tout feu tout flamme - Un monde d'illusions - La Rançon de la gloire - Habillée pour le cimetière - Bienvenue dans l'âge ingrat - La Chambre 147 - Lazare - La Voie du ninja - L'Agneau de Wall Street - Le Meurtre du samedi soir - Sport de rue - Veritas - Le Grand Jour

The Hour Saison 2

Une heure qui en dit long - Une heure critique - Une heure, des disparitions - Une heure, une source en danger - Une heure de paradis - Une heure de courage

Les Brigades du Tigre Saison 4

Le Village maudit - Les Demoiselles du Vésinet - Bandes et Contrebandes - Cordialement vôtre - Les Enfants de la Joconde - L'Ange blanc

The Grand Tour Saison 2

Coups de vieux

Spectacles

Un Grand moment de solitude (2015) de et avec Josiane Balasko et aussi Kader Boukhanef, Justine Le Pottier et George Aguilar

Ben l'Oncle Soul: Live Paris (2011)

Un Singe en hiver (2014) de Stéphane Hillel avec Eddy Mitchell Fred Testot, Evelyne Dandry, Gérard Loussine, Chloé Simoneau et Stephan Wojtowicz

Quincy Jones symphonique (2019)

Le duplex (2024) de Didier Caron avec Claire Nadeau, Pascal Légitimus, Francis Perrin et Corinne Touzet

Billy Cobham's Spectrum 50 Project (2023) au Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival

Le Placard (2015) de Francis Veber avec Philippe Magnan, Laurent Gamelon, Zoé Félix, Laurent Paolini, Marie Facundo, Elie Semoun et François Levantal

Livres

Le jour le plus long de Cornelius Ryan

Kaamelott, tome 6 : Le Duel des Mages d'Alexandre Astier, Benoît Bekaert et Steven Dupré

Les aventures de Tintin, tome 21 : Les bijoux de la Castafiore d'Hergé

Les aventures de Tintin, tome 15 : Tintin au pays de l'or noir d'Hergé