#nitrateglow

[traceamountsoftimetravel]

2, 4, 7, 12, 14, 18

2. What was your favorite film as a child?

It was very probably Toy Story. Depending on what you consider "child" aged, it also could have been one of several disaster movies.

4. Is there a film that you love except for the ending? What would you change about the ending?

Yeah. Return of the Jedi. The part where Vader goes "NOOOO!" It undermines Vader's subtle acting, which is really tough considering it's all body language.

7. Has a film ever given you nightmares?

I've had ones after watching war films where I'm suddenly at boot camp. Twister gave me nightmares for a while, because living in the Midwest, you know there's a non-zero chance of encountering a tornado, especially in the middle of the night (I've slept through sirens, oops).

12. Which movie has your favorite soundtrack?

Lord of the Rings The Two Towers

14. Who is your favorite director? Why?

Spielberg, hands down. His direction elevates already good material, for the most part. And you never feel cheated. If you want to feel a certain emotion, there's a Spielberg movie for that. Saving Private Ryan will sober you up, and Tintin will make you feel elated.

18. What film do you think has the coolest poster?

This one. A friend from Scotland ordered this for me and it hangs right next to my desk.

[midnightcowboy1969]

Character ask game

Thank you @nitrateglow ☀️🌴

Tumblr swallowed your ask when I tried to draft it so I’m making a text post :)

Rico, Rico, Rico :))

1. My first impression of him

My first impression was bad. I thought he was a terrible homophobic little man 🤢.

2. When I think I truly started to like him.

It’s difficult to say because it’s been such a long time since I first watched the movie but I guess I think I can say I truly started to like him (after gradually finding him more and more amusing) in the scene where Joe wakes up from his nightmare. Joe says he doesn’t look gay and Rico says “what’s that supposed to mean” (he’s gay) and Joe says he’s so dangerous he’d kill Rico if he’d gotten to him earlier and Rico unimpressed says something like “I’m impressed, you’re a killer” (both iconic lines) and “I invited you didn’t I?” and it’s revealed he has no ulterior motives (other than getting that fridge up the stairs and some company). In that scene I just got him and I just fell head over heels for him as a character. Such an interesting little guy. And then that liking just grew as I got to them living together, dancing and Rico having his gay little fantasy ❤️ Definitely a character of all time.

3. A song that reminds me of him.

I don’t think I have a specific Rico song. I’ve got plenty of Joe and Rico songs however. So… I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You Got It by Roy Orbison is a classic Joe/Rico song from Joe’s pov.

It just makes me think of Joe fighting for his life to get Rico to Florida, and his goal of taking care of Rico once they’re down there. (Although he knows in his heart it won’t happen).

4./5. How many people I ship him with / My favorite ship of his.

I’m combining these because it’s just Joe!

If he’d survived they would’ve gotten to grow old together 🥲

Thanks again 💕

[hobbitmajora]

An excellent point, I agree! I think Professor Petrie is cut from the same cloth as 1943's Erique Claudin: A meek, mild-mannered man pushed over the edge by their experiences, particularly centering around the theft (or in Erique's case, what he thinks is the theft) of their life's work. He was probably not this much of a taskmaster in life with his past music students, but between his being jaded by his experiences and being on a time limit given his impending death, it makes sense that he's trying to crack the whip and push for such perfection from Christine-both because life was not kind to him, like you said, but because he only has so much time left in order to see his opera be done justice.

A nice guy, that Professor Petrie.

[norashelley]

tagged by @murderballadeer to make a poll with some fun stuff in my room & have people vote for their favourite

I will tag - @grusinskayas @maudeboggins @chantalstacys @oftwodarkmoons @4harts

@filminghere @monstrousdaughter @gayworths @ritahayworrth @nitrateglow

@nataliawoods @joanleslies @glamourofyesteryear @oldhollywoodholla @jwclapton

[tony-stark-ing]

Rules: Without Naming Them, Post 10 Gifs of Your Favorite TV Shows, Then Tag 4 People.

@nitrateglow @tincanmans @dirtkid123 @anyone else who wants to do this

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

My Top Ten Favorite Movie Musicals

I was tagged/encouraged by @broadwaydivastournament to share my favorite movie musical, so here we go!

The Sound of Music

Meet Me in St. Louis

Fiddler on the Roof

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Summer Stock

The Music Man

All That Jazz

tick, tick...BOOM!

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

A couple bonus "live performance/pro-shot":

Come From Away

Into the Woods

Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert

I tag @nitrateglow @hobbitmajora @victorie-etoile @fran-kubelik and anyone who would like to play!!!

[groovytimes]

Wasn’t tagged for this, but I’m doing it anyway and I hope to start this off. Your top comfort albums, here’s the link!

My tags: @strangeness-andcharm, @guerrilla-operator, @wideeyedandtired, @hoppkorv, @petiteclover, @glamourbane, @sailonacrossthesea, @ratscabies, @kate2o, @nitrateglow, @curly-italian and @themangledhawk .

[cesarescabinet]

Tagged by @incurablyromanticsblog. Thanks!

Tagging @heavensmortuary @nitrateglow @holyloved and anybody else who wants to try this challenge!

[zany-the-nerd]

Wait Until Dark piece for @nitrateglow

🔪

[nitrateglow]

Thoughts on The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)

Time for another episode of "Nitrateglow didn't think the panned movie was that bad"... though this one isn't necessarily great either.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was MGM's attempt to remake an old hit. In 1921, under the banner of Metro, the original Four Horsemen was a zeitgeist hit and catapulted Rudolph Valentino to superstardom. It was a lightning in a bottle kind of film, a movie about the horrors of World War I released a few years after the end of that conflict.

The basic plot, because it's late and I'm tired: A lusty Argentine patriarch has two daughters, one married to a German and the other married to a Frenchman. The old man prefers the French part of his family, which causes issues even before WWI rears its ugly head and the two families are drawn into the conflict. The focus is on Julio, the son of the Frenchman. He likes partying, has an affair with a married French woman, and is apolitical, until he isn't because drama. Then he becomes a self-sacrificing hero because personal problems aren't worth a hill of beans in this crazy world.

(That sounded bad, but it's just because I'm sleep deprived. The movie is actually very good and worth watching, I promise. It was directed by Rex Ingram, one of the strongest directors of the 1920s, and it has one of Valentino's best performances too. But crap, I'm supposed to be talking about the remake!!)

Now MGM was thinking about remaking this film as early as the 1940s, but once their 1959 remake of Ben-Hur became a smash hit, they were eager to see what other old blockbusters they could dust off. Four Horsemen was pushed into production, its time period shoved from WWI to WWII, and Vicente Minnelli put behind the camera.

Minnelli wanted to keep the WWI setting, but he was ignored. To be honest, the WWII setting isn't too problematic. The heart of the Four Horsemen story is the family drama and how events outside the family threaten to tear it asunder. Also, you still have Julio's arc from apolitical partyboy to self-sacrificing hero, so the spirit of the original is intact.

This movie isn't bad screenplay-wise due to those strong thematic cores. And Minnelli's visuals are rich as always. I particularly liked the surrealistic flourishes, like the superimposition of the four horsemen over key scenes. A bit campy, perhaps, but whatever, I liked it. And the Andre Previn score is just outstanding: epic, rousing, and romantic.

However, what brings the movie down is the casting of the lovers. Glenn Ford, good an actor as he is, is just wrong for the part. He's 46 playing a role made famous by Valentino at 26, and he's lacking in the charming impetuousness that would make the character credible. (Apparently, Alain Delon was considered but he wasn't famous enough for MGM's liking.) Ingrid Thulin is okay but not exceptional, her performance marred by lack of chemistry with Ford and some obvious dubbing over of her lines by Angela Lansbury doing a French accent. These characters should break my heart but they don't have enough passion to make me care.

It's a decent movie, but not a lost gem. And sorry, I can't help but compare it to the silent film in my head. Between the famous tango scene (not replicated in the remake-- for the best, really) and the finale in the massive graveyard, the mourners lost in a sea of white crosses... God, there's just nothing as memorable in this new version, save for the music.

[traceamountsoftimetravel]

15 questions, 15 people

Tagged by @nitrateglow!

Nickname: Trace or Rob - almost nobody calls me Rob, but I don't mind that people do

Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'1", 6'2" on a bad hair day

Last Thing I Googled: "lego hokusai the great wave"

Song Stuck in My Head: "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin

Amount of Sleep: I take what I can get, 5-7 hours

Dream Job: Writer/director

Wearing: black Levi's and a hoodie jacket I got for Christmas

Movies/books That Summarize You: movies - Spider Man 2, The Life Aquatic, Apollo 13; books - Zen in the Martial Arts, Everyone Loves You When You're Dead, some stuff by Dave Eggers

Favorite Song: currently it's BOC's "Then Came the Last Days of May"

Instrument: eh, piano I guess

Aesthetic: blue jeans, dark tees, and jackets

Favorite Author: I like David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, and Tom Clancy

Random Fun Fact: the root of my last name is "Schlesser," which is German for "owner of many castles." Where are my castles at? Rent's expensive!

tagging @eyes-of-the-fox @qveenofthefullmoon @virescent-phosphor @mad-prophet-of-the-airwaves @vidibit @thewaifupillow

[midnightcowboy1969]

Thanks for tagging me @nitrateglow ❤️

Last song: Hard to be in love with you by Hall & Oates

Last movie: Crazy People (1990) 😔

Currently watching: The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian, 30 Rock, The A&C Show aaaand some My Two Dads hehehe

Currently reading: Demon House by John Darnielle (really good)

Currently craving: bread

Last thing I researched: gay hits of the 80s and 90s

I tag @sewerfight @m--bloop @carygrantsbeard @davidrebooted @brimstone-cowboy @cinemaandallthat :)

[busterverse]

Nickname: None

Sign: No Left Turns.

Height:  Shorter than Busterkins.

Last thing I googled:  Different uses for phyllo dough.

Song stuck in my head: Lifeboat Party, Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Amount of sleep: Never enough

Dream Job: Getting paid big bucks for Tumblr posts.

Wearing:  At the moment, Slouchware.

Movies/Books that Summarize You:  Depends on my mood.  Books?  Some days it's The Little Broomstick.  Movies?  Some days it's When Marnie Was There.  Huge Studio Ghibli fan. 

Favorite Song: Impossible to pick just one.

Instrument:  Favorite to listen to?  Or the ones I (attempt to) play?  Listening, currently obsessed with cello and electric bass.

Aesthetic:  Eclectic.

Favorite Author: Absolutely unable to pick just one. Though I’ve been reading a lot of Raymond Chandler lately.

Random Fun Fact:  🎼 Was once asked to appear in a stage musical, without even an audition. Sounds like a brag, but I was 😱

Thanks to @nitrateglow for the tag!  😊

[norashelley]

i was tagged by @grusinskayas to post my 9 favorite first watches of this year. thanks so much mari! <3

This was one of my worst years for watching movies, watched less than usual and most were very bland or bad but looking back there were some I quite enjoyed!

I'll tag @maudeboggins @nitrateglow @chantalstacys @murderballadeer @valancystirling48 @filminghere @jwclapton @emmybrown @joanleslies

[thethirdman8]

@nitrateglow you might appreciate this remarkable mashup..

[mygreatadventurehasbegun]

Horror Month, Day 26!

Found out from @nitrateglow that today is the anniversary of Wait Until Dark's release, 57 years ago! So, of course, I have to watch this tonight.