#moulin rouge japan cast

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Do you think Arianna Rosario and Heather Makalani were handed down Holly James Arabia LM corset? Since they seem to be the only ones in the North American companies with the cropped one. I know Hannah Jay Allen in the UK had one but she was pregnant so all her corsets were cropped. Her new corsets are full length.

With the caveat that I do not have good photos of everyone I'll mention in here so working from memory for some of them. I believe they both have/had the same corset (details that can be compared match pretty well), but don't think its Holly's. I think they inherited Ericka Hunter's understudy corset. But there is a not zero chance of a new one being made for one or both of them.

For those who don't know what this is about when Moulin Rouge opened on broadway arabia wore a cropped corset with elastic bands over the abdomen. Pretty much all performers since (starting with the australian opening) wore the updated version, the same base design but now a full lenght corset reaching the hips. There have been a few comments implying that the original design was retired and replaced.

Except thats not really the case. As you mentioned Hanhah Jay Allen wore the original design during the first few months of her run as she was pregnant during that. Around the same time Melissa Nettleford debuted as cover arabia with the cropped. Then the Australia, Germany and Japan casts had one corset in that design each. In AUS understudy Kara Sims had the cropped corset (later inherited by Sayaka Kato) but everyone else got the full lenght one, (except for Kahlia Davies wore her preshow corset instead as understudy and later got the full lenght one as principal). In Germany it was principal Shanna Slaap who had the cropped corset (later inherited by Azzurra Adinolfi, and then Daisy Quainton). And in Japan it was (one of two) principal Anri Isobe. Australia and Germany got all new costumes. Japan used some of the South Korea costumes but that one in particular was new.

That plus Holly and OBC understudies Ericka Hunter and Amber Ardolino makes eight cropped corsets. And design being made up until 2022. Left to right: Holly, Ericka, Amber, Kara, Shanna, Hannah, Melissa Anri.

Ariana Rosario and now Heather Makalani had/have the same design with whats probably the same inherited corset from the OBC. The shape and placement of trims feels like the same on both. I dont think it is Holly's corset though. Pretty sure that one was retired after she left, by then it was showing a lot of wear and neither Ariana or Heather have that. The easy answer is they got Erika or Amber's corsets. Same design, little wear for both, neither matches their skintone perfectly (which always looks off in some lights because its satin and that interacts with light).

I don't have a good full lenghtphoto of Ericka's but I believe its hers. Its the closest match to the black trim on the one Arianna and Heather have and its the only one with that style of straps. But also there have been new corsets made in that design after lockdown for non pregnancy reasons. So there might be a chance there was a new corset made.

Also my notes say AR debut HJ A-LM corset changed later (but you know in spanish). Translation is Arianna debuted in Holly's corset and later switched to the one she wore for most of her run. Her first Arabia show was right after she joined the cast. If it was planned for her to wear Ericka's Arabia costumes those would have been away being altered for her but Holly's would have still been in the theater waiting to go in storage, so there are definitely photos of Ariana wearing Holly's corset but she didn't wear that one for her whole run.

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First cast for Limbo - The Return at new West End Electric

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First cast for Limbo - The Return at new West End Electric

Powerhouse songstress and firebreathing queen Clara Fable will finally get to show her family what she can do when Limbo – The Return has its Queensland premiere during the Brisbane Festival 2024.

The global smash-hit show is an intoxicating mix of cabaret, circus, acrobatics and live music. Limbo – The Return is the first to tread the boards of the brand new 400-seat theatre and bar The West End Electric when it opens on August 29, 2024.

“I grew up in Brisbane since I was five years old, and all my family are in South East Queensland,” Clara (above) says.

“And I have such great memories from when I was 18 or 19, working as the face of some of Brisbane’s most famous nightclubs at the time, like the Family.

“I always loved the West End. It’s where you go for great food and drinks and a more sophisticated night out. So I couldn’t be more excited to perform at our all-new venue, The West End Electric. I hear the cocktails are going to be amazing.”

Limbo – The Return reimagines the original Limbo stage show, which brought fire-breathing and gravity-defying stunts to stages in no less than 17 countries.

Learning the most deadly fire performance act in just 24 hours, Clara (below) has wowed audiences on Limbo stages across Europe, New Zealand, Japan and the United States.

Image: Damien Bredburg

‘More wildly exciting than ever’

Clara will breathe fire, dance and sing alongside a global cast of world-leading circus and performance artists, including Limbo’s extraordinary NYC maestro Sxip Shirey.

Sxip Shirey leads a motley band of multi-instrumentalists performing his signature Jank sound, inspired by New Orleans big brass bands, hip-hop, electronic and Balkan music.

Sxip is flying into Brisbane from New York with his small circus family. Together with his wife and creative partner Coco Karol, Sxip has orchestrated large-scale immersive choral events ​​at venues like The Sydney Opera House and Rockefeller Center NYC.

“I have composed for circus, for dance, for theatre, and for main stage opera and orchestras. I have performed at TED, and I have written songs for people like Rhiannon Giddens and Puddles Pity Party,” Sxip says.

“But what (director) Scott Maidment has invited me to do with LIMBO has its own brand of magnificence.

“That’s why I am still touring with the show, over 10 years after I began working on it. And now that we have created Limbo – The Return, it’s more wildly exciting than ever.”

Image: Damien Bredburg

The West End Electric is opening in August

The new high-powered extravaganza Limbo – The Return comes from Brisbane-bred, globally acclaimed production house Strut & Fret (Blanc de Blanc, The Party).

Limbo is a show that wowed Madonna so much she saw it twice and then asked the director to work on her world tour.

New venue The West End Electric is the Brisbane sister of Strut & Fret’s Sydney theatre The Grand Electric.

The Grand Electric, which opened in 2023, has been likened to a New York club or a theatre in Paris’ Moulin Rouge district.

Image: Damien Bredburg

Scott Maidment is creative director of Strut & Fret and is director of Limbo – The Return.

“When we open The West End Electric in August, Queensland audiences will literally see sparks fly,” Scott says.

“Expect a cracking cocktail list and the kind of experiences that have you on the edge of your seat – starting with LIMBO – THE RETURN.”

Limbo – The Return opens on August 29 during the Brisbane Festival. Tickets are on sale now via www.thewestendelectric.com

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Can you recommend some musicals? I never watched a musical 😱😂

Oh!! !!

Okay so the only musicals I've actually seen are Aladdin, Wizard of Oz, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in theatre. And Come From Away via bootleg on YouTube. But I do listen to a lot of musicals, so... I'm gonna recommend from whatever I'm familiar with, is that okay? Hah ^^

If you like a splash of HISTORY with your showtunes:

Bonnie & Clyde || Blues, Gospel and Rockabilly: A D E F I N E T E personal favourite of mine. Oh my god, I love it. Aside from romanticising criminals, its amazing! Beautiful music, and multiple love stories to actually enjoy ^^ - if you can separate it from the real thing. I know some people cant and are uncomfortable with stuff like that (Especially with Lizzie, which I'm gonna talk about after Hamilton) but if you just enjoy Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes you're good XD

Hamilton || Hip Hop- I just put this here because everyone (Seemingly, except me) love it and you probably will too! ^^

Lizzie || Punk Rock Opera: Another All Girl musical! Cuz we can never have enough of these ^^ This time its about Lizzie Borden and her murdering her father and her stepmother in 1892 (So this isn't everyone's cup of tea, obviously). I'm loving it at the moment though because, again, the actor's voices are all gorgeous, and emotive, and music is amazingly written and passionate.

Six || British Pop music: This is about Henry the Eighths 6 wives (Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived) and what happened to them. It involves them explaining THEIR side of the story (Whether its historically accurate or not) and trying to decide 'Who had it worst?'. Its just... so much girl power, and the costumes are so colourful and cool, and the actors are all so t a l e n t e d, and are all very cool too ^^

If you like VILLAINS- which you probably do. You are here on this blog after all ^^ :

Be More Chill || Pop Rock: Hooooly crap, the Squip (Super Quantum Intel Processor) is hot. Way too hot. Its no far. He's literally a computer. But anyway, the musical (And book) is about this teenage boy that climbs the ranks of school social hierarchy by swallowing down a pill from Japan that has a supercomputer in it designed to help him get popular and 'more chill'. Its very popular and for good reason- I definitely recommend 'The Squip Song', if nothing else!

Beetlejuice: If you didn't like the movie version of BJ, you might actually like this one! Alex Brightman's version is a little less totally disgusting, while still upkeeping that familiar gross, flirty vibe that defines him.

Heathers || Rock: Whether you listen to the original Broadway cast or the West End version, you get a myriad of antagonistic/villainous characters to choose from, varying from the lunkhead football players, to bitchy 90's Mean Girls, to the man of the hour JD who is basically Billy Loomis with pyromaniacal tendencies. This is another one about a teenager climbing the ranks of social hierarchy in highschool- but this time, with murder.

Mean Girls || Rock: Basically, modern Heathers! Regina George is a super villain in her own right, e s e p e c i a l l y in the musical version of the story. Songs like 'Apex Predator' and 'World Burn' really give her that impressive, badass, wicked energy that sets your villain senses alight haha XD

Moulin Rouge || Pop : Oh my god oh my god, my favourite. This is Jukebox musical which means its made entirely of covers of pre-existing songs (Highlights from Katy Perry, Elton John and Pink feature) mushed together to make a story. The Duke is the villain in this story and he is such an evil, possessive Sugar Daddy. Like a Disney Villain with actual sexual references.

If you want your heart warmed!:

Come From Away || Traditional Musical Theatre styles and Traditional Nefoundland orchestrations: Okay I know I said Moulin Rouge was my favourite... but Come From Away is REALLY my favourite. This is about 9/11, but not the violent parts. This is about all those passengers in planes that day that survived, but couldn't touch down in the USA that day so had to stay in Canada. It follows multiple storylines with (Real life) people dealing with what has happened and what could have happened to them, among other things. Okay my description has done nothing for this magnificent show but trust me, its fricken magnificent.

Legally Blonde: Okay I think most of us are familiar with Legally Blonde but in case you aren't!- An 'air head blonde' works hard and gets into Law school in order to prove to 'the love of her life' that she is serious, until she realises that he is a piece of crap and that she actually likes Law and that she can help people with this and beats him out in classes. Its just *chefs kiss*. We stan women being themselves and being as feminine as they goddamn like and that not having anything to do with their IQ.

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I also recommend & Juliet (Juke Box musical; 'If Juliet didn't die at the end': Representation), and 35MM (Theirs some REALLY GOOD, DARK stuff in there).

[titusmoody]

2021 Q2 stuff

Games

Return of the Obra Dinn -- Very different. A great experience to play, it doesn’t use any typical “gamer” skills or knowledge. It also hit on a lot of my personally prefered sensibilities (stories self-contained to ships, non-linear storytelling, mysteries, and meticulous attention to detail)

Kentucky Route Zero -- Even more different. I’m glad I played it for the atmosphere, though it didn’t click with me the way Obra Dinn did. Extremely atmospheric and cool, but also has a strong academic curiosity to it.

DOOM (2016)-- Okay, we’re back to regular video games. Everything about this one seems very carefully crafted. I had a good, mindless time with this one.

Spider-Man -- Not as well-crafted as DOOM, but also less juvenile. I also had a good, mindless time with this one.

Metroid: Samus Returns -- Feels like Metroid. The moment-to-moment combat is different than Super Metriod and Fusion, which is a nice way to keep things from getting stale.

TV

Shadow and Bone -- Sometimes tropes exist because they make for good stories. This show was a good example of that.

Pani Poni Dash -- WTF Japan, in a good way

Princess Tutu -- Much like I felt about Cowboy Bebop, this show was very well-made and I had an easy time appreciating what it was doing, though in the end it’s not the kind of thing that’s really for me

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid -- Pleasant to watch, mostly lighthearted but could definitely have emotional moments here and there to keep you interested.

Kakegurui -- Shows like this are the reason anime fans are so self-depricating. It was thoroughly trashy, but I’d be lying if I said that the trashiness didn’t lead to a lot of fun.

Love, Chunibyo, and other Delusions -- An excellent comfort-watch. About a high-schooler trying to run away from his cringe-y middle school phase. I definitely have criticisms of it, but I’m also definitely going to watch it again.

Devilman Crybaby -- I swear, Masaaki Uasa takes the most overdone premises and portrays them in such bonkers ways that they become pretty cool. This isn’t one of the best examples of that, but it still works.

Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket -- Part of Gundam’s brand is that it shows the effect of wars on individuals. This is a great small-scale example of that. 

She-Ra -- It’s good. The plot kinda meanders and the backstory lore is presented confusingly/unclearly at times. But the central characters are good enough to carry at least a few seasons, and the secondary characters really elevate the whole thing. I was personally very fond of Scorpia as well as the way the writers used Entrapta both in the plot and as a character foil.

Chernobyl -- Second time watching this, it’s definitely a favorite. 

Movies

Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again -- You already know what this is like and whether or not you enjoy the sort of thing it is. 

Moulin Rouge -- It’s hard to watch Mamma Mia without thinking of this one, so I watched it soon after.

Minari -- My personal reward for being fully vaccinated was to go to the movies by myself. This was a good movie, though overshadowed by the circumstances in which I saw it. I would’ve been very happy to be seeing anything.

My Fair Lady -- An iconic pop-culture touchstone. Not my favorite musical, for sure.

Interstellar -- This movie is in the odd position of currently being my favorite Christopher Nolan movie despite the fact that I don’t like it nearly as much as I liked either The Dark Knight or Memento when I saw those for the first time.

The Perfect Storm -- George Clooney, big wave.

Legally Blonde -- I didn’t hear the term “sitcom” until oddly late in life, and when I heard it, I assumed it meant movies like this where there aren’t a ton of jokes, but the characters are constantly in inherently funny situations. I don’t like this type of humor that much.

Jurassic Park -- A big “moral” of the movie was “don’t trust computers to do anything important” but today it’s hard not to get the message as “never underpay your system administrator” instead.

Apollo 13 -- Pretty good

ET -- I really didn’t like this movie and I don’t quite know what it doesn’t do that Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones do. Imminent danger seem to be part of it, but I don’t think that’s the whole picture.

The Day After Tomorrow -- *shrug* I had fun watching it

Pearl Harbor -- expected it to be bad, it was bad. It was definitely bad in interesting ways, and was almost good a lot of the time.

Die Hard -- I was looking for suspenseful movies with clear character motivation and this fit the description. It was good, though I didn’t like it quite as much as I hoped to.

Star Trek V -- Star Trek is often silly and I just can’t get on board with some of the silliness, like the last part of this movie.

Terminator 2 -- Yeah, I do like suspense. I don’t think I’ll look back on this as a favorite, but I was pretty into it. Moreso than Die Hard.

Cast Away -- Pretty good

Predator -- Somewhere between Die Hard and Terminator 2. I was a bit bored by the end, which ironically was the part that most closely resembled what I was looking for.

Braveheart -- I think romanticising medieval Europe is fun and cool. Unfortunately this movie has some creepy sexual hang-ups as well as rampant “no step on snek” energy that ruin the whole thing.

Redline -- Just a cool looking movie

State of Play -- I forgot the whole plot of this already, but I enjoyed it

Troy -- It’s not as bad as its reputation suggests, though the end does get really over-the-top cheesy

Demon Slayer -- I liked going to the movies by myself so much the first time that I did it again. This time it was in a much more full theater and I was one of very few people over 17. Fun action anime movie, though.

Gladiator -- I’m so disappointed that I didn’t connect to this movie, since over and over I felt like I was very close to loving it. I think the revenge motivation was what ultimately prevented me from really getting into it.

K-19: The Widowmaker -- Hell yeah, extremely tense submarine scenes, that’s exactly what I wanted.

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) -- The movie felt like it wanted its premise to feel plausible, but it really didn’t. Still pretty good, though

The Big Lebowski -- Still not a big fan of this one. 

The Naked Gun -- This confirms that my sense of humor has not gotten more refined since age 17 or so. I still thought this was pretty funny.

Dances With Wolves -- Mostly just boring. 

Angels and Demons -- Even at age 15 the book’s riddles and clues premise felt a bit too contrived. The movie has the additional disadvantage that verbal explanations are the most boring way to resolve questions, unlike books where words are all you have.

Chinatown -- Meh, a fine detective story but nothing really clicked with me. The director’s life is wild, though. He escaped the holocaust, had his pregnant wife murdered by the Manson family, and is currently a fugitive from justice for raping a 13 year old.

The Core -- Like The Perfect Storm, appealing in the “so bad it’s good” way.

Porco Rosso -- Think the type of character study of Kiki’s Delivery Service, but about a middle-aged man, so it doesn’t resonate with Miyazaki’s audience enough for many people to talk about it.

Uncut Gems -- My second time watching it, it’s definitely a favorite. Between this and A Serious Man, I seem to love extremely stressful movies about mediocre jewish men.

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) -- Interesting to compare/contrast with the other version. I like both

Galaxy Quest -- another movie that fits my personal definition of what “sitcom” should mean. Again, not my favorite type of humor

Fantastic Planet -- Looks like something between the animated sketches in Monty Python and Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Very weird, it personally really worked for me.

Scarface -- I think romanticising organized crime is fun and cool. 

In the Heights -- colorful, catchy, happy and fun. 

Books

The House in the Cerulean Sea -- a good comfort-read. very simplistic and a little clunky and amateur-ish, but ultimately pretty cute.

There There -- not a comfort-read at all. A super raw look at the modern life of a variety of Native American situations. Very harsh but also interesting.

Six of Crows -- Fine YA fantasy fluff.

[kerwritesthings]

1) Collide (Live) - Howie Day

2) Chandelier - OBC Moulin Rouge

3) Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon

4) Sounds of Silence - Disturbed

5) The Day The Dance Is Over - Darren Criss

6) A Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

7) Lost in Japan - Shawn Mendes

8) Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

9) Teenage Dream - Glee Cast 

10) Let You Go (Acoustic) - Birds Of Bellwoods

Tagging: @whenidance, @illumecherry, @sinplisticshawn​, @suzteel​

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to! Put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people. No skipping!

I was tagged by @peter-parkours

1. Alone by Marshmello

2. This Is Me from The Greatest Showman

3. Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) by Fall Out Boy

4. all the good girls go to hell by Billie Eilish

5. Bleeding Out by Imagine Dragons

6. Bad Guy by Billie Eilish

7. Warriors by Imagine Dragons

8. I Don’t Wanna Be Free by Markiplier & the Gregory Brothers

9. DDU-DU DDU-DU by BLACKPINK

10. Here With Me by Marshmello ft CHVRCHES

@angelhaz11 @farfromhaz @thinkoutsidethebex @hazmyheart @mysmileyspideyboi @preciouspparkers @starkissedholland @euphoria-parker @osterfield-holland-andcompany @heyhihellowhatsup0

[hurricance]

multiples of 5 :)

oh hell yeah

5. three songs you wish you could forget (because listening to them hurts)

-> girl that you love / panic! at the disco - it’s the only panic song i actively dislike and it’s a blemish on an otherwise incredible record

-> dogsong / toby fox - unpopular opinion the undertale soundtrack is fucking amazing but this song used to be my ringtone in the summer and i hate phone calls so it activates my fight-or-flight response now

-> the feeling / justin bieber ft. halsey - ok i actually really like this song but i hate that i had to purchase a jb song just because im a halsey stan :/

10. three favourite halloween/spooky songs

-> it’s almost halloween / panic! at the disco - i mean. come on

-> title / disasterpiece - this one is the main theme from “it follows” (which i plan on watching but haven’t yet whoops) and it’s just really good but also. terrifying

-> time warp / rocky horror picture show cast - another movie i have not actually watched but this song bangs

15. three songs you want to dance with your love to

-> sweet creature / harry styles - it’s just a soft and pretty song about love and i love that :^)

-> come what may / nicole kidman & ewan mcgregor - BITCH moulin rouge is the best movie of this millennium imho and this. song im. love invented

-> first day of my life / bright eyes - this one is so cliche but man it’s good

20. three songs that remind you of the person who sent this ask

-> writer in the dark / lorde - DUH this is chatham’s song

-> sweet life / frank ocean - i’ve known this song for a long time but i really started liking it when me chatham and shy were on our roadtrip and it was on the playlist so it always reminds me of that time!

-> jump then fall / taylor swift - we’re problematic for our tswift phases and i didn’t know this song until last summer when we were all listening to her entire discography absjabfijb

25. three favourite songs of 2017

-> hard feelings / lorde - LOVELESS IS GOOD TOO BUT THIS ONE JUST. FUCK it got me through a real rough patch in the summer i would literally finish work and listen to melodrama so fucking loud on the drive home and scream cry (only a few tears because im a safe driver!!) the lyrics to this song in particular and even last semester it got me through some shit like i owe so much to this song bitch

-> 26 / paramore - again another song that was really there for me when i needed it. it’s just a comforting, soft, sad song that i adore in every way

-> ever since new york / harry styles - i know some people find this song really lame but idk it just struck a chord with me (no pun intended) and i love it a lot

30. three songs you really want your followers to know (for reasons other than all those above)

-> bishops knife trick / fall out boy - HERE SHE GOES AGAIN ABOUT BISHOPS KNIFE TRICK I KNOW BUT i would’ve put this as an answer on the previous question if it hadn’t come out in 2018 because this might literally be my favourite song of all time. fob has a lot of really meaningful lyrics for me but this song truly takes the cake. I’VE GOT A FEELING INSIDE THAT I CAN’T DOMESTICATE / IT DOESN’T WANNA LIVE IN A CAGE / A FEELING THAT I CAN’T HOUSEBREAK!!!! i cannot accurately describe what this song makes me feel because it’s just so MUCH. i would literally die for this one

-> la de da de da de da de day oh / bill wurtz - yes this is the history of japan guy but hear me out this song is a little silly but some of the lyrics are so. wow. and it’s catchy and innovative just a good kinda sad bop

-> the gold / manchester orchestra - this one was hitting on the alternative charts hardcore and for good reason. i can’t describe it really but it’s just. very good

[peachypostings]

The Comfort Films

As an introduction to this new blog, I wanted to compile a list of films that I love. These are films that I would choose to watch when ill or on a rainy day. This list contains some really great films and some films that others may consider less than great. So here's a list of my 10 favourite comfort film, enjoy!

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

In this film Jim Carey plays a role which is more serious than any other I have seen him in. It really changed my opinion of him as an actor overall, and it shows how versitile he really is. I feel this is a must watch for every film lover. It will make you laugh as much as it will make your heart break, and my heart still hurts from the end of this film.

2. Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)

Honestly, I think I could watch the whole trilogy over and over as I find it so funny, probably because I relate to it so heavily. But the first one is the best by far. And who doesn't love Colin Firth.

3. The Great Gatsby (2013)

Baz Luhmans directing is some of my all time favourite. So when this film was released I couldn't wait to watch it. There is something so perfect about the grandeur of this tragic film. Also I feel Tobey Maguire redeems himself slightly in this film, from the other tragedy that was Spiderman 3.

4. Romeo and Juliet (1996)

This is one of the all time favourites. The characters, the music, the setting all contribute to how wonderful I find this. I mean of course it's another tragedy from Baz Luhman, but it is one of the best and Leonardo Dicaprio is incredible as Romeo.

5. What's Your Number? (2011)

This is a typical, would likely never happen in the real world, comfort Rom- Com. With a lovable cast including Anna Faris, Chris Evans, and sly appearances from Chris Pratt scattered throughout, there's no reason not to watch this when your sitting in bed, eating ice cream. I know this film is not loved by everyone, with a grand score of 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, but sometimes you need a romantic comedy like this.

6. Moulin Rouge (2001)

The last Baz Luhman film on this list (I promise) and unsurprisingly another tragedy. The first time I watched this film I remember being so confused but so shocked and saddened by the ending. Every time I watch this film I still cry continuously at the end. The soundtrack to this film is completely wacky and wonderful, much like the characters and scenes within.

7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

God knows how many times I went to see this in the cinema, but it still remains, to this day, one of my favourite films. Being a fan of the MCU in general, I thought this took it one step further than any of the other films Marvel has produced in recent years, as it contained so much political content, as well as all of the action you would expect from a Marvel film.

8. Happy Feet (2006)

This was one of my favourite films from my teenage years, possibly because it involves a lot of lovable, cute penguins. For some reason it still makes me tear up when baby Gloria sings for the first time and hits the high note perfectly. Not to mention the soundtrack throughout this film is absolutely wonderful.

9. Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010)

Not long after this film was released on DVD I watched in a media class at college. The aim of the class was to analyse the title sequence and I remember being so confused as to why it was so long. To this day i'm still a bit confused. The film itself is such a great ride all the way through with Scott's antics with both Ramona and Knives. And who doesn't want to have awesome Vegan powers??

10. Lost in Translation (2003)

I can't count how many times i've recommended this film to friends and family. I find it completely charming and beautiful. Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murrays interactions in this are wonderful, and every time I watch it it reminds me how much I want to go to Japan, but also how much I love it.

[charleytollerton-blog]

Week 4 - A Century of Change

During this week we looked at a ‘century of change.’ The Industrial Revolution was a period of massive change, particularly the second revolution around 1840–1870. During this society was shown to have moved from an rural base to an urban one with a focus on mass production. People looking for work moved from the country into towns and cities where they found themselves involved in textile manufacturing, metal production, machine tool production.

The time around 1900 was also a massive period for change, with the introduction of numerous new technologies from the electric light bulb, radio transmissions, the motor vehicle, flight, photography and even moving pictures.

There was then a growing demand for more materials and more steel for manufacturing. There was also a demand for more machinery, more roads, more canals and even more railways. This left little room for craft and quality. Artists and Designers reacted against this industrialisation.

Japonism

The opening of trading routes with Japan around the 1850s saw an influx of Japanese art and craft into Europe, particularly Paris, the epicentre for the arts at this time. This Japanese influence of Europe art became known as Japonisme. The bold colours, flattened perspectives and graphic quality of Japanese woodblock prints had a particularly profound effect on many artists towards the end of the 1800s.

Artists such as Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec revolutionised the art world. They cast aside the traditions of Realism to portray the world as they saw it through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.

Artists crossed many disciplines from painting to sculpture, architecture and design. Toulouse-Lautrec was a painter, illustrator and printmaker but is probably better know for his striking posters of Parisian life particularly the Moulin Rouge.

Arts & Crafts Movement

The Arts & Crafts Movement was essentially an anti Industrial Revolution movement. The Arts & Crafts aesthetic started as a reaction against the staid, production-line style developed by machine production. It drew its inspiration from nature keeping things simple without superfluous decoration.

William Morris was undoubtedly the leading figure of the Arts & Crafts. Best known for his distinctive textile designs Morris was also an artist, illustrator, author, typographer, printer, bookbinder and medievalist. He helped establish the modern fantasy genre influencing authors such as JRR Tolkien.

He also founded the Kelmscott Press publishing high quality books and influencing the revival of the private press, bringing the quality back to printing that the industrial age was losing.

Art Nouveau

Taking its inspiration from natural forms and nature and imported Japanese arts and crafts the Art Nouveau style could be seen in architecture, ceramics, jewellery design, paintings and the newly emerging graphic design.

Artists associated with the movement included, amongst others, Aubrey Beardsley and Alphonse Mucha

The Glasgow School

The Glasgow School grew from a group of influential artists and designers who began to gather in Glasgow. The most prominent members of the Glasgow School were known as the four, Margaret MacDonald who was a painter and glass artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh who was an architect, designer, water colourist and artist and by far the most successful of The Four. He then married Margaret MacDonald. Frances MacDonald was an artist, designer, illustrator and also known as one of the four.  Herbert McNair was also known as artist, designer and teacher. He married Frances MacDonald and was also part of the four.

Vienna Secession

Also known as the Union of Austrian Artists, the Vienna Secession formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian painters, sculptors and architects. One of the most prominent members of the group was Gustav Klimt who is best known for his richly decorated paintings and murals. Peter Behrens is widely seen as the first true graphic designer.