#starry eyes 2014

[possession]

”Ambition - the blackest of human desires. Everyone has it, but how many act on it?”

STARRY EYES (2014) dir. Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer

[userboygenius]

Noah Segan in STARRY EYES (2014), directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer.

[screencap-trailers]

[howlerbat]

I know Starry Eyes isn’t that big of a movie and not a lot of people saw it but when the main heroine who wants to be an actress is forced to go back to her old waitress job because she wouldn’t sleep with the producer and then confesses to her friend “Why didn’t I do it? It feels like I’m selling my soul already so might as well be for something I love” it really rewired my brain chemistry a little

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.

[misfithorror]

Starry Eyes (2014)

3/5 Stars

This movie is a dark commentary on the worst aspects of the movie business. It follows Sarah Walker, a retail worker with dreams of becoming a big Hollywood star. While she genuinely is a great actress, her shy demeanor and constant rejection letters keep her from her dream. And, all the while, all of her "friends" constantly undermine and patronize her. Save for the love interest who would love to have her in his film, but the gig is too small for her big dreams.

Cut to a strange audition in which the casting directors manipulate her into showing them the way she self harms (pulling her hair out). What follows is a story of manipulation and transformation.

The best parts of this are at the end. And while I'm not a big fan of the occult route that the movie takes, the effects that show through on Sarah are impactful.

[jackatlas]

doing a face mask with my fiancee while we watch doctor who. its christmas eve, and everything is right

[kino51]

starry eyes 2014

[noeljpenaflor]

[midnightmurdershow]

Starry Eyes (2014) Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer

[thlayli-ra]

Punkintyre; a twisted love story (ii)

Welcome to the next part of my Punkintyre ramblings. Last time I spoke about the players and their motives, now I'll be delving into my favourite themes of the ship.

***As always, please note that this is just my own headcanons and are for a spot of fun***

'Look me in the eye when you speak to me, please?'

Punkintyre is all about obsession; mainly Drew's obsession with Punk. Or to be more exact, Drew's obsession with getting Punk to look at him.

He notoriously said 'don't lower those eyes, Punk. Look me in the eyes when you speak to me, please' (and my lower half burst into a million pieces). There was so much to that one line. How it belittled the veteran; Drew was telling him that things had changed in the WWE since his absence, that Punk was no longer the top dog, nor was Drew the young, starry-eyed upstart. He was telling Punk that their roles were now reversed and that Drew was the one making the orders around here now so Punk better damn start listening!

But then... he said 'please'.

And all the power slipped away from his statement with that one, solitary word. Because he wasn't 'telling' Punk, he was 'asking' him. Asking him to look Drew in the eye and give him his attention, his respect. Everything that Punk had denied him their first time around in WWE. Drew is still bitter about it and now he wants that attention more than ever. When the jabs on social media and on-air didn't get the reaction he hoped for, Drew put Punk front and centre at his match at Wrestlemania as a special guest commentator. That way Punk has no option but to look at him at long last.

That should have been enough! But it wasn't, and after winning the title, Drew found himself drawn to Punk, wanting to lavish in the older man's attention up close and personal. Crawling towards him on the table, rubbing the belt in his face, getting to his feet so that Punk has to stare up at him as he insulted him. And for a while, Punk didn't bite... until he did!

Drew finally got what he wanted; Punk's attention. But it was a double-edged sword and cost him dearly. First Wrestlemania, then the no.1 contendership the following night, then Clash at the Castle, then Money in the Bank. The finger on the monkey paw had curled and Drew discovered too late that Punk's gaze is a curse. He'd opened a can of worms and couldn't just cram them all back in again.

Which leads us nicely onto...

Broken Dreams

At the Royal Rumble 2014, Punk had his last match in WWE. He didn't know it at the time - all that he knew was that he was burnt out, jaded and tired. Tired of the constant struggle, the backstage politics and above all, this sickness that had festered inside him for months. He couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, the medicine he was prescribed was wreaking havoc with his bowels until he'd shat himself on live television and an angry boil seethed beneath the waistband of his trunks.

As he sat in the trainer's room in Cleveland before Raw the following night, suffering from a concussion that he'd picked up during the Rumble, a medic thrust a cup in his hand and told the famously straight edge wrestler to piss in it. It was the final straw and Punk walked away. Some months later, the WWE fired him. On his wedding day.

At the Royal Rumble 2024, Punk had his first match back in WWE in ten years. He didn't need to return - it had taken a lot of pride-swallowing and bridge-mending - and he had already accomplished so much in his tenure with the company. Except... for one. His holy grail. His white whale. The prize catch that had slipped through his hands time and time again.

Main-eventing Wrestlemania!

And it was finally within his reach, all but guaranteed. His name was big enough, his draw undeniable. He ran into the Rumble with a purpose, a rejuvenated spirit and love for his profession.

Until he was caught on the wrong end of a Future Shock DDT...

At Wrestlemania 2020, Drew McIntyre won the WWE Championship. This was a culmination of his entire life's work and dedication, of pushing through the bleakest of times when all hope had gone, of working through addiction, of picking himself back up and igniting that spark again to light his way back through the shadows. At long last, he'd been rewarded for his efforts. Heaving himself up from his knees, tears in his eyes, he clutched his beloved prize and climbed the turnbuckle to show it off-

-to an empty room!

Drew's greatest moment would always be tainted by the presence of Covid-19. Where there should have been crowds cheering, noise and atmosphere was instead an empty silence. It hardly echoed the weight of this victory for him personally.

At Wrestlemania in 2024, Drew won the World Heavyweight Championship. It was everything that his victory in 2020 hadn't been. Dubbed the Biggest Wrestlemania in history, the noise from the capacity crowd was deafening, almost shattering his ear drums. He stumbled to his wife and brother in the crowd, presented them the title he had won, hugged them, kissed them.

Then, he spied CM Punk, sitting at commentary clapping with the rest of the crowd. He could have turned and left, ignored the call of the siren but he didn't...

At Clash at the Castle in 2022, Drew was the Hometown Hero. Well... close enough! It may have been Wales but it was the UK and he was the biggest name in the company from these parts so he was the one chosen to be the face of the PLE and to main-event it. And what a main event! It was Drew's chance to stare down the barrel of the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, and hope was high for a de-throning. Drew had pushed Roman to his limits in the build-up and reduced the Head of the Table down to his knees.

But it was not to be. Despite a valiant effort from the contender, the champion retained, though, not without an unfair advantage from the Usos and their baby brother, Solo Sikoa, making his main roster debut. But Drew was given no time to wallow; there was still minutes on the clock and he was forced to pick himself up, put on a fake smile and entertain the crowd until they went off the air, unable to show the world how his heart was breaking.

At Clash at the Castle in 2024, Drew was the Hometown Hero. For real this time! They were in Glasgow, Scotland, his home country, a mere thirty miles from where he had grown up, in the city where he had studied at university, where he had trained to wrestle, where he had cut his teeth and, above all, the city that had welcome him back with open arms when he had failed. It was here that he had reinvented himself, became something bigger and better, rejuvenated his gimmick and, in turn, his career. He returned a conquering hero, at the top of the mountain and ready to give back to the city that he loved so much.

The stars were aligned so perfectly, like a beautiful constellation that could only be witnessed every thousand years. He could finally feel the darkness of the past few months lift, he had a chance for redemption, to become the hero he was destined to be as he pinned Damian Priest to win the championship that had eluded him all Summer in front of his people, his town, his country.

The referee slid into the ring and counted the one, two...

It's highly appropriate that Drew was the one to kick-start this feud by shattering Punk's Wrestlemania hopes considering that his previous entrance music was called 'Broken Dreams'. Since then, it's his own dreams that have been ripped from him time and again by a vengeful Punk who has vowed that Drew will never hold another championship as long as he's breathing.

As the feud has progressed, there has been less focus on this theme, yet it remains the main crux of it and what it boils down to; having something precious stolen away.

Speaking of which...

The Scarf and the Bracelet

There has been a lot of talk of the similarities between Punk's feud with Drew and his incredible feud in AEW with MJF. The psycho-sexual obsession, the wily veteran taking on the younger talent who's now more established, the match where they are literally attached to one another, the ambiguity between who's right and who's wrong, um...whipping... the list goes on.

But one similarity that I like yet I've never seen brought up is that both feuds involved something getting stolen. In AEW, Punk stole MJF's scarf and walked in the following week wearing it around his neck. He said he was hoping it would evoke a reaction from Max, but then he discovered that it was a cheap replica, one of thousands that cost a few bucks on Amazon. It meant nothing. It was a callous way for Punk to call Max hollow, a poser acting like he was somebody important when in actuality everything he did and possessed was empty and meaningless.

In WWE, Drew stole Punk's bracelet.

And it's acknowledged from the start that it's a cheap piece of plastic, worth only a few cents. But unlike Max's scarf, its sentimental value is priceless. It was lovingly crafted by a fan, a gift for her hero and on it, a sequence of little white cubes spell out the names 'AJ' and 'Larry'. The two people who make up the entirety of Punk's world. He's found himself at the bottom, he's cut ties with his biological family, he's walked away from a lucrative career, leaving behind friends and colleagues who have lived in each other's pockets for years, he's been beaten bloody and humiliated on live TV, he's had his name and reputation dragged through the dirt, he's suffered through injury and surgery and injury and surgery.

And through it all, every time he was knocked down, the two people he loves most have been there to help him back up. After his brutal defeat in his first UFC bout, an emotional Punk was asked what his wife said to him after the match. He put down the mic, leaned back, closed his eyes and took several deep breaths to compose himself. When he picked the mic back up, his voice croaked as he said 'she said she was proud of me'.

Larry was abandoned, left alone and unloved in a pound. Considered too ugly to adopt. Perhaps Punk saw a little of himself in Larry; a rough, scraggly little mutt with a lot of fight in him and a lot of heart.

It's all these sentiments and more that are contained within the colourful beads of a simple trinket. Drew could have stolen anything from Punk but he went right for the one that mattered most besides his wedding ring. Right for Punk's heart.

His family.

And looking at the way Drew handles it, it's obvious that it means the world to him too. But we'll talk about that next time. Sorry! 😈)

[llovelymoonn]

Heyyyy hope you're doing wonderful, can I ask you for a web weaving about a daughter growing up to be more like her father?! I'm curious to see what you going to feed me, have a beautiful day.

joan didion blue nights (via @metamorphesque) \\ ari banias anybody: poems: "who you're about to be" \\ frederic belaubre chimeras 19-5 \\ -- \\ starry eyes (2014) dir. kevin kölsch & dennis widmyer \\ valérie bah the rage letters (tr. kama la mackerel) \\ @gorgynei

kofi

[sussyjake]

“This boy's too young to be singing the blues,”

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Pairing: Jake x reader

Warnings: none!

Genre: angst

Word count: no clue 🤷‍♀️

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Once upon a time in a small, picturesque town, there lived a boy named Jake. Jake was an ordinary young man with an extraordinary heart. He was known throughout the town for his kindness and his warm smile that could brighten even the cloudiest of days.

But there was something that set Jake apart from everyone else – his deep and secret affection for a girl named Yn. Yn was a beacon of light in the town, with her radiant personality and a spirit that was as free as the wind. She had a way of making everyone around her feel special.

Jake and Yn had been friends since childhood. They had shared countless adventures, explored hidden trails in the woods, and laughed together under the starry night sky. As the years passed, Jake's feelings for Yn grew stronger, but he never found the courage to confess his love for her.

One fateful summer, tragedy struck the town. Yn fell seriously ill, and despite the best efforts of the doctors, her condition worsened with each passing day. The entire town rallied together, praying for her recovery, but the illness was relentless.

Jake spent every moment he could by Yn's bedside, holding her hand, and trying to find the words to express his love. He longed to tell her how much she meant to him, but the fear of rejection held him back.

Days turned into weeks, and Yn's health continued to decline. One evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, Yn smiled weakly at Jake and whispered, "Promise me, Jake, promise me you'll always remember our adventures and the love we shared as friends."

Jake choked back tears as he replied, "I promise, Yn. I'll treasure every moment we've had together."

Yn's eyes glistened with unshed tears as she whispered, "I love you, Jake," before closing her eyes for the last time.

Jake's heart shattered into a million pieces. He never had the chance to tell Yn how deeply he loved her. He mourned her loss, and the pain of regret gnawed at him for years.

But as time passed, Jake realized that even though he couldn't tell Yn how he felt, the love they shared as friends was a precious gift. He honored her memory by living his life with the same kindness, warmth, and love that she had shown him. And in his heart, he believed that somewhere, somehow, Yn knew the depth of his love.

And so, in the small, picturesque town, the memory of Jake and Yn's friendship lived on, a testament to the power of unspoken love and the enduring bonds of friendship.

the end.

[tibby]

i watched starry eyes (2014) a few weeks ago and i completely forgot about this until cleaning up my desktop just now

[dio-the-thot-exterminator]

Can I have a list of some of your favorite obscure horror movies so I can watch them at some point?

Of course! hehe not sure how obscure these films actually are, but I like them, and people don’t talk about them enough 😞

Housebound (2014) [so fun, so silly!]

Die Säge des Todes (1981)

Ticks (1993) [YEEEAH buggies]

Starry Eyes (2014) [god tier blood, grime, and UNEASE]

The Suckling (1990) [yummy creature design]

Broken (2006)

The Initiation of Sarah (1978)

The Beast Within (1982)

Terror Train (1980) [i like miss jamie <3]

The Premonition (1976)

The Unborn (1991)

Squirm (1976) [more bugs! cute lil worms]

Don't Go In The House (1979)

Satan’s Little Helper (2004)

Prophecy (1979)

We Are What We Are (2013)

Don’t Go Into The Woods (1981)

Graduation Day (1981)

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Jason X (2001) [This movie is solid! Everyone’s such a hater 😡]

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Oh! Then I have some films that are more popular.

The Brood (1979)

Tokyo Gore Police (2008) [mouth watering practical effects!!!]

A Reflection Of Fear (1973)

Trouble Every Day (2001) [This actress man, just WOW]

Repulsion (1965)

Pieces (1982)

Triangle (2009)

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Now I wouldn't call these obscure but i like them so much, and any chance I get, I will tell people to watch them 🥺🥺

Possession (1981) [One of my favourite movies of all time! The story, the acting, the effects UGH. Gagged me for sure.]

Dead Alive/Braindead (1992) [Honestly up there with Possession. So good but in a completely different way. It’s high camp, high gore, and it felt like i was high while watching it]

Lake Mungo (2008) [A movie that actually scared me while i was watching it, and stuck with me for a good week. Triggered my fight or flight like no other. rawr]

No One Lives (2012) [This would run all the time when I had cable. And I'd sit and watch it every time this came on. There are...certain scenes that are just burned into my mind]

The Cell (2000) [I don’t even know what to say. The visuals in this movie are just SO GOOD. I want to tongue kiss the entire art direction team. The costumes, the cinematography, it’s so creative and so lovely]

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I have to give a mini shout out to Lucio Fulci, he is my favourite director. Period. If you’re interested in his movies [some focus on zombie, slasher, Giallo] his Gates of Hell Trilogy is always a good start!

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Ah alright now onto production companies [yay? Woohoooo??]

Troma. Fucking Troma, a lot of the movies they make are gross, stupid and cheap. So if you want something that’s absurd but still strangely entertaining. I’d recommend looking through their catalog of movies, picking a random one and seeing what happens.

Full Moon Features <3 If you want some film series, I’d recommend Puppet Master and Subspecies! [I’ve seen every Subspecies]. Full Moon has a lot of killer doll and toy films. But they do branch out. Castle Freak kinda wild though.

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Ok i'm done now.

If you have any movie recs for me, send them my way :D

[monsterkong]

Chasing Dreams and Starry Skies: How a Vintage Camera Setup Changed My Life

🎞️ The A7 and a New Beginning

In 2014, the photography world was abuzz with excitement over the release of the original A7. As someone who had always been intrigued by photography, I knew this was a camera I had to own. I managed to find one second-hand for about $600—a small price to pay for what would become the catalyst for a life-changing journey.

What made the A7 so special wasn’t just its mirrorless technology; it was the fact that I could pair it with vintage lenses. I picked up some Minolta lenses from the 80s—24mm, 50mm, and 35mm, all f/1.4. With an adapter, these lenses fit perfectly on my A7, giving me a full-frame setup that was both powerful and affordable. It wasn’t just about capturing images; it was about connecting with the history and craftsmanship of photography.

💫 Falling in Love with Astrophotography

My journey into photography took a significant turn when I discovered astrophotography. I remember scrolling through 500px and Pinterest, completely mesmerized by the images of the Milky Way. These were scenes I had never seen with my own eyes, and the idea that a camera could capture such beauty was mind-blowing.

I decided to try my hand at astrophotography, though my first attempt was far from perfect. England’s light pollution was a formidable opponent, and the reservoir where I set up my camera didn’t provide the dark skies I needed. The horizon was orange, the sky was a peculiar shade of purple, and while there were a few stars, it wasn’t the image I had envisioned. But that first experience sparked something in me—a passion that would only grow stronger with time.

🎓 A Crossroads: From Design to Photography

At the time, I was studying design at university, and my final year project was an ambitious one—a bicycle light for city use. I was so invested in this project that I quit my job to focus on developing the product. But as time went on, I realized just how difficult it was to launch a tech product. Crowdfunding wasn’t bringing in the money I needed, and after about a year, I began to lose faith in the project.

Finding yourself at a crossroads is never easy, especially when your passion and your career are on the line. I had to make a choice—return to the safety of a design job or take a leap of faith into photography, a field I was passionate about but had little experience in. After much consideration, I chose photography.

📈 The Instagram Era: A New Frontier

By 2018, Instagram was becoming the go-to platform for photographers. The early days of Instagram were filled with opportunities—post a photo, and if it got picked up by a feature page, you could wake up to thousands of new followers. It was an exciting time to be in the photography world, and I was eager to carve out my own space.

But the road wasn’t easy. I had to navigate the challenges of building a career in photography, from learning the ins and outs of the industry to finding my unique voice. Every challenge was a lesson, and every lesson brought me closer to where I wanted to be.

Today, I’m proud of the journey I’ve taken, the risks I’ve embraced, and the passion that continues to fuel my love for photography. And while the path was never straightforward, it was always worth it. Here’s to the journey, the stars, and the stories yet to be told. 🌟