#john goodman icons

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i had a dream last night where i started maining heihachi and then i went into the customization of tag 2 to dress him as john goodman and kazuya as dj (john's kid from rossanne not our dj)

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asks you about american werewolf in london

hoooly shit it’s finally happened. someone asked me The question. thanks anon.

i am now going to try and sell you all on this movie cause i can’t recommend it enough and i think everyone should watch it. so: let me tell you a thing or two about hit 1981 horror comedy an american werewolf in london!!! and this is off the top of my head so if any of it is slightly off numbers wise im sorry. if you like 80s horror, men, queercoding, re-animator, the thing, jaws, saw, the lost boys, or just werewolves in general. hear me out on this one. link included to watch.

The Premise:

fresh off the heels of his cocaine fueled jazz musical masterpiece The Blues Brothers (1980), director john landis decided he was going to cook up the greatest film ever made. and he did. he was actually gonna have john belushi (jake blues) and dan akyroyd (elwood blues and yes the ghostbuster) play the two main characters, david kessler and jack goodman. now, who are these fellas? well i’m so glad you asked. david (played by david naughton) and jack (played by griffin dunne) are two dear pals from new york on a cute little backpacking trip across europe. david's the tall one. he's silly and gleeful to be out and about. jack is the short one. he's very much not gleeful about the fact that they're on the rainy moors and wishes they were in rome. together they find their way to a cute little pub and go inside, looking for hot drinks. the locals do not love this. they also do not love when jack asks them why there's a five pointed star on the wall (since lon chaney and universal studios assert that that's the mark of the wolfman!) it gets awkward. so they leave, with nothing but the warning to stay off the moors, stick to the roads, and beware of the moon. obviously, they do not follow this. wouldn't make for a very interesting movie if they did. and, as i'm sure you've assumed, they encounter a werewolf, leaving jack like this (dead):

and david, who survived the attack, with the curse of the werewolf. but fear not! david is transported to a hospital where he makes a lovely recovery, and jack um. well he stays dead. but he comes back to haunt david! he shows up a few more times in further states of decay to tell david that he really ought to just kill himself so that the curse is broken, jack and all the other werewolf victims can rest in peace, and david won't accidentally maul any additional civilians as a werewolf. hey while we're talking about jack heres me when i dressed up as him at a horror con. and the man himself.

anyways. hijinks ensue, and you're taken on a delightful romp across 97 minutes of fun as david tries to navigate life as... you guessed it. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON!

why it rules:

in my opinion, that's enough to make this movie flames as fuck. but if you're not convinced yet? let me tell you some more. first off. the practical effects on this bad boy are straight up excellent. they're done by my personal favorite vfx artist rick baker (who also worked on star wars, men in black, videodrome, king kong and more!), and he does not hold back. the picture of jack shows how nasty and detailed the wound is pretty well, but in action it's even better with all the nasty fleshy bits dangling and wiggling and eugh. it's gross. but it's so well done. and he does a terrific job showing how jack decays throughout the rest of the movie. but of course, what really matters is the werewolf. it's not called an american dead guy in london. which is good. cause that would be a dumb name for a movie. anyways. if we’re going to talk about the werewolf, we have to start with the iconic transformation scene. sped up.

wow! pretty impressive stuff right? it’s all practical, no cgi, and i think the way it’s almost drawn out and the relative silence of the scene adds to the impact it has, since it sort of forces the audience to sit with and feel just a little bit of the discomfort that david seems to be feeling. we just have to watch him scream in pain and beg for mercy. yeesh. now, the transformation scene is hard to top. but i think the final werewolf design is actually pretty solid. it’s distinctly not man, but it’s also distinctly not wolf. i would include a picture, but i feel like part of the allure of the film is how it (jaws style) doesn’t really let you get a good look at the monster itself until the end of the movie. it’s a great way to build the tension and leave a little bit up to the audience’s interpretation. and the audience will always imagine something way more horrible than you could have ever created. which is kind of beautiful. the first time i watched, i found myself kind of disappointed in the werewolf’s appearance - its face seemed to be stuck in a sort of permanent scowl. i was kind of lost, because i couldn’t imagine why a static face had won out over whatever the vfx team was clearly capable of making. but Oh. dear reader. when nurse alex price, david’s dear love, who cared for him in the hospital, allowed him to live with her, and even banged him, approaches the wolf. when she tells david she loves him. the wolf’s eyes soften. it begins to drop the snarl. see. i lied here’s part of the wolf. all snarly like and scary. before it melts at three simple words from alex. god.

it hits me like a huge truck every single time. rick baker never misses and this movie was certainly not an exception. he got an academy award for it and it was well deserved.

not so into the technical stuff? that’s okay. i have more to praise about this movie. it is one of the best blends of horror and comedy that i’ve ever encountered. although some of it looks a little dated, i do think it maintains its fear factor. it’s plenty gory, and in my humble opinion, the subway scene (you’ll know it when you see it) is one of the most effective bits of horror i’ve ever encountered. even when isolated from the film, it still packs a punch. but i’m not gonna put it here because i want you to just watch it with the rest of the movie. sorry. and on top of the horror, it’s honestly hilarious. if you don’t think seven dead people ganging up on one dude and listing ways he should kill himself in the middle of a porn theater while a porno plays very loudly in the background. well. i don’t know what to tell you. you probably won’t like this movie that much. also, the final needle drop over the credits at the end is so abrupt and so funny. love it.

and of course, being an 80s horror movie with two male leads. i’m sure you can guess what i’m going to say. it is not hard to read jack and david as friends, but it’s also not very difficult to read them as having a little something going on. like love. fellas is it gay to go on a little trip across england with just yoh and your best bro? hard to say. textually, i do think it’s kind of telling that every time jack shows up, it’s either right after or while david is having a heterosexual experience (flirting with alex, banging alex, watching straight porn in the porn theater.) it’s almost like… something other than jack… is haunting david. i dunno. i’m not a cop. but it’s interesting. seems like something the average tumblr user might like to keep an eye on, so i’m letting you know. also they have a conversation while david is completely naked which is like. hello. plus the inherent queerness of the werewolf narrative is something i could talk about for HOURS and was especially prevalent, alongside vampire movies. in the 80s during the aids crisis. my short essay on this ⬇️

also, there’s a classic john landis third act car crash scene, where, in the same vein as the blues brothers, an obscene amount of cars are absolutely demolished.

also also, the muppets make a brief appearance in this movie. this made me jump for joy, because i love the muppets. and you should too.

fun and true facts

still not sold? well, check out this last ditch effort in the form of fun facts. or, if you just want to know more, read on.

micheal jackson was so impressed by the effects in this movie, particularly the transformation scene, that after seeing it, he promptly hired rock baker (vfx guy) and john landis (director guy) to work on the music video for his hit song thriller. you’ve probably seen it, but if not, go watch it. tbh, even if you have seen it before, go watch it again.

david naughton was a doctor pepper spokesman before the filming of this movie. he was in at least a few bits of promotional material, including at least one commercial. unfortunately he lost the job because of the amount of time he spent dick out in this movie. doctor pepper did not want that to be the representation of their brand. cowards, the lot of them.

speaking of his dick, you actually never fully see it at any point in the movie despite the fact that it seems they never felt like telling david to wear pants on set. there is a reason for this! david (character) is jewish and canonically circumcised (dunno how else to put it) and david (actor) is neither of these things. so, to avoid ruining the realism in his. werewolf movie. john landis took great care to never show the whole thing.

the american ambassador who visits david in the hospital is played by frank oz, who also voices miss piggy. because of her brief cameo, he technically plays two different roles in this movie, although miss piggy is simply credited as “Herself” in the end credits of the movie. he also voices yoda which isn’t relevant but it is really funny to me.

see you next wednesday, which is the name of the porno in the movie, is actually a fun john landis easter egg! many of his movies include the phrase “see you next wednesday.” it’s also seen on posters in the subway scene.

in the scene where jack first visits david in the hospital, he was supposed to take a bite of david’s toast, after which it would immediately fall out of his ruined and torn to shreds throat. however, it was cut for being too gross. which is sad i feel like it could have been funny.

when david calls home to talk to his parents, he mentions two siblings: rachel and max. these are the names of the directors children in real life.

griffin dunne, who plays jack, also appears as the family therapist in a season 2 episode of succession. this was a jumpscare.

while they were filming the naked in the zoo scenes, they were unable to actually close the zoo, so when filming carried on past the opening time of the park, they just kept going and allowed butt naked david naughton to run loose around the zoo. they did, however, succeed in closing piccadilly circus for the car crash scene.

in the beginning when jack is being attacked by the werewolf, it was in fact half a wolf prop on the front of a wheelbarrow. this is a very funny vision for me.

jack is right - the five pointed star is considered the mark of the wolfman, according to 1941’s The Wolf Man, played by lon chaney junior and produced by universal pictures. the guy knows his stuff. interestingly, rick baker did the makeup for the 2010 remake of the wolf man as well. he did pretty good, i think.

this isn’t even about this movie but blues brothers is an awesome film too and a fun fact about that one is there was a whole part of the budget devoted to buying cocaine. and you can tell. great movie.

director john landis did in fact kill three people the year after this movie came out. so. i do feel a little bad promoting it because jesus christ. but. no harm no foul in pirating it. it’s one easy internet archive search away. and sometimes it’s on tubi. but just in case, here’s the internet archive link. https://archive.org/details/an-american-werewolf-in-london

so. anyways. please check out this baller ass movie and talk to me about it. thank you so much to whoever asked this. i love you. thanks for reading. bye.

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hii celia 🌸💗🌸 I’ve never really listened to jazz before but I’ve been trying to get into it lately, do you have any recommendations for an introduction to the genre? I like the song sing sing sing by Benny Goodman and a lot of Nina Simone 💌

hiii emma (❁´◡`❁) i really love jazz but i'm in no way an expert & am still getting into it myself! so i can't really give you a full overview of the genre, but here a a few personal favorites:

duke ellington - if you like the big band sound of benny goodman i think you would really enjoy his work! his masterpieces rendition of mood indigo blows my mind every single time i listen to it... he also recorded great albums with john coltrane & ella fitzgerald.

ella fitzgerald - i absolutely adore her <33 i've recently been making my way through her song book series & i particularly like her cole porter & johnny mercer albums. and of course there's her iconic albums with louis armstrong!

miles davis - i'm currently reading his autobiography so i would be remiss not to mention kind of blue, truly one of the greatest jazz albums out there. my mom has it on cd & would play it around the house a lot when i was a kid :')

laufey - she's not really a pure jazz artist, but she's my absolute fave so i just had to include her! you may have already heard of her as she's gotten quite popular, but some of her jazzier cuts that i love are: misty, dreamer, & what love will do to you.

[fatehbaz]

In the 19th century, British colonists faced several challenges in India, [...] [including] malaria. [...] The imperialists needed an answer to the problem and they found it in quinine. [...] [T]he British promptly embraced quinine, consuming tonnes of it every year by the mid-1800s. [...] Quinine was so bitter that soldiers and officials began mixing the powder with soda and sugar, unwittingly giving birth to “tonic water”. [...] [I]t prompted Winston Churchill to once proclaim, “The gin and tonic has saved more Englishmen’s lives, and minds, than all the doctors in the Empire.” [...] If by some good fortune malaria did not claim them, plague, cholera, dysentery, enteric fever, hepatitis or the unforgiving sun could. Preserving and protecting the body was [...] crucial to the success of the colonial project. As historian EM Collingham aptly summarised in her study, “The British experience of India was intensely physical.”

One way the colonists tried to deal with this challenge was through food and drinks. “The association between food and the maintenance of health was a concern of Anglo-Indian doctors, dieticians and the British authorities throughout the duration of colonial rule [...],” writes Sam Goodman in Unpalatable Truths: Food and Drink as Medicine in Colonial British India. [...]

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The Medical Gazette, for instance, recommended treating dysentery with a “low diet” comprising thin chicken soup [...]. Botanist-physician George Watt too extolled the virtues of sago. In A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India (1893), he wrote that sago is “easily digestible and wholly destitute of irritating properties” and in demand [...]. For fever, weakness and sundry ailments, beef tea [...] was considered an ideal remedy. And for cholera, The Seamen’s New Medical Guide (1842) prescribed brandy during the worst of the sickness and half a tumbler of mulled wine with toasted bread and castor oil [...]. Ship masters and pantrymen would stock their vessels with foods with known medicinal benefits such as sago, arrowroot, lime juice, desiccated milk and condensed milk (the iconic Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk tins, later known as Milkmaid, enjoyed a permanent spot on British ships).

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Businessmen too recognised the precarity of life abroad and realised that therein lay a perfect commercial opportunity. By the 19th century, numerous companies had cropped up across Europe, including in England, that would sell food in hermetically sealed tin containers.

One of these was Messrs Brand & Co. Recommended highly in Culinary Jottings for Madras by Colonel Robert Kenney-Herbert, Messrs Brand & Co had several offerings [...]: essence of beef, concentrated beef tea, beef tea jelly, meat lozenges, [...] potted meat, York and game pie, and A1 sauce [...]. Another company, John Moir & Sons, focused mostly on canned soups [...], selling oxtail, turtle, giblet and hare.

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By the late 19th century such was the popularity of canned foods that rare would be the pantry in a colonial home that didn’t store them along with medical provisions like opium, quinine, chlorodyne and Fowler’s solution (an arsenic compound). [...] As Flora Steele and Grace Gardiner wrote in The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook, “A good mistress will remember the breadwinner requires blood-forming nourishment, and the children whose constitutions are being built up day by day, sickly or healthy, according to the food given them; and bear in mind the fact that in India, especially, half the comfort of life depends on clean, wholesome, digestible food.”

To assist the British woman in this ostensible duty, there were a number of cookbooks and housekeeping manuals [...]. The Englishwoman in India, for instance, published in 1864 under the pseudonym A Lady Resident, had a whole section with recipes for “infants and invalids”. These included carrot pap cooked into a congee with arrowroot [...] and toast water (well-toasted bread soaked in water). Steele and Gardiner too had a few recipe recommendations [...], including champagne jelly (“most useful in excessive vomiting”) and the dangerous-sounding Cannibal Broth (beef essence), which they said should be consumed with cream [...] to treat extreme debility and typhoid. [...]

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One dish born of this encounter was the pish pash. The pish pash is considered an invention of the colonial cook, who adapted the kedgeree – the colonial cousin of khichdi – into a light nursery food. The famous Hobson-Jobson defined it as “a slop of rice soup with small pieces of meat” [...]. None other than Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of Bengal, gave confirmation of its efficacy when in 1784 he wrote to his wife from the sick bed [...]. There are enough records to show that the imperialists counted marh (starch water from cooked rice) and bael (wood apple) sherbet among their go-to remedies and benefited from the medicinal qualities of chiretta water and ajwain-infused water.

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All text above by: Priyadarshini Chatterjee. “How food came to the rescue of the British in India.” Scroll.in (Magazine format). 26 April 2023. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.]

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Jane Mallory Birkin (14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023)

Jane Mallory Birkin was born in London in December 1946, daughter of British actress Judy Campbell and Royal Navy commander David Birkin.

She had lived in her adopted France since the late 1960s and apart from her singing and roles in dozens of films, she was a popular figure for her warm nature, stalwart fight for women's and LGBT rights.

She first took to the stage aged 17 and went on to appear in the 1965 musical "Passion Flower Hotel" by conductor and composer John Barry, whom she married shortly after. The marriage ended in the late 1960s.

Before venturing across the Channel aged 22, she achieved notoriety in the controversial 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film "Blow-Up", appearing naked in a threesome sex scene.

But it was in France that she truly shot to fame, as much for her love affair with tormented national star Gainsbourg, as for her tomboyish style and endearing British accent when speaking French.

It was on the set of the film "Slogan" in 1969 that Birkin first met Gainsbourg, who was recovering from a break-up with Brigitte Bardot, and the two quickly began a love affair that captivated the nation.

That same year they released "Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus" ("I Love You... Me Neither"), a song about physical love originally written for Bardot in which Gainsbourg's explicit lyrics are punctuated with breathy moans and cries from Birkin.

The song was banned by the BBC and condemned by the Vatican.

Following the breakup of that relationship in 1981, she continued her career as a singer and actress, appearing on stage and releasing albums such as "Baby Alone in Babylone" in 1983, and "Amour des Feintes" in 1990, both with words and music by Gainsbourg.

Gainsbourg's drinking eventually got the better of the relationship, and Birkin left him in 1981 to live with film director Jacques Doillon. However she remained close to the troubled singer until his death in March 1991.

It was around this time that she inspired the famous Birkin bag by French luxury house Hermes, after chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas saw her struggling with her straw bag on a flight to London, spilling the contents over the floor.

She wrote her own album "Arabesque" in 2002, and in 2009 released a collection of live recordings, "Jane at the Palace".

She is survived by two daughters the singer and actress Charlotte, born in 1971, and Lou Doillon, also an actress, born in 1982. She also had a daughter, Kate, who was born in 1967 and died in 2013.

(Reporting by John Irish Editing by David Goodman and Frances Kerry)

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Lloyd was born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Ruth Lloyd (née Lapham; 1896–1984), a singer and sister of San Francisco mayor Roger Lapham, and her lawyer husband Samuel R. Lloyd Jr. (1897–1959). He is the youngest of three boys and four girls, one of whom, Samuel Lloyd, was an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. Lloyd's maternal grandfather, Lewis Henry Lapham, was one of the founders of the Texaco oil company and Lloyd is also a descendant of Mayflower passengers, including John Howland. Lloyd was raised in Westport, Connecticut, where he attended Staples High School and was involved in founding the high school's theater company, the Staples Players.

He is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards.

Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work. He made his cinematic debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and went on to star as Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Professor Plum in Clue (1985), Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Switchblade Sam in Dennis the Menace (1993), Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D (2010), Bill Crowley in I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) and David Mansell in Nobody (2021).

Lloyd earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance as Alistair Dimple in Road to Avonlea (1992), and won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Twenty Bucks (1993). He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia (1997), the Hacker in the PBS Kids series Cyberchase (2002–present), which earned him Daytime Emmy nominations, and the Woodsman in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014).

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Hey!! This is for the film ask ,animation addition!! Because I love cartoons and these films, I feel are a bit underrated so I’m wondering if you seen them and what your thoughts were

Coraline

Hotel Transylvania

Monster House

Wendell & Wild

Monsters inc

9

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Robots

Sry this is a lot 😭 but I absolutely love hearing your thoughts on movies

Hey! Don't apologise, anon, I love getting asked about movies, haha, so thank you, and thank you for your lovely words! 😊

Coraline

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

Definitely an iconic work in both stop motion and in children's horror. I've been thinking quite a lot recently about how so many fairytales and folklore stories that were historically aimed at children shared tropes and tones with horror. That link is explored amazingly well in the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, which I highly recommend, but I do love that there are these genre staples still in children's storytelling that brings that back to the fore. Coraline (along with a few of the other movies you've asked about) is definitely one of them, and I think is one of the ones that does it the best. Just a really great film.

Hotel Transylvania

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

I haven't seen this one, but I grew up with a lot of the director's other work (particularly The Powerpuff GIrls and Samurai Jack), so it's been on my list for a while. Now that my nephews are in the target demographic for it too, I should definitely try and watch it with them!

Monster House

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I've heard a lot of good things about this one, but for some reason, I've just never gotten around to it.

Wendell & Wild

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You've picked so many movies I've never seen, anon! That's truly a feat these days, haha. I've been really keen to see this one since it came out though. It's such a good cast, and Henry Selick is a giant among men when it comes to animation directors. Coraline and Nightmare Before Christmas are obviously iconic, but I'm very partial to James and the Giant Peach too!

Monsters Inc

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Easily one of Pixar's best. A lot of this works due to the worldbuilding and voicework chemistry between John Goodman and Billy Crystal, but the script is really strong too and that sequence with the doors is so original and innovative.

9

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Oh man, I remember seeing this when it came out, but I don't think I remember much about it beyond having watched it, so I don't really want to rate it, haha. Mmm, I'm pretty sure I liked it? Might be one to rewatch though.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

I'm going to say never seen, because I haven't watched it in full, but I worked in a kids clothing store for three years when I was at university, and we had a little nook in the back of the store where kids could sit and watch movies. Head office would get us one (1) new movie a year, and this was the third one we got, so there are certain scenes I could probably recite, despite having never watched it, haha.

Robots

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Imperfect, but underrated! It's a shame that Blue Sky Studios went so downhill so fast, because their first few releases - particularly Ice Age, Robots and Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - all suggested real promise and an interesting change in tone / pace compared to other animation houses at the time. Alas - they were reduced too quickly to sequels even before Disney shuttered them.

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[jmg-digitalhistoryuta]

Black characters of Marvel Comics

If you can't tell over the past few blogs, I grew up as a DC Comics fan, watching the cartoons like Batman the Animated Series, Static Shock, and Justice League Unlimited. We could even spend another week going over the black characters in DC's Independent Vertigo Imprint, black superheroes from the Indie Comics studio WildStorm, like Deathblow, or other black DC characters like Green Lantern John Stewart, Bronze Tiger, Steel, and Mr. Terrific. Instead, we are finally going over the black history of Marvel comics, all be it, briefly.

Marvel started out as Timely Comics in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman to capitalize on the growing comic book and superhero market, creating Golden age superheroes like the Android Jim Hammond who was the Original Human Torch, Captain America, and the Sub-Mariner. Superheroes fell to the wayside after WWII, so in 1951 Timely Comics became Atlas Magazines, publishing Sci Fi and Adventure comics more than superheroes. One of their characters was Prince Waku of the Bantu, from the anthology series Jungle Tales, first released in 1954. During the early 1960s Stan Lee and artists like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko led Atlas Magazines into becoming Marvel Comics, their first black hero was not Black Panther but Gabe Jones, a soldier a part of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, coming out in Sgt. Fury #1 in 1963. The next character is the infamous Black Panther, T'Challa first leaped on the newspaper print in Fantastic Four #52 in 1966, inviting Marvel's first family to help him defeat the dastardly Klaw in his home country of Wakanda.

Three years later Captain America's sidekick Flacon flew to the page Captain America (1968) #117 in 1969, helping him defeat the Exiles and the Red Skull. Later, inspired by the Black Exploitation films like Shaft, and Superfly, Marvel published Luke Cage, aka Power Man, this one was a street level hero who patrolled the streets of Harlem and eventually partnered with the martial arts hero Iron Fists. Later in Power Man (1974) #24 Dr. Bill Foster's superhero alter ego Black Goliath was first introduced, a superhero who can become a giant and helped Luke Cage take on the Circus of Crime. A year later Marvel published Giant-Size X-Men #1, by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, the first appearance of heroes like Colossus, Nightcrawler, and the iconic mutant hero Storm. Not all of Marvel's characters in the 1960s and 70s were as iconic as Storm and Black Panther, one of the most niche characters over the years is Jericho Drumm, aka Brother Voodoo from Strange Tales #169 in 1973. Created by Len Wein, John Romita Sr., Stan Lee, and Roy Thomas, Jericho was a practicing psychologist, who visited his brother in Daniel in their home country Haiti. After Daniel died from the hands of a rival Voodoo priest, Jericho visited his brother's mentor Papa Jambo, becoming the hero Brother Voodoo.

Marvel has had many more black characters added to their roster over the years. For this project it feels important to add almost all of them throughout the 60s and 70s, regardless of their status as a hero, villain, or supporting role. By the mid to late 2000s it's important to mainly cover the bigger events, primarily ending on Miles Morales Spider-man for simplicity.

[pinzandneedlez]

I was thinking about movies from my childhood and had a full flashback to one of the most camp live action movie. THE FLINTSTONES.

I mean first of all the costume and set design was out of this world. Second of all the cast! Rick Moranis from ghostbusters fame, John Goodman of roseanne fame, Rosie O'Donnel from A league of their own fame and talk show icon, Elizabeth Perkins best known for her role on weeds and last but not least ELIZABETH TAYLOR FROM ELIZABETH TAYLOR FAME.

The mcdonalds collab was also so insanely good. Shirts and those amazing glass mugs that always made drinks seem so much colder.

we all should go rewatch this movie immediately!

[influencermagazineuk]

Christopher Walken, the legendary actor known for his iconic roles in films like The Deer Hunter and Catch Me If You Can, recently shared a unique aspect of his life that sets him apart in the age of streaming. At 81 years old, Walken admitted during an appearance on Andy Cohen Live that he doesn't use modern streaming services like Apple TV+ to watch his performances, including the popular show Severance, in which he stars. Instead, he relies on DVDs sent to him by the show's team. A Peek into Walken’s Viewing Habits During the SiriusXM interview, Walken joined his Severance co-stars Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette, along with executive producer Ben Stiller, to discuss the second season of the show. While talking about his experience with the series, Walken revealed an interesting detail about his personal life. When host Andy Cohen asked him if he had watched all the episodes of Severance, Walken admitted, “Not all of them. I can’t. I don’t have the equipment.” Credits: wikicommons By Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The actor further explained that he doesn’t use streaming devices or services at home, which is why the team sends him DVDs of the show. Walken added with his signature charm and wit, “I don’t have anything,” leaving the host amused. Cohen’s reaction was one of admiration for Walken’s simplicity, saying, “I love you for that.” This brief interaction highlighted Walken’s old-school approach to entertainment in an increasingly digital world. Walken’s Role in Severance In Severance, Walken plays Burt Goodman, a retired employee of the fictional company Lumon Industries. His character is a “severed” worker, meaning his work memories and personal memories are kept completely separate. Burt’s storyline involves a touching relationship with a colleague, Irving Bailiff, portrayed by John Turturro. This subplot has been widely praised for its depth and emotional resonance, adding a layer of humanity to the show’s dark and mysterious narrative. The series, which first premiered in 2022, has been a critical success. It won two Emmy Awards and was nominated in 14 categories for its debut season. The second season, which premiered on January 17, continues to delve deeper into the lives of the characters and the eerie world of Lumon Industries. Behind-the-Scenes Stories During the interview, Ben Stiller shared some fascinating stories about filming the second season of Severance. The cast and crew spent 186 days working on the new episodes, and despite the show’s dark themes, they found moments of joy and camaraderie on set. One memorable experience was shooting an episode in the mountains. Stiller described the location as breathtaking and mentioned how the team held a wrap party at a roller rink to celebrate completing the episode. He also shared a touching moment from the final days of filming, where the cast watched a solar eclipse together outside a studio in the Bronx. These anecdotes give fans a glimpse into the bond shared by the cast and crew, showing that even in the intense and suspenseful world of Severance, there’s room for fun and connection. A Reflection of Walken’s Simplicity Walken’s preference for DVDs over streaming reflects his grounded and straightforward lifestyle. In an era where most people have embraced the convenience of digital platforms, Walken remains loyal to the familiar and tangible medium of DVDs. This choice might seem unusual, but it perfectly aligns with the actor’s personality, which has always been marked by a blend of eccentricity and humility. Credits: wikicommons David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons His resistance to modern technology is not new. Walken has often spoken about his simple approach to life, avoiding the distractions of smartphones, computers, and social media. For him, it’s about focusing on what truly matters, whether it’s his craft, his family, or his love for traditional ways of doing things. The Legacy of Christopher Walken With a career spanning over six decades, Christopher Walken has become a beloved figure in Hollywood. His performances are known for their intensity, uniqueness, and ability to leave a lasting impact on audiences. From his Oscar-winning role in The Deer Hunter to his memorable dance in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” music video, Walken has consistently proven his versatility as an actor. His role in Severance is another testament to his ability to bring depth and nuance to his characters. Despite being part of a futuristic and thought-provoking show, Walken’s portrayal of Burt Goodman adds warmth and humanity, reminding viewers of the complexities of relationships and emotions. Read the full article

[madlori]

In one of her stand-up specials Margaret Cho talks about how someone tried to set her up with a very femme female dom and she was like...nope. If I'm gonna be with a woman, I wanna pick, and I would not pick her. I want a woman that looks like John Goodman.

Elsewhere in the special she talked about not being able to ever find her G-spot.

The special had some post-show interviews with audience members, and this woman who did, in fact, look just like John Goodman said "I look exactly like John Goodman, and I'd be happy to help her with her G-spot problem."

Iconic.

i love fat and hairy gay men and their armpits, but i also seeing posts from lesbians and other queer women about how much they love fat and hairy women and their armpits. that's really fucking epic honestly.

[silverscreencritique]

The Big Lebowski (1998) is a cult comedy masterpiece directed by the Coen Brothers 🎬 and features Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Julianne Moore in one of their most iconic performances. This quirky tale of mistaken identity and endless humor has made The Dude a beloved pop culture figure ✌️. Our review dives into everything that makes this film a timeless classic 🕶️. Can you guess whose favorite film this cult classic is? 🤔 Catch our latest review and see why The Big Lebowski keeps us laughing and thinking! Watch 👀 the rest here 👇🏻

[whileiamdying]

The actor Morgan Freeman called “one of my movie heroes”

Scott Campbell Fri 28 June 2024 16:45, UK

As blindingly obvious as it may seem, the best actors of any given generation tend to be the ones who inspire those who follow, with Morgan Freeman hardly the only star in his age bracket to call a ‘Golden Age’ icon a hero.

The adulation that greeted Marlon Brando ended up inspiring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, John Goodman, and many more, while countless stars of the modern era have pointed to those names as influences of their own, with one hand constantly feeding the other in that respect.

Denzel Washington was mesmerised by Sidney Poitier, and he’s now in a position where people want to emulate him. Clint Eastwood said that the movies were invented for a guy like James Cagney, and much the same can be said about him now that he’s evolved into a timeless legend of the silver screen.

There aren’t many performers to have come along, turned acting upside down, and put their own unique spin on it, but realistically, there doesn’t need to be. Everyone learns from who came before, and then the folks who come after rinse and repeat. For Freeman, he bestowed heroic status upon an actor who also happens to be the all-time favourite of a close friend and co-star.

Michael Caine is about the biggest Humphrey Bogart fanboy there is, but Freeman is right up there after he explained to Collider how he sought to emulate the Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and The African Queenfigurehead off-screen, too.

“One night, one of my movie heroes, Humphrey Bogart, was on Jack Paar, and Humphrey was asked a question about pictures and autographs and the public. Bogart said, ‘I don’t owe the public anything but a good performance’. And I tried to take that to heart, but not quite so.”

When somebody told Freeman that he belonged to the public, he didn’t embrace that sentiment fully, but he didn’t go full ‘Bogey’, either. “I wanted to adopt Humphrey Bogart’s dictum, but it doesn’t work for me,” he continued. “I think I owe the public a little bit more than just a good performance. I owe them just a little bit of time… If I’m cornered.”

Freeman has instead opted to embrace his adoring public to a certain extent, but only until his patience runs out. Movie stars were a different breed back in Bogart’s day, in fairness, where they seemed to exist on a different plane than the general public.

In the modern age, social media and relentless press tours have made the most famous faces in Hollywood more open and personable than ever before, with Freeman seeking to strike the ideal balance by at least attempting to retain a shred of his mystique.

[blinkaholik1]

Reliquary Continued

Pair of Torcheres 1685/90 French Carved, gessoed, and gilded oak Wirt D. Walker Endowment, 1977.222 and 1977.223 Cavaliere Pietro Tempesta (Pieter Mulier) Dutch, about 1637-1701 Tobias and the Angel After 1684 Oil on canvas Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Silvio del Chica, 1974.12 Door Lock and Key 1675/1700 France Steel George F. Harding Collection, 1990.194.4a-b Table Clock, c. 1675 France Case attributed to Anddre-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732) Clock Made by Nicolas Gribelin (French, 1637-1719) Walnut, ebony, gilt brass, enamel, red-stained Tortoiseshell, pewter, brass, glass, steel, and various metals Through prior gif of Mr. and Mrs. A. Watson Armour, 1001.117 The Arthur T. Galt Gallery (206) European Art Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino) Italian, about 1492/95-1554 Mary Magdalene 1540/50 Oil on canvas Working in the Lombard City of Brescia, from which he takes his name, Moretto combined the realism of his native region with Venetian color and atmosphere and the monumentality of Roman Models. This depiction of Saint Mary Magdalene turning to cast a melancholy glance back at the viewer possesses the gravity and directness that are typical of the artist’s approach to religious subjects. It has been linked to other tall, slender canvases: Saint John the Evangelists, The Samian Sibyl, and King Solomon in the Ambriosiana, Milan. These works may have been segments of an altarpiece or, more likely, part of a series whose function was more decorative than lithurgical. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Goodman, 1935-161

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulus) Spanish, 1541-1614 Christ Taking Leave of His Mother About 1585 Oil on canvas El Greco depicted the monument when Christ said farewell to his mother in anticipation Of his betrayal and death on the Cross.The painter, born on the island of Crete and active in Spain from 1577, here Created a devotional subject that is both grand and full of personal emotion. The gestures of the paired hands convey the dialogue of the mother and son, while their expansive heads invited the viewer to meditate on their story. This picture came from the Hieronymite convent of Saint Paul in Toledo, the city that was traditionally the center of the church in Spain and was El Greco’s adopted home. Anonymous loan, 4.9.1989 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) Spanish, 1541-1614 Saint-Francis Kneeling in Meditation 1595/1600 Oil on canvas Born on the island of Crete (present-day Greece) and active there as an icon painter, El Greco moved to Spain by 1577, following 10 years of study and work in Venice and Rome, during which he absorbed the current Mannerist style. He settled in Toledo, an important center of church and intellectual life. His appeared to the intense pity of Spanish Catholicism, since Multiple versions are known. They show the founder of the Francism order contemplating a crucifix and emphasize the Saint’s humble spirituality and him imitation of Christ. He relatively small scale and high quality of this painting, felt in the sensitivity brushstrokes of the Saint’s face and a ricordo, a repetition kept by the artist in his studio to serve as a basis for further versions. Robert A. Waller Memorial Fund, 1935.372

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #583

Top Ten Fictional Coronations

Oh look, topicality.

I had a whole other list ready to pop today and then I thought, er, I probably should try to tie something in here. But it was hard! I nearly didn’t bother! Because I found about two-thirds of this list fairly easily, but I really did struggle to get to ten. It turns out there are a lot of coronation scenes in films and TV that, er, I just don’t remember. And a few that I’ve not seen, either. I really wish I’d watched The Man Who Would Be King, partly because there’s a coronation in that and partly just because I really want to watch The Man Who Would Be King.

Anyway, yes, of course this is tying into real events. But I’ve got my rules and I’m sticking to them. So this is fictional coronations; no movie adaptations of real-life coronations are allowed. This is pretend people getting pretend crowns. And I’m deciding what counts as a coronation; in fact, crowns don’t have to be involved at all. Basically if someone goes from “not being an undemocratically-elected ruler” to being a “an undemocratically-elected ruler”, then it counts as a coronation.

But – and here’s where it gets truly slippery – I really do want to see that moment. The bit where they become king; or, like today’s shenanigans, the bit where it’s sort of made official at least. You’ll see that below. I wanted to include King Ralph because I love John Goodman, but I don’t actually remember – and couldn’t find online – a scene of him actually being crowned. I mostly remember him playing rock and roll in the palace, and stuff with Peter O’Toole.

(Incidentally, it’s in looking for King Ralph clips that I discovered that his girlfriend in that film is Doctor Who’s Jackie Tyler, Camille Coduri!)

Anyway, where was I? Falling down a John Goodman hole. Back to the coronations. Yes: these are my favourite scenes of crowning in movies outside of Knocked Up.

What?

King Elessar, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Aragorn’s journey from scruffy-looking nerf-herder Ranger to leader of armies to a King with a neater beard is the backbone of the trilogy. In the simplistic, fairy tale (not a criticism!) logic of Middle-Earth, we know he’s a Good Man and will be a Good King so his coronation – with all the pomp and regality Gondor allows – is a celebration of the victory over evil. He sings in Elvish, he gets surprised by his new wife, they share a very sexy kiss, and then the bit that always makes me tear up: “You bow to no one”. Every single person bows to the four hobbits in a sumptuous wide shot. Incredible!

Starscream, The Transformers: The Movie (1986): “Who disrupts my coronation?” “Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy.” No, Galvatron, it’s good comedy. Seeing Starscream finally get his dream – ruling the Decepticons – and seeing what he does with it – vainglorious imperial faff – is delightful, as are the little comic beats (shooting off the bugles). But then Galvatron straight-up kills him, his body crumbling into dust, and then Galvy – in one of the franchise’s mot iconic shots – steps on and crushes the crown. “What’d he say his name was?”

Queen Elsa, Frozen (2013): the actual moment of coronation is a wickedly tense affair, because we know Elsa has these powers that she doesn’t want to show. Will she be able to keep it in check? Her tension grows, as does the frost on the sceptre and orb she holds. Its wonderfully played and animated, and that’s before the whole coronation ceremony goes tits up and she freezes the world. Bonus point here: her sister’s coronation in Frozen II is much shorter and simpler but also rather nice.

Lord Farquaad, Shrek (2001): it’s something of a shotgun wedding-cum coronation, as little Farqy is only marrying Princess Fiona because it’ll make him a King not a Lord (not sure of the logic there; wouldn’t it make him a Prince? Anyway…). The ceremony is complete, and he grabs the crown and puts it on, declaring himself King – before being eaten. Short dude, short rule.

Simba, The Lion King (1994): so we come to our first one where technically there’s no “coronation” as such. Simba, the rightful king, should have ruled Pride Rock from the moment Scar killed Mufasa, but he went on the run instead. Coming back, he has to wrestle the “throne” from his uncle. The moment, in my opinion, of coronation is when he does finally ascend Pride Rock, the music swelling and the clouds parting as a holy light shines down on him as king. And then he roars.

King T’Challa, Black Panther (2018): T’Challa became king, technically, in Civil War, when his father was killed. But here is his real “coronation”, and again it’s not just a “here’s a hat” moment. Instead, he has his superpowers removed and has to earn the throne, welcoming challengers into a groovy mountain-top fighting, er, pool. As he’s challenged by Killmonger, escapes, and returns to defeat his cousin, you could argue that the entire second half of the film is one long coronation scene. But I digress; the bit where they fight is cool.

Emperor Palpatine, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005): so I’m counting this, I don’t care what you say. Chancellor Palpatine is an elected head of state, ruler of the Republic. Obviously he’s also the Dark Lord of the Sith. His plans basically complete, the Jedi more or less vanquished, he stands up in the Senate and declares that the Republic will be reorganised into a Galactic Empire – which himself as ruler. Emperor, king for life. He basically crowns himself. And democracy dies with thunderous applause.

Thor, Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Thor spends three movies basically running away from the throne. He learns humility, he finds happiness elsewhere; he was content to be an Avenger, basically, with his dad running the show. But the events of Ragnarok take away his parents and his homeland, even as they reunite him with his brother, and with a heavy heart he realises that his people are now looking at him to lead. And so, with what appears to be a great deal of reluctance, the film ends with him accepting the throne, sitting before his people as the new King of Asgard. Spoiler alert: it really doesn’t last.

Bob, Minions (2015): ah, King Bob. One of our greatest kings. Minions is a slightly underrated little film, full of wacky weirdness, and arguably the peak of peculiarity is when Bob literally draws the Sword from the Stone and becomes the rightful King of England. Mostly this scene is remembered for the hilarious “King Bob!” scene with him on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, but we do see his coronation in a news broadcast, with a very grumpy Queen Elizabeth angrily plonking the crown on his head. King Bob!

Robb Stark, Game of Thrones (2012): there are few coronations you could pick from Gamey Thrones, but I decided to go with this relatively early one. Already at this point there’d been a fair bit of misery, but the show hadn’t quite conditioned us to expect the worst possible outcome in any given situation; as such, when the various lords bend the knee and anoint Robb as King in the North, it’s a euphoric moment for our heroes. This, we can safely assume, is the Good King who’ll ultimately fight all the Bad Kings down south. Ah, you sweet summer child.

Someone who really nearly made this list was Chancellor Gowron from Star Trek. But I struggled with whether he was a “king” (I mean, he’s meant to be ruler of an Empire!) or a political leader; he’s basically elected by a ruling High Council, but is that really any different from Robb Stark? But then you do get Kahless coming back as a new Emperor, so I dunno. Plus I can’t remember if you actually see Gowron become Chancellor, do you? Anyway, Gowron rocks, he gets an honorary all ten places.