#shirley woods

[girlycinephile]

a.k.a the best kind of character there is

[coffeeandcinema]

In 1963 photographer Bert Stern photographed some of the top actors/actresses at the height of their fame playing their dream roles for a photo series in LIFE magazine's December 20, 1963 issue.

Cary Grant as Charlie Chaplin's Tramp / Audrey Hepburn as Pearl White in 'Perils of Pauline' / Tony Curtis & Natalie Wood as Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Bánky in 'The Sheik' / Paul Newman as a Douglas Fairbanks Sr. swashbuckler / Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin as Judah Ben-Hur and Messala from 'Ben-Hur' / Bing Crosby & Bob Hope as 1930s gangsters / Jack Lemmon as a war pilot / Shirley MacLaine as one of Busby Berkeley's showgirls / Rock Hudson as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

[bitterkarella]

Brian Asman: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of FUCK THIS HOUSE King: haha oh man! that title! that’s great! King: i’m sold already! Asman: good, cuz it’s kinda all downhill from here Asman: so this family moves into a new house Asman: and by the way the son in this family consumed his unborn twin in the womb Asman: just getting that shit right out there on the first page King: brian! you can’t do that! you gotta pace yourself! Asman: naw

Asman: listen you think living in a haunted house is bad? Asman: you should try it yourself! Asman: that’s right, I’m giving away a FREE haunted house to one lucky winner! Asman: and it could be Asman: YOU

[showing off a haunted house] Asman: now this house, we like to call it a ghostbuster’s dream Barker: yeah right man i’ll be the judge of that Poe: clive let him give his spiel Asman: s-so this house comes equipped with hot and cold running chills...

Barker: what’s that smell? Asman: ooo smells like the infernal fires of hell breaking theough the veil huh? Barker: you were just baking charcoal in the oven to give it that welcoming haunted house smell weren’t you Asman: Barker: c’mon man i know all the tricks Barker: i’ve seen HGTV

Asman: i’m sure you’ll find this house to your liking Asman: check this out Asman: walls continue upright, bricks meet neatly, floors are firm Asman: [thumping door] hear that? Asman: doors sensibly shut Shirley Jackson: [mumbling excitedly] Mary Shelley: yeah yeah i hear ya Mary Shelley: how’s the silence lay here? steadily? Asman: now if you’ll follow me into the master bedroom you’ll find a Asman: oh did you hear that? Poe: hear what? Asman: [knocking on wall] that knocking! oh it must be the ghost! Poe: you just knocked Asman: IT MUST BE THE GHOST!

Barker: gotta be honest here, man Barker: i don’t think this house is really haunted Asman: no no of course it’s haunted [wind blows through eaves] Barker: is that the wind blowing through the eaves? Asman: oh no no no Asman: of course not Asman: it must be the ghost

Asman: any questions about this haunted house? John Wiswell: is it a friendly haunted house? Asman: no, its the bad kind Asman: next question King: how many ghosts are in here? Asman: 999 happy haunts Asman: but there’s room for one more

Barker: if this house is so haunted, then maybe you wouldn’t mind a visit from the world’s foremost ghost hunters Asman: of course not! i would welcome it Arthur Conan Doyle: I’m arthur conan doyle Charles Dickens: and I’m Charles Dickens Dickens: together we are Dickens & Doyle: GHOST CLUB

Dickens: so you say this house is haunted? Asman: uhh yeah totally Doyle: that’s good enough for me! case closed! Dickens: NOT SO FAST

Dickens: if this house is REALLY haunted Dickens: you wouldn’t have to play Dickens: [dramatic reveal sting] THIS record of Walt Disney’s Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House on loop! Dickens: and you wouldn’t Dickens: [dramatic reveal sting] need G.E. Woods to hide in the closet to make haunted house sounds! Woods: [holding out peeled grapes] these are the ghosts’ eyeballs Asman: Curses! And would have gotten away with it Asman: if it wasn't for you meddling ghost club! Doyle: Doyle: i still think it’s haunted

[sweetpaintedladie]

Creem Magazine’s Stones Scrapbook Scrapbook of The Tour of the Americas, 1975

[uwmspeccoll]

Wood Engraving Wednesday

RICHARD SHIRLEY SMITH

English painter, illustrator, muralist, and wood engraver Richard Shirley Smith (b. 1935) produced this engraving for the title page of a collection of poems entitled The Closed Door by British writer James Reeves (1909-1978), printed by Claire Van Vliet and Susan Johanknecht at Van Vliet's Janus Press in Newark, Vermont in an edition of 240 copies, and co-published in 1977 by Twinrocker and the Janus Press, with 75 copies for Twinrocker in Brookston, Indiana and the Janus Press and 165 for the Gruffyground Press in England.

Smith studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and continued his studies in Italy where he became interested in classical themes and Italian architecture, as reflected in this engraving. It was in Rome during the early 1960s where he taught himself wood engraving, a medium that has brought him the most attention. He writes, "My . . . years of wood engraving has been the backbone of my reputation, such as it is."

Our copy of The Closed Door is another gift from our friend Jerry Buff.

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[jhsharman]

tv viewing habits of the late 70s

Archie's next door neighbors regularly wash the car while wearing bikinis. Okay. Other than that, Archie is the prime demographic for ABC's "jiggle tv" line-up. There much of a joke with that second one?

They could try for an awkward updated final line reprint or two, but apparently just moved on from it.

A sign of something that the Nielsen ratings survey assumes her phone call is watching television right that minute.

[jamroses]

list of all my favourite fictional characters + why i love them 1. charlie dalton: he is the character who inspired me to get out of my shell more and carpe the fuck outta that diem and i really like how his character was written. he is such a fun character to love and i just wish there was more of him out there!!!! 2. loki laufeyson: WHAT IS THERE NOT TO LOVE???? he has the hair, he has he fit, he has the sass, he has it all. from the first moment i saw him on the screen i immediately loved him and i dont think thatll every change. i was so happy when his series came out because it gave ppl a deeper understanding of who he was (a silly boy who just wanted to be loved)

3. galadriel: first of all she is GORGEOUS !!!!!! second of all shes an absolute girlboss and i love love love how we got to know her AND elrond (another fave) better. i screamed when they kissed. i totally cant wait till season three! 4. prince caspian x: MY POOKIE BABYGIRL WIFE I LOVE HIM SO SO SOSO MUCH HE MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH NARNIA AGAIN I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO FIHGT A BATTLE WITH HIM OR BE ON A BOAT WITH HIM

5. anne shirley: if it wasnt for her id be dead now (/hj) she taught me to be a dreamer and never give up and stand up what i believe in for and she is a BADASS her beef with gilbert blythe ate

6. elle woods: another ICON thank you mama woods for motivating me any time i have exams or tests :3

[duranduratulsa]

Up next on my 90's Fest DuranDuranTulsa's Plenty Scary Movie...The Faculty (1998) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #scifi #monstermovies #creaturefeature #thefaculty #joshhartnett #elijahwood #CleaDuVall #jordanabrewster #LauraHarris #usher #shawnhatosy #SalmaHayek #FamkeJanssen #JonStewart #RobertPatrick #bebeneuwirth #PiperLaurie #rippiperlaurie #dannymasterson #DanielvonBargen #christophermcdonald #SummerPhoenix #DuaneMartin #wileywiggins #JonAbrahams #shirleymanson #DVD #90s #90sfest #durandurantulsas4thannual90sfest #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsasplentyscarymovie #plentyscarymovie #8sThePlace #ktul

[desimonewayland]

Richard Shirley Smith (British)

Head of Pan, 1971 - wood engraving

Bonham's

[waugh-bao]

Keith talks with Don about bringing Charlie back into the studio and Ronnie and Jane Rose chat about Keith going to visit Charlie and Shirley the next week (1993/Video with custom captions)

[sixty-silver-wishes]

finally listening to the will wood normal album and it is so shirley jackson. does that make sense

[cottagecorelesbianbattle]

My crappy shitty mock-up for the competition! Remember, all of these have been randomized so don’t get mad at me if you think a matchup is unfair! I’m open to suggestions for how to make it more fair if anyone has ideas however.

Matchups (I will link these as the polls go up)

JO MARCH from LITTLE WOMEN versus TINKERBELL from TINKERBELL

DIANA BARRY from ANNE OF GREEN GABLES versus PRINCESS ALEXA from BARBIE AND THE DIAMOND CASTLE

WILLOW PARK from THE OWL HOUSE versus LEAH from STARDEW VALLEY

MARIA VON TRAPP from THE SOUND OF MUSIC versus JUNIPER WOODS from ACE ATTORNEY

MS. HONEY from MATILDA versus ANNE SHIRLEY from ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

FELICITY MERRIMAN from AMERICAN GIRL versus PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM from ADVENTURE TIME

DOROTHY GALE from THE WIZARD OF OZ versus FLORA from WINX CLUB

PERFUMA from SHE-RA versus ISABELLE from ANIMAL CROSSING

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that’s it! This is a pretty small poll and I’m still really disappointed about some characters not getting in (ex: Laura ingalls wilder) but I think the end result is pretty ok! I found it interesting that most submissions were from childhood media, which I suppose has something to do with people writing about country style lives in older things? Anyways, the polls for the left side will be up as of tomorrow (I will get them queued up after writing this) and they will last 1 week! The next week the right side polls will be up! Happy voting!

[cieuxgris]

[bertiewoosterz]

He’s your dad, joe

[bluesrocknrollingstones]

Japanese magazine clippings and book covers

[sweetpaintedladie]

Patti Hansen, Jerry Hall, and Jo Wood for Vanity Fair, 1989

photos by Annie Leibowitz