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Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

On social media, there are certain actors from Golden Age Hollywood whose imagery, on occasion, seeps through the Internet’s algorithmic modern biases. Too often, those posts are from individuals who have never seen such actor’s movies. Chief among those actors are James Dean, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe. Against the grain, I hold that James Dean’s posthumous legacy has overshadowed three performances I am no fan of and Brando’s airbrushed reputation leaves him overvalued in the popular written histories of American cinema. By contrast, Audrey Hepburn’s standing in modern times feels just about correct (although more people should seek out her films beyond 1953’s Roman Holiday and 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s). For Marilyn Monroe, a recent film like Andrew Dominik’s Blonde (2022) follows decades of works that have exploited her image – oftentimes simplifying her to a tragic sex symbol. Monroe, of the four aforementioned Old Hollywood actors who show up from posts from non-film buffs, is the only one whose talents I consider underrated.

There is no better showcase of her early-career dramatic abilities than in Roy Ward Baker’s film noir Don’t Bother to Knock, released by 20th Century Fox. Up to this point, Monroe had starred in more than a dozen films in supporting roles. In a time when actors and film crewmembers were contracted to a studio, Fox loaned Monroe early in her career to Columbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), and most recently to RKO. Fox executive Darryl F. Zanuck was still not entirely sure what to make of her, despite a strong performance in RKO’s Clash by Night (1952). Offering Monroe the lead role in Don’t Bother to Knock, Zanuck gave her the opportunity to prove herself (in addition to ascertaining British director Roy Ward Baker’s skills for his first Hollywood picture). Wary of the risks of pushing an actress to her first lead role as well as working with an unfamiliar director, Zanuck allowed a budget that, by Fox’s standards in the early ‘50s, was a trifle. Yet, because of these limitations, Don’t Bother to Knock is a decent noir and a solid Marilyn Monroe vehicle.

One night in a New York City hotel, airline pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark, one of Fox’s brightest stars at this time) approaches his ex-girlfriend Lyn Lesley (Anne Bancroft in her film debut), the hotel club’s singer. Lyn broke up with Jed recently by letter, and explains to her ex that her reasoning is due to his attitude. Jed, flustered, heads back to his room. On the same floor Jed is on but across the air shaft, elevator operator Eddie Forbes (noir mainstay Elisha Cook Jr.) introduces his niece Nell (Marilyn Monroe) to guests Peter (Jim Backus) and Ruth Jones (Lurene Tuttle). Nell will serve as babysitter to the Jones’ daughter, Bunny (Donna Corcoran), while the couple attend a reception downstairs. All is set in motion when Jed first sees Nell across the way.

Also in the cast is Don Beddoe as Mr. Ballew. And Disney fans might recognize Verna Felton – the Elephant Matriarch in Dumbo (1941) and the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (1950), among others – playing Mr. Ballew’s meddling wife, Emma.

Don’t Bother to Knock’s categorization as a film noir comes from its storyline, rather than its visuals. Bar one scene involving Jed believing someone on the other side of the room to be asleep, the film lacks the shadowy aesthetic one comes to expect from noir. Shot and lit conventionally, Don’t Bother to Knock never quite escapes the fact it is obviously soundstage-bound. The small number of different locations for the film’s various scenes also does not help matters. From a perspective of style, this is a disappointing effort from cinematographer Lucien Ballard, who had ample experience in film noir by this point – see The Lodger (1944) and The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) in this collaboration with Baker.

Yet it is the two central performances that elevate the material. The audience is witnessing Marilyn Monroe before sporting her platinum blonde locks. The natural brunette keeps her natural hair color for this film; not truly transforming into the Marilyn that most casual film audiences know about until Niagara (1953). Unlike the typecast dumb blonde roles that she received later in her career, her role in Don’t Bother to Knock is neurotic, restless, and wide-eyed not in a sexual way. Monroe brings a level of internal strife strewn across her face, a measured gait, and a nervous avoidance of eye contact with Richard Widmark and other actors opposite her. To yours truly, having seen Monroe in so many other roles, it was difficult for me to connect her speaking voice – high-pitched, like a streetwise Snow White living in urban America – to this character’s neuroses. She does not attempt much modification in her delivery or register, whether in this role or others. But given that this is early in her career, this can slide. It is otherwise a solid turn that justifies Zanuck’s supposed gamble on her as a lead actress.

After his debut in Henry Hathaway’s Kiss of Death (1947) for 20th Century Fox, Richard Widmark became one of the studio’s prize actors. His role as the sneering, misogynistic, and psychopathic Tommy Udo brought instant notoriety, as well as spawning fan clubs in American colleges and universities known for their sexism. Early in his Fox career, he would largely play villains, but cinephiles knowledgeable of classic Hollywood know that Widmark was equally capable in more honorable roles. In Don’t Bother to Knock, his Jed sits somewhere squarely in the middle – deeply unlikeable, abrasive, yet with glimmers of compassion and helpfulness. That Tommy Udo sneer finds its way onto Widmark’s face, if only for a few passing moments, due to the pain of his recent separation from Anne Bancroft’s Lyn. Despite Jed’s less-than-virtuous qualities, the viewer – because of the situation that transpires between him and Nell – will find themselves rooting for that elusive happy ending in a film noir. Widmark’s performance in Don’t Bother to Knock is not as remarkable as that in Kiss of Death or No Way Out (1950), but he complements Monroe’s performance wonderfully.

Adapted from the little-read and slender book Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong, Don’t Bother to Knock received its adapted screenplay treatment from Daniel Taradash (1953’s From Here to Eternity, 1955’s Picnic). The pulpy screenplay takes place over a few evening hours, refusing to show its entire hand until a little more than halfway through. Eventually, discussion and a depiction mental illness – as it was understood in the 1950s – becomes prominent in the film. By today’s standards, the script’s understanding of mental illness is deficient. It is used more as a plot device rather than something to inspire dialogue about how the individual in question is coping or how the mental health professional have utterly failed them. Some might argue this might detract from the narrative at-large (and noir is very much a narrative-driven subgenre), but I contend that noir with a social conscience only adds depth to the noir tradition.

Director Roy Ward Baker and co-star Richard Widmark, initially frustrated with Monroe’s habits – requiring acting coach, Natasha Lytess, to be on set constantly; frequently asking to take breaks between takes; and constant tardiness – changed their minds when viewing the film’s rushes (the raw unedited footage played back for the director and editor after the film’s shoot is completed for the day). Monroe brought a rawness appropriate for her role in Don’t Bother to Knock, and her inexperience contributed to her believability in the role. As Don’t Bother to Knock made its theatrical premiere in July 1952, some of the nation’s leading movie critics only added to Darryl F. Zanuck’s unease about framing Marilyn Monroe as a lead actress. Ignoring the plaudits from the audiences, Baker, Widmark, and less-prominent critics, Zanuck instead fixated on the likes of The New York Times’ Bosley Crowther claiming that, “Monroe is being groomed by Twentieth Century-Fox for razzle-dazzle stardom… if they also expect her to act, they’re going to have to give her a lot of lessons under an able and patient coach.”

These reviews (that Zanuck spent too much time thinking about) from Crowther and his fellow contemporaries drip with condescension, misogyny, and language more appropriate for a gossip column. For Monroe – only in her mid-twenties and whose shyness and insecurity followed her through all of her life – one can only imagine how hurtful these words and Zanuck’s perceptions must have been. The crafting of the culturally dominant image of Monroe – as a voluptuous and ditzy blonde plaything with no interiority – was beginning to take shape. In the final year that any American could reasonably not have known the name of Marilyn Monroe, Don’t Bother to Knock represents the end of her status as a Hollywood afterthought.

My rating: 7/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found in the “Ratings system” page on my blog (as of July 1, 2020, tumblr is not permitting certain posts with links to appear on tag pages, so I cannot provide the URL).

For more of my reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey”, check out the tag of the same name on my blog.

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Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott

End Title, soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith

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The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) Cliff Owen

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1979 - Lionel Hampton - Musikhalle großer Saal - Hamburg

Lionel Hampton (vib, dr, p, voc), Joe Newman (tp), Charles Sullivan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Rene McLean (as), Paul Moen (ts), Paul Jeffrey (bs), Wild Bill Davis (org, p), Gary Mazzoroppi (b), Richie Pratt (dr)

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The Trade Token of Lionell Newman (Dublin, 1664)

Date: 1664 The habit of coffee drinking first became popular in Europe about the middle of the 17th century. Soon, special rooms were established for the consumption of the new beverage. Debate surrounds the date of the first coffee house in England, the Angel in Oxford is considered first by some historians, set up about 1650, while others favour London as the first, with Oxford following…

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Best of Arthurian Queens

Seeking recommendations for media featuring the Queens of Arthuriana?

Here’s a curated collection of Retellings, Films, TV shows, and more ordered alphabetically by Queen and oldest to newest. Each recommendation comes with a brief synopsis and review containing mild spoilers.

All PDFs link to my Google drive, videos to MEGA drive, and can be found on my blog. Each passage adopts the unique spelling of character names as used in the media.

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Guinevere of Camelot

Books

The Defence of Guenevere by William Morris

In this famous poem, Guenevere gets to say her piece before the court and call out by name the individuals that wronged her.

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

The Story of The Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Grail and The Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle

Queen Guinevere is regal, powerful, respected, & beloved in this series. The art featuring her is stunning.

Kairo-Kō: A Dirge by Natsume Sōseki

Japanese retelling with poetic prose that really sells the heart wrenching tragedy of Guinevere’s affair with Lancelot & the weight of her serpent crown.

Launcelot & Guenevere by Richard Hovey

A series of plays which showcase Guenevere’s marriage to Arthur & love affair with Launcelot facilitated by Galehaut. Numerous heart wrenching lines.

Guinevere by Sharan Newman

The Chessboard Queen by Sharan Newman

Guinevere Evermore by Sharan Newman

Follows Guinevere for her whole childhood, fleshes out her family, handmaidens, & friends, romantic first meeting with Arthur, magical unicorn, great chemistry with Lancelot, raised Galahad like her own son. One of my favorite portrayals of her ever.

A Camelot Triptych by Norris J. Lacy

A fascinating examination of misogyny’s part in Guinevere’s treatment concerning the Vulgate storyline. Guinevere gets the second of three chapters, but she’s integral to the entire collection. Her portion in the cold, lonely nunnery is heart wrenching & it really sympathizes with her situation to show her humanity & the forces acting against her.

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

A post-Camlann story. While first shown to be living unhappily at the nunnery, Guinevere later reappears as a participant of the Wild Hunt, & gets her own flashback chapter near the end. She’s an integral part of the plot resolution.

Movies

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Elegant & queenly Guinevere with gorgeous styling & costumes. Childhood friend of Arthur. Gives her favor to Lancelot in exchange for a quaint necklace made from a coin she takes everywhere. Merlin is respectful & kind to Guinevere & has her best interest at heart, never talks about her behind her back to Arthur. Guinevere & Elaine on great terms, Guinevere gets to temporarily foster Galahad after Elaine’s death, & in the end, Arthur never entertained the idea of punishing Guinevere with death for anything.

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Passion project of Cornel Wilde, who wrote, directed, & stared as Lancelot in the film. Cast his own wife Jean Wallace, to play Guinevere—the chemistry is fire. Many knights of the Round Table that adore Guinevere, including Dagonet who temporarily goes mad/missing after Guinevere’s sentencing to the stake. Well-meaning Arthur who nonetheless fails to uphold Guinevere’s agency & belittles her less than lady-like skillset including hunting, & ultimately loses her to Lancelot for that reason.

Camelot (1967)

Iconic Guinevere. Ride or die with “Wart” before she even knew he was her betrothed, Arthur. She shares in all his dreams & ideas, as a viewer you can feel how valued she is. Cherished by her champion knights, Dinadan, Sagramore, & Lionel. She wasn’t keen on Lancelot at first but obviously falls in love with him as much as Arthur did. Gorgeous costuming & many beautiful songs with her ladies & knights.

Excalibur (1981)

Sweet healer Guinevere who gets along with everyone including Morgan, has a seat at the Round Table, great chemistry with Arthur & Lancelot, beautiful costuming, talented acting.

Merlin and The Sword (1985)

Stunning Guinevere with an alluring deep voice. Awesome chemistry with all characters. Adored by Arthur who is animated & energetic but doesn’t quite “get” her & beloved by Lancelot who stares silently at her & throws himself into danger left & right for her. Pretty dresses & crowns throughout & her dilemma between the two men is especially tough here, which she’s able to explain in her own words which is a rarity.

Camelot: The Legend (1998)

Animated kid’s movie in which Guinevere is entirely devoted to Arthur & has her own interests & goals including gardening at Camelot. She’s taught how to sword fight by Lancelot which comes in handy later when escaping Morgan & Mordred.

Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot (2020)

Powerful Guinevere in a story inspired by Alliterative Morte which leaves her stranded at Camelot with Mordred while Arthur & Lancelot fight in Rome. She refuses to accept Mordred as king & rebuffs his advances, intimidating him with her cold & direct rejections. She also banters with Antigone, Mordred’s accomplice, while remaining regal & poised.

TV Shows

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57)

Guinevere appears in 11 episodes, has a seat at the Round Table, politically involved & valued by all. Confident & poised. Friends with Gawain, Kay, & Lionel. Great chemistry with Arthur & Lancelot. Matching costumes with Arthur. Socially progressive for the time, including an episode without Arthur in which Guinevere runs a market fair to trade with people from the East.

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

Young innocent Guinevere with a seat at the Round Table, loves Arthur as king but best friends with Lancelot. Framed for killing a knight with poisoned fruit & championed by Lancelot. Beloved by the knights but victim to Morgan, Agravain, & Mordred.

Starz Camelot (2011)

Guinevere in episodes 3-10, engaged to childhood friend Leontes but loves Arthur. Friends with Igraine & Bridget. Her opinion is valued by all, involved in the resolution of several episode plots & overall organization of newly formed Camelot. Advocates for the other women. Helps defend the castle from invaders.

Games

Camelot Crush: A Round Table Dating Sim

Guinevere is one of six characters the player can romance. Adorable art & fun, exciting storyline. Guinevere is lovingly rendered & has a sweet, loving relationship with both Arthur & Lancelot, & potentially the player!

Herzeloyde of Wales

Books

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

The Prioress, as she's called, isn't here for very long. Yet it's very sweet that on crossing paths with Percival, Lamorack was on his way to visit their mother at the priory. So they go together to visit her, receive her blessing, & talk with her into the night. She survives the narrative!

Parsival - A Knight's Tale by Richard Monaco

This book has her pov, however briefly. It's very haunting to get her perspective on Parsival as he becomes increasingly violent with age & returns to her bloody from the hunt. Overall the book takes a disturbing turn I don't fully recommend it but the beginning is fascinating.

Spear by Nicola Griffith

This version draws on Welsh & Celtic mythology in which Elen has withdrawn from society with her daughter, Peretur, to avoid the wrath of the Tuath Dé after stealing the magic cauldron. It’s revealed later that Elen is the sister of Myrddin & he’s sustained despite Nimuë’s spells as a result of that connection.

Movies

Perceval (1978)

A French adaptation of The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes set on a stage. Perceval’s mother follows her exact role from the book, cautioning her son about the world, & dying of heartbreak on his departure. She returns at the end as Mother Mary to compliment Perceval as Jesus Christ at the crucifixion. Costuming is colorful & detailed. Bonus points for removal of racism & antisemitism from the text.

TV Shows

Rising Impact (2024)

A cheesy sports anime that stars Gawain—but in season 2, Percival is introduced & both of her parents make an appearance when Gawain comes over for dinner.

Games

Granblue Fantasy

Herzeloyde is the wife of Gahmuret & mother of Aglovale, Lamorak, & Percival. After her death, Gahmuret became obsessed with resurrecting her, which he then passed to Aglovale on his own death.

Igraine of Cornwall

Books

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart

The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart

An interesting take on Ygraine who is married to an older Gorlois but actually consents to the affair with Uther facilitated by Merlin. Very noble & wise, she remains regal throughout her later life & maintains a relationship with Arthur.

Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Igraine in love with Gorlois & empowering to their daughters is always an amazing interpretation. She’s a pious woman doing her best by them despite all the forces of the patriarchy working against her.

Movies

Excalibur (1981)

Igraine is introduced during a celebratory party at Tintagel hosted by Gorlois where she dances for the visiting knights. There Uther desires her & conspires with Merlin to have her. She already has her daughter Morgana with her when Arthur is sired & born. The last we see her, she’s screaming for Merlin to return baby Arthur to no avail.

TV Shows

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

Loving Igraine & Gorlois are torn apart immediately when Uther takes a liking to her & demands Gorlois hand her over. When Gorlois refuses, he’s slain, & Igraine is chastised by young Morgan for “giving up so easily.” This Igraine has the saddest expression I’ve ever seen she sells the tragedy. After Arthur is taken by Merlin, Morgan is sent to live in a nunnery while Igraine flees to Orkney to live with her elder daughter Morgause, son-in-law Lot, & grandsons.

Merlin (1998)

Igraine is introduced with husband Gorlois & daughter Morgan after Uther defeated Vortigern. She wears beautiful matching red garments with her family & plainly loves her spouse & child. She’s heartbroken when Gorlois leaves her to fight Uther & freaked out when he “returns” after the battle to sire Arthur on her. Truly a victim of a tragic narrative.

Starz Camelot (2011)

This is the Igraine of all time. She’s in 9/10 episodes! A complex character that really highlights the struggles a woman goes through in her time caught between powerful men. Her approach is criticized by Morgan, her step-daughter, who berates her “weakness” in “allowing” Uther to kill her husband & take her to wife. Igraine tries to counsel Guinevere in her worries over marrying Leontes despite loving Arthur, befriends Ector after the death of his wife & the foster-mother of Arthur, & she does all she can to help Camelot succeed. Beautiful costuming & styling with intricate crowns & circlets to indicate her status as dowager queen. The acting is incredible especially during the magical body transformation that results in scenes portraying Eva Green’s Morgan pretending to be Claire Forlani’s Igraine. She ate. Phenomenal.

Comics

King Arthur: Legends of Logres by shoulderangel

Ongoing webcomic with a major focus on Igraine. She harbors a lot of anger toward Uther & trauma surrounding the ordeal which carried over to the relationship with Arthur. She slowly heals over the course of the story & rebuilds her connection with her son.

Isolde of Ireland

Books

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

Belle Isoult is lovingly portrayed here & beloved by both Tristram & Palamydes. She's a skilled healer & raised by her bold mother to be an independent thinker. I love that she has black hair, it stands out compared to her other portrayals!

Restoring Palamede by John Erskine

Such an interesting & nuanced Isolde. She does switch places with Brangaine to avoid a wedding night with Mark but it feels less insidious here. Isolde’s relationship caught between Tristan/Palamede/Mark doesn’t feel misogynistic or as if she’s a plot device. Feels like a person who’s in an unhappy marriage, in love with Tristan, & great friends with Palamede. I especially liked that she was allowed to feel vulnerable, even depressive, & that Palamede was concerned enough to forego ceremony to make sure she wasn’t hurt. It’s a testament to their friendship.

The Ballad of Sir Dinadan by Gerald Morris

Not a particularly kind portrayal of Isolde considering it’s Dinadan point of view, but I still felt her love affair with Tristram was engaging & the ending did get to me even if the reader knew it would end badly. For some reason her manner of death shocked me. It was different & that stands out. It truly felt tragic.

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

Isolde the Blond only shows up in Palomides flashbacks, but his first encounter with her blew me away. Loved her description of having a slight overbite, we love normal teeth in historical fiction. But what really stands out is after Palomides slaughters a bunch of would-be rapists, Isolde is alone among the ladies undisturbed by the gore & cleans Palomide’s blade before handing it back to him. I understood in that moment. It would work on me too.

Movies

Lovespell (1981)

Isolt is introduced while hawking & gives some guy sass for trying to tell her what to do. Turns out that was Mark visiting Ireland & they hit it off despite the age gap. Later Tristan comes to pick up Isolt but he’s played by Nicholas Clay so obviously she falls in love with him. Bronwyn is a creepy sorceress hag who gives a love potion to Isolt to use with Mark but she uses it with Tristan.

Fire and Sword (1981)

Truly the most unhinged Isolde ever. The closest to her medieval counterpart I’ve encountered. The only person Isolde loves more than Tristan is Isolde. She’s also magical & sort of manipulates the story with that.

Tristan & Isolde (2006)

Adorable Isolde who lost her mother young & hangs out with older matron in waiting Bragnae. Rescues Tristan off the beach like a rotting fish & strips naked to hold him for warmth. So she has some of that unhinged energy. Tristan kills Morholt & accidentally wins Isolde for Mark but since Mark is played by Rufus Sewell, & he’s essentially Arthur here, he’s too good. A legit love triangle without the excuse of a love potion to fall back on. Sucks to be them!

TV Shows

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57)

In episode 5, Mark captures Lancelot. Isolde is vocally opposed to her husband’s methods & when tending Lancelot’s injuries in his jail cell, slips him a knife. At the end she is granted leave of her husband, & goes with Tristan to her new castle.

Morgan le Fay of Rheged

Books

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle

The Story of The Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle

The Story of Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

The Story of the Grail and The Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle

Morgana is the mischievous sister of Arthur, wife of Urien, & mother of Ewaine. She steals Arthur’s scabbard & returns it to the Lady of the Lake. She’s one of four queens who imprisons Launcelot & attempts to lay a spell on him to spite Arthur. At the end, she bears Arthur away on a ship to Avalon. The artwork throughout is beautiful. While antagonistic, she gets silly with it, threatening to curse the land with an evil worm after a magical ring doesn’t fit her finger. Despite her misdeeds, Ewaine always associates himself with his mother.

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck

The best Morgan with her own chapter! She’s cunning, ruthless, diabolical, & kind of silly when she disguises herself as a rock. It’s hilarious how blind Arthur is to her attempts on his life & blasé attitude about punishing her. Morgan tries to kill her husband, gaslights her son Ewain into believing he didn’t see what he saw, then still asks Guinevere’s permission to leave court. Goofy poltics. Later in Ewain’s chapter, he describes his mother most lovingly. It’s a compelling way to paint Morgan as a multi-dimensional character even when she’s off page.

Idylls of the Queen by Phyllis Ann Karr

Morgan helps Kay & Mordred in their investigation to track down the culprit who framed Guinevere for murder. She’s friends with Nimuë, who helps facilitate the meeting. Morgan’s an interesting mix of Christian & mystic, using magic to temporarily rewind time & show the knights events that took place the night of the murder. She’s manic & clever, I loved every word of her on the page.

Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Le Fay by Sophie Keetch

This series is yet incomplete with a third book to come, but the first two are solid. Opens with Morgan’s birth & follows through all the events of her life from losing her parents Igraine & Gorlois to Uther, both her sisters Morgause & Elaine to their husbands Lot & Nentres, & eventually her own freedom when she’s sent to a nunnery. By book 2 she’s married to Urien & has her son, Yvain, who she adores & attempts to do right by. But her bitterness toward Arthur & Urien poisons the relationship. A compelling Morgan with anger issues & a kind of stale but sweet romance with Accolon that ends in tragedy.

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

Complicated Morgan who got to speak her mind explaining where her complicated bitterness toward Arthur came from. She lives in the Otherworld with the fairies & Green Knight. She’s keeping Arthur sort of alive after Camlann in Avalon & participates in the Wild Hunt. She has an amazing end game situationship with Palomides. Biggest gripe was Collum pilfered her son’s backstory with the lion but oh well.

Movies

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Morgan is the wedlock daughter of Uther, sister of Arthur, who believes her claim to the throne is stronger & wants Mordred to be king. She’s the ringleader for all of Mordred & Agravaine’s plans, coaches them on all they should do, & stirs the pot on her own whenever possible, purposefully putting Guinevere into awkward positions. The costuming is amazing, all her veils & dresses are beautiful. She’s so catty here & her rivalry with Merlin is funny.

Excalibur (1981)

Iconic Morgana. Starts with her as a child who witnesses Uther in the guise of her father come to her mother & knows him for who he is. It’s said multiple times she watches with her father Gorlois’s eyes, through her, he haunts the narrative. She learns magic from Merlin & eventually uses that to seal him away & beguile Arthur into siring Mordred. She then raises Mordred all while tormenting the grail knights. Stunning costumes, veils & crowns, even armored bodice looks. Sexiest Morgana ever.

Merlin and The Sword (1985)

Funky redhead Morgan with the most perfect evil laugh. Her black feathered costume hints at her ability to turn into a crow. Auntie Morgan, as she’s called, coaches her nephew Mordred on how to work his way closer to his father Arthur while he & Agravain antagonize Lancelot & Guinevere. She conspires with some Pict warriors to have Guinevere kidnapped. She holds Ninian’s father hostage to get her to turn against Merlin. She’s a powerful sorceress with many abilities including potion making & summoning a dragon.

TV Shows

The Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)

Morgan is a magic user who aids Galahad on his quest to recover Excalibur. She helps him avoid Merlin’s machinations & breaks him out of prison with the use of quirky spells.

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57)

Returning after many years of banishment by her brother Arthur, Morgan appears in episode 26 with her son, Rupert. She hopes that helping him cheat will guarantee him a seat at the Round Table & secure her return to court.

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

First episode opens with Morgan & her parents, Igraine & Gorlois, as Uther makes his untoward intentions known. Morgan loves her parents & never forgives Uther for killing her father & taking her mother. She learns magic from Merlin & kills Uther, after which she’s sent to a nunnery while her mother goes to live with Morgause in Orkney. She returns later as an inconspicuous nun Arthur never suspects of treachery & holds a seat at the Round Table after the death of Merlin. She teams up with Accolon to steal Excalibur’s scabbard & coaches her nephews Agravain & Mordred to stir trouble at court. Understated acting with subtle but intense emotion behind it.

Merlin (1998)

Morgan is introduced alongside her parents, Igraine & Gorlois, when they come to pay homage to Uther. She’s got a cute speech impediment she maintains into adulthood & has a heartbreaking Hector/Astyanax moment while wearing Gorlois’s helmet before he heads out to die against Uther. She formulates a long term relationship with the fairy Frik & eventually gets pregnant with Mordred by Arthur in an attempt to take the throne. She’s played by Helena Bonham Carter who ate the role up & looked like a stunning mall goth the whole time.

Starz Camelot (2011)

My favorite Morgan in anything ever. Immediately murders Uther. She’s ruthless & determined, evil & sly & clever while also continuously screwing up & having to recalibrate all her plans to undermine Arthur’s rule. Stunning costuming, styling of hair & jewelry. Eva Green’s acting is insane here. Morgan’s magic weighs on her like a curse, the generational trauma is palpable, & she maintains complex relationships with all the women in the story including Vivian, Sybil, Igraine, & Guinevere. She forms a temporary alliance with Lot that was very sexy.

Games

Camelot Crush: A Round Table Dating Sim

Morgan is an NPC character the player can encounter in game. Adorable art & fun dialogue!

Morgause of Orkney

Books

The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle

Margaise is minimal, but she & her husband Lot loves spoil Gareth rotten. Margaise brings Gareth to her bower where she tells him it's time he went to her brother's kingdom to join the Round Table with his brothers who "shine forth like bright planets in the midst of a galaxy of stars." She loves her children dearly.

The Marriage of Guenevere by Richard Hovey

Morgause is so sneaky here insinuating herself into Guenevere’s confidence to try & break apart her marriage with Arthur before it even begins. She tricks Ladinas, a knight of the Round Table, to do her bidding, dragging Guenevere’s brother Peredure along with them. Gawaine is only sixteen here & not yet fully assuming a position he can combat this. OC collateral damage be damned I support women’s wrongs.

Holy Isle by James Bridie

This play has an incredible Margause that rules the roost in Orkney. She’s “a tall, sinisterly beautiful woman” with no fear or uncertainty. Everyone except wifeguy Lot is afraid of her & she takes full advantage. Margause can read & Lot cannot so she directs him on how to handle matters of state. She ends up stowing away in a ship to a new island to insinuate herself into the goings on there. She’s dubbed “Queen” by the locals in lieu of her name.

The Book of Mordred by Peter Hanratty

Witch Morgause meets a tragic end rather quickly, but she loves Mordred & bends over backwards to protect him from her fate.

The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf

Morgause plays a small part compared to her sister Morgan, but Morgause raises her nephew Mordred as her own to keep him hidden from Arthur. She’s kind & considerate. After Lot dies, she marries Pellinore, who helps raise her children. After Pellinore dies, she marries Lamorak. She survives the narrative! Gaheris, who had been helping his mother run the estate, arrives at the final battle to secure the victory.

Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Le Fay by Sophie Keetch

This series focuses on Morgause’s little sister, Morgan, but they have an interesting dynamic that Morgause teases Morgan by calling her “Morgana” to annoy her which inspired the series name. Morgause happily married young handsome Lot to become a queen which was refreshing. She also stepped up when Morgan needed protecting/explanation about Uther’s behavior toward their mother. Overall a rare positive portrayal.

Movies

Camelot (1998)

Morgause is one of the ladies of the lake whom Arthur meets during his childhood growing up in Avalon. She teaches him to dance & they fall in love & marry. It’s not indicated whether they are siblings at all, but it seems they aren’t. She’s the mother of Mordred who later comes to Camelot after Arthur had left to marry Guinevere.

Excalibur Kid (1999)

A plan hatched by Morgause results in Zack pulling the sword from the stone before Arthur can. She is ultimately fouled when Zack realizes the plot & foils her plans. Her costuming is cute & the actress is a pretty redhead with a sassy interpretation of the character.

TV Shows

BBC Merlin (2008-12)

Morgause is introduced in season 2 when she enters a tournament in full armored disguise. She summons Igraine’s ghost to explain to Arthur the true circumstances of her death & Uther’s culpability. Arthur doesn’t take this to heart & ultimately drives Morgause (& Morgana) to oppose him before the end.

Games

Granblue Fantasy

Morgause is the widow of Lot & mother of Gawain & Florence. She’s a powerful sorceress who developed a magical defense spell & took on trainees Florence & Lamorak.

[virgin-martyr]

Book Recommendations

If You Like We Have Always Lived in the Castle, You Should Try… The Vet’s Daughter by Barbara Comyn’s O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi  When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill My Sweet Audrina by VC Andrews

If You Like Anne Carson, You Should Try… These Possible Lives by Fleur Jaeggy Waiting for God by Simone Weil Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz Bluets by Maggie Nelson

American Gothic + Girlhood  Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Logic by Olympia Vernon Heaven by VC Andrews Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn  The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

Female Friendship — Obsessive, Brutal, Erotic Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy  When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan La Fanu 

Female Mysticism Matrix by Lauren Groff City of Incurable Women by Maud Casey From Virile Woman to WomanChrist by Barbara Newman The Female Mystic by Andrea Janelle Dickens Maps of Flesh and Light edit. by Ulrike Wiethaus

On Excess and Asceticism Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind  The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Holy Feast and Holy Fast by Caroline Bynum 

If You Like The Haunting of Hill House, You Should Try… White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi  The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Antinatalism — Against Being Born We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Tess of d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy The Trouble with Being Born by Emil M. Cioran Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky 

[alyszaen]

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

You were looking for my masterlist? Here you go.

Disclaimer: Nothing here is sorted in any particular order!

Cooperations

I take part in posts by @chiskz: check out the Masterlist, but my absolute favourites are the small Red Lights Series: Music Video, Reaction, Behind the Scenes Another fic of theirs I love: kawasaki once more

Things I requested

~Build Me Up Buttercup by @longingpurity~ I asked for a period comfort and JayJay DELIVERED ~Did you know? by @longingpurity~ Jay always makes me feel better whenever I ask for a fic ~Boyfriend texts with Han by @boydepartment~ Im so delulu i will cry :(

~Movie Night by @skz-jisoo~

~Changbin x bff!reader by @caseiloveu~ ~Felix x reader by @caseiloveu~

~Flower-ed Playlist for Han by @venusdailyblog~ ~Flower-ed Playlist for Changbin by @venusdailyblog~

~Stray Kids when they break your favourite mug by @minvho~

My absolute favourite reads ever

~Ignite | Lee Felix by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ Y'all I don't like AUs and this shit made me tear up, read it rn ~Kiss me | Han by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ KABEDON, HAND ON THROAT, BOYFRIEND ~Greaser Boy | Seo Changbin by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ I literally love u so much for endulging in my thirst ~Cuddling with you | Hyunjin by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ by now y'all can tell that her writing has a chokehold on me but this is SOFT ~Together Is Better | Jisung (skz) by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ tysm for this, i am so soft for it nobody will ever understand ughhh ~Sweet Night Talks | Han Jisung by @pettypuppy-jonghyun~ just me being delulu for hanji and loving this bitches fics

~under the same sky by @almondespresso/@chiskz~ this made me feel so safe

~Pink Chamapgne - Lionel Newman by @longingpurity~ the fluffiest fluff

~Before We Go To Bed by @chachachannah~ this is about me and hanji obv ~last embrace by @chachachannah~ gut wrenching. i hate this. fucking painful

~Lee Know x reader by @lino-nyangi~ I am very soft for this Lee Know

~Han x reader by @bbyquokka~ Jisung soft hours best hours ~stay with me by @bbyquokka~ a realistic depiction of mental health, incredibly comforting ~my soul mate is my cat by @bbyquokka~ this one hurts so good

~boop, and there he glares by @byjeekies~ SOFT SOFT SOFT

~Lee know x reader by @rachalixie~ I need all of you to understand how obsessed with this I am ~sleepy seungmin. by @rachalixie~ I want to put him in my pocket

~Politely, Shut Up by @skzonthebrain~ soft lino >>>

~The moments.. by @taeminsung~ toothrottingly sweet

~dance practice (h.h) by @yxngbxkkie~ the concept alone already has my heart aching

~they call you clingy by @yangfleurs~ I come back to all four of these posts regularly for sad hours

~not recommended by @skzinka~ this broke my heart

~Better Than Ever by @thevampywolf~ this one actually made me cry, the emotions are portrayed perfectly ~Stars At Home by @thevampywolf~ this is just so soft in a way that it made me physically warm

~does she? ; lee felix by @loveliestfelix~ unrequieted love? or not?

~skz treating your skzoo plush by @strayedstars~ funny af

~anything for you by @binniecorre~ this is so damn good y'all it healed every heartbreak i ever felt

~the dating experiment by @caseiloveu~ i need everyone to read this, genuinely, this did things to my heart

~You like me too? (H.JS) by @mxnsxngie~ I am delulu

~purposely loved | hyunjin x reader by @svngcore~ comforting in a painful way

~What about us? by @skzhua~ a masterpiece

~Clean Teeth & Goodnight Kisses by @jae-bummer~ it's not a want it's a need

~Hand hug by @hwaightme~ an absolute masterpiece that feels like a hug you've needed for years

Favourite Series

~Pizza Parlor by @longingpurity~ My absolute favourite ongoing series ever, i need new chapters RN

~Heart Attack by @cupidsheqrts~ I get full on giggly when another chapter is out

[sailoreuterpe]

Non-Romantic Song Recommendations

familial/platonic- the lyrics are relatively generic; family or friends

child love- perspective of a child to a guardian

grandchild love- perspective of a grandchild to a grandparent

parental love- perspective of a guardian to a child

sibling love- perspective of a sibling to a sibling

lyrics can tweak platonic- the lyrics are explicitly romantic in nature but can become generic with tweaking

romantic video- the official music video is explicitly romantic in nature; lyric music videos are usually less romantic

(This is my favorite familial/platonic song) Tracy Chapman (familial/platonic): The Promise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-nqzwIvnZ0

Andrew Gold: Thank You for Being a Friend (familial/platonic)

Andy Grammer: Don't Give Up on Me (lyrics can tweak platonic)

A Great Big World: I Will Always Be There (familial/platonic)

Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Michael Lloyd: Love Survives (familial/platonic)

Alison Krauss: Baby Mine (parental love)

Alison Krauss: When You Say Nothing at All (familial/platonic)

Anthony Gonzalez: Proud Corazon (child love)

Avicii: Hey Brother (sibling love)

Ben E. King: Stand By Me (familial/platonic)

Bette Midler: Wind Beneath my Wings (child love, familial/platonic)

Bill Withers: Lean on Me (familial/platonic)

Billy Joel: Just the Way You Are (lyrics can tweak platonic)

Billy Joel: Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (parental love)

Boyz 2 Men: Mama (child love)

Brendan Shine: A Mother's Love's a Blessing (child love)

Celtic Woman: Danny Boy (sibling love)

Christina Perri: A Thousand Years (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Crosby, Stills, and Nash: Teach Your Children (child love, parental love)

Cyndi Lauper: True Colors (familial/platonic)

Dan Fogelberg: Leader of the Band (child love)

Diamond Rio: One More Day (familial/platonic)

Diana Ross: If We Hold On Together (familial/platonic)

Dionne Warwick: That's What Friends are For (familial/platonic)

Donna Lewis: At the Beginning (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Gabriella Flores, Gael Garcia Bernal: Remember Me (child love, parental love)

Imagine Dragons: I Bet My Life (child love)

Jim Croce: I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song (lyrics can tweak platonic)

Jim Croce: Time in a Bottle (parental love)

Josh Groban: You Raise Me Up (familial/platonic)

Katy Perry: Unconditionally (romantic video, familial/platonic)

Kenny Loggins: Return to Pooh Corner (parental love)

Lionel Richie: Angel (familial/platonic)

Luther Vandross: Dance with My Father (child love)

Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (lyrics can tweak platonic)

Mary Chapin Carpenter: Grow Old Along with Me (lyrics can tweak platonic)

Melissa Wasserman: Twenty Two (sibling love)

Miranda Lambert: Over You (familial/platonic)

Miranda Lambert: The House That Built Me (child love)

OK Go: I Won't Let You Down (familial/platonic)

Phil Collins: You'll Be in My Heart (parental love)

Phillip Phillips: Gone Gone Gone (familial/platonic)

Phillip Phillips: Home (familial/platonic)

Porter Robinson: Shelter (child love)

Queen: You’re My Best Friend (familial/platonic)

Rachel Platten: Better Place (familial/platonic)

Rachel Platten: Stand by You (familial/platonic)

Randy Newman: You've Got a Friend in Me (familial/platonic)

Regina Spektor: The Call (familial/platonic)

Rod Stewart: Forever Young (parental love)

Sarah Mclachlan: I Will Remember You (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Savage Garden: I Knew I Loved You (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Shania Twain: Forever and Always (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Sick Puppies: All the Same (romantic video, lyrics can tweak platonic)

Sting: Fields of Gold (lyrics can tweak platonic)

Swedish House Mafia: Don't You Worry Child (child love, parental love)

Taylor Swift: marjorie (grandchild love)

Taylor Swift: Safe and Sound (familial/platonic)

Vienna Teng: Lullaby for a Stormy Night (parental love)

Will Smith: Just the Two of Us (parental love)

[andorshitdaily]

THE DEAD POLL - Semifinal

CHOOSE THE MOST ICONIC DEATH OF ANDOR SEASON ONE

Newman -- shot after immediately deciding to take part in a breakout on his first day of prison

Sparta -- presumably has to climb up a million stairs just to get kicked tf off the tower by Bert Lionel Hammer

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

Don't Bother to Knock

I would guess that most of the supporting players in Roy Ward Baker’s DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952, Criterion Channel, TCM, YouTube, On Demand) are better actors than leading lady Marilyn Monroe. In her film debut, Anne Bancroft, as a hard-luck saloon singer trying to break it off with pilot Richard Widmark because he doesn’t have a heart, makes a lot out of an underwritten role and is a knockout lip-synching her songs (dubbed by Eve Marley). But none of them command the camera the way Monroe does (Bancroft would learn to later in her career). Monroe’s role as a mentally disturbed woman whose elevator operator uncle (Elisha Cook, Jr.) gets her a job babysitting at his hotel is the Hollywood version of insanity, which basically means she can do anything they need her to do — dress up in her employers’ things, bully the little girl, mistake Widmark for her dead fiancé — as long as it moves the plot. And what a plot! Basically, Monroe’s Nell suffers dreadfully so Widmark can become a better person. I suppose if you remade the film today she’d have to be gay or a person of color. Anyway, Monroe has effective moments, but it’s all bits. The character as written is an array of tics anyway, but because of Monroe’s bad memory, nerves and reliance on acting coach (and possibly lover) Natasha Lytess, she can’t tie it together. There’s no throughline to her performance. Yet it’s fascinating to see how easily all the mannerisms that made her a star in comedies lend themselves to her role as a psychotic. With all the problems dealing with Monroe, Baker can’t give the film much tension, though there’s one effective scene with the little girl (Donna Corcoran) leaning out the hotel window to spy on other tenants as Monroe fights the urge to push her. Baker and cinematographer Lucien Ballard get some effective shots, particularly some off-kilter close-ups of Monroe. But they also have to include some cheesecake, which now feels exploitative. Widmark is good as ever and makes his character arc clear, and there are nice bits from Gloria Blondell as the hotel lounge’s photographer, Willis Bouchey as the bartender and Verna Felton as a nosy hotel resident. The film also has a terrific score by Lionel Newman, whose opening title music promises a better movie than this one.

[hauntingsoundtracks]

Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott

The Passage, soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith

[nelson-riddle-me-this]

I wanna know what records Lionel Newman had at home

[alexlacquemanne]

Octobre MMXXIV

Films

Quartet (2012) de Dustin Hoffman avec Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith, Michael Gambon, Andrew Sachs et Gwyneth Jones

Bob le flambeur (1956) de Jean-Pierre Melville avec Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy, Guy Decomble, Simone Paris, André Garret, Claude Cerval et Colette Fleury

Indian Palace (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) (2011) de John Madden avec Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Dev Patel, Ronald Pickup et Penelope Wilton

Grosse Fatigue (1994) de et avec Michel Blanc et aussi Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Guillaume Durand, Charlotte Gainsbourg, David Hallyday, Estelle Lefébure et Gérard Jugnot

L'Air de rien (2012) de Grégory Magne et Stéphane Viard avec Grégory Montel, Fred Scotlande, Céline Milliat-Baumgartner, Michel Delpech, Martine Schambacher, Miossec, Jérôme Huguet, Benoît Belleville et Pauline Moulène

Code Mercury (Mercury Rising) (1998) de Harold Becker avec Bruce Willis, Miko Hughes, Alec Baldwin, Chi McBride, John Carroll Lynch, John Doman, Peter Stormare et Kim Dickens

Le Privé (The Long Goodbye) (1973) de Robert Altman avec Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, David Carradine et Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mon oncle Benjamin (1969) d'Édouard Molinaro avec Jacques Brel, Claude Jade, Bernard Alane, Paul Frankeur, Rosy Varte, Lyne Chardonnet, Robert Dalban, Bernard Blier et Armand Mestral

Le Tueur triste (1984) de Nicolas Gessner avec Guy Marchand, Edwige Feuillère, Michel Creton, Béatrice Agenin, Franck Olivier Bonnet, Jean Louis Richard, Jacques François, Amélie Gonin et Marcelle Barreau

Indian Palace : Suite royale (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) (2015) de John Madde avec Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, Richard Gere et Tina Desai

Gremlins 2 : La Nouvelle Génération (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) (1990) de Joe Dante avec Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee, Haviland Morris, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph et Kathleen Freeman

L’Été meurtrier (1983) de Jean Becker avec Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Jenny Clève, Maria Machado, Évelyne Didi, Jean Gaven, François Cluzet, Michel Galabru et Roger Carel

Baisers volés (1968) de François Truffaut avec Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Harry-Max, André Falcon, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel et Catherine Lutz

Key Largo (1948) de John Huston avec Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Gomez, Harry Lewis et John Rodney

Soleil rouge (1971) de Terence Young avec Charles Bronson, Ursula Andress, Toshirō Mifune, Alain Delon, Capucine, Bart Barry et Lee Burton

Le Chien des Baskerville (The Hound of the Baskervilles) (1958) de Terence Fisher avec Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley, Francis De Wolff, Miles Malleson et Ewen Solon

L'Arnaque (The Sting) (1973) de George Roy Hill avec Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, John Heffernan, Dana Elcar et Dimitra Arliss

Au service de Sara (Serving Sara) (2002) de Reginald Hudlin avec Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Vincent Pastore, Bruce Campbell, Cedric the Entertainer, Amy Adams et Terry Crews

Tirez sur le pianiste (1960) de François Truffaut avec Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Serge Davri, Claude Mansard et Richard Kanayan

Séries

L'été rouge

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5

Castle Saison 8

M. et Mme Castle - Meurtre a cappella - Témoin-clé - L'Espion qui venait du froid - Huis clos - Le Rêve américain - Escapade à L.A. - Le ver est dans le fruit - Le Cœur ou la Raison - Votre mort est un ordre - Trahisons - L'immortel - Beaucoup de bruit pour un meurtre - La Fin du monde - Tirs croisés

Psych Saison 1, 2, 3

Voyances et Manigances - T-R-I-C-H-E-U-R - Qu'il parle maintenant ou se taise à jamais - Esprit, es-tu là ? - 9 vies - Champ de bataille - La Maison hantée - Shawn chez les super-héros - Souvenirs, souvenirs - La Guerre de l'étoile - Coup de soleil - Avis de meurtre - Jeu, Set et Meurtre - Poker menteur - Esprits féminin - Les Nouvelles Stars - 65 Millions d'années plus tôt - Un médium de trop - Trop facile pour être possible - Petit… mais costaud - Un plat qui se mange froid - Les Petits Génies - Recherche nounous désespérément - Chasseurs de primes - Un mort au pied du sapin - Mariage en sursis - Coups de vieux - Un rôle de composition - Dans le secret de la loge - Fashion victimes - Une nuit au musée - Chasse aux fantômes - La Folle Soirée de Shawn - Le médium qui tombe à pic - La Chasse au trésor - Au pays de l'or noir - Henry les bons tuyaux - Comme sur des roulettes - Haut les mains !

Friends Saison 1, 2, 3

Celui qui avait un singe - Celui qui rêve par procuration - Celui qui a failli rater l'accouchement - Celui qui fait craquer Rachel - Celui qui a une nouvelle fiancée - Celui qui détestait le lait maternel - Celui qui est mort dans l'appart du dessous - Celui qui avait viré de bord - Celui qui se faisait passer pour Bob - Celui qui a oublié un bébé dans le bus - Celui qui tombe des nues - Celui qui a été très maladroit - Celui qui cassait les radiateurs - Celui qui se dédouble - Celui qui n'apprécie pas certains mariages - Celui qui retrouve son singe : première partie - Celui qui retrouve son singe : deuxième partie - Celui qui a failli aller au bal de promo - Celui qui a fait on ne sait quoi avec Rachel - Celui qui vit sa vie - Celui qui remplace celui qui part - Celui qui disparaît de la série - Celui qui ne voulait pas partir - Celui qui se met à parler - Celui qui affronte les voyous - Celui qui faisait le lien - Celui qui attrape la varicelle - Celui qui embrassait mal - Celui qui rêvait de la princesse Leia - Celui qui a du mal à se préparer - Celui qui avait la technique du câlin - Celui qui ne supportait pas les poupées - Celui qui bricolait - Celui qui se souvient - Celui qui était prof et élève - Celui qui avait pris un coup sur la tête - Celui pour qui le foot c'est pas le pied - Celui qui fait démissionner Rachel - Celui qui ne s'y retrouvait plus - Celui qui était très jaloux - Celui qui persiste et signe - Celui que les prothèses ne gênaient pas - Celui qui vivait mal la rupture - Celui qui a survécu au lendemain - Celui qui était laissé pour compte - Celui qui s'auto-hypnotisait

Affaires sensibles

La chute de Nicolas Hulot - Blur vs Oasis : la bataille d'Angleterre - Août 44, La Libération de Paris, Épisode 1/2 : Août 44, des Parisiens en armes - Août 44, La Libération de Paris, Épisode 2/2 : Eté 44, De Gaulle, la marche d’un président - Docteur Petiot, faux résistant, vrai tueur - Hitler l'insaisissable cadavre - Benito Mussolini, un cadavre en cavale - Le mystère des noyés de la Deûle - Les trois de West Memphis - "Naissance d’une nation" : Naissance d’une contestation - Little Rock, neuf lycéens noirs contre la ségrégation - Emmett Till, le lynchage de trop - Marseille 1973, quand le racisme tue en toute impunité - L'argent russe du Front National - Affaire Alstom : la guerre secrète - Le procès de Lady Chatterley - Les survivants de la Cordillère des Andes - "Tcherno-Blaye" : le scénario d'un Tchernobyl français ? - La tour Montparnasse ou la folie des grandeurs en direct des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois - « Sans haine, sans arme, ni violence » : le casse du siècle de Nice - "La Grande Bouffe" ou le festin orgiaque - Taylor Swift, le phénomène total - L’abominable homme des neiges, une rencontre au sommet

Brokenwood Saison 9, 3

Comme chien et chat - En plein cœur - La mariée était en cuir - Le veuf noir

Le Coffre à Catch

#188 : La dernière avec UVA !

Les Brigades du Tigre : « Les Années-Folles » Saison 6

Les Princes de la nuit - Rita et le Caïd - La Grande Duchesse Tatiana - Les Fantômes de Noël - La Fille de l'air - Lacs et Entrelacs

Commissaire Moulin Saison 1

Le Diable aussi a des ailes - Intox - Fausses notes - Les Brebis égarées

Les Simpson Saison 3

Mon pote Michael Jackson - Lisa va à Washington - Le Palais du Gaucher - Le Petit Parrain - Une belle simpsonnerie - Tel père, tel clown - Simpson Horror Show II - Le Poney de Lisa - Un père dans la course - Un cocktail d'enfer - Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk - Vive les mariés - Un puits de mensonges - L'Enfer du jeu - Homer au foyer - Bart le tombeur - Homer la foudre - Le Flic et la Rebelle - Chienne de vie - Imprésario de mon cœur - La Veuve noire - Le Permis d'Otto Bus - Séparés par l'amour - Le Retour du frère prodigue

Belphégor ou le Fantôme du Louvre

Le Louvre - Le secret du Louvre

Nestor Burma saison 6

Panique à Saint-Patrick - Atout cœur

Rematch

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Saison 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Halloween - Halloween II - Halloween III - Halloween IV - Halloween V

Le tribunal de l'impossible

La Bête du Gévaudan

Spectacles

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, Director's Cut (1972) d'Adrian Maben

Chers parents (2024) de Emmanuel Patron & Armelle Patron avec Elise Diamant, Bernard Alane, Emmanuel Patron, Rudy Milstein et Frédérique Tirmont

Stevie Wonder: Live at Last (2008)

R.E.M : Perfect Square (2004)

Bénabar : la tournée des indociles (2022)

Le Chien des Baskerville (1974) de Jean Marcillac avec Raymond Gerome, André Haber, Christian Alers, Jean Pierre Gernez, Bernard Musson, Christiane Moinet, Pierre Hatet, Colette Teissedre, Robert Bazil, Liliane Patrick et Jean Jacques Steen

Livres

Putzi de Thomas Snégaroff

Kaamelott, tome 10 : Karadoc et l'Icosaèdre d'Alexandre Astier et Steven Dupré

Lucky Luke, tome 28 : Le Pony Express de Morris, Xavier Fauche et Jean Léturgie

Philip Marlowe : Le Grand Sommeil de Raymond Chandler

OSS 117 : Agonie en Patagonie de Jean Bruce

Batman : Un long Halloween de Jeph Loeb et Tim Sale