#film: 83

[theinfinitedivides]

watching a movie about a sport you know nothing about can be the definition of vibing without comprehension and i experienced that today

[89cats]

(by Alan)

[kyouka-supremacy]

You know what comes next.

[beatleswings]

LINDA and PAUL McCARTNEY during the filming of GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET. 1980s.

[jonathanbyersphd]

Anyways, he's peepaw

[nymphaforesta]

im becoming good friends with a guy who's gonna help me get more into cinematography and filming and im so exciteddd

[fruitcage]

Christine McVie in the studio, 1983

[sugarywishes]

The movie was fun, but the games have my heart and soul 🩷

But yeah it was for us and us specifically lmao

UGHHH I WAS GONNA MAKE A MICHAEL AND EVAN COMIC AND RELEASE IT BEFORE THE MOVIE CAME OUT BUT...I HAD SCHOOL 💔💔 hence why the background looks like garbage lmao, I probably won't make the rest of the comic anytime soon but I'll try my best to make movie art soon!!

Also yeah, this is the last halloween art of 2023

:( I'm super devastated since I was gonna make more twst, papa Louie and other Fandom art, again if we wanna blame someone we can blame my teachers WHY WOULD YOU ASSIGN HOMEWORK CLOSE TO HALLOWEN

I guess this counts as spoilers for the film and also my new design for game!Mike (I'm lowkey upset that I revealed it early before I made it in my character introduction format, oops)

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[capiolumen]

Sunday Flowers Winter Musings 2023 iPhoneXR Hipstamatic Photography Original Photographers Photographers On Tumblr Lowy Lens, Estrada 83 Film, No Flash

[scoopstrooptm]

the st writers really are holding up a neon sign that says time travel for st5 aren't they

[lovely-v]

I’m like the opposite of a guy who hates long movies. when a movie is under an hour and a half im like wheres the rest

[strangeterrain]

Videodrome (1983) / Cobra Starship lyrics

[project1939]

Day 83- Film: The Star 

Release date: December 11th, 1952. 

Studio: 20th Century Fox 

Genre: Drama 

Director: Stuart Heisler 

Producer: Bert E. Friedlob 

Actors: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood 

Plot Summary: Margaret Elliot is a bankrupt fading movie star in her forties who cannot accept that she isn’t the young bombshell anymore. Feeling especially despondent one night, she crashes her car while driving drunk and ends up in jail. A forgotten friend from the past comes to bail her out and help her find some footing. But can Margaret ever be realistic about her place in contemporary Hollywood? 

My Rating (out of five stars): *** ½ 

I was super excited to watch this today- it's one of those “why haven’t I seen this yet?” kinds of movies for me. I adore Bette Davis, and I also like Sterling Hayden. Honestly, though, this ended up being kind of disappointing. It’s by no means bad, but it has some issues. 

The Good: 

Bette Davis. She’s an icon. She’s one of the most talented actresses of the Classical Hollywood era. She bleeds stature and charisma. She’s perfect for the role of a movie star. Unfortunately, the movie star in this film is written as an utterly pathetic creature, and it often hog-ties her. 

Sterling Hayden. There’s always been something appealing to me about him, and I can’t quite explain it. He’s not a virtuoso actor, but he is interesting. 

Natalie Wood. She was really sweet and good this. 

The thought of even entertaining the idea of someone like Crawford or Davis working in a department store! It’s so ridiculous! But ridiculously fascinating to watch. 

The digs at Joan Crawford. Apparently this was written by two one-time good friends of Crawford. The character is clearly more like her than Davis. I see Davis as someone who has enough confidence and awareness to handle fading fame without it killing her inside. 

Portraying the realities of aging actresses in the Classical Hollywood era. This part was very painful and sad to watch. Davis was only in her mid-forties in this film. In today’s Hollywood her choices of roles would still be more limited, but she could still play sexy desirable leading roles. Look at someone like Cate Blanchet who’s had virtually no trouble finding good roles throughout her 40s. 

The scene when she’s watching her screen test and recognizing how bad it is. That was especially heartbreaking, with a mixture of some pathetic comeuppance added in. 

The name drops and Hollywood references at the time. The scene where she gives us a driving tour lists real names, and the scene in a producer’s office has photographs of real stars on the wall, etc. 

The time flew by- it was one of the fastest seeming films of the project. It was very entertaining, even if not always good. 

The Bad: 

The overwrought melodrama. Again, this got in the way of Davis’ performance, and it also got in the way of really making Margaret a fully rounded sympathetic character.  

The ending. It’s kind of All About Eve on steroids- the idea that when an older woman is “washed up,” she just needs a man and the focus of being a wife. Now, on the one hand, family is extremely important as a support in one’s life. The message of needing love is fine by me. It’s the idea that a woman is never completely a woman unless she’s a wife. Her role may have been as an actress with a career, but her most important role is being a wife. Once she realizes that, her problems are over. It’s very patriarchal- if a man stays a bachelor, no one says he’s not fully a man. There’s not this idea that he needs to be a husband to find the true purpose of his life. 

I never really bought the romance/chemistry between Hayden and Davis. I was even hoping they wouldn’t have a romantic relationship and it would become something more interesting. 

It sometimes felt like the movie was being a little cruel to Davis and middle-aged women. It often felt like there was a neon sign in the room saying “Isn’t she pitiful? She’s a pathetic old hag!” It clearly promoted the idea that society (which means men, mostly) doesn’t value a woman who isn’t young and sexy. I think the movie may have been slightly criticizing that, but barely. It just felt really cruel, like it was saying Margaret was pathetic for even thinking she had value like young women do. 

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Dwayne Johnson is set to produce, direct, and star in a film about the creation of the Pet Rock.

Next summer, Chris Pratt will lend his voice to the long awaited prequel Potato Head: A Toy Story Story.

Timothee Chalamet will return as Lucky the Lephrechaun in the General Mills Cinematic Universe.

After Avatar 7 comes out in 2045, James Cameron is going to focus on his 4 hour magnum opus, Paint Drying, "this was the plan from the start."

Just shoot me

[victor1990hugo]

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 1700s

The Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, is a composition for organ by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and is one of the most widely recognisable works in the organ repertoire. Although the date of its origin is unknown, scholars have suggested between 1704 and the 1750s. The piece opens with a toccata section followed by a fugue that ends in a coda, and is largely typical of the north German organ school of the Baroque era. Little was known about its early existence until the piece was discovered in an undated manuscript produced by Johannes Ringk. It was first published in 1833 during the early Bach Revival period through the efforts of composer Felix Mendelssohn, who also performed the piece in 1840. It was not until the 20th century that its popularity rose above that of other organ compositions by Bach, as exemplified by its inclusion in Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia that featured Leopold Stokowski's orchestral transcription from 1927.

BWV 565 was used as film music well before the sound film era, becoming a cliché to illustrate horror and villainy. Its first uses in sound film included the 1931 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the 1934 film The Black Cat. The 1950 film Sunset Boulevard used BWV 565 as a joking reference to the horror genre. The 1962 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera used BWV 565 in the suspense and horror sense.

Recordings of BWV 565 that have appeared on popular music charts include rockband Sky's 1980 rock-inspired recording (#83 on Billboard Hot 100, #5 on UK Singles Chart) and Vanessa-Mae's 1994 violin recording (#24 on the Billboard charts). Eurodance music act 2 Unlimited's 1994 hit "The Real Thing" uses BWV 565 and, in a list published by Classic FM and PRS for Music, was revealed to be among the best-selling pop singles to incorporate classical music.

Toccata and Fugue D minor, BWV 565 received a total of 94,7% yes votes! 🎉