#orson indiana

[axlhecksbasement6]

Alone | Axl Heck x fem!Reader

You were one of Sue’s long time best friends. The Heck family basically watched as you grew up. they watched you fall, they watched you cry, they’ve seen far more embarrassing things that even your family hadn’t seen.

It was Junior Prom and everyone had a date except for you and Sue.

”It’s okay!” sue said enthusiastically. “We can be each other’s date!”

”That’s a great idea, we can even have matching dresses! Yours can be pink and mine will be (fav color)!” You said with a huge smile. You grabbed your magazine and with Sue you two began to browse. 

“This one is gorgeous!” She exclaimed pointing at the floor length gown.

”You have such a good eye!” You giggled.

If only you could stop time right there…

The next day you went back to the Heck residence.

”Hey Axl,” you smiled bashfully. You would never admit this to Sue but you had such a big crush on Axl since the 8th grade. Something about his jock, bad boy, long hair, aura made you want to kiss him.

”Hi,” he said nonchalantly. He grabbed a bag of chips and walked to his bedroom. You sighed defeatedly. You had been droppings hint to Axl that you want him to ask you yet he either ignored it or didn’t notice it.

”You should just ask him,” Brick said walking past you.

”What?!” You exclaimed nervously , “what would I ask him?”

”Everyone except for Axl knows. My mom and dad have a bet going on to see how long it takes for you to finally tell Axl,” Brick said nonchalantly.

”I’m not very good at hiding it am I?” You sighed.

”Nope! Even Sue knows, she just won’t say anything.” He grabbed his book before walking back to his bedroom.

You sat on the couch defeatedly, so everyone knew how hopelessly in love you are. “Idiot,” you mumbled.

Sue walked in the house squealing like a fangirl.

”Sue?” You said rushing towards her.

”Guess who just asked me to prom!” She asked. Your expression dropped.

”Who?” You asked trying not to sound disappointed.

”Darrin!” She squealed. You knew how much she liked Darrin and you always wanted to support your friends.

”That’s great!” You smiled and held her hands.

”I know! I’m so excited!” She jumped around causing her mom to walk out of her room.

”What’s all this noise?” She asked.

”Darrin just asked me to the prom!” Sue squealed excitedly.

You watched as Frankie’s expression drop, “What about (Y/n)?”

The realization hit Sue and she looked at you with an apologetic look.

”I’ll call Darrin and tell him I can’t go with him,” she tried to keep her optimistic expression but you knew deep down that she wanted to go with Darrin and not with you. 

“It’s okay, go with Darrin. I insist you go with Darrin,” you smiled holding her hands again.

”Really?” She asked and you nodded.

”I know how much you wanted Darrin to ask you and I would be a terrible friend if I robbed you from it.” You smiled. Even though deep down you were sad and disappointed. “But, this means you have to get a pretty and unique dress for prom!”

”OMG! You are so right! We should go dress shopping! The three of us!” Sue excitedly said jumping up and down.

”Yeah! We have to pick the prettiest dresses!” You smiled clapping your hands.

”Can you take us mom? Please!!” Sue begged.

”Okay, okay. I’ll take you two dress shopping,” she smiled. You and Sue squealed in excitement and rushed to her bedroom to do more magazine looking. 

The day finally came and Mrs. Heck took the two of you dress shopping. You three went to at least ten different shops and tried on at least 30 dresses per store. 

“I hate this one!” She exclaimed rushing back to the fitting room.

”You looked adorable!” Frankie shouted only to get a frustrated grunt from Sue.

You stepped out wearing a floor length (color) dress. 

“Oh. My. God. You look absolutely gorgeous in that!” She said watching as you did a small runway walk.

”I love this one so much!” You smiled excitedly. “It’s in my budget too!” 

“It is so gorgeous!” Mrs. Heck gave you a wide smile.

”I’m getting it,” you said walking back to your fitting room. Sue tried on three more dresses before finding the perfect dress for her. She couldn’t stop twirling and bowing like a princess. You check dress shopping off your list. 

Prom night arrived and still you didn’t have a date. You put on your best smile and walked to Sue’s house. You saw Darrin’s car parked on their driveway and you felt a sick feeling in your stomach. It dawned on you that you’re a third wheel. You stopped outside the front door and debated wether you should go in or not. You sighed and walked in.

”(Y/n)! You’re here!” Sue exclaimed happily walking up to you.

”I sure am!” You smiled happily.

”You two look gorgeous!” Mrs. Heck smiled. She pulled out the camera and took pictures of you and Sue, Sue alone, Sue and Darrin, and the three of you. The sick feeling never left your stomach.

”Let me get one if you (Y/n),” Mrs. Heck smiled. You awkwardly stood there as Mrs. Heck took a picture. You couldn’t help but  feel sad. You’re going to be the only one there without a date, you’ll be third wheeling with your childhood best friend. “You look beautiful.”

You smiled at her the best you could.

”We should get going!” Sue said happily grabbing your hand.

”Actually, I think I’ll drive myself to prom,” you smiled. “You and Darrin deserve a grand entrance!” 

“Are you sure?” Sue asked and you nodded.

”I insist,” you smiled holding her hand again. She smiled at you, waved good bye to her mom wand excitedly walked with Darrin.

”Do you want a ride?” Frankie asked and you shook your head.

”My dad left the nice car for me, I’ll make my grand entrance,” you smiled at her. “I should get going or I’ll be late and not the cool kind of late.”

”I want a lot of pictures,” Frankie smiled and you nodded. You walked out of the house and stood on their porch. You began to walk back home and the tears began to fall. You couldn’t help it at the point. You couldn’t help but feel defeated. Even though you suggested it you wished that maybe Sue would come back, ditch Darrin, and go to the prom with you. You arrived at home and realized you didn’t have your house keys. You repeatedly knocked on the door before realizing your moms car was gone. 

You sighed defeatedly once more. You began to walk to school. You and Sue used to walk together but now she gets a ride from her brother or her boyfriend. The tears began to fall again. You were happy for Sue yet you felt like you were missing out.

The heels began to hurt your feet. You stopped and took them off. 

“Stupid heels,” you whispered. You hated the concrete floors and the sound your feet made when it hit the floor. After 15 minutes you arrived at school. You watched as the couples entered the building with huge smiles on their faces. 

You put on your heels and walked inside the building. You looked around and saw Sue happily dancing with Darrin, a smile crept to your face. You walked around a little and watched the couples.

You walked to the desert table and grabbed a cupcake. You walked around again, a slow song began to play as the couples began to dance with each other.

Your heart dropped, you were alone. In a sea of couples you were by yourself. You felt tears again, you walked out of the gym and outside the building. No one was outside except for you. 

You slumped down on the steps, you wanted to cry but you didn’t want to seem weak. You didn’t want someone to see you and laugh at you.

”Why aren’t you inside?” You heard that familiar voice. Axl. You quickly wiped away the tears before looking up.

”It was too crowded, I needed some air,” you smiled.

”Then why are you crying?” He asked. You looked away and shrugged.

”I wasn’t crying, something got in my eye and I was trying to take it out,” you mumbled.

”I can tell when you’re sad. We basically grew up together,” he said extending his hand. “You shouldn’t be out here on prom.”

You looked at him confused but held his hand anyway. You noticed his tux and smiled.

”Did your mom send you?” You asked.

”Yes and no,” he said.

”Yes and no?” You questioned and he nodded.

“I wanted to come, I just didn’t know if you wanted me to go. You and Sue were going so I thought it would be awkward for me to go to prom with my sister, then stupid Darrin asked her to prom. I just didn’t know how to ask you.” He explained and you felt your face heat up. “And then my mom told me to go, she said you looked sad and wanted me to go and cheer you up.”

”Tell your mom I said thanks,” you smiled and he nodded. You two walked back inside. Luckily the DJ was playing one more slow song.

”Can I have this dance?” He asked and you nodded. You rested your head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. You felt like you finally weren’t alone. Like finally, you felt alive, you felt noticed, you felt like yourself again. Even though prom was short and not as magical as you expected it to be, you still had such a good time.

[alexlacquemanne]

2023 in 12 movies (1 per months)

January

The Horse Whisperer (1998) directed by Robert Redford with Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Neil, Chris Cooper and Cherry Jones

[First Time]

February

L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974) directed by Bertrand Tavernier with Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jacques Denis, Yves Afonso, Julien Bertheau and Jacques Hilling

[First Time]

March

The Fabelmans (2022) directed by Steven Spielberg with Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Keeley Karsten, Julia Butters and Judd Hirsch

[First Time]

April

The Third Man (1949) directed by Carol Reed with Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard and Bernard Lee

[First Time]

May

The World, The Flesh and the Devil (1959) directed by Ranald MacDougall with Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens and Mel Ferrer

[First Time]

June

La ciociara (1960) directed by Vittorio De Sica with Sophia Loren, Eleonora Brown, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Carlo Ninchi, Andrea Checchi and Pupella Maggio

[First Time]

July

Oppenheimer (2023) directed by Christopher Nolan with Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett and Casey Affleck

[First Time]

August

Heat (1995) directed by Michael Mann with Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Dennis Haysbert, Donald Breedan and Ashley Judd

[First Time]

September

Catch Me If You Can (2002) directed by Steven Spielberg with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen, James Brolin and Brian Howe

[First Time]

October

Le Grand Bain (2018) directed by Gilles Lellouche with Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Philippe Katerine, Félix Moati, Alban Ivanov, Balasingham Thamilchelvan, Virginie Efira et Leïla Bekhti

[First Time]

November

Fools Rush In (1997) directed by Andy Tennant with Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek, Jon Tenney, Carlos Gómez, Tomás Milián, Siobhan Fallon et John Bennett Perry

[First Time]

December

The Great Race (1965) directed by Blake Edwards with Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn et Ross Martin

[First Time]

Honourable Mentions :

Airplane! (1980)

Duel (1972)

Les Sentiments (2003)

The Carpetbaggers (1964)

Scoop (2006)

Mon crime (2023)

To Have and Have Not (1944)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

臥虎藏龍 (2000)

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

Le Dernier Voyage (2020)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

L'ingorgo (1979)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Adieu Gary (2008)

Conflict (1945)

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

La Nuit américaine (1973)

Sorcerer (1977)

La Guerre des polices (1979)

Life of Pi (2012)

The Big Short (2015)

Le Hussard sur le toit (1995)

Excalibur (1981)

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Le Procès Goldman (2023)

Enter the Dragon (1973)

Matrimonio all'italiana (1964)

Chaplin (1992)

La Vie de château (1966)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Au-delà des grilles (1949)

Second Tour (2023)

Le Couteau dans la plaie (1962)

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

JFK (1991)

Le Fugitif (1993)

Chef (2014)

Quai des Orfèvres (1947)

Appointment with Death (1988)

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

River of No Return (1954)

L'Assassinat du père Noël (1941)

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Die Glasbläserin (2016)

The Lion in Winter (1968)

Les Mystères de Paris (1962)

[vintage-every-day]

Norman Foster was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor born on December 13, 1903, in Richmond, Indiana. He directed many Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto films, as well as projects for Orson Welles and Walt Disney. As an actor, he was a leading man in early talkies and also appeared in Welles' final film, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒅.

[warrenwoodhouse]

Free: Listen to the 1938 to 1946 Radio Play of The War of the Worlds read out by Orson Welles

This audio recording is from the original diskette production and has been digitally uploaded to the library of the University of Indiana. This production is a radio play reading of the book titled The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. This recording, when it was live on air across America, caused a mass hysteria, panic and confusion for civilians, military personnel, government officials and media reporters alike. However, it’s still an interesting recording to listen to. Enjoy another great golden oldie.

🎵 Recording by Mercury Radio Productions 🎵 Recording part of Mercury on the Air

🎵 Type: Radio Play, Drama, Audiobook

🎵 Copyright: a 1938-1946 Mercury Radio Productions

📃 Reading by Orson Welles

📃 Based on the book “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells

🗓 first recorded: 30th October 1938

🗓 last recorded: add

[unblogparaloschicos]

TV: Brad Bottig

Una sitcom sobre una familia corriente compuesta por cinco miembros. Nada más común y, sin embargo, el concepto tuvo en "The Middle" (215 episodios en 9 temporadas, dato a tener en cuenta) un destino más amable del que podría esperarse. La originalidad, es sabido, no está en la idea sino en su ejecución. Una serie, e incluso una película, puede poseer argumentos similares a otras, pero siempre hay algo que marca la diferencia, que la destaca del resto.

La familia Heck vive en Orson (ciudad ficticia), Indiana. Clase media baja, problemas comunes; sus integrantes son la ama de casa Frankie (Patricia Heaton), su esposo Mike (Neil Flynn), jefe en una cantera, y sus hijos adolescentes Axl (bueno para los deportes, malo para la escuela, interpretado por Charlie McDermott), Sue (excelente en lo académico, torpe para las relaciones intepersonales, protagonizada por Eden Sher) y Brick (el menor, un obsesivo de los libros; el rol recayó en Atticus Shaffer). Como suele esperarse, el clan vive su día a día mientras en cada capítulo se conectan con personajes de mayor y menor importancia.

Uno de ellos es el adorable Brad Bottig. Interpretado por Brock Ciarlelli, desde el vamos su propia familia da por sentada su homosexualidad debido a sus maneras; el hecho de que el chico fuera el novio de Sue poco hace para cambiar esa percepción. Brad integra el equipo escolar de luchaes, es festivo, amable y leal, pero el "noviazgo" concluye cuando Sue descubre que fuma. No obstante, la amistad permanece y se fortalece: en un momento emotivo de su historia, el joven le confirma a Sue que es gay y recibe una respuesta reconfortante: ella ya lo sabía.

Brad es un rostro conocido para los fans de "The Middle", ya que aparece en 57 episodios, pero en todas las temporadas. Un personaje, sin dudas, memorable.

[spiderandthesims]

1880s Names

A

Boys

Abel, Abraham, Adam, Addison, Adelbert, Alexander, Alfred, Aloysius, Alphonse, Ambrose, Amos, Anderson, Andrew, Angus, Anthony, Anton, Archibald, Art, Arthur, Aubrey, August, Augustine, Augustus, Avery

Girls

Ada, Adelaide, Adele, Adeline, Agatha, Agnes, Alice, Alma, Almeda, Alta, Anastasia, Angeline, Anna, Annabelle, Anne, Arizona, Augusta, Augustine, Aurelia, Aurora

B

Boys

Barney, Benjamin, Bennett, Bernard, Bishop, Bradford

Girls

Beatrice, Bernadette, Bess, Bessie, Beulah, Birdie

C

Boys

Carlton, Carson, Casper, Cassius, Cecil, Charles, Chauncey, Chester, Christian, Christopher, Clarence, Claude, Clement, Clifford, Coleman, Conrad, Cornelius, Curtis

Girls

Camille, Caroline, Catherine, Cecilia, Celestia, Celestine, Celia, Charity, Charlotte, Christine, Claire, Clara, Clarice, Claudia, Clementine, Conception, Constance, Corda, Cordelia, Cornelia

D

Boys

Dallas, Daniel, Darius, David, Dennis, Dewitt, Dorsey, Douglas, Dudley, Dwight

Girls

Daisy, Delia, Della, Delphia, Docia, Dollie, Dolly, Dolores, Dora, Dorcas, Doris, Dorothy, Dove, Dovie, Drucilla

E

Boys

Early, Edmond, Edward, Edwin, Eldridge, Eli, Elias, Elijah, Elliott, Ellis, Ellsworth, Elmer, Elton, Elwood, Emerson, Emery, Emil, Emmett, Enoch, Ephraim, Erasmus, Erastus ,Eric, Ernest, Ervin, Erwin, Eugene, Everett, Ezra

Girls

Edith, Edmonia, Effie, Elaine, Elda, Eldora, Eleanor, Elise, Eliza, Elizabeth, Ella, Elma, Elnora, Eloise, Elsa, Elsie, Emily, Emma, Emmaline, Era, Erma, Erna, Ernestine, Essie, Esta, Estella, Estelle, Esther, Ethel, Ethelyn, Etta, Eudora, Eugenia, Eula, Eulalia, Eunice, Euphemia

F

Boys

Felix, Ferdinand, Francis, Franklin, Frederick, Fredrick

Girls

Fanny, Fay, Felicia, Fern, Fidelia, Flora, Florence, Florida, Francis

G

Boys

Gabriel, Garrett, General, George, Gideon, Giles, Golden, Gregory

Girls

Geneva, Genevieve, Georgia, Georgie, Goldie, Grace, Gwendolyn

H

Boys

Harmon, Harold, Harris, Harrison, Henry, Hollis, Homer, Horace, Howard, Howard, Howell, Hugo

Girls

Harriett, Hattie, Henrietta, Hester, Honora, Hope, Hortense

I

Boys

Irving

Girls

Imogene, Indiana, Iona, Iris, Isadora

J

Boys

Jack, Jackson, Jacob, James, Jasper, Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Josiah, Judson, Jules, Julian, Junius

Girls

Jane, Josephine, Judith, Julia, Julie, Juliet, June

K

Boys

Kenneth

Girls

Kathleen

L

Boys

Lawrence, Lawson, Leander, Leonard, Lewis, Lionel, Logan, Lucien, Lucius, Luther, Lyman

Girls

Lacy, Lillian, Lilly, Louise, Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda, Lucretia, Lucy

M

Boys

Major, Malcolm, Marcus, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Mathias, Matthew, Maurice, Maxwell, Michael, Miles, Milo, Milton, Monroe, Morgan, Mortimer

Girls

Mabel, Madeline, Magnolia, Marie, Mary, Matilda, Maude, May, Melinda, Mildred, Millicent, Millie, Minerva, Minnie, Miriam, Missouri, Mollie, Mona

N

Boys

Nathan, Nathaniel, Neil, Nelson, Newton, Nicholas, Noah, Noel, Norman, Norris

Girls

Netta, Nettie, Nevada, Nona, Nora, Norah, Norma

O

Boys

Oliver, Oren, Orson, Otis, Otto, Owen

Girls

Odelia, Odessa, Ola, Olive, Ona, Opal, Ophelia, Ora, Orpha, Ottilie

P

Boys

Patrick, Percival, Percy, Peter, Phillip, Pierce, Pleasant

Girls

Pansy, Parthenia, Patience, Pearl, Penelope, Permelia, Philomena, Phoebe, Polly, Priscilla, Prudence

Q

Boys

Quincy

R

Boys

Raymond, Richard, Richmond, Robert, Rodney, Roger, Ross

Girls

Rita, Rosalie, Rose, Rowena, Ruby, Ruth

S

Boys

Samuel, Seymore, Sidney, Silas, Simon, Solomon, Stanley, Stephan, Sterling, Stewart, Sylvester

Girls

Samantha, Sophronia

T

Boys

Thaddeus, Theodore, Thomas, Thorton, Tillman, Timothy, Tobias, Truman

Girls

Tennessee, Thelma, Theodora, Theodosia, Theresa, Tillie

U

Boys

Ulysses

Girls

Una

V

Boys

Valentine, Vernon, Victor, Vincent, Virgil

Girls

Vera, Verona, Vesta, Victoria, Viola, Violet, Virginia, Vivian

W

Boys

Walker, Wallace, Walter, Warren, Watson, Webster, Wesley, Wilber, Wilbert, Wilbur, Wiley, Wilfred, Willam, Willard, William, Wilson, Winfield

Girls

Wilda, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Winifred, Winnifred, Winona

Z

Girls

Zella, Zora

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

Top 10 Film Directors I’d Fuck

Werner Herzog is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Not the handsomest guy on this list, but I still want to fuck him.

Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of Midnight Express and wrote the gangster film remake Scarface. Stone achieved prominence as writer and director of the war drama Platoon, which won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. Stone looks like he could give a good fuck.

Jim Sheridan is an Irish playwright, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed two critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father, and later directed the films The Boxer and In America. Sheridan has received six Academy Award nominations. Handsome man who fits all my preferences for older, white-haired men types.

David Lynch is an American filmmaker, painter, visual artist, musician, and writer. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film twice, as well as the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival. There something about his voice that makes me want to make him moan in pleasure.

Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) KBE was an English filmmaker who was one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Why wouldn't Hitchcock be on this list.

Orson Welles (1915–1985) was an American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. Welles was huge in physical size as in talent and is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Dare I say, even a young Welles could catch a dick.

George Lucas is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Games, and Industrial Light & Magic. Lucas is considered one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. As a Star Wars and Indiana Jones fan, you know I'd want to fuck him.

Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. He has directed, among others, the science fiction films Alien, Blade Runner and The Martian, the road crime film Thelma & Louise, the historical drama film Gladiator, and the war film Black Hawk Down.

Jeroen Krabbé is a Dutch actor and film director who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1963, including Soldaat van Oranje, The Fourth Man, The Living Daylights, The Prince of Tides, The Fugitive and Immortal Beloved. I will always love “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo” for turning me on to Jeroen.

Martin Scorsese is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in film history. He is the recipient of many accolades, including nine Academy Award nominations for Best Director, four British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Directors Guild of America Awards. I have a thing for short men. He makes me want to pick him up… with my dick.

[whattolearntoday]

A bit of October 30th history...

1420 - Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle

1873 - PT Barnum’s circus, “Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts; NYC

1938 - A radio broadcast of HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds”, narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly causes a mass panic

1961 - Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin’s body from Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square as part of de-Stalinization efforts 

1990 - Britain and France complete the “Chunnel” under the English Channel (pictured)

2012 - Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and it’s rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion

2017 - President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates, are indicted on fraud charges, advisor George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI

2019 - Twitter head, Jack Dorsey, announces it will no longer take political ads

[kingofrandomthoughts]

DON'T LIKE HISTORY

People keep telling me they're not into history. If they're thinking about high school, textbooks, or documentaries on the history channel, then I understand completely. Forced learning stinks for sure. Especially when it's about something long ago or in a faraway land.

I see it differently. I would argue that most love history. Their formal K-12 school education setting and style aren't the first thing I see. Like the title character in the August Rush movie, history "is all around us."

We think of famous architecture and landmarks.

It almost doesn't matter what you do enjoy. Most likely, you do enjoy history. Let me prove it to you.

Sports is the number one pastime in America. Can a football fan tell you the famous players and games by their team? If I say, Walter Payton or Joe Montana, do they know who I'm talking about? Of course, they do. Just like Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr in hockey,

Mickey Mantle and Ozzie Smith in baseball,

or Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain in basketball. They know about the Ice Bowl, the Miracle on Ice, the 1989 Bay Area World Series, and recognize the Triple Crown Award (more than one sport).

How about Heisman Winners in the past? How many great college players can you name that were terrible in the pros? I can name several and I am no expert. Who were the best college players ever?

Has anyone ever moved through a defensive line like Barry Sanders or will anyone ever again? I miss watching that guy play!

Car buffs love their cars. Some love the Shelby Cobra and others go back to the Duesenberg and Vauxhall's.

Cars have become a part of Hollywood lore as well, with Knight Rider, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, the Batmobile, the Ghostbusters ambulance, and Jurassic Park jeeps.

I love movies and thought about going to USC for film school. If I spoke about Steven Spielberg affecting people with his movies, would it make sense? Jaws made people afraid to go into the water. Indiana Jones made people want to explore. His movies moved the public's perception from fear of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds

to his own tale of wonder in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and then to an awkward loveable buddy E.T.

Schindler's List broke the world's heart with portrayals of the holocaust. Jurassic Park brought dinosaurs back to life.

Do you realize that Jurassic Park was released in June of 1993? I graduated high school months before. Now I feel old.

Even in television shows, what was your favorite? Was it Mash? It was a rare combination of heart-clutching realities, tender moments, and needed comic relief. I watched the final episode.

Maybe it was Seinfeld or Friends.

Or Alex Trebek who's no longer with us, just like Robin Williams. Such great entertainment history.

I love music and its history.

Most who love cooking have heard the name Julia Child. I know people that were friends. She was a legend.

Collect shoes? Here's a picture of Chuck Taylor sneakers from their first go-round.

I love business history and remember this well.

Fashion is an obsession in America. Even I know about Oscar de la Renta, Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, and Versace.

I love the scene in the movie The Devil Wears Prada, with Meryl Streep explaining to Anne Hathaway where her careless fashion choices were decided by the people in the room.

"This… “stuff”? Oh, okay. I see you think this has nothing to do with you.

You… go to your closet, and you select… I don’t know, that lumpy blue sweater for instance, because you’re trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back, but what you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.

You’re also blithely unaware of the fact that, in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns, and then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent, wasn’t it?… who showed cerulean military jackets? I think we need a jacket here.

And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic casual corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin.

However, that blue represents millions of dollars of countless jobs, and it’s sort of comical how you think that you’ve made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when in fact, you’re wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room… from a pile of “stuff.”

Undoubtedly, Hatheway's character was unaware and probably didn't care, but everyone in the room did. It is the world they love and they know the history very well.

One more for the crowd. Who remembers playing these?

I wish we'd talk about the history of our loves that way. History still evokes emotion and memories, even just seeing pictures.

Don't you love sports history, cinema history, art history, fashion history, business history, and automobile history?

Maybe it's just me and my random thought for today.

[thehalloweenhub]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Here Are Some Ideas For Your Night of Chills & Thrills… (Part II)

Tales From the Darkside “Trick or Treat”

Halloween Themed Episodes:

Tales From the Darkside “Halloween Candy”

8 Simple Rules “Trick or Treehouse”

8 Simple Rules “Halloween”

WandaVision “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”

Scream “Halloween”

Scream “Halloween II”

Scream “The Man Behind the Mask”

Moesha “Halloween Part 1: Kim’s Revenge”

Clueless “Trick or Treat”

Lizzie McGuire “Night of The Day of the Dead”

Eerie, Indiana “America’s Scariest Home Video”

Goosebumps “The Haunted Mask”

Goosebumps “The Haunted Mask II”

Goosebumps “Attack of the Jack-o-Lanterns”

Supernatural “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester”

Family Matters “Stevil”

Family Matters “Stevil 2: This Time He’s Not Alone”

Charmed (1998) “All Halliwell’s Eve”

Pretty Little Liars “Grave New World”

The Middle “Halloween”

The Middle “Halloween II”

The Middle “Halloween III: The Driving”

The Middle “Halloween IV: The Ghost Story”

The Middle “Halloween V”

The Middle “Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death”

The Middle “Halloween VII: The Heckoning”

The Middle “Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery”

Slow Burn Horror Movies:

Hereditary (2018)

The Exorcist (1973)

Sinister (2012)

Suspiria (1977)

The Witch (2015)

It Follows (2014)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Curtains (1983)

Horror Films:

Gerald’s Game (2017)

Hellraiser (1987)

Halloween Kills (2021)

The Lords of Salem (2012)

Happy Death Day 2 U (2019)

Dead Silence (2007)

The Babadook (2014)

Carrie (2002)

Urban/African American Horror Films:

MA (2019)

Spawn (1997)

No Good Deed (2014)

Bad Hair (2020)

Vampires Vs. The Bronx (2020)

Haunted House (2013)

Horror Shows:

Midnight Mass (1 Season)

Slasher (4 Seasons)

Light As A Feather (2 Seasons)

The Order (2 Seasons)

Lovecraft Country (1 Season)

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2 Seasons)

Dead of Summer (1 Season)

Them (1 Season)

Supernatural “Everybody Loves A Clown”

Spooky/Creepy Episodes:

American Horror Story: Asylum “I Am Anne Frank”

Are You Afraid of the Dark “The Tale of the Laughing In The Dark”

Channel Zero: No-End House “This Isn’t Real”

Channel Zero: The Dream Door “Ashes On My Pillow”

Doctor Who “Blink”

Buffy The Vampire Slayer “Conversations With Dead People”

The Twilight Zone “Living Doll”

The Twilight Zone (80s Reboot) “Nightcrawlers”

90s Horror Films:

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Mikey (1992)

Idle Hands (1999)

Mimic (1997)

Leprechaun (1993)

Urban Legend (1998)

[axlhecksbasement6]

Cheater | Axl Heck x fem!Reader

You watched, not daring to look away not even for a second. Your boyfriend of two years was kissing another girl. A blonde girl with beautiful tan skin. Your heart sank.

You came for a surprise visit at his university, you had taken a gap year to sort some things out. You missed him so much you decided to visit him.

"Axl?!" You shouted catching him by surprise. He broke away from the kiss and looked your way. You shook year head, tears threatened to fall from your eyes. You stormed off, he was shouting your name and running after you.

"(Y/n)! Please let me explain!" He shouted catching up to you.

"Explain what? That your tongue was in another girls mouth? What is there to explain?" You shouted angrily. Your heart broke as he stammered for words.

"Please, she means nothing to me!" He exclaimed and you shook your heads tears finally falling from your eyes.

"I'm such an idiot. An idiot for believing long distance could work. I'm in Orson rejecting guys, telling guys that I have a boyfriend only for said boyfriend to be kissing and possibly fucking other women?!" You said turning to look away from.

"(Y/n), please. I was lonely and she offered me her company!" He defended himself.

"You're so weak Axl. If you were lonely you could have called me? You could have come and visit me? Planned for a day for me to go over?! Not kiss a random girl at a stupid frat party!" You screamed shoving him away.

"(Y/n) I love you so much I don't know what I would do without you!" He cried tears falling from his eyes.

"Go keep kissing that girl! See if she wants to keep you company!" You ran off to your car. He shouted your name pleading for you to come back. You got inside your car and drove far, far away from him. You never wanted to see his stupid face or his stupid smile. You never want to be reminded of him or his family.

You got home and immediately packed all the things you had of him. You packed his high school varsity jacket that he let you borrow. All the pictures from fairs and carnivals. You packed all the gifts he gave to you. All of it went into a box and you drove to the Heck's house.

You banged on their door and Frankie opened up.

"(Y/n)? Axl isn't here sweetie," she smiled and you shook your head.

"We are over Mrs. Heck," your voice was shaky. "But don't worry Axl has a new girlfriend and he seems to love her very much."

"Wait-? What? You broke up?" She asked and you nodded.

"I dumped him," you smiled. You handed her the box. "Tell him to delete my number, his is already deleted from mine." You walked away not allowing Frankie to say another word to you. Your heart was beating quickly and your lip began to tremble.

Two years gone to the trash. Two amazing years of fun and romance all gone. But, it was going to be okay. You were going to apply to colleges, you were going to get your life on track and not allow a stupid boy to ruin your plans.

[riverphoenixislove]

“Phoenix, who would play young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, could stand as an emblem of the emerging Hollywood to which all film-makers needed to accustom themselves. He shared none of their values or enthusiasms. He'd never seen a James Dean film, let alone one by Orson Welles, and when Peter Bogdanovich offered him what turned out to be the actor's last completed film, The Thing Called Love, the director of Targets and What's Up, Doc? had to explain who he was: Phoenix had never heard of him.”

— Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography by John Baxter [Published in 1996]

[alexlacquemanne]

Avril MMXXIII

Films

Le Troisième Homme (The Third Man) (1949) de Carol Reed avec Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hörbiger et Ernst Deutsch

Fantasia chez les ploucs (1971) de Gérard Pirès avec Lino Ventura, Jean Yanne, Mireille Darc, Georges Demestre, Nanni Loy, Jacques Dufilho, Georges Beller et Rufus

Super Mario Bros. le film (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) (2023) de Aaron Horvath et Michael Jelenic avec Pierre Tessier, Audrey Sourdive, Benoît Du Pac, Jérémie Covillault, Emmanuel Garijo, Xavier Fagnon, Nicolas Marié et Thierry Desroses

La Folie des grandeurs (1971) de Gérard Oury avec Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert, Alberto de Mendoza et Gabriele Tinti

Les Trois Mousquetaires : D'Artagnan (2023) de Martin Bourboulon avec François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmaï, Eva Green, Vicky Krieps, Louis Garrel : Louis XIII et Lyna Khoudri

Vacances romaines (Roman Holiday) (1953) de William Wyler avec Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power, Harcourt Williams et Margaret Rawlings

Le Signe de Zorro (The Mark of Zorro) (1940) de Rouben Mamoulian avec Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Eugene Pallette, J. Edward Bromberg et Montagu Love

Flair de famille (2023) de Didier Bivel avec Sylvie Testud, Samuel Labarthe, Fatim-Zarha Alami Marrouni, Oscar Copp et Anne Girouard

Un pont trop loin (A Bridge Too Far) (1977) de Richard Attenborough avec Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins et Robert Redford

Sirocco (1951) de Curtis Bernhardt avec Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, Everett Sloane, Gerald Mohr, Zero Mostel et Nick Dennis

West Side Story (1961) de Jerome Robbins et Robert Wise avec Natalie Wood, Marni Nixon, Richard Beymer, Jimmy Bryant, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, Betty Wand, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland et Ned Glass

Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) de Claude Chabrol avec Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Dacqmine et Hermine Clair

La Bête humaine (1938) de Jean Renoir avec Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Julien Carette, Blanchette Brunoy et Gérard Landry

L'Homme qui tua Liberty Valance (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) (1962) de John Ford avec John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin et Edmond O'Brien

Le Goût des autres (2000) d'Agnès Jaoui avec Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui, Gérard Lanvin, Christiane Millet et Wladimir Yordanoff

Remorques (1941) de Jean Grémillon avec Michèle Morgan, Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud, Fernand Ledoux, Charles Blavette, Jean Marchat, Nane Germon et Anne Laurens

Le Dindon (2019) de Jalil Lespert avec Dany Boon, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Ahmed Sylla, Laure Calamy et Camille Lellouche

Adieu les cons (2020) d'Albert Dupontel avec Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Uchan, Bastien Ughetto et Marilou Aussilloux

Indiana Jones et la Dernière Croisade (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) (1989) de Steven Spielberg avec Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover et River Phoenix

Tigre et Dragon (臥虎藏龍, Wò Hǔ Cáng Lóng) (2000) d'Ang Lee avec Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-pei et Sihung Lung

Séries

Friends Saison 6, 7

Celui qui faisait sa demande : 1re partie - Celui qui faisait sa demande : 2e partie - Celui qui croyait faire jeune - Celui qui réglait le mariage - Celui qui s'était mal assis - Celui qui retrouvait son rôle - Celui qui avait toujours l'air bizarre - Celui qui aimait les petites siestes - Celui qui avait un livre à la bibliothèque - Celui qui n'aimait pas les chiens - Celui qui offrait un vélo - Celui qui se déguisait - Celui qui aimait les cheesecakes - Celui qui a passé la nuit debout - Celui qui a vu mourir Rosita - Ceux qui avaient trente ans - Celui qui avait un cerveau neuf - Celui qui savait la vérité sur Londres - Celui qui voyait la robe de mariée - Celui qui récupérait le prix - Celui qui avait une jolie cousine - Celui qui fantasmait sur le baiser - Celui qui écrivait ses vœux - Celui qui rencontrait l'auteur de ses jours - Celui qui a épousé Monica : 1re partie - Celui qui a épousé Monica : 2e partie

Coffre à Catch

#109 : Le Dirt Sheet débarque à la ECW ! - #110 : Aurélien Portehaut débarque à la ECW ! - #111 : Mark Henry vs Matt Hardy - C'est un Perfect 10 ! - #112 : Le Championship Scramble: le titre de Mark Henry en danger!

Top Gear Saison 11

L'art de la chasse - La traversée du Japon - Alfas bon marché - Apprentis policiers - Spéciale Inde - Ski vs Audi - Angleterre vs Allemagne - Spécial Pôle Nord

Meurtres au paradis Saison 12

Désignée coupable - Un foyer aimant - La lettre anonyme : première partie - La lettre anonyme : deuxième partie

Affaires sensibles

La crise des missiles de Cuba - Poutine/Macron : le face-à-face des présidents - L'affaire Iacono : le mensonge - L’Erika ou la monstrueuse année noire - Cinq colonnes à la Une : la révolution télévisuelle - La sombre histoire du roi du polar, José Giovanni - « Humilier les morts pour terroriser les vivants » : la profanation de Carpentras - Georges Marchais, les mémoires effacées. - Le renard de Kerlouan

L'agence tous risques Saison 3, 4

Jeu de piste - Chasseurs de primes - Effacez-les ! - Les Chevaliers de la route - Boisson gazeuse - Le jugement dernier : 1re partie - Le jugement dernier : 2e partie - Mystère à Beverly Hills - Le docteur est sorti - Aux frais de la princesse - Un quartier anglais - Le monstre du lac - La route de l'espoir - Gran prix - Rien que du muscle - Un quartier tranquille - Prudence les enfants - Opération Abraxis - Le trésor sous la mer - Rock N' Roll - Une vraie mine d'or

Inspecteur Barnaby Saison 7

L'Homme du bois - La Réunion des anciennes - La Malédiction du tumulus - Le Prix du scandale - La Légende du lac

Spectacles

Fallait pas le dire ! (2023) de Salomé Lelouch avec Pierre Arditi, Evelyne Bouix et Pascal Arnaud

Dido : Live at Brixton Academy (2004)

Livres

Nanar Wars : Le Pire Contre-Attaque ! d'Emmanuel Prelle et Emmanuel Vincenot

Détective Conan : Tome 6 de Gôshô Aoyama

Détective Conan : Tome 7 de Gôshô Aoyama

Une enquête du commissaire Dupin : Un été à Pont-Aven de Jean-Luc Bannalec

Détective Conan : Tome 8 de Gôshô Aoyama

On ne vit qu'une fois, souvenirs d'hier et d'aujourd'hui de Roger Moore

[thinkingthinking]

Here, it may be useful to consider Welles’ fondness for hosting in light of an artist whose name is found on the initial guest list for The Other Side of the Wind, but who was unfortunately unable to attend—Andy Warhol. I am not the first to bring these two together: Gary Indiana dreams of little Andy listening to Welles on the radio as a child, the Campbell Playhouse years in particular, and somewhat curiously, given Welles’ torment at the hand of corporations for much of his life, finds their overlap in a tin can he calls “the merger of corporatism with art”; more germane to the present discussion is J. Hoberman’s assertion, made several times over the last decade (initially, I believe, in the London Review of Books) that Welles and Warhol were two of the earliest major figures of American art to take “the media” itself as their medium, rather than any specific practice. I would like to venture a third point of contact which The Other Side of the Wind confirms: that the ideal for both artists was the creation of a social context which, once set in motion, would sustain the production of an indefinite, potentially infinite, amount of art bearing their signature. Put more simply, they desired to create a party-machine that they could wield as if it were a brush or a camera. (Both realized this only fleetingly, if they realized it at all; for Warhol, it is the prime years of his film production, 1963-66, for Welles, the period from 1970-76 when The Other Side was in staccato production.) Warhol, fashionably awkward and a more accommodating host, needed only one camera, which could fit in any corner or closet; anyone who showed up could sit before it, and because they had come to his party, something would happen to them that could never happen anywhere else; they were not unique, but what they were doing at that moment was. Welles, in less abashed possession of an ego of similarly gargantuan dimensions and more insistent that everyone join in on the fun, in contrast asked that each guest (I am exaggerating here, though only slightly) pick up a camera and contribute to the communal creation of a work whose content was a portrait of some grand figure, and whose form was a portrait of everyone who sustained their position, often at considerable material or emotional cost. Phil Coldiron, “First Person Plural: On Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind”

[mentalcentrifuge]

three thousand years

one of the things that will always be funny to me is the premise of the later Orson Scott Card’s Enders Game series books. Like, first off both Ender and Valentine are alive still, and they’ve been alive for something like three thousand years of time. Not only are they alive, but Valentine’s been popping back up as Demosthenes here and there and Ender wrote the book that made him a war criminal. So as Demosthenes, Valentine wrote inflammatory political arguments to help her brother Peter take over the world, then wrote a series of history books, then wrote philosophical and cultural treatises that defined her other brother as a war criminal, then pops back up a couple centuries later and goes back to the political rhetoric. Meanwhile, Ender’s been traveling around as a preacher dude and pretty much by the series end both three thousand year old beings are just.

Chilling. Like they’re doing stuff, but they’re just lowkey three thousand years old and even the people who find out about it barely bat an eye. It would be like finding out that not only are Herodotus, Homer, Josephus, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and whoever has the most famous translation of Homer the same person, but they’re actually siblings with Achilles and they live in Carmel, Indiana. Just like, what? Excuse me? they’re just there? and no one knows, nobody cares?

[whattolearntoday]

A bit of October 30th history...

1420 - Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle

1873 - PT Barnum’s circus, “Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts; NYC

1938 - A radio broadcast of HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds”, narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly causes a mass panic (pictured)

1961 - Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin’s body from Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square as part of de-Stalinization efforts 

1990 - Britain and France complete the “Chunnel” under the English Channel

2012 - Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and it’s rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion

2017 - President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates, are indicted on fraud charges, advisor George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI

2019 - Twitter head, Jack Dorsey, announces it will no longer take political ads