#god i love this movie so much

[aimeegbbs]

PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION WEEK ♡ DAY 2: MOVIE ↳ DO REVENGE (2022)

[essektheylyss]

V for Vendetta is basically the only piece of media where I turn off the subtitles (because I know the words by heart)

[lucy-moderatz]

[saucy-mesothelioma]

October 11th: Body Horror | The Thing

The Thing was released in 1982 and was directed by John Carpenter. A group of American scientists at an Antarctic research base are going about their normal operations when they see a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. They manage to save the dog, but once they take it in, they are shocked when commotion from the kennel causes the scientists to come face to face with a horrifying otherworldly creature. Now, they don't know who they can trust, and it's up to the men lead by chopper pilot R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) to find the devil in camp before it's too late.

Anyone who's seen The Thing knows why this movie was chosen to represent the body horror sub-genre. Without giving too much away, this film has some of the most beautiful practical effects in any horror movie I've ever seen (and I'd argue any movie ever) that still manage to stand the test of time. It employed pretty much every conceivable and known special effect at the time: hand puppets, marionettes, reverse filming, radio controls, wires, hydraulics, and pull cables being just a few. The film is wonderfully eerie and manages to capture a feeling of tension, paranoia, and distrust, and the acting by the group of just twelve men as the main characters is nothing short of stellar.

It can be watched for free on Internet Archive. Content Warnings for the Film (may contain spoilers): violence, body horror (obviously), gore, implied suicide (aftermath shown in not much detail), multiple dog deaths We have special effects artist Rob Bottin to thank for the absolute blessing that are these absolutely incredible designs. The majority of what you see in the film were made with latex and foam rubber which were then covered in creamed corn, strawberry jam, mayo, and KY Jelly. Bottin spent 10 days with Norris’s actor with Charles Hallahan creating different torsos, facial expressions, and even body hair patterns for Norris’s transformation, and hydraulic jaws were made to rip his torso in half. For Copper's death, an amputee was used as a stand in for when his arms get ripped off; fake arms were created with wax bones, gelatin flesh, and rubber veins as well as a mask of actor Richard Dysart's face. This movie is full of marionettes, prosthetics, hydraulics, and puppetry, and I absolutely adore everything it has to offer. If you'd like to see some more of the process that went into this movie, these are two very good videos to watch.

[bootwither]

mildly to moderately drunk now at 11pm, i have work at 10 in the morning, watching withnial

what could be better?

[nightwingxy]

Happy 10th Anniversary to one of my All time Favorite Disney Films, Frozen. It' such a great film and it blessed the world with one of my favorite characters (and BEST Disney Princess), Princess Anna. It's a very special film for me and it's crazy that it's already a decade old.

Granted I wouldn't actually see Frozen until summer 2014 but regardless, Anna has been one of my favorite characters for just about as long as she's existed. I think of all of the Frozen Franchise the First film is still the best. In terms of Story, Visuals/Aesthetics, character designs, and some ICONIC songs (though I do prefer some songs in F2 over 1)

Anna is so special to me, and I am forever grateful that (for better or worse) Frozen became such a Smash it that it became a Mega Franchise that Disney continues to make content for and promote and Puts it's characters in everything. So Here's to 10 years and to another 10 more.

[cherry-sandwich]

behold, cinema (gesturing to the mitchells vs the machines)

[karma26]

I watched F2 again today morning and I'll just say... Frozen 2 forever in my heart for eternity🥹🥹🩵 There may be F3, 4, 5 but the magic of F2 is so unique

Hopefully F3 has a similar tone🥹🙏

[silly-ash]

WOAH BOOK OF LIFE⁉️🤯

Kinda smudge but shhh....

[xninaspace]

Silent post rambles

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[percytheboykisser]

hey guys! thought i've had for a while! so you know how miles 42 was supposed to be spider-man? and how his dad is dead? and how it says captain on his dads art memorial? what if that was Miles's 42 canon event..like even though he's not spider-man in that universe canon events are still happening to him as if he was? idk! just a thought! maybe i'm just bonkers😂😂😂

[missrandomdreamer]

Haha found the perfect gif that explains Maggie and Anderson's relationship

>I dont know why just totally makes me think of them, I doubt Anderson would say this maybe think of it briefly but ya know the man aint gonna do any blashphemy ....

Enrico on the other hand with November 👀 he totes would <

[marimayscarlett]

fellow ludwig ii enjoyer hell yeah....didnt know about the 1955 movie so i'll watch it asap thank you for talking about it hehe

Ludwig II. is (among others) one of my favourite royals throughout history, he's just so intrigueing and interesting.

I grew up watching this movie numerous times:

It's sadly in german, maybe you'll find a version with subtitles because it's so well made and I cry every time at the scene when he meets Richard Wagner for the first time, O.W. Fischer is the best Ludwig II. I could wish for 💜

[saucy-mesothelioma]

The Muppet Christmas Carol: A Perfect Character Introduction

It's that time of year again, which means it's time for me to break out the myriad of Christmas movies I watch for the holidays. But out of all the films I view over the holiday season, A Muppet Christmas Carol is probably my favorite of the lot. As a huge Muppet fan it's one of my highlights, but it's also a fantastic adaptation of the classic Christmas Carol, which has been redone time and time again. Although there are so many incredible things I could talk about from this movie, I really wanted to touch on one of my favorite character introductions of all time, that being of course the introduction of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Now the character of Scrooge is one that almost everyone is familiar with, being one of the most recognizable names in classic literature. So how does one make an introduction to a character that everybody already knows so impactful? Well let's dissect some of the cinematography choices and see what we can find.

The second Scrooge steps into frame, his face is shrouded in darkness, his steps and cane going in time with the drum as the song begins. Right off the bat we can note one of the most obvious things that separates Scrooge from the rest of the cast (besides being played by the brilliant Michael Cane): his clothing choice. While the others are dressed in rather colorful garments, Scrooge is clothed entirely in black. This obviously gives us a glimpse into his character, but it also manages to draw the viewer's eyes to Scrooge among the more interesting characters. We never see Scrooge's face throughout the entirety of the song, and the camera makes use of low shots and angles for the whole thing. This forced perspective makes Scrooge feel imposing, even more so when you put him next to the much smaller Muppet characters; he never utters a single word during the song, yet you can practically feel the oppressiveness of his presence. Probably one of my favorite shots in the entire song is the short reprise Gonzo as Charles Dickens gives us where he says a few words about Scrooge's character.

This shot makes use of one of my favorite camera techniques: the Dutch Angle. The Dutch Angle is where the camera is tilted on its x-axis, giving a disorienting effect often used to express unease. And although this technique is most often used in horror movies such as Scream and The Evil Dead (as pictured below), it's still very prevalent in other genres of film as well.

As you can see, in comparison to the two screenshots from Scream and The Evil Dead, the tilt of the Dutch Angle in A Muppet Christmas Carol is far less severe, yet it still manages to have the same effect. This shot also makes use of perspective to visually portray what we are hearing about his character. In this shot, we get the following information about Scrooge:

Scrooge liked the cold. He was hard and sharp as a flint. Secretive. Self-contained. As solitary as an oyster.

The camera doesn't follow Scrooge as he walks down the road, instead panning over to Dickens as he tells us about Scrooge's solitary ways. In switching the perspective to Dickens as we receive this info, Scrooge himself becomes out of focus as he eventually disappears around the corner, isolating the audience from him just as the dialog says.

Finally, you have the lyrics themselves doing just as much heavy lifting as the cinematography itself. Despite being an absolutely fantastic song to listen to, the words do such a wonderful job of painting the picture of not only who Scrooge is, but also what caused him to be this way (as we learn later in the film just how right the chorus women were in their guesses). Music theory isn't my forte, but it'd be an injustice not to mention just how perfectly the lyrics convey to the audience exactly who Scrooge is.

[doitinanotherlanguage]

Non-Anglo Movies You Should Watch 27/∞: Große Freiheit (2021; Great Freedom), dir. Sebastian Meise

Country: Austria, Germany

Language: German

Genre: Drama

Summary: In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.

[mydarlingdahlia]

This song made me watch A Monster In Paris Again