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Agent Carter text posts pt. 25/?

[mrs-jamesbbarnes]

In light of all of the attention that Dominic Cooper is getting for his role in My Lady Jane, I’d like to take this moment to advocate for you all to watch Agent Carter, Marvel’s best underrated show.

It truly has it all - strong female lead, disability representation, human Jarvis as the anxious best friend, Howard Stark being ridiculous, Chad Michael Murray, and a special appearance by the Howling Commandos (which is one of the best episodes imo.)

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

June: Brown Redux

The Duchess / Hayley Atwell as Bess Foster

Bess wears a good deal of brown in this movie (see also her elegant brown evening dress). This would be a day dress for an outdoor ramble. Georgiana's dress from the same excursion is covered in this post. Both ladies are seen in the stripes that were so fashionable at the time.

It's been suggested that this dress either was inspired by a similar dress worn by Marisa Berenson in Barry Lyndon (1975) or is the same actual dress with some minor modifications. See the picture below for comparison.

[willtasker]

NYCC 2024: A (Redacted) Review

I had planned out NYCC months ago, back when they announced Hayley Atwell in the spring. Everything else in 2024 had the volume turned down after that announcement. And with time, they also announced some of the cast of Starship Troopers and then Rachael Leigh Cook.

I'm happy to say that everyone was wonderful, glowing even. Some maybe a little more than others but over all, this was by far the best year I had at a convention in terms of people just being... nice.

So foremost is that I overbooked myself. Five cast members from Starship Troopers was at the same table and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let that slip by. I had to go Thursday, as Dina Meyer ((see above)) was only there for one day only. She was an absolute sweetheart, despite trying to duck out to make her plane on time. I almost walked away before they called me back because I forgot to take this photo with her. "Give me some sass" is what I heard in my ear over the deafening crowd and ... well, its not my worst photo but certainly not my favorite either. But she has these huge, chonky glasses I wish she'd kept on for the photos.

Michael Ironside was incredible. I've been a fan of his for decades and despite having a voice like a gravel quarry and that constant sneer painted over his face, he was very funny and very warm. He noticeably perked up when I mentioned his performance in "Crime & Punishment In Suburbia" and how Roger Ebert said it was the best work of his career. He nodded in approval, "I'm glad someone saw that. The director is a a good friend of mine."

Casper Van Dien was ... actually exactly what I suspected. He was standing in front of his table, talking to everyone, pitching the new SST Extermination game. He's high energy, happy to see you, quick with a joke.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a lot of time with either Seth Gilliam or Denise Richards. Seth was on his way out but seemed to be overly kind with everyone there? Does that make sense? Denise was rushing to get out because she had some sort of socialite appointment elsewhere in NYC but she was trying so hard to be accommodating and patient with people. I think she was aware of what her legacy is with men of a certain age. I purposely didn't take too long at her table - it was 7 pm and everyone was tired - and I think she appreciated the fact I didn't make a bad pass at her or stop the line for 5 minutes to show her art I had done in the hopes she'd follow my Instagram (witnessed both of these things happen in real time).

Now on to the main event:

I didn't know what to expect from Hayley. I'd never met anyone who had interacted with her, so I was a little pensive at first. I had brought two photos for her to sign - the one above I had blown up to an egregious size - but it was the other one that rang her bell.

The person running the cashbox passed my photos down and said "Hayley we have some very nice photos from this gentle..."

"This is from Howard's End!" Her eyes popped, a mix of genuine surprise and appreciation behind them.

We talked a little bit about her Margaret Schlegel versus the 1992 movie. She asked me a couple of small questions before we really hit it off on something I wouldn't expect: I told her how I found a lot of American television too "active" and how much comfort I found in rewatching not only Howard's End but just UK television in general. She sized me up quietly before agreeing, telling me she watches the same handful of shows over and over to unwind, as a comfort.

She signed the Howard's End photo first (not pictured here, I've determined it is a little too personal), then the above photo before going back to the first photo with "May I add a quote to this?"

I was left with words in my mouth for a second. I managed to say "Please!" once my brain rebooted and she said "I loved this character so much. And this quote." After we said our goodbyes - she's so effusive, high energy - I quietly found a corner of the convention hall to see she'd written "Only Connect" under her name and I sighed like an old dog sleeping on a cold kitchen floor.

I later had a photo op with her. I look pretty stiff and not my best but I've taken worse photos. She was extremely gentle with everyone in line, I think getting a sense that most everyone was having the same "Holy shit, thats Hayley Atwell" realization.

Finally, and certainly not the least of all...

Rachael Leigh Cook came out an hour late, wearing a cream colored sweater and necklace. Laugh as you must, gentle reader, but I'm absolutely going to my therapist this week to ask why a stranger like herself is so completely nice to everyone (but especially: why is she nice to me). She's the type who touches people on the hand or arm as they talk - she hugged the couple in front of me when they mentioned their engagement - and she has this natural ... I honestly don't know what to call it - grace? vibe? spirit? ... that makes the cold hearth of my soul blaze like a Christmas fireplace. I don't mean to suggest theres any sort of connection, simply that she gives off a vibe of generosity and familiarity that I've only ever felt with old girlfriends.

I thanked her for her performance in Stateside, which made her eyebrows go up like a Tex Avery cartoon, and complimented her on getting her character's diagnosis so wonderfully right. She listened to me, stopped writing, listened some more, would write some more. I'd hate to think I somehow overwhelmed her - I am often told I don't "play my cards" despite my being afraid I'm overplaying them - but she was sincere and gentle, her voice this almost ASMR tone. We took a selfie (THAT photo looks awful, I need to learn to not only pose in photos but not to cock my head away from the other person) and later a photo op (Which looks better! But like the one with Hayley, I look rigid compared to her practiced grace) where she invited me into her hooked arm with a "Hey you, wow, sharp dresser!" and straightened the front of my shirt with a pinch.

And finally! Mystery solved?

This is an update for @justrachaelleighcook - this photo was taken at Cannes! She'd not seen Anna in some time and the press (or whoever was behind the camera) asked for a photo together! "I've never seen this photo but I remember taking it because Bookies was running out of competition". So that dates this photo as 2002? (She'd also not heard Anna had been unwell of late and regarded what little I said with a bit of a furrowed brow.)

Needless to say I wish I had more time to talk to her but I'm forever aware theres a line of people behind me hoping for some time as well.

It was an exhausting two days at NYCC. I probably spent 15 hours there and of that, more than 13 hours was standing in lines. Overall, it was one of the - if not THE - smoothest and more effortless visits to a convention I've ever had. If any of them come back around, I'd love to meet them again. <3

[thishadoscarbuzz]

265 - Brideshead Revisited

We all know that Oscar fawns over costume dramas of literary adaptations -- or so we tell ourselves when forming predictions and one with a whiff of prestige arrives. In 2008, director Julian Jerrold delivered a new adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited with an up-and-coming young cast paired with Dame Emma Thompson as the devoutly religious Lady Marchmain. With Matthew Goode as the social climber Charles Ryder and Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell as the siblings he romances, the queer-inflected drama earned modest reviews and box office, with Thompson an outsider Supporting Actress contender through the season.

This episode, Thompson joins our six timers club and we discuss our love for the then-emerging Whishaw. We also look back at Goode's career including the misbegotten Watchmen film, Atwell's career outside of Marvel, and the surprising amount of time that has passed since Thompson's last nomination.

Topics also include Brideshead riff Saltburn, pneumonia terminology, and 2008 queer cinema.

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[picsforkatherine]

Hayley Atwell at the Michael Kors Spring 2024 "Ready To Wear" Runway Show during New York Fashion Week

[nothingbutpoison]

[sophs-style]

Michael Kors presented his Spring/Summer 2024 collection during New York Fashion Week on Monday (11th September 2023) in Brooklyn, with a host of celebrities in attendance.

Blake Lively, Anitta, Ariana DeBose, Camila Alves McConaughey, Coco Rocha, Ella Balinska, Ella Hunt, Ellen Pompeo, Elsa Hosk, Halle Berry, Hayley Atwell, Jenna Dewan, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelsea Ballerini, Olivia Wilde, Rita Ora, Vanessa Hudgens, Tiffany Haddish, Frida Aasen and Olivia Holt.

[camyfilms]

THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS 2022

You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn't seem fair.

[lizmaximoff]

Marvel Rewatch → What If...? (2021) dir. by Bryan Andrews ↳ 1.09 What If...the Watcher Broke His Oath?

[asgoodeasgold]

Apéritif with Lord Marchmain and his mistress Carla is a bit of an intense affair. It starts light-hearted enough but soon turns to the subject of religion, Brideshead and temptation. Lord Marchmain understands exactly the lay of the land with Sebastian and Julia even if Charles doesn't.

📷 Brideshead Revisited (2008) my edit and gifs

[captainxcarter]

[marvelmadam08]

So, like any sane person would do on a random afternoon, I decided to watch the entire MCU including the shows, in chronological order.

And I just finished watching Agent Carter (2 seasons) and the way they put in that love triangle plot line in the second season wasn't it.

[tremorsmackenzie]

if the oscars ever started to consider tv shows theyd have to throw out movies forever tv actors are insane honestly

[tinyreviews]

Seeing big names taking on a cartoon-esque series excites me. But this is just colorful Disney Marvel popcorn entertainment, without substance, squeezed into short-format shows.

[ssr-archives]

@/ChadMMurray: A fine group of actors... Can u pick the dummy? @AgentCarterTV @EnverGjokaj S2 Premiers tonight! Now on right coast! [link]