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because i have an incessant need to curate lists....
i feel like short films, in general, get sort of overlooked. so for halloween, here are some horror/horror-adjacent recommendations. i split the list between animation and live action, and i ordered them by length. also, a general tw: blood, gore, etc... not all of them have any of that, but just a heads up.
Animation: Perihelion (2013) - dir. Nick Cross (2:51) [Nick Cross was the art director on Over the Garden Wall] There's a Man in the Woods (2014) - dir. Jacob Streilein (3:35) Teeth (2015) - dir. Tom Brown & Daniel Gray (6:02) Winston (2017) - dir. Aram Sarkisian (6:24) 100.000 Acres of Pine (2020) - dir. Jennifer Alice Wright (7:13) The Backwater Gospel (2011) - dir. Bo Mathorne (9:32) Coyote (2021) - dir. Lorenz Wunderle (9:55) Ghost Dogs (2022) - dir. Joe Cappa (10:45) Jack Stauber's OPAL (2020) - dir. Jack Stauber (12:30) [this one's a mix of live action and claymation]
Live Action: The Cat with Hands (2001) - dir. Robert Morgan (3:31) Portrait of God (2022) - dir. Dylan Clark (7:30) Creep Box (2022) - dir. Patrick Biesemans (9:16) Curve (2016) - dir. Tim Egan (9:51) Unedited Footage of a Bear (2014) - dir. Alan Resnick & Ben O'Brian (10:28) Eyes of Eidolon (2020) - dir. Davi Pena (11:02) This House Has People in It (2016) - dir. Alan Resnick (11:55) Angel (2022) - dir. Dicky Chalmers (16:10) Moshari (2022) - dir. Nuhash Humayun (22:05) Zygote (2017) - dir. Neill Blomkamp (22:23) The Chair (2023) - dir. Curry Barker (24:22)
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I've completely lost perspective on what the average person knows about upcoming movies. How did you not know it's Sonic 3 weekend? Or that there was even a Sonic 2? You are not partaking in Nosferatu Christmas? No, not the 1922 film, they made a new one- well yeah I go to the movies every week but I don't know why that matters.
#impressed/scared my coworkers last year when I revealed I watched 158 movies last year and at least 40 of those in theaters..#still gonna hit around another 40 this year :)#which doesn't seem like That many to me but again...I have lost a regular reference point lol#weirdly enough I am not that sort of Film Person who has a letterboxd and just keep a list on my phone notes
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little introduction to me :)
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˖ ��𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ about me
✧ my names chloe, most people call me clo
✧ my birthday’s December 18th
✧ i live in england (☹)
✧ i wanna move to nyc when i’m older
✧ 100% a kamala harris supporter
˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ about my account
✧ i don’t tend to post consistently honestly but i try :3
✧ i mainly post videos/photos of my outfits or my face lol
˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ more about me
✧ my top movies suggestions for the girls are girl interrupted , lilya 4-Ever , requiem of a dream , the perks of being a wallflower , bones and all , thirteen and obviously the virgin suicides
✧ my favourite movie’s are fish tank, palo alto, the conjuring and final destination
✧ my favourite shows are vampire diaries, pretty little liars and bojack horseman !
✧ some of my top bands/artists are crystal castles , mitski , pastel ghost , fiona apple , radiohead , sidewalks and skeletons , ethel cain , and obviously , lana del rey / lizzy grant
✧ my favourite animal’s are deer , elephants, and brown bears 🐻
✧ i have 2 cats and a dog :3
✧ things i ♡ are doing my makeup , skirts , pretty lace underwear , the colour dark red , flowers , hoodies , braided hair , early 2000’s movies , silk , my leather jacket , hair dye , silver rings , tumblr girl era
˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ adressing the obvious (+ related questions)
✧ do i have daddy issues? yes i have genuine daddy issues
✧ do i have a present dad? it’s complicated. but when i was little my main father figure was my mums husband who abused me
✧ did he abuse anyone else in the family? no just me
✧ what about my mum? emotionally absent and ignorant to her husband’s abuse and anger towards me
any more questions lmk
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✧ basic info abt him
- he’s 33, tattooed, got piercings, muscular
✧ why do i like him? he’s rlly sweet and kind, was there for me when i 0verd0sed and didn’t judge, lets me talk to him about my issues
✧ attachment?? yes i am attached to him and seek out his approval in almost everything lol
✧ extra shit - at first i just thought i was drawn to him cause of his looks but then i realised it was cause he kind of reminded me of how i always wanted my dad+stepdad to act towards me (and they both got tattoos), and he acted towards me how i imagine a good father should act
˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ my socials
letterboxd ~ s_jumpr0pequ33n
discord ~ chloe039272
snap ~ qhl0e
tiktok ~ sadgirlxox_l0u (not active much)
i’m not always active!! just because i don’t answer straight away does not mean i am ignoring you, i do have a life outside my online presence, thanks :)
˖ ᡣ𐭩 ⊹ ࣪ ౨ৎ˚₊ my dni list
the basics really, homophoic people, racist people, ableist people, stuff like that.
#lana del ray aesthetic#lana del ray aka lizzy grant#lizzy grant#put me in a movie#spotify#very cutesy#older guys#older is better#oldermen
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Hello there
I'm a big fan of your blog and Riverdale. I'm trying to do a presentation on it for a thing with friends and I'm currently trying to gather stuff. Its not so much about plot as its about meta, Riverdale genre theory, homage, Archies weird adventures..... I was wondering if you could point me to any blogs or posts I could kinda use as a jumping off point.
Many Thanks
okay sorry for sitting on this for a couple of days but i've been trying to look through the archives and gather some things that may be of any use so hopefully it's not too late. unfortunately i'm sooo horrific at keeping up with Riverdale meta discussions but here are my main recommendations for starting off:
genre theory
@tibby's posts about genre theory and comic rules, and this post that explains a bit more about the specifics behind it
i also think @trappedinthenarrative's #haunted house town tag has some really good posts about riverdale meta
and less genre theory more general meta and critical analysis, but @archietransdrews's #syllabus tag also great!
these are helpful for the homages, but i think they can also be really useful entry points to the genre theory when we're thinking about the ways Riverdale is in conversation with the genres it makes use of
The Riverdale Reference Masterlist by @archangelarchie
Referencedale letterboxd list by @fizzlehead
archie's weird fantasy
tbh i think the first time i ever heard about archie's weird fantasy was through this jarchie longcon article so have at it
The Weird History of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa touches on weird fantasy and traces some other potential influences
and when all else fails archie's weird fantasy wiki LOL
these are my main recs for starting off, but if other people want to shoot off other helpful posts/resources in the replies or in reblogs that would be super dope, whether it's somebody else's or your own :)
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hello :)
i’m keemi / jess and i decided to rejoin tumblr after much reminiscing
here are some fun facts about me or whatever it is that you do in intro posts
i’m a certified film & tv makeup artist and i do sfx work
i like to collect vhs tapes, dvds, records, cds, etc., and i know too much movie trivia
i love art history as a whole, but mainly film, music, and fashion
i play many instruments, but mostly piano and guitar
i’m very into the occult & consider myself a satanist, i also dabble in witchcraft
and here are some things i like that i will probably post about
bands/music in general — i listen to a plethora of genres and artists but mostly 60s-00s rock/punk/goth/riot grrrl what have you. including but not limited to: my chemical romance (clearly), black flag, the cure, L7, bikini kill, bratmobile, le tigre, depeche mode, siouxsie and the banshees, bauhaus, christian death, she wants revenge, twin temple, the cramps, agent orange, misfits, minor threat, specials, sisters of mercy, coven, circle jerks, dead kennedys, etc etc etc. the list could go on forever, so tldr; if you like something that isn’t mentioned but is in the same vein, i probably do too
movies — i’m a huge horror fan, but i love all genres :) again, some of my favorites are: green room, the fly (1986), the witch, twin peaks: fire walk with me (all of twin peaks in general, or any david lynch for that matter… blue velvet is an all timer…) (you know what, same goes for cronenberg — and his son!), the evil dead franchise, classic universal monsters & hammer horror, 1890s-1920s silents (film history regarding that era as a whole), the saw franchise, the texas chain saw massacre, the X franchise, the rocky horror picture show, the lighthouse (and the northman, and nosferatu… sensing a trend with directors), fantastic planet, giallo, nunsploitation, basically anything you’d find in the criterion collection at barnes & noble, etc etc etc. i could ramble on and on forever
i’m not as big of a comic book reader as i once was but tank girl will always hold a special place in my heart & in my humble opinion is one of the greatest comic book characters of all time
i used to collect antique and vintage clothing & cameras, and still enjoy talking and reading about them :)
i’ve been into cosplay for going on 10 years, you can find me on instagram under keemigram and tiktok as keemitheferg (although i don’t post nearly as much cosplay content as i used to lol)
here are some other socials:
spotify letterboxd discogs airbuds
i think that does it, basic DNI criteria applies (tldr; don’t be an ignorant jackass, also preferably be an adult but i wont crucify you if youre a minor), hopefully you guys think i’m neat enough to follow :)
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#i forget how to tag#my chemical romance#emo#goth#alternative#gerard way#frank iero#ray toro#mikey way#punk#rock#punk rock#music#horror#movies#film#film history#horror movies#fashion#1960s#1970s#1980s#1990s#2000s#cosplay#riot grrrl#mcr#mcr gerard#mcr tumblr#Spotify
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Introducing my blog •••
Hey :) I’ve had tumblr for years but haven’t really posted before, so I’m still navigating. I plan to post about shifting, manifestation, shitposts & whatever comes up.
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ABOUT ME ✶
I’m Mavy. 19, australian, she/her, pinterest/letterboxd freak
taurus sun, aries moon, pisces rising
I post on tiktok! @/mavy.univrse
I haven’t kept track of my “shifting journey”, but I found shifting via tiktok, a post about hogwarts, around early dracotok time, and got fed a whole lotta misinformation </3 but we out of that funk now, thankfully
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writing, photography, psychology, reading, astrology, philosophy, architecture, carpentry, curating, older technology, halloween, figure skating, hockey, archery, boxing, swimmimg, fashion, tarot, cars, music, art, film, video games, making excessive amounts of lists and pinterest boards, daydreaming lol
(I have adhd, many hyperfixations)
WHERE I’M SHIFTING ⚡︎
Supernatural, Fame, 90s Fame, The Last Of Us/The Walking Dead, Better CR, Dead Poets Society, Gilmore Girls, Harry Potter/Sabrina The Teenage Witch/Hogwarts Legacy, Red Dead Redemption
Also I’m looking for shifting friends!
And asks are always open!!
#intro post#blog#blog intro#shifters#shifting blog#shifting diary#reality shifting#shiftblr#shifting community#shifting antis dni#shiftingrealities#shifting dr#how to make a master list lol#master shifter#shifting friends
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ohmygod i literally just made an account on letterboxd bc i watched saw (2004) and loved it so much and ur interview was so inspiring to me and ive been on an absolute craze trying to reblog like every single saw post on tumblr and i somehow found your account what the heck?!!?!?! ur art is AMAZING and i absolutely love ur takes on saw as a franchise and its significance to the queer community. i hope to be as knowledgeable of this franchise as you are one day despite me only being a baby saw fan!!
i had a quick question; i found on the saw heritage post blog that they thought leigh/james/someone else confirmed that saw (2004) did not actually occur the day before 9/11 despite the phone given to them being set to that date. however, when i asked them if they knew where this source was from (bc im so curious!!! i want to know everything!!!!!!) but neither they nor i could find the actual source for that so i was wondering if maybe u knew??? just curious :3
regardless ty for taking the time to read this and dedicating so much time to this fandom!! i love that horror fans like you exist in a fandom that i previously thought would be weird and slightly disturbed film bros (i had a lot of incorrect preconceived notions about saw that have been quickly resolved i promise)
thank you!! im glad that people feel the same way about it as i do but even if people thought i was some crazy transexual making everyone else woke and pronouns, i wouldnt care. the story, especially lawrences but adams as well, really resonates with me as a trans person for so so many reasons, more than i listed in the interview. to me, i cant read his character without filling in the gaps with trans subtext. it not only explains but also enriches the personal experiences of these characters as well as their dynamics with each other. theyre both characters that are defined primarily by how theyre seen by other people, themselves, and eventually each other. the narrative is soooo focused on perception and masks and who u truly are, i find it hard to separate any kind of queer theory from that.
as for the 9/11 question thats such a dumbass pet peeve of mine. its one of the things that makes me shout UMMMM ACTUALLY at the top of my lungs. my blood pressure sours to inhuman levels when someone confidently says the movie takes place not just in 2001 but the day before 9/11. not because of some interview or confirmation from any of the crew because my knowledge of old fandom history is incredibly spotty. old sites and interviews r a mystery to me for the most part BUT! the reason it is for sure not before 9/11 is because during the flashback of pauls trap (during lawrences monologue about jigsaw) kerry tapp and sing are all at the scene with other officers and i believe its kerry who holds up an evidence bag thats labeled 2004. the scene takes place 5 months before the events of saw 1 so its not possible that it takes place 3 years before that. it just seemed like a funny (but insanely bold considering how 9/11 was only 3 years before) joke and easter egg for people to catch on to, not actual lore meant to be taken seriously.
if u want to look for the interview, i would honestly just listen to the commentary tracks bc it mightve been said there. i know in the one with leigh, james, and cary they discuss plot holes fans complained about, questions fans had online, the fanfic they read (briefly LOL). ive only seen that one (and once) but theres at least 2 other commentary tracks with different people that i havent gotten around to for fear of like. completing saw? idk i cant bring myself to watch all of the commentary tracks but theres a chance they discuss it there! i can only speculate on the reason, all i know is that saw 2004 takes place in 2004 based on actual evidence from the media itself
if u have any other questions let me know. i still have the original draft of the interview which had more questions and longer responses bc i couldve gone on for days abt the lore and saw queer theory and ill never shut up about it
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dearest VR, have you watched the film paris, texas? i have many jumbled incoherent thoughts about how its exploration of landscapes (specifically the american west) as metaphysical spaces, its prominent age gap relationship and other thematic elements intersect with the same sorts of things i like best in joel and arthur fics (skewing toward the DDLG ones hehe). and the same sorts of things that speak to me in lana's art, too. the film is not smut obv lol but i see strong connections between it and the fics i like best (and stories in general). it is a bit more gut-wrenching than i like the fics i read for escapism to be, like one of the truest depictions of ptsd, domestic violence, substance abuse, and 'the inability to go back' and the age gap is kinda just a fact of the mater. BUT i think you said once you are not necessarily a happily ever after person and i kind of love when age gap fics are not. typing this on my phone, it makes no sense, just thoughts... but wanted to say them after i saw your americana post from the other day on my dash :))
okay nonnie, i wanted to watch the film before i replied, just so i could you give you a comprehensive reply that wasn't just me pretending to agree with what you were saying and promising to watch a movie that would've probably stayed in my to watch list for a long time. soooooo, i watched it last night and it has been stuck in my mind ever since.
its exactly my type of film, so much so that i put in my top four on letterboxd. the shots of the landscape were breathtaking every time, no matter the length, the sympathy that i felt for travis was constant throughout the film and then squandered towards the end with the revelation and that fucking brilliant last conversation between him and jane. the cinematography was impeccable, the acting from the kid was brilliant which is unusual because i don't usually like kids in movies because (no offence) the acting always sucks. however, this time round it felt like they'd just told hunter carson to talk about his special interests and they'll just film him doing so with harry dean stanton nodding along and listening as a dad normally would.
it was just so personable and i don't wanna seem like I'm droning on because half the people reading this probably won't have a fucking clue what we're talking about, but it was so visceral in every way that a film should be. my melancholic nature was definitely stimulated and the age gap was unexpected but also extremely poignant and necessary. i just feel like its so realistic for such extreme age gaps to not have a happy ending, you know?? especially in an american wasteland where two people come together out of comfort that then transforms into obsession and possessiveness that ultimately stunts a healthy growth of the relationship. its something that i want to explore in this next fic i have planned called 'An American Trilogy,' (yes i named it after the elvis song), which is hopefully gonna be a three part fic that spans three months of summer starting in alabama, through north mississippi to memphis (for reasons i think you can gather from the fic title) through arkansas and into texas where...inevitability occurs.
i'm undecided whether i want to write it for joel or arthur because i feel like i've got a good few joel fics now and nothing to show for arthur who has always been my original man. if it were to be arthur then i'd have to transform the setting into a late 1800's southern america and there's a whole load of history that goes alongside it. unless people wouldn't mind a modern au - personally that's not what i like in an arthur fic tho. the historical setting is kinda part of him. let me know what yall think though!!
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As someone fascinated by David Duchovny’s movie filmography from a distance, I have to ask what it’s like for you in the trenches. What’s been your favorite and least favorite movies he’s been in? Did you watch the secret? Were there any movies you thought were bad that he was inexplicably good in? You’re gods bravest soldier.
OMG this is like my favorite question i've ever gotten, thank you so much for asking me this. i was just saying privately that i feel kinda bad coming back on tumblr rn when i've spent so so much time and energy studying duchovny's work (i could write a literal dissertation. might.) that it's really the lens i see everything through right now and all i wanna talk about lol...so y'all please feel free if there's anything you're ever curious about or want me to expand on, to ask.
i started this little project after receiving a difficult medical diagnosis, when i really needed a project in the midst of doctor appointments and painful, traumatizing life changes. i didn't tell anyone what i was going through for 4 months, so i couldn't really talk about what my days were like, and really just needed something else...i started watching californication 3 days after finding out, and just really loved it. that show means so much to me, in so many ways, and i didn't expect it to.
and it just kind of went from there, i loved seeing him work in cali. it was something so crazy and brilliant and almost electrifying to see this performer really in it, and plugged in, and interested, and invested, in a way that you can see on the x-files but not at the same consistency and intensity. everywhere that he was sometimes indifferent or bored or inexperienced as mulder, he's doubly hitting every mark as hank moody. it's more than a series-defining performance and it's just great to watch someone excel at what they do like that.
and as i kept watching his work i became really fascinated with this dynamic i was seeing where he could either be hitting it that hard, one of the best you've ever seen, transcending the material....or he could just kind of be there....and it seemed to depend on very little more than his mood. or whether he was interested. or whether he was well-cast? i ran into this phenomenon eventually where it seemed like directors/producers were casting him for the name without really utilizing or playing to his strengths, or even understanding what those were.
i have rankings of his films on my letterboxd: you can check my lists for my ultra specific ones, but this is my general ranking. my favorite is still and forever the rapture, which i wrote an essay about last summer. as far as the worst...full frontal and new years day suck ass. phantom is just boring, and odd in a dull way. you people is netflix's most unfunny and uncomfortable original. and house of d...is what it is.
i adore the secret. i've seen it 3 times and have it on DVD. i don't expect any person alive other than me to like it, but i'm just obsessed with it. i've tried to write about it so many times and never make it past the obvious discomfort, i just feel like i've lost every reader before i even say anything. but i find it to be a really interesting look into family and self and marriage and actualization and, yes, sex, and i love it.
movies that are bad but he's good in them.....probably louder than words. that movie is insufferable to watch, i'm sorry. i did write about it once for a newsletter that i never published. it's like this pseudo-hallmark feel-good philanthropic dead kid movie (based on a real dead kid and family which is why i'm sorry for trashing it) but it's so cheaply made and flat. duchovny plays the grieving dad, the character that the story revolves around, because he's the person that the family revolves around. including the three older children that his wife (played beautifully by hope davis, this movie really should be better than it is) had before they were married.
after the loss of his only biological child to a rare case of rabies, "dad" goes from strong and silent to "a zombie." and the family really struggles without both their "glue" of a baby sister, and dad.
he's great in it!! hope davis is great in it!! and it has a lot of really interesting roots about grief and blended families and fatherhood. one letterboxd review pointed out that "duchovny has always been great at playing fathers," and the movie really plays on that. it just isn't a good movie, the editing and the script aren't there.
otherwise, some of my favorite performances, in films that i love:
/ julia has two lovers
i love this movie so much but i'll keep it to the point and say that if they'd made 5, 10, or 20 movies like this- david duchovny would have been a movie star. i have this joke, that i've seen a lot of david duchovny movies and never once been like "you know who was great in that movie? david duchovny."
julia has two lovers is my "you know who was great in that movie?" movie.
he is so delicious in that film and it isn't just sexuality, it's vulnerability and gentleness and suavity.
the entire first hour, that's just the 2 characters on the phone, feels so special to me and is one of my favorite moments in film ever...but the scene that i always go back to in terms of his performance is when daphna kastner's julia has been assaulted by her fiancé and she's in the bath crying- still on the phone with duchovny's daniel. and he wants to cheer her up, and he looks like a nervous little boy trying to (as he describes) make his mother feel better. but he tells her this story from his childhood until she starts laughing and the tension breaks, and i just love this quiet hesitation in both that scene and that character. there is a vulnerability to it, with them both in various states of undress, both sharing pieces of themselves with a wrong number phone call stranger, and it plays out beautifully.
the film was sexual in a way that was extreme at the time, and very focused on women's sexuality. it was so low-budget (cost less to make than a tv commercial), and it was never released on DVD or digital. and it plays to his strengths, in a way that's rare to see in a lot of these films. i see a lot in julia has two lovers of what would go on to sky-rocket the x-files, and ground californication.
/ connie and carla
this movie is a riottttt it is literally never not fun and entertaining but there is one ultra quick and specific moment that stands out to me.
connie and carla revolves largely around a gay community in los angeles (specifically the drag community), and peripherally a performer named robert's struggles to reconnect with his brother, david duchovny's jeff, after the estrangement and homophobia in their family.
duchovny is great in this movie, it's the kind of comedic work that he excels in, and it literally has me howling every time. i have videos somewhere from the first time i watched it of me just falling apart hysterically laughing at some of his scenes.
but the emotional peak is when jeff goes to robert's apartment to tell his brother that he's sorry. that he should have stood up for him, he should have accepted him, he should have just loved him. and they discuss their parents, and the truth of what happened in their family.
there's this moment afterwards where he goes to leave and robert thinks that he's walking out, but he kind of doubles back and leans down to hug him quickly, very awkwardly.
i just loved that and i think it's dd at some of his best, this kind of uncomfortable effort.
it also always reminds me of californication's slow happy boys, the episode where hank moody's high school best friend comes to visit and he's a total fucking nightmare. there's a similar moment in the end where hank drops his friend off at the airport and hugs him clumsily while stammering "i love you. i love you."
again, connie and carla plays to his strengths!! i've written about before how duchovny is at his best playing men with good intentions. with their heart in the right place, and a lot complicating that. and i think that movie is a great wacky comedy that lends to it.
/ the tv set
this movie is like cocomelon to me i love it. and i honestly won't talk about it much because there isn't a lot to discuss, you kind of just have to see it. it's very funny, with a great cast (justine bateman!! judy greer!! two californication guest stars that i would've loved to see him work with a million times) and i always just enjoy watching it.
duchovny really grounds this movie in a way that i find to be so subtle and compelling, he carries the comedy as far as it can go but also holds 100% of the dramatic burden. everything serious or weighted in it you have to get just from watching his face and body language, and you can.
the look on his face in the last scene, with television set by joel plaskett playing over him, is exceptional!! one of those moments where i feel that he's just on the top of his game, understanding a character and what is happening to him, and following through. that final moment changes the tone of the film and it's all in the look on his face.
/ the joneses
another movie that i love that i also find to be a prime example of smart casting...i've intended for a long time to write at length about this one (and i still might) but in simple terms, the joneses wants to sell you something. the family that it's about, the joneses, want to sell you something. and it's the only film that i feel took advantage of one thing i mentioned earlier: casting for the name. while also playing to the strengths of each performer.
the joneses positions demi moore, david duchovny, amber heard, and benjamin hollingsworth as walking and talking advertisements. influencers before a truly digital age. i won't go too far into it, because there are several twists that you just have to see for yourself, but it positions itself on the premise that everyone wants what these 4 people have.
and it wants to sell you david duchovny, just as much as every movie poster does. as demi moore's character says: "when you want to, you can be quite handsome. and extremely charming."
the movie depends on that, just as much as the characters do. the movie is relying on the fact that you will go see a david duchovny picture, just as much as the characters rely on those around them buying david duchovny's life.
i think it's perfectly cast, well acted, and extremely meta in a way that's wildly culturally relevant. but it also exploits a factor that i feel had previously held him back: the idea that you will just want whatever this person has.
there is so much that could be said on this topic because i find it to be so rich, and have loved exploring it, but there's a bit of what i've learned!! thanks again for the question, love u!!
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WAIT i have so many questions for the film ask list…i love talking about movies please feel free to answer as many or as few as you want
7, 10, 13, 28, 30, 34, 41, 44
bonus question: do you have a letterboxd account
obviously I'm gonna answer all of them because it's you ILY
7. name a movie you're emotionally attached to
listen... I'm not even gonna say it because there is not another movie in the world that I could possibly be more emotionally attached to
10. most recent movie you saw in theaters
omg it's been so long... it was probably the Eras Tour (don't shame me I'm a movies at home kind of gal!)
13. do you have a favorite film in another language?
this is a great question and I'm actually surprised to have an answer! I haven't seen tons of movies in other languages but when I do they're usually horror lol so I'll go with The Platform (Spanish) or Martyrs (French)
28. have you ever been to a midnight showing?
this was my PERSONALITY as a pre-teen! lmfao I went to midnight showings for most of the Twilight movies, I think at least one of the Hunger Games movies, Justin Bieber Never Say Never, the Jonas Brothers concert movie, and the Hannah Montana movie (yes I am giving away my young millennial-ness)
30. are you looking forward to any upcoming releases?
I will not be able to be excited for any movie coming out until we have a release date for RWRB 2
34. which film is the most visually beautiful?
I think Luca Guadagnino films are some of the most beautiful cinematography. so obviously Call Me By Your Name, also Challengers in such a different way, and in a different way still from Bones and All
41. name three movies you consider "classics"
these are just my opinion dont @ me My Big Fat Greek Wedding (always and forever), How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (winking at u), and (of all things?) Little Women 1994 version with Winona Ryder it is simply the only one
44. do you like to watch the same movie more than once?
I am a person with ADHD and anxiety. comfort movies are real and they are out there. just ask how my husband how often he's heard me say "I just need to watch rwrb"
ask me about movies
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hey babes x
welcome to my lovely little dumpster that may or may not be on fire hope ya have a great stay! here's a lil about me woohoo
☆ i'm ember aka the evil bisexual alien from pluto. or something. use whatever pronouns 4 me idc go wild
☆ i luv making art!! my art tag is styrofoamm if ya wanna check it out <3
☆ FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 don't forget to do your daily click! and here are palestinian blogs that have reached out to me
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where can u find me??? other than the bog. ofc
☆ my other blogs! -- @styrofoamm (art blog), @ask-cyberdevils (oc ask blog), @murdocniccalsreactionimages (exactly what it sounds like), and cyberdevils' blogs totally not mine - @gu1t4rf41ry (pixie), @acexofxspades (ace), and @shags-shags (shags)
☆ youtube (i post song covers n art-related stuff mainly. but i also just kind of do whatever y'know a bit like this blog but probably slightly less annoying probably)
☆ pinterest (mostly js pictures of guitars and damon albarn. and noel fielding. and platform boots)
☆ letterboxd (nothing reviewed yet bc i haven't actually watched any movies this year lmao. i've literally just been watching the mighty boosh sorry)
for a more comprehensive list/info on my tagging system, here's my links page from my custom blog setup :] (there's fun stuff in there!!)
i have a lot of interests. yay
☆ damon albarn's numerous projects (gorillaz, blur, the good the bad & the queen, solo music, etc) as well as jamie hewlett's numerous projects (gorillaz once again, tank girl, phoo action/get the freebies, the 16s even tho there's not much content of it i just think they're neat dot jpeg, etc)
☆ manic street preachers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
☆ more britpop/britpop-adjacent stuff (elastica!!!!!!, suede, pulp, lush, oasis, the stone roses, etc etc)
☆ other music too (bikini kill, nine inch nails, björk, fiona apple, skinny puppy, einstürzende neubauten, joy division, siouxsie and the banshees, david bowie, MF DOOM, gary numan, mars argo, kylie minogue, nirvana, julie, the cure, my chemical romance, poppy, radiohead, pj harvey, and i'm going to stop now. sorry there's so many jesus fuck)
☆ the mighty boosh!!!!!! (it's becoming a problem actually i think i love this show a little too much)
☆ scott pilgrim :] (the comics, the movie, and the series! especially the series actually. never played the video game tho)
☆ um i luv comic stuff. and i plan on making comics in the future. i like a lot of comic stuff (tank girl, scott pilgrim as i mentioned b4, heartstopper, the st. hell series, nimona, the junji ito collection, etc) i also like reading books in general (some faves r the bell jar, solitaire, the spirit bares its teeth, and no longer human)
☆ daria/beavis and butthead
☆ i like movies too. woohoo (tank girl, rocky horror picture show, scott pilgrim again lol, velvet goldmine, american psycho, the machinist (← yes i intentionally put those three after one another. yay christian bale yay cheering applause woohoo), perfect blue, nimona, labyrinth, corpse bride, atomic blonde, and other stuff too i'm avoiding saying 'etc' again bcuz i've said it a lot)
☆ moomin! as u can tell from my moomin cookie dividers yippee hooray (ily moomin shop i hope i go again soon <3) ← how did the text gwt that small holy shit
☆ skins uk <3 (my fav is gen 1 :] my fav character is probably cassie but i luv maxxie n jal)
☆ collecting objects such as records/cds (maybe i'll show off my respective collections of those sometime), buttons, soda can tabs, cool rocks, small broken pieces of things that used to be something such as zippers or little fake rhinestones or perhaps the tops of acorns
☆ goin 2 concerts!! in order (4 the most part) i've seen (not counting th openers) -- taylor swift (oh yeah ember lore i was super into her as a kid), depeche mode (2x), the rolling stones, queen w/ adam lambert, gorillaz, julie (2x), foo fighters, bikini kill, fontaines d.c., and paul mccartney!! my next stop is nine inch nails!!!!!!!!!! fuck yeahhh (i'm so fucking excited. by the way) and hopefully some other future stops include poppy, deftones, and pixies ;]
ok that's enough interests 4 now figure everything else out on yr own lmao
currently reading: the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde :)
currently watching: not in the middle of anything. just the mighty boosh over and over bc it's a problem lmaoo. but i recently finished the day of the jackal !!
currently listening to on perpetual loop: metal by gary numan, onemanmilitia by manic street preachers, lady stardust by david bowie, stand and deliver by adam & the ants
spotify playlist of my current faves (hopefully i'll remember to update it regularly lmao)
currently obsessed with: the mighty boosh, velvet goldmine, this one very specific stripey blazer i own, the newest manics album (critical thinking!!!!), blue eyeliner, gary numan, this one earring i have with colourful feathers on it that lowkey reminds me of adam ant
that's all!
thanks 4 stoppin by lol i hope i haven't scared u off yet with my strange demeanor xx
divider here!
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I was tagged by @cringy-username-dream-wanderlust 🥰
last song: Loonboon by Laura Shigihara (from Plants vs. Zombies)
last book: I'm in the middle of a few different things but I haven't been reading much lately 😞
last movie: I watched Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children with my best friend last night! My expectations were low because I hadn't heard very good things but I enjoyed it. And tonight I'm going to the cinema to see Blue Velvet by myself. I'm watching soooo many movies lately, be my friend on letterboxd xoxo
last tv show: Severance
last thing I googled: I don't know because I have my search history off and haven't googled anything today. I DID however look up whether 'poenie' is in the official list of Dutch words (Het Groene Boekje) and it is <3 lmaoooo
sweet/savoury/spicy: Choosing between sweet and savoury is sooo hard :( spicy can go fuck itself though. Okay I'll say savoury for now
relationship status: 5,5 years single babey!
looking forward to: I have so many good things planned! I'll keep it to the very near future: cinema tonight and sign language class on Wednesday!
current obsession: Life Is Strange. Especially Caulscott. lol. lmao. help
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i keep forgetting about this blog lol
anyway been watching a lot of romances lately because I'm making a silly little indulgent video featuring movies i think have the most impactful romances. and there are of course movies that affect others but not me. and im not sure whether to include really well known ones that other ppl love but which i dont?
like, ppl love carol but i feel nothing about the romance in it. or moulin rouge. considering im making it mainly for me, ill probably omit famous ones if i dont vibe with them
im also trying to expand beyond the us and europe. which is hard, like i can name many famous beloved american movies even if i havent seen them bc i grew up hearing about them. osmisis and all. but like bollywood movies for ex? i have no context for them and have to go by like letterboxd ratings or lists i find. it's kind of like how i feel about a lot of music, like im lacking a foundation to jump off of.
#im still planning to go thru a bunch of countries by decade so i can gain more of that foundation#and in fact i have done that with japan and already feel more comfortable with navigating japanese cinema#but i haven't gotten to most other countries#so most places ive only seen maybe 0-3 of their movies#which even when it's 3 is not really enough for u feel like u can go anywhere from
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I can’t believe bottoms didn’t make your list of best movies of 2023 :(
that was just a text post about my 2 faves not many people have seen/been able to see yet! I don't have to tell people to watch bottoms lol. it IS number 9 on my real list so far though! ❤️
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things you need to know about me; 💌
hi pookies! i am bored so that‘s why i am telling you some facts about me !!!!!
(if you guys read it- you are genuinely so cool)
1. my nickname is nellie
2. i can speak english, polish and german
3. i have a really unhealthy obsession with superheroes and nerd stuff- i really love marvel, star wars, dc and more.
4. i have a crush on peter parker since i am 3 years old
5. i am a cancer!!!!!!! an emotional bitch!!!!
6. i am a filmbro and love to spend my time on letterboxd
7. my biggest dream is to be an film director but i am studying social pedagogy
8. a lot of people are saying that i look like sabrina carpenter (it‘s feeding my delusions.)
9. i start writing when i was 15 :) but i prefer writing poetries and tragedies (i love romeo & juliet)
10. i have a thing for the first- love trope in super hero stories- i literally forget every time that mj watson is endgame and not gwen stacy
11. speaking of gwen stacy- gwen stacy is my favorite character of all the time. (the ORIGINAL gwen stacy- not spider-gwen)
12. i own a lot of comics
13. my favorite food is pierogi (polish dish)
14. i am 20!!!!!!!
15. i love classic book
16. as u can see in my account- i love sabrina carpenter
17. i met rooney mara!!!!!!!!
18. i am very active on twitter- and then i remember how toxic it is
19. my celebrity crush is tom holland- but i have way too many. i could write a list of it.
20. i love clark kent!!! who would have thought
21. my favorite movie is la la land because i love musicals
22. i have never been in a relationship and i think its for the better
23. my favorite city is london but i really want to visit NYC one day to fullfill my spider-man dream and broadway
24. i have a lot of phobias but the most ironic one is my arachnophobia
25. people call me that i am a sunshine and that i have a gentle and friendly appearance
26. i am a collector- i collect a lot of things which makes my mom mad lol
27. i own a lightsaber of ahsoka tano 😎
28. i really love the 60s fashion and i wish i could wear them more
29. i used to study product design but my teacher sucked so bad that i stopped it immediately
30. if i would be a rom-com then its how you lose a guy in 10 days
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About me
Howdy, I'm Photon, I'm from India, I have no idea what heinous crimes you committed in some previous life that you ended up on my page but here we are!
Some of my interests
Music:
Favourite artists: Arctic Monkeys, Beach House, Alvvays, Porter Robinson, Slowdive, Radiohead and many more
This topster(the albums are not ranked) should probably give you a better idea of what kind of music I'm into
Last.fm: Photon139
Rate Your Music: Photon139
Films:
Favourite films: Gangs of Wasseypur, Ratatouille, The Social Network, Submarine, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and others
More comprehensive list on Letterboxd
Video games
Favourite games: The Uncharted franchise, both of the Last of Us games, Red Dead Redemption 2, The Bioshock games and others
Currently in my first year of B. Tech and being an academic victim
Main goal in life: Pretend I'm in a Wong Kar-wai film
I guess those are my main interests, hit me up if you have similar brainrots lol
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