#cooper dillon

[felixravinstills]

Cooper Dillon, Athena Strates, Mackenzie Lansing, and Max Raphael on the set of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

—Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 8-Part Documentary

[zippiedippievippie]

Persephone, Coral, and Festus are in a throuple. Mizzen is their child. Coral and Festus won’t touch each other. They fight over Persephone relentlessly. Festus birthed Mizzen. (x)

[genevieveetguy]

. Nothing you can take from me was ever worth keeping.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Francis Lawrence (2023)

[wornoutspines]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Special Feature

In case you missed it an amazing special feature on #TheHungerGames prequel was released, and it makes me as excited to see The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake as I was for Catching Fire back in the day.

Writer: Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie (Screenplay), Suzanne Collins (Novel) Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman. The movie premieres November 17th If you’re interested in the source material, here’s my review of it, click on the image below:

[sepublic]

Continuing my ramblings on Predator (1987), there's an interesting choice of cinematography when the protagonists start fighting back against their titular antagonist; Once Anna explains the Predator's schtick as a chameleon, our heroes begin making new traps meant to fool the Predator. And as they do, there's some pretty choice shots emphasizing the bulging muscles of characters like Dillon and the like. Dillon is interesting especially given he's framed as the least masculine of the guys due to being a dishonest pencil-pusher; Here, it seems as if everyone, even Dillon, is reclaiming their masculinity with this chance to fight back. With this chance to turn back the odds and restore their conventional status as action heroes.....

And then we know how it all goes down; The Predator breaks free of the trap, and kills its last four victims of the film to leave only Dutch and Anna. The Predator as a dark reflection of the characters' machismo makes more sense when you consider how he can mimic the voices of the others, and the wound that puts him down is identical to that of his final victim Poncho; Both are felled by a log trap.

From the perspective of the Predator, other characters' voices become noticeable high-pitched; I wonder if this is, in a way, meant to show how even a badass like Dutch is emasculated in the eyes of the Yautja. The line between Predator and the protagonists is further blurred when Dutch achieves his own form of cloaking that is also sabotaged when he comes into contact with water; He learns to fight more like the Predator, relying on stealth, ambush, and the environment around him to hide and attack. So now the Predator becomes the hunted too. Its final words are to repeat Dutch's only lines back at him before laughing in Billy's hearty voice.

You know that one post circulating around here, where people joke about what if the Predator was more the exception to his home's culture, rather than the norm? What if he was the Yautja equivalent to bored middle-class dudes who decide to go on a hunting trip for fun, to collect trophies from lions and other animals that are otherwise harmless and victimized, to flex how 'badass' he is? And meanwhile everyone else back home is rolling their eyes because what a loser. What if that's really just what the Predator is meant to symbolize, in the context of the original film at least; People who like to kill and hunt to show off how masculine they are.

But in the end, it's quite easy and cowardly, arguably, to rely on a cloaking device, whilst sniping oblivious targets from afar. Beforehand, I wonder if we could take into account how animals are treated by the human protagonists beforehand; One of the characters kicking a bird aside, Mac stabbing a scorpion. Them flexing their macho attitudes by killing an animal that for all intents and purposes is pretty helpless against the one who gets it. And then the roles are reversed where the human protagonists become the game for the Predator to make trophies out of.

I find it fascinating Dutch's reaction when Mac admits that Blain was his friend; You get the sense that this is quite uncharacteristic a thing for Mac to do. Nowadays it seems like a pretty obvious and understandable thing for any guy to do, but for someone like Mac, it IS quite the confession of emotional vulnerability here. Plus there's Poncho being a sad sopping wet cat for the rest of the film, once Hawkins is the first to die.

If Predator is a slasher film, then it subscribes to its own version of the rules, just as it has its own version of a 'final girl' in muscled badass Dutch, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. You know how those who have premarital sex die first? It seems Predator operates on similar rules; Hawkins makes crude jokes about female genitalia and is killed first. Blain calls everyone else the f-slur and proclaims his own sexual prowess, in addition to being your typical badass macho man who's too tough to feel pain, and then he's unceremoniously killed off pretty early too. This is despite, or rather because of, being the "big guy" who wields a giant mini-gun.

Mac and Billy are stoic, but Mac unravels psychologically and sings lyrics about objectifying a woman shortly before his death, and Billy remains rattled throughout by the Predator's presence, even openly admitting to Poncho that he's afraid. And of course there's Poncho, who is on the verge of tears 24/7 once the movie's genre shifts, voice constantly wavering.

On a final note, one could be half-joking about homoerotic undertones between Mac and Blain, at least on Mac’s end. Which could be an interesting discussion in and of itself when you also account for Blain’s use of the f-slur and how he’s the most stereotypically masculine of the group. Because I know the military is known for being a place where homosexuality was often discovered and explored. How would that factor into the larger themes of masculinity in this film, I wonder?

[comicwaren]

From Spectacular Spider-Men #010, “Elementary, My Dear Spider-Men…”

Art by Andrés Genolet, Emilio Laiso and Edgar Delgado

Written by Greg Weisman

[daisycaulfield]

Ok I have a few things to say about All American. Still on season 1. Episode 13 rn.

Anyway, I really love Olivia so much. She's just one of those characters that always see the good in people and God she deserves better. Also I love Jordan. Not saying he's perfect but I love him. Also his relationship with Olivia is so sweet:)

And of course Asher, cause he's the reason I started watching the show and still love him so much. Coop and Dillon are awesome too.

And LAURA. Oh could she BE more beautiful?

I think those are pretty much my favorites. Now I have to complain about somethings. Still can't stand Spencer and Leyla together. Just no. I hated how it started and I don't know. It just doesn't click for me. And I wish Spencer's character would develop soon. Cause rn I'm like "yeah he's ok." And I want to like the main character a little more at least.

Ummm and Billy is such a bad father. Especially to Jordan. I absolutely hate how he treats his son.

Sorry I didn't even stick to one concept. Just had a few random thoughts I wanted to share.

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

With Nova getting his own book we get callbacks to his old solo book with the reappearance of all his old friends. Glad they decided to give Ginger a fiance instead of bringing her in as yet another love interest for Rich. He already has enough of those.

[casadepalermo]

Just finished Preacher! Loved it! Holy shit! Just an all around amazing job overall!

Congratulations to me for having my favorite graphic novel turned into such a kick ass show

[emily70707]

Other than Spencer and Liv's individual growth and getting back together when they never should've broken up in the first place, literally nothing happened in terms of moving the story forward in S5, pretty much every sl was a repeat from S3. They could've used that number of episodes to move the story forward but chose to go in circles for no reason was stupid and to focus on sl's and characters that don't even matter was the worst decision. Even Billy dying didn't do anything bc Taye just wanted to leave.

[dgf2099]

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 3, 2024

By David G. Firestone Ross Chastain #1 Busch Country Chevy Camaro-Not a bad look, but over designed somewhat. B+ Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Peach Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same F grade. Austin Dillon #3 Boot Barn Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A. Austin Dillon #3 SENIX Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme with a bad design scheme will always earn…

[felixravinstills]

Actors Being Interviewed (3/4)

—Predator or Prey: Making The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 8-Part Documentary

[cfthesoul]

tag drop pt 13

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Watching [101 Shorts Edition]

50. SOMNIPHOBIA Dillon Vibbart USA, 2021

49. WOODS Sean van Leijenhorst Netherlands/Czech Republic, 2016

48. CHILDREN Takuya Okada Japan, 2011

47. LESS THAN HUMAN Steffen Bang Lindholm Denmark, 2017

46. FISHWIFE Beth Park Wales, 2022

45. THE CHAIR Curry Barker USA, 2022

44. ENIGMA Curry Barker USA, 2023

[wornoutspines]

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Movie Review) | Unveiling Panem's Dark Past -A Cinematic Ballad of Ambition and Rebellion

#TheHungerGames The #BalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes - A Captivating Dive into Panem's Origins 🐍🎶 From nuanced character exploration to stunning visuals, this prequel stays true to the source material. A psychological journey that enriches the saga. #Review

I still remember when the book this movie is based on came out, it wasn’t the prequel story I was interested in. Yet, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins still managed to grab enough of my attention at the time, even if I now barely remember the book but that’s ok. As for this adaptation, Francis Lawrence, who delivered excellent entries in this saga is back behind the camera.…

[gameofthunder66]

-watched 2/21/2023- 3 stars- on Disney+

Silly Story! Good Ending!

As some already know, never skip watching any of the credits in Marvel Movies because you will miss seeing good parts leading up their next movies.

n Movies watched in 2022: Thor Love and Thunder