#they took down the video for no maker made me wtf

[sl112ck]

guess who justed spent nearly 3 hours drawing lyricor? me.

im gonna go take a bath...... here r some lyricore songs

3 songs for sigil bad luck number ha ha

[lesbiancarat]

PREACH IT!! SAY IT LOUDER FOR TH3 PEOPLE IN THE BACK!! *stands up and claps*

Just your comment, please I want to tattoo that entire response on my forehead so people could understand some stuff fjshdhsh. I very much agree with everything you have said, like I do think the bighit deal was more so with the help of say with western connections (which again does NOT mean pledis could have done this without bighit. They clearly could but I saw a theory on a YouTube comment where someone said they focused on the core fanbase aka in Korea which is their main market and it paid off imo) from helping with buisness side of things like we do have merch to buy directly (which I have my opinion on some merch ideas like why the fudge is bighit selling us water!? Bro you thought that worked with bts doesn't mean it will with seventeen) which wasn't common in the past or being able to film concerts with ease during the pandemic. Bighit clearly acknowledges that seventeen is a monster group in their own right I mean as you said, they break records and are 2nd behind bighits own group. They are EXTEMELY big in Japan. They are their own song makers, bang pd confirmed this when pleids was first announced in a press video so the fact people brush all of their achievements and statements because why, their streaming numbers are low?

And oohh such an interesting point as well! Very much i think the current mindset of kpop fans (or at least some) is that streaming is what equals success which to some degree, yes but as you said, many ignore the casual side of listening. People that find the song due to it being viral for whatever reason, a fancam getting popular like in the cass of hani from exid or whatever reason. Dwc is a great example and I saw those comments under their recent performance of that song and it makes me proud that the boys have a song like that. That it has its own "fanbase" quote on quote with how well loved that song simply is and well known. You don't have to have fans doing crazy streaming to be considered "popular", I mean I could give more examples but I don't wanna make this too long nor cause unwanted fandrama lol. Those casual listeners are extremely important and powerful I mean brave girls is a great recent example of that I think! It very much does seem like that when looking at the views, its mainly the core fanbase which isn't bad nor should we feel bad for not having crazy numbers. They seem more organic if that makes sense? Plus I agree, we can stream and can explain how it works, clearing up confusion about it like no emojis don't take down views and yes youtube does take away views but that is due to it making sure it isn't bots only viewing the video. Explaining that streaming should be done with a chill mindset and its ok if you don't stream. But hey, maybe we're too weird of fans to think like this fjajdjajs.

But some few updates! Seventeen is back on Instagram, fully everyone is posting away. Makes me happy hehe m, a bit funny it took so long for them to comeback but am happy nonetheless. The interactions that seungkwan does makes me super soft. Seventeen are also back with doing proper promotions so yay (also pledis is S Wording people over the mingyu issue finally so bless). As for me on the personal side of things. I have OFFICIALLY finished that video game ^_^ it took me a while but I have finished it, my last goodbye was completed and am at ease so to speak? Lowkey am planning on beating all the trophies in the game cx also may I ask about your thoughts on the album? Favorite songs, have you bought the physical cd?

ok finally getting around to this lol!!

and yeah that's absolutely true, pledis focused on kr promotions/fanbase first and foremost (and then expanded to Japan and is now looking toward the US/western promos in general). which i agree was a good thing. i think some companies get too greedy with wanting a group to be ~internationally famous~ that they ignore their Korean fanbase a bit too much and I've seen groups that have failed bc of it, so I'm glad that didn't happen w SVT

and yeah in terms of merch I'm genuinely grateful as an american that for this cb at least there was a US distributor which made things super convenient but wtf is going on w hybes merch those water bottles are not it TT it just sucks to see bc it's clear that at least as far as merch goes hybe doesn't have an interest in like. doing market research to figure out what carats want. which is funny bc they don't even have to start from scratch they could literally just ask pledis?? and tbh what's sad is i don't think hybe is like. purposefully trying to sabotage SVTs merch from my limited perspective i get the feeling they treat all their groups merch like that :( but since us carats have seen in the past what kind of merch we're capable of getting it's disappointing to see such a downgrade. and like tbf pledis's merch decisions were never perfect like that time they tried to sell replicas of the SVT rings and carats were rightfully pissed bc those are something the members earned, not something to be bought. and i also don't think hybe never has or never will make good merch, I'm sure they're fully capable of it. but it just seems obvious that they've put WAY less if any effort into understanding both the market (ie carats) and seventeens brand compared to pledis so like of course most carats aren't gonna like it :/ i really hope they step up their game and do better research or bring ppl onto the team who better understand svt's brand

and yeah i very much agree with everything u said about streaming! tbh i think this mindset isn't as uncommon as you might think, I've actually met a fair number of kpop fans who are critical of streaming culture but as u know there also are a lot of ppl who are really into it and those ppl tend to have the loudest voices. and unfortunately part of streaming culture is that if you question the methods or don't participate you must be a bad fan or secretly an anti or something ridiculous like that. so ppl who aren't into streaming culture end up learning to not be too vocal about it bc of how bad the backlash can be

yes! I'm glad to see insta line (+ now dk!!) active again. i still wonder why pledis made them stop using their ind instas, like I know all the theories people have as to why but honestly none that I've seen seem to fully make sense. it will probably be one of those things where we'll just never know the full story. but i digress!! regardless of the reason I'm just glad to have them back after all this time ^^

congrats on finishing the game! I'm glad it was able to help you work through your grief a bit and that you feel more at ease now ;-; and good luck with the rest of the trophies if you end up trying to get them!

as always I'm answering this a bit late so you may have seen already but i did get the physical album! it was a birthday gift so i only got it the other day, but according to my mom it arrived almost immediately after the album was released so as i said before, I'm very grateful for the US shop this time around ;-; as for the songs usually it's easy for me to pick one or two favorites but this time around it's genuinely a 4-way tie between heavens cloud and all the unit songs TT (i also love anyone and RTL, they're just slightly lower on the list in terms of preference if u get what i mean). i really hope some time in the future we get some kind of performance or special video or something for heavens cloud, since so many carats and the members themselves seem to really love it. i also think it's a song that brings up such beautiful imagery that it would be a shame if it never got any type of visual representation, you know? I'm also really curious to see a performance of wave, since iirc the members said the choreo is a lot more laid back/different from other perf unit choreos?? + that song also evokes such great imagery for me that like... makes feel like it needs some kind of movement so I'm just itching to see a performance. kind of like... even if i didn't know it was a perf unit song i would think it would be great to choreograph to if that makes any sense dhfkf. but yeah overall i think it's just a really solid album, as expected from summerteen ^^

[jidai]

Hi there! I really admire a lot of the graphics you do. If you're up to it and its not a bother, would you mind making a tutorial on how you did the Tifa Lockhart graphic set you made back in June? Particularly the last two graphics with the Seventh Heaven bar and Tifa on the swing in Nibelheim? Thanks for reading!

Hi, dear anon! Thank you for the kind words! I tried my best to explain things in details but if you need clarifications, feel free to reach out privately or on here. A wall of text, incoming!

the post anon is referring to

Note: the animation was all done in photoshop but if you have after effects, that will make this so much easier!

The first two is pretty straightforward so I’ll focus more on the last two, as you asked. This is assuming you have pretty good Photoshop knowledge!

7th Heaven bar panel

First, I scour the internet to see if I can get my hands on the full image of the bar from the OG game. Luckily I managed to find one on the FF wiki:

You can either keep the black bg or cut out the sprite if you’re using a color that’s not black. Anyways, I wasn’t satisfied at how dark and colorful it looked so I used Curves to turn up the brightness and Vibrance to decrease the vibrancy of the bar (I would love to keep the color but my color palette is mainly gray, so I wanted to match it). 

Tada! The panel felt empty, despite me wanting a minimalist look. So I used the font Axis and type “HOME’, size 10px right below the bar (not shown above). 

Next, I’ll talk about the animation portion of the edit. Two magic happens in this feature called ‘Timeline’. Photoshop toolbar > Window > Timeline. This is where a lot of gif-maker will spend their time in. 

And before we go any further, I want to explain to you some basics of timeline and keyframes. You need to understand this or else you’ll just be clicking things without knowing wtf is going on lol. Feel free to skip to the bottom ‘- - -’ if you know this and want to go straight to the action!

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Timeline is a place where you can turn your static layers into animated or dynamic GIFs. 

Keyframing is basically the simplest form of animating an object, as long as there is beginning condition and an end condition. EX:

Basically, keyframe holds information that tells the program what to do with an object (move it right, left, bring it around town, wiggle, etc.), using what are called properties. Using the example above, keyframe A starts the circle at (0,5) but keyframe B is telling the program to move the circle 5 pxl to the right over time.

Properties are just things you change to animate the object like, position, size, opacity, etc.

This is VERY basic things I’m telling you so I highly encourage you to do further research if you want a better & detailed explanation.

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Because we’re making an original composition/gif, and not from a video, you need to click on the middle button “Create Video Timeline” NOT “Create Frame Animation”. The latter is fine for gif but you can’t animate there. 

Anyways, once you click on that, it’ll take ALL of your layers on the right and turn it into a video-editing looking bar on the bottom. It’ll look something like this.

It looks really intimidating but as long as you focus only on the layer that you’re animating on, it’ll be ok! Here’s a quick guide on which part of the UI you need to worry about:

I used the same property for all 3 “flickering” animation so I’ll use only one example:

I wanted to make it seems like the TV is animated so I took a brush with soft edges and painted a blue circle that’s big enough to cover the TV a little bit. That will be my ‘blue tv light’ layer.

So here, we see that the TV lights are “flickering” (as well as the red cross in front of HOME) so it means I’m messing with the opacity somehow. Lucky for us, the timeline has an opacity property we can use!

(tip: if you click the tiny arrow on the left of the layer name, you can access properties there)

If you click on the stopwatch that’s next to Opacity, you’ll be setting a keyframe, which will be your starting condition in this context. 

Make sure your preview thingy (blue button with red line that’s sprawl across the timeline) is directly on top of the keyframe as you adjust anything because you will create a new keyframe if it’s slightly off to the right of left. 

To animate the flickering TV lights that’s looped, I set 3 keyframes: one for the beginning, middle and end. The beginning condition and ending condition must be identical in order for your animation to be looped! So if possble, set your gif length to a number that can be divided in half for even animation. Like this:

Unfortunately, it’s not After Effects so there’s no easy way to loop it except doing it yourself, not that I know of, anyway.

As long as you have your preview arrow over where you want the keyframe to be, you can just adjust the opacity and it will automatically create a new keyframe with desired opacity. No need to click the stopwatch many times!

Basically, I repeat the same things for all of the animated objects you see in that panel.

Tifa on a swing panel

I looked for a picture of Nibelheim:

(I couldn’t find the one that I used, I apologize.) I used the pen tool and cut a rough shape of the town out. Then, I tossed in a bunch of adjustments like curves, gradients, etc. to get the desired effect.

As for Tifa and the swing itself. I used the scene where Tifa went to the water tower to see Cloud and cut her out. The swing I created from scratch by using the pen tool to create the shape of the swing and the line tool for the chain. I tossed some wood textures on there but you can barely see it anyway lol. 

Animating her is pretty much identical how I animated the TV lights, but instead of changing the opacity, we will use the Transform property (Ctrl + T/Command + T) .

Similar to the 7th Heaven panel, you will set a starting condition, the in-between conditions, and the end condition (remember, it has to be identical to the beginning condition if you want it to loop!). 

(you will see this then you Transform (Ctrl + T/Command + T)

I don’t remember exactly why I did it but I think I had the neutral position in the middle because the animation was fast so I wanted to slow it down. I don’t remember exactly tho. Anyway, the bigger your rotation angle, the faster Tifa will swing unless you set your gif to long duration (mine was 6 seconds). Experiment with where your keyframe is but generally, if you want them to all have the same animation speed, space them out as evenly as you can.

As long as you have the basic of using the timeline in Photoshop, it’s pretty much the exact same things over and over but you just adjust the shape, size, opacity, position, etc.

And if you came of this learning nothing (if so im SORRY), I will link you to this: a YT tutorial that I watched when I needed to refresh my memory.

[akocomyk]

“I don’t like it.”

For some good two seconds, it felt like the earth started crumbling down to its end...

• • • • •

When I was in 3rd year of high school, we had a project for our MAPEH subject. Our class of 44 students was divided into six groups, pre-determined by our professor. In my group, there were seven members and we named ourselves “D’Cookies” because we preferred David Cook over David Archuleta—the good ol’ days of American Idol. My groupmates assigned me to be the leader for this specific project.

When all groups had their leaders, our professor called the six chosen ones to the front for a short discussion on what we were to do.

The project mandated us to report to the class about the music of a specific Southeast Asian country. Other than that, we also had to briefly discuss facts about the country itself—there was a long outline of requirements that we needed to meet.

Our professor then asked us to draw from two sets of paper strips: one set for the country and one set for the order of reporting (only one group shall do the presentation every week). Thailand was the country for my group and we would be the fourth to present—meaning we have at least a month left to prepare. If I remember correctly, the other countries were Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

We were given options on how we could do the presentations. It can be in Powerpoint, traditional Manila paper reporting, videos or movies, a play or some skit, and even puppet shows. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of a puppet show since it’s one thing that I’ve never done before and I thought it would be fun to make for its crafty nature. But I didn’t like the idea of doing a puppet show in front of the class, so I thought it would be better to simply record it then make it a video.

We were also given “bonus instructions” to add a little spice to our projects. One: we don’t only have to please our professor, we have to please our classmates. At the end of each presentation, the non-presenting students shall rate a group’s presentation on a scale of 1–10 with 10 being the highest. The second bonus instruction is that if the group was able to sing a song in the native language of the country they’re reporting about, an additional five points to the final grade will be given.

The six leaders were sent back to their groups to discuss the project internally. To my surprise, my groupmates were down with my idea so we pushed through with it.

I daresay, we took our time even though I didn’t like the idea of cramming stuff up. We had an endless number of school projects and I simply can’t judge how everyone’s availability is limited. And I always wanted to make beautiful projects for the hell of it, not primarily for the sake of grades. Also, I’m more inspired to do better when my I’m grouped with my high school crush (get what I mean?). Don’t know if it’s coincidence or what, but I always do better when I was grouped with her.

Anyway... Two of us wrote the script and searched for animal characters that we can turn into paper bag puppets. We did everything in my house. The following weekends, we made the puppets and colored the forest background that my great-uncle asked a friend of his to draw. When the script was finished, we started recording our voices. We were rarely complete, that’s why we only got to record a few scenes and continued recording once the others were available.

We started shooting the scenes when all the materials were made, even when the audio wasn’t complete yet. We did those for a good two weeks and I was stitching them up using Windows Movie Maker as we went along. We were shooting until the day before our presentation, and while I was combining the scenes altogether, I had them learn the Thai song that we’re going to sing.

It was getting late, so my classmates had to go home—even my mother was concerned about them. Of course, I allowed them even when I knew I had to do everything else on my own until I finish the video.

Rendering of the video took hours—we had a bad PC, technology wasn’t as good then, and I was only using the default Movie Maker. I couldn’t even fathom the problem why the program couldn’t render the entire video as one file which lasted around 30 minutes, so I resorted into splitting them up into four parts: Intro, Thailand’s Culture, Music of Thailand, and Ending. I slept while each part was rendering. It wasn’t even a sound sleep because of the anxiety and the possibility that the video would not render properly due to errors.

Fortunately, everything succeeded. It was 4 o’clock in the morning. I had two hours of anxiety-less sleep before I woke up to ready myself for school.

Presentation time. We were in costumes made to look like the traditional attire of Thailand. We used the sarongs that my father had collected during the time he worked in ASEAN countries. We also brought the puppets—just for fun and as proof that we’re the ones who did our project.

My classmates were watching intently at the video. They laughed at the funny scenes. Some had their notebooks open, jotting down the facts from our video.

By the end, there was applause... And some laughter—I included some BTS bloopers during the end credits.

And we sang our song. It was a very uninspired song performance… but we still did it for the sake of the extra five points.

The bell rang right at the end of our presentation.

Our professor didn’t have time to give a comprehensive review, but before he dismissed the class, he asked everyone to stay for a moment.

He said, in a very serious tone, “I didn’t like it.”

For some good two seconds, it felt like the earth started crumbling down to its end… I could feel the WTF reactions of my groupmates.

“...I LOVE IT,” our professor continued.

And our screams erupted.

[nightcoremoon]

So I finally watched Deadpool 2. long post. very... very... very long.

back in 2009 my then 7 year old sister really got into avatar the last airbender and I hadn't really watched it but I had to share the tv with my four sisters and honestly between the kids television and disney sitcoms it was a breath of fresh air, and for a year and a half we would wait for reruns of episodes we hadn't seen yet. avatar was the show that got me into fandoms. alas, time passed and by the time korra was playing we'd moved to a different house and lost cable tv because the stepfather refused to pay child support and we were on a one parent income. we didn't really do anything together anymore either because I was in high school now. but then she got super into comic books. and I mean SUPER into them. especially harley quinn and deadpool. so when they announced the first movie and suicide squad we had both collectively lost our shit in excitement. alas, mom said she wasn't allowed to watch it since it was rated R and she was only 14. so one late february afternoon I was gonna take her out to see a movie. I told mom we were going to go see zoolander 2. in the car, I looked at her and said

we're not watching zoolander

and she screamed

and we watched deadpool

AND IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME

anyway more time passed and I heard that a second one was coming out and I wanted to do the same thing but that didn't happen and I lost my chance to see it in the theater. and then as I got enraptured in transitioning and working and a whole bunch of other stuff I just never got around to it. I did watch all of the supporting videos and trailers and stuff though. anyways, my sister (yes the same one) just rented it on dvd from a video store and watched it with her boyfriend today (actually yesterday but shut up), so I just sat down to watch it after work and

It

Was

...

a little disappointing at first, don't get me wrong. there were a lot of plot contrivances and I LOATHE fridge stuffing. I literally made a joke, "if she dies I'm gonna be mad" and then BOOM she fucking died and I was so pissed off I almost just turned it off. but I decided fuck it might as well watch the whole thing. it was a huge step forward from a technical perspective and all of the cinematography was on point and I could tell david pulled his a-game and did so much better than tim did (sorry tim, I love mass effect 2 and scott pilgrim if it's any consolation) and felt so much more fluid of an action movie considering the man did john fucking wick. of course ryan was fantastic too, as he always is. everyone was great: rena, tj, karan, leslie, BRI AND KUTSUNA-SAN, zazie, and stef's voice plus the cgi crew. also I always love terry crews, bill skarsgard, matt damon, alan tudyk, and the two seconds that brad pitt was on screen, even if their appearances were for comedic effect. I wasn't really sold on julian though but he's a newcomer on the scene and he did pretty well for all intents and purposes. I could tell which scenes were filmed first thought but this isn't a scathing attack on a child's acting abilities. I'm just angry that the actual plot for getting to the end was so weak, that they're aware and had ryan lampshade the fuck out of it, and the last half hour was such a trip.

okay so first of all how in the FUCK did sergei figure out who deadpool's secret identity was, track down wade wilson's apartment, get a hit crew together, and make his way downtown in the amount of time it took dopinder to drive wade home, wade and vanessa to bang, and them to start watching a movie? oh yeah sure there's nothing saying that their talk about his daddy issues was the same day let alone the same hour as the previous scene except for the simple fact that there was no fucking indication that any time had passed. either way, someone fucked up, and it was for the sole purpose of fridging ness to cause wade manpain. although frankly the only thing I hate worse than killing off the previous waifu for the next is breaking them up for zero reason whatsoever from out of nowhere (or doing both: if you do both then you're no better than paul blart mall cop 2 and that movie is a steaming blight on humanity that's only saved by perfectly syncing to pink floyd's dark side of the moon album). and to be fair THEY ACTUALLY USED THAT AS A PLOT ELEMENT AND MADE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HAUNTING SCENES I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A MOVIE. and also a hilarious one. so that sucked at first but then redeemed itself later. I'm still a little salty that he killed francis for nothing. MORE ON KILLING LATER.

(actually upon reflection maybe wade didn't hide his secret identity at all so it's perfectly reasonable that sergei just went after him but that would awaken a whole swathe of problems like why the fuck are wade and ness livin in the middle of the city full of crime and shit??? and more on that later)

dopinder killing his rival in love. come on now, that's just unrealistic. dopinder is too fucking incompetent to successfully murder anyone who isn't a pedophile. MORE ON THAT LATER.

the suicide. I can understand going out with a bang but are we supposed to believe that wade bought all those barrels, wheeled them in, and arranged them all and never once thought "well gee maybe I'm overreacting a little bit"? okay, he was depressed and not thinking clearly, but he was constantly getting drunk, doing coke, and god knows what else. he somehow didn't have the clarity to not kill himself but had just enough to arrange such an extravagant death? yeah yeah I get it, rule of funny and cool, and I can forgive it because it's deadpool, but god damn it that's really lazy (AND GODDAMN IT THEY EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT TOO. ITS LIKE THE ROYAL RAT AUTHORITY BONFIRE HERE). it's also indicative that weasel and colossus and dopinder are just bad or at least distant friends. and at least althea has an excuse being that she can't see. but as for the other two? bruh he is suicidal and unstable as hell. the last thing he needs is SPACE. but well maybe he hid it well, like kurt cobain, robin williams, chris cornell, chester bennington, okay writing this sentence maybe that actually does make sense. fuck.

negasonic thought that wade "flamboyant pansexual" wilson was lesbophobic? what? I understand it was for a joke but like come on now. surely she'd know that wade legitimately wanted to fuck colossus but wouldn't because he loved vanessa. lesbian gaydar works well, okay? then again the writers are not lesbians so I mean they can't be faulted for not grasping the raw power lesbians exude. (and if there's canonical evidence negasonic is actually bi, the same rule applies because wlw solidarity and stuff). and that's more than made up with the interactions between wade and yukio. whom I love and would die for. she's delightful and I hope she gets plenty of screentime in DP3. (also lmao 'pinkie pie from my little pony'. the real pink pony would be proud)

now, I get that this is purely because of license issues and budget constraints but THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THE X MEN COEXISTING WITH THE PEDOPHILE HOME AND THE ICE BOX IN THE SAME UNIVERSE IS SO FUCKING ASININE. even if I made concessions for everyone being dead despite the timeline being fucked up the ass without lube, and admitting to never having watched literally any x men movie past X3 and yes that means I've not seen origins, japan arc [wait shit yukio's in that WTF SONY], first class, days of future past, apocalypse, or logan so I'm not an expert on the field but like. FUCK. I know there's jurisdiction, things change, erik is away and charles is dead (I think) and logan is dead (I know), and there's six whole movies I'm lost on, but jesus christ, none of that segment had any work done to make sure it was logical. so here we're supposed to believe that colossus and negasonic took wade as a trainee in the X Jet to Allegorical Racist/Homophobic And Literal Pedophile Central to... do what, exactly? What was the fucking plan? Because it sure as fuck looks like the plan was to distract him enough to force the Devil May Cry (sorry but I see DMC I either think of the rap duo or the game series) to haul him off to fucking prison to the fucking nth power. Colossus who seems to be the head honcho and sole decision maker of the X Men just stood by and watched until bullets started flying. Was he recruiting? Was he the damage control? Was he the cheap plot moving device whose sole reason for showing up at Essex was to punch Wade out before he killed headmaster touchykids allowing for the hamfisted climax? Clearly if we were to derive any conclusion from this circlejerk we have to assume that not only Colossus but the entirety of the XMansion just don't give a fuck anymore, or that it isn't important to make sense because hey this is a Deadpool movie so fuck you for using logic. Excuse the shit out of me for being confused as to what the fuck actually happened, because if Colossus is willing to let Wade get thrown into prison for killing a pedophile but he's not gonna TAKE ACTUAL LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ESSEX HOUSE FOR TORTURING MUTANT CHILDREN FOR DECADES (Domino admitted to it being the same when she was a kid), either it's just a Public Relations nightmare to not let the Run-DMC haul him off, Essex is a legal powerhouse on the same level as the Westboro Baptist Cult with lawyers up the ass, or they changed a lot of shit from the trailers and cobbled together what they could from what remained (which is the most likely suspect because Bedlam and Shatterstar had scenes in the trailer where they were not dead and were actually fighting with Wade and Domino). Regardless, the scene however dumb and nonsensical was necessary I guess, and established Russell/Firefist as a character. I'm still gonna be pissed about that in particular but HOLY SHIT is that stupid. But that's not all that's stupid. More on that later.

Cable's motivations are grief. His hypocrisy is understandable. Killing kids is wrong so I'm gonna kill a kid so he doesn't kill other kids. Why doesn't Russel deserve life? Because he's a mutant? Wow, Thanos is racist AND mutant-phobic! In all seriousness though, all Cable had to do was nothing to prevent his family's death. If he had stayed in the future, nobody would have broken Russel out so there would be no way in hell he'd have killed the headmaster let alone everyone else he did. Although according to the laws of time travel, the timeline Cable came from was the timeline that he went back in time and did everything exactly the way it happened up until Wade took that bullet for Russel. Because that's the moment the teddy bear lost its bloodstain. Because literally not a goddamn thing changed the course of history up until that exact moment, THAT IS THE EXACT FUCKING MOMENT IT BUTTERFLY EFFECTED ITS WAY TO HELL AND BACK. Cable's dead family is a direct result of him going back in time to kill Russel to save them and failing miserably. And god I love time travel paradoxes UGH I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH. We have to assume Cable failed and that's why he succeeded. THATS SO FUCKING STUPID.

And you know what else is stupid? Wade made it back to New York after breaking out of DMC. How is that stupid? Well, first of all, the facility wasn't looking for THEIR MOST DANGEROUS INMATE. Black Tom said it himself, Wade is the toughest cunt in there. Although Juggernaut is way more powerful but whatever. More on that later. Anyway, the facility got the riot back on lockdown despite Cable decimating most of the staff, and got everyone in line enough to get them to start convoying to the more secure location. Did they see that Wade was missing and decide "hey, fuck it, what can the literally most unkillable man in the world with the most enormous boner for revenge in the universe POSSIBLY do to us who forced him to slowly die of cancer all over again in a hell prison???" Fucking stupid. Even dumber is the actual X Men themselves not giving a shit that there was an attack on the ice box which is apparently Mike Pence's wet dream, not lifting a finger to so much as offer assistance TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND REHABILITATION OF ALL OF THE MUTANT INMATES, or even so much as being like "hey guys is Wade doing okay dying from cancer in your Guantanamo Bay?". And dumber still than that is Colossus deciding that Wade deserves to slowly die of cancer since he killed a pedophile who abused a kid so bad he used his powers for destruction and murder and evil and eventually became one of the most deadly sociopathic murderers in the fucked up future world, rationalizing it because Wade broke the rules of being an X-man by killing, even though Wade didn't wanna be an X-man in the first place. Colossus dragged Wade from his suicide directly to the X manor to get his body healed, forced him along to a mission he didn't wanna be a part of, and then punished him for killing a pedophile by forcing him to die slowly from the cancer while getting the shit kicked out of him by convicts. AND THEN WADE APOLOGIZED TO COLOSSUS? ARE YOU FUCKING FOR REAL HERE? WADE WAS SUICIDAL AND COLOSSUS FORCED HIM INTO PRISON. Bad friend, 0/10.

Seriously, a queer military vet with ptsd and a fucked up past replete with daddy issues who developed cancer and was then tortured by a shadow organization went on a revenge spree followed by a murder spree as a mercenary, and expressed that he's a violent psychopath who won't hesitate to murder sex traffickers or pedophiles or people who threaten his girl, and watched said girl (the only good thing in his fucked up life) die right in his arms immediately after his life was about to go in a good direction and start a family and probably give up all of the murder business and just be the best dad in the world and give a good life to someone to make up for the one he never got himself, did a cocaine bender, and literally committed suicide. But his godforsaken mutation wouldn't let him die, so he couldn't even see his Vanessa again. He clearly has severe clinical depression and needed a FUCKING MENTAL HOSPITAL STAY, not being shoved into a planless feeble attempt to get him to join the Xmen (using him for an extra hand for missions), and he was allowed to BRING THE GUNS, and he was confronted with a physically and sexually abused CHILD with mutant powers he probably didn't ask for that ruined his life and got him sent to Essex, a BIG KNOWN HOTSPOT FOR PEDOPHILES, and he has a big problem with sex criminals (oh yeah and the girl he loved so much he killed himself when she died? sex worker with a life full of being sexually assaulted herself. let alone the fact that wade has been sexually assaulted as well). You take a queer, mentally ill, suffering man and push him past his breaking point, and let him bring guns to a pedophile nest, HE IS GOING TO KILL THE PEDOPHILES. Colossus is a fucking cunt in this situation in every single conceivable fashion. He dragged Wade out of the frying pan, and out of the fire, and into the fucking woodchipper, before stepping on him. The situation is so far behind fucked up that I don't even think the crew fully grasp the full gravity of the situation described. But I digress.

Things weren't all bad from this point on.

The recruitment was funny and full of people. Dopinder's reaction at Peter was amazing and I love him. Domino was fucking phenomenal and I loved her. I knew that everyone else was dead from the moment I saw them, though, but I still loved them anyway. Brad. fucking. Pitt. Great action scene all around. Josh Brolin is just the baddest of asses. Murphy's law is supreme.

Juggernaut's reveal was well done. Still dumb but not quite "AHM THE JUGGANAUT BITCH" dumb. Cool dumb. And then he Megatron'd Wade which was even cooler. I thought Russell joining him was a little dumb but it was quite a callback. Although it begs the question: Wade knew it was foreshadowing something and he knew that Juggernaut existed but he just isn't omniscient and the inconsistency is driving me fucking bonkers. This isnt the Deadpool of the comics. This is the movie Deadpool. And while I do like it I can't say it's without flaws. That's ok but still annoying as fuck. And then more flaws.

It's stupid that Colossus would react the way he did when he learned Wade was back. Well if Colossus was moping about because an entire convoy of mutants literally fucking died except for Juggernaut (PROFESSOR X'S BROTHER IN THIS CHRONOLOGY) and Russell, that's even dumber. If he learned Wade was back at that moment then he's not even paying attention to anything considering Deadpool was out and about. Negasonic and Yukio didn't look too surprised to see him. Lazy writing, lampshades, whatever, blah blah who even fucking cares.

The heroes show up just in time. Shocking. But of course if they didn't it'd be a boring movie.

The action scene was FANTASTIC. It balanced four different fight scenes all at once. Why Jug didn't rip Cable in half like he did Wade I won't ask, maybe because he's half robot I guess idk. Still, Wade/Cable, Domino, and Colossus kicked ass, and Russell's advance to the headmaster was beastly. Julian's acting wasn't the best and neither was Eddie's but I got what they went for and HOLY SHIT THE SCENE IS SO CHILLING, especially for queer youth. Bryan Singer could only dream of that level of subtle analogues.

I thought it was dumb that Cable was all like "if Russell kills then he'll be an evil monster since killing is wrong" even though literally every one of the people there have killed several people that fucking day. Cable killed many, Wade killed many, Domino killed many. Granted they killed mostly pedophiles but they also killed a lot of DMC people & innocent civilians (accidentally). But again he was grieving so whatever.

Negasonic and Yukio had their moment too, I just wish there was more. But that's what the threequel is for. WE WANT MORE LESBIANS!

Wade has balls, I'll give him that. Where he kept that power nullifier I'll never know. [also... fuck that noise. they just have a collar that turns off mutant powers? ORORO WILL HAVE A FUCKIN ANEURYSM. and marie will have an orgasm. for once in her life. hahaha references]. But it was still a great scene. Russell is actually a really good character, if he is a bit Woobie, Destroyer Of Worlds. But I like that trope. Simon from Cry of Fear is one of my favorite characters in that respect; sympathetic even to the very end if he kills Purnell and Sophie (god that monologue is so haunting... "have fun cleaning my brains off the wall. FUCK YOU."). He's basically just a mini Wade but a mutant first. And it allowed Wade to have a defining character moment.

And what a moment. There's a quote that was said about The Princess Bride that I feel works here. It was about the Inigo fight with Rugen. "A comedy is only as strong as the moment when it stops being funny." And the moment when Inigo stabs Rugen, and says "I want my father back, you son of a bitch." is just permanently etched in my mind because the entire movie you watch with a smile up until right at that moment. And when Wade finally bites it, you think "oh, he'll just wake up again and make another joke" but he doesn't. He doesn't move again. He shows up on death's door. And you hear the acoustic version of Take On Me. And he walks through the fog door, and he's got his skin back. He did it, he's finally reunited with Vanessa. And Cable looks away, and you start to piece together where they're going with it, and he goes back, and you wonder wtf is this, and it returns to the present day and Wade digs in the wound AND PULLS OUT THE SKEE BALL TOKEN HOLY FUCKING SHITBALLS OH MY GOD THATS THE COOLEST SHIT IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE JESUS CHRIST ON A STICK.

THE ENTIRE ENDING SCENE IS SO ICONIC.

And the whipped cream on top of the sundae is the headmaster getting creamed in the middle of his tirade. And then Dopinder's reaction is the cherry.

After that it kinda does the sappy ending which is fine for what it is. And then it brings in all the fourth wall breaking time travel shenanigans, drenching it in sap and Ryan Reynolds' brains.

The music is just OH MY GOD amazing. Yeah there's the pina colada song and skrillex and celine dion and ac/dc and enya and pat benatar and peter gabriel and cher and steve miller and for some reason diplo/french montana/lil pump but THOSE ARE ALL ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD OKAY???

The movie is chock full of amazing lines.

The fights are all really fluid and visceral.

The cinematography is always on point.

The plot formula is shaken up a little bit.

Several pedophiles die incredibly violently.

ITS A REALLY GREAT MOVIE, FOR REAL.

I'd literally say it's better than the first one.

All of the plot contrivances in the first half are negligible and are barely even problems unless you overanalyze them too much. Like I do.

And I also watched all of the extras... Celine Dion is such a good sport, really, and honestly kind of a dork and super endearing and I love her honestly and think she caught too much flak for being a) a woman b) popular c) in the worst 'romance' movie ever made tifuckintanic god I hate that movie so much despite loving kate winslett, leonardo dicaprio, and james cameron as much as I really loathe to admit it. And Ashes is a really good song.

And I never thought I'd say this but... Lil Pump has really nice flow. I really kinda hope he isn't the dead one. I despise French Montana but I love Sia and by extension Diplo (because LSD), and the song they did for the movie was... bad. But I'll probably be checking out Lil Pump soon.

And anyway the winter solstice mtv unplugged acoustic version of take on me? Beautiful.

I enjoyed this movie a lot, despite the nitpicks.

Thank you Canada. 🇨🇦

[sujus-girl]

Disclaimer: This is just for fun, so please don’t take it too seriously. This is not an official profile or anything like that!

A GUIDE TO PENTAGON

I actually had a lot of fun making my guide to JBJ, so I was like?? What other group do I love that doesn’t get the attention they deserve? …. PENTAGON

Are y’all ready to cringe? To sigh? To question what is going on with these children? Then, without further ado, I present to you: Pentagon: My Shitty Guide to 10 Toddlers

Group Name: Pentagon

First appeared on a show called Pentagon Maker, which was called a survival show, but SPOILER ALERT: Cube decided to do the right thing and debuted all 10 members together

If I’m going to be 100% honest, I still dk where to find the full episodes, but there are a ton of clips on youtube, and, honestly, I was satisfied with just watching those

ALL OF THEM HAVE REALLY GOOD VISUALS? LIKE, I SAY THIS WITH EVERY GROUP, BUT SERIOUSLY, PENTAGON HAS SOME A+++ VISUALS

Beware because they’re very. Very. very. Loud

The fandom name is universe and i just think that’s so cute OKAY?

Ofiicial Music Videos: Gorilla, Can You Feel It, Critical Beauty, Pretty Pretty, Run Away, Like This, Violet

Personal Favorite Non-Title Tracks: Thank You, Beautiful, You Are, Spectacular, and Lose yourself

Aight, we have ten members to go through this time, so BUCKLE UP, MY FRIENDS

Members:

Jo Jinho

The oldest member of pentagon

Vvv smol baby. Is only 5’6”

Is scared very easily lmfao

May be smol but has A HELLA SET OF LUNGS

High note king that leaves almost everyone shook

Used to be in SM the Ballad, but left and became a trainee again under cube entertainment

Had trained for EIGHT FRICKIN YEARS, DO NOT SLEEP ON MY BOI

I guess he gave vocal lessons to cube trainees like Yoo Seonho (someone pls KINDLY let me know if i’m wrong)

Drops a bunch of covers and spoils Universe with his voice, thx boo

Usually gets paired with hongseok for stuff?? Idk

Has a room by himself in the dorms, lucky boi

ALSO A MUSICAL THEATER ACTOR?? ALL SHOOK UP REALLY HAD US ALL SHOOK UP

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Lee HwiTaek (Hui)

The leader of this mess

Got pretty popular after the song Never was released, then continue to leave people quaking after Energetic was released

Is an A+ Singer and Producer, we love a talented man

Is vvvv scared of everything and also has a lot of tears (we love a man in touch with his emotions)

A former JYP trainee

Got7’s JB said that one time, Got7’s Mark got into a fight with him, Hui, and B.A.P.’s Youngjae and Day6’s Brian had to translate the argument LOL

Also in a subunit called Triple H that consists of him, E’Dawn and Hyuna

Also has a room to himself

HONEY SOCKS

Has a fanboy named Yoo Seonho that loves him vvv much, and they even went to vietnam together

also appeared on this variety show called hyena’s on the keys and flaunted his composing SKILZ

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Yang Hongseok

A former YG trainee

Was on the show that created iKon, and it was…. Oof

He was new at the time, so it was kinda awkward and tense, but it got better

Is obsessed with working out, and has the abs of a greek god as a result

Reads books in his free time, and enjoys studying foreign languages

He moved around when he was younger, so he can speak Mandarin and English (we love an intelligent man)

Apparently the mom?? Cooks and cleans for the babies in the dorm

Shares a room with E’Dawn

Also really likes Iron Man… and Jinho

The members say he’s the worst at dancing in the group LOL

It’s okay though, cause he’s vvv talented in other aspects

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Kim HyoJung (E’Dawn)

“I have no fear” not even two seconds later *HIGH PITCH SCREAMING*

Can reach an octave i didn’t think human possible

A little weird, but that’s okay!

Is also in Triple H with Hui and Hyuna

Hongseok’s roommate

Is really good at dancing, wow

Kinda looks tired 24/7, but we’re pretty sure that’s just his face. Like you know how some people have resting bitch face? E’Dawn has resting tired face.

TATTOOS!

Sry, i just really like tattoos, lol

But yeah! E’Dawn has multiple tattoos! Since it’s like 1 in the morning and I’m kinda tired, I’m not gonna try and think of all of them, but they should all show up if you just google e’dawn tattoos lol sorry

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Go Shinwon

Has trouble keeping his clothes on apparently

Like for real, just casually pulled his pants down and took his shirt off multiple times in pentagon maker

Is scared of animals because one time because… um…. let’s just say that there was an unfortunate incident with his pet hamster when he was in like middle school... yeah

Was eliminated during Pentagon maker, but four remaining members broke into cube late at night and put up posters saying they wanted pentagon to debut as ten

Gets mad real easily

Has broad shoulders… Like real broad. Edawn and yanan fell asleep on his shoulders and they were comfortable

Shares a room with Kino

Also really likes Mcdonalds?? Like, this boy put on a burger hat and ate a mcdonalds burger.

Really hates bugs LOL

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Yeo Changgu (Yeo One)

Has a visual that a lot of foreigners seem to really like? That’s just something I noticed, I know it’s not the general consensus

Is also an actor, he appeared in a webdrama called Spark and was the main actor for a historical drama not too long ago

Shares a room with yanan

Is yanan’s biggest fan

Has a laugh that can revive wilting flowers tbh

Talks a lot too

Sucks at table tennis

He and hui put ducktape on their legs and ripped it off

GIVE HIM MORE LINES PLS

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Yan An

“MADE IN CHINA!”

“Annyeong chingudel”

He’s from Shanghai

Hella model vibes, amirite or amirite

He injured himself when preparing for the Ceremony album, and he had to sit out and everyone was vvv sad and vvv worried

Got better and is back, and more random than ever

Sometimes says things that are real funny, even if he doesn’t intend for it to be

“What are you talking about, this is plastic”

“You… You’re in big trouble!”

“Korean name is Yanan. Chinese name is Yanan. English Name? Yanan.”

Also once called Jinho a foreigner, even tho Jinho is Korean and they were in Korea?

May be tol and handsome, but he’s really just a big toddler

Scared of roller coasters

Roommates with yeo one who loves him v much (yeo one has the right idea, y’all)

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Adachi Yuto

“YUTODA”

A japanese prince

AN ATHLETE! Played baseball and used to do soccer

A former JYP trainee

Good friends with Yuto (U) from ONF because they both used to be JYP trainees and also NCT’s Yuta

Shares a room with Wooseok and will laugh at anything he says

Milk couple

Can’t eat spicy food for shit

Hella tall

Also appeared predebut at ISAC 2015 for futsall

A bby that is afraid of many things. Especially the dark. On pentagon maker, the crew turned off the lights and he real cutely went “pd-nim~” and i almost cried it was so cute

“What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?” “Ice cream.”

Says he can’t do aegyo, but he hella cute already, so it’s okay

Also once danced shirtless and i almost sued, you a child Boi (i say as I am younger than him)

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Kang Hyunggu (Kino)

A whole cutie

I legit that he was my age or younger cause he was just so adorable

Only 4 days younger than yuto and 4 days older than wooseok, but he a whole baby

They did a vlive for wooseok, yuto, and kino’s birthdays and when they were getting into teams, hongseok was chosen to be in kino’s team but he said it so emotionlessly that kino got all pouty LOL

A dancing king

“I was going to go easy on you, but you called me Hyunggu”

Has a lot of friends in k-pop, he vvv popular

Shares a room with shinwon

A laugh that motivates me to be a better person

Saved the entire world by eating watermelon in front of cameras BLESS

“Get it Kino Beauty”

Proceeded to destroy yanan’s face with makeup RIP

Makes funny faces that i sometimes screenshot and send to my friends at 2 in the morning

ALSOALSOALSO, he had this little dance solo in Critical Beauty and I was LIVING for it

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

Jung Wooseok

The baby of the group

HELLA TOL??? LIKE WTF, IF YOU LOOK AT PHOTOS OF JINHO AND WOOSEOK STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER HE LOOKS LIKE A FREAKING GIRAFFE

He was sleeping backstage once and yuto put a chocopie in front of his mouth and he sleepily tried to eat it and i was :((((( he was so cute

Really likes yuto, they’re usually paired together for stuff. Like dorms

Really likes anime, legend has it that if you play samurai heart at exactly 1:23 AM, wooseok will appear behind you and sing along

Imitates an opera singer and achieves an octave that i would imagine isn’t humanly possible for someone with a voice as deep as his

Has a fanboy names Lai Guanlin from wanna one, and he will not let anyone forget about his precious Wooseok

Once did an eating broadcast with super spicy food and accidentally got some in his eye and the rest of pentagon thought it was the funniest thing ever RIP

Videos to Watch: (1) (2) (3)

That was a journey! We’re almost done, though!

Videos Of Pentagon to Watch! Weekly Idol with Victon and Momoland! (X) This crack (?) series that I live for (X) The VLive that was all sorts of mess (X) Triple H Weekly Idol (only Hui and E’Dawn) (X) This clip from Pentagon Maker that was all sorts of mess, even with only 4 members (X) Hui, Wooseok, and E’Dawn trying to cook (X) This other VLive that was all sorts of mess (X) Pentagon Heyo TV (Mafia Game Cut) (X)

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! A VERY SHORT, SHITTY GUIDE TO PENTAGON! I hope this helps anyone wanting to get into Pentagon, or even just makes an Universe smile! Now go and bask in the glory that is Pentagon’s craziness! Bye!

[orphankin]

Question game! I was tagged by @bunnygirlbutta , thank you! 💖

What was your last...

Beverage: Sprite zero

Phone call: probably my grandpa or stupid fucking cop guy that keeps calling that I keep blocking

Text message: telling my friend it was fair that they don't like chocolate

Song you listened to: not sure but I've got what does the fox say stuck in my head

Time you cried: usually it's every day but I've been very sick so probably like 2 weeks ago about how much I love my gf most likely

Have you ever...

Dated someone twice: nope

Kissed someone and regretted it: like immediately? No. eventually? Yes

Lost someone special: see does this mean like death or just don't interact anymore? I'm gonna say the later and say yes

Been depressed? Kind of hard not to given the circumstances

Been drunk and threw up? I only puke when cross faded

In the last year, have you...

Made a new friend? Yes a few

Fallen out of love? Nope

Laughed until you cried? Probably yeah

Found out who your true friends are: I guess kind of. Lost a lot of white friends lolol. Idk this is such a weird question that can be interpreted a lot of ways. Plus it's an ever revolving door of people so it's like. This is not static, how can I say that these are the true ones

Found out someone was talking about you: baby girl we all talk about each other

General

How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life? I mean I've met all of them in person at least once but I don't talk to all of them

List three of your favorite colors: pink, gold, white

What was your first...

Surgery? I think the wisdom teeth this year lol

Piercing? I was 8 and mad that I didn't get my ears pierced as a baby when I wouldn't remember the pain and they took me to Claire's -_-

Best friend? Elementary school Joshua he was a real one

Sport you joined? I think soccer

Vacation? I think proper vacation was Disneyland

Pair of trainers? Like sneakers or wtf are these? How am I supposed to know this

Right now, what are you...

Eating? Soy tofu soup (with nutritional fish flakes yum)

Drinking? This broth lol

About to do? Play video games probably

Your future

Do you want kids? I think down the line if I'm financially stable enough I'd like to foster like 16 or 17 year olds so I can help them prepare or set up for like entering society and for them to have a good base instead of just being tossed out of the system left to fend for themselves. I don't wanna raise like a baby tho

Do you want to get married? Very much so, yes

Ideal career? Getting to write at home

Which do you think is better?

Lips or eyes? Eyes I think

Hugs or kisses? Hugs methinks

Shorter or taller? I don't really mind this one. I guess I like feeling tall when someone is shorter than me but that doesn't happen very often

Older or younger? My lower range is two years and my upper range is 4 years, so I guess since that's higher then older?

Romantic or spontaneous? I'm demi so def fomantic

Nice stomach or nice arms? Tumby. To be clear tho all stomachs are nice I just don't think about arms a lot I guess lol

Sensitive or loud? Sensitive

Hook up or relationship? See again: demi

Trouble maker or hesitant? I don't understand this. I don't want trouble but I do want the opposite of hesitant which is bold

Have you ever...

Kissed a stranger? No I don't think so

Drank hard liquor? Yes

Lost glasses/contacts? I've never lost anything prescription

Had sex on the first date? No

Broken someone's heart? No? I don't think so

Been arrested? No

Turned someone down? No

Cried when someone died? Yes

Do you believe in...

Yourself? Not really

Miracles? Like religious stuff? No. Like someone having something happen that had really low odds I could perceive calling that a miracle instead of just improbable

Love at first sight? Not really but I want to I guess

Heaven? Like Christianity's version of it? No. Do I -hope- for an easier afterlife after whatever the fuck this is? Yeah

Santa claus? What am I supposed to say here? No

Kiss of the first date? I would like to methinks but that doesn't mean everyone should?

Angels? No

Tagging @catgirltabbi so she can see this. If any follower does this feel free to tag me so I can see your responses 💖

[atypical60]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted.  With early holiday decorating, work, cooking a feast for Thanksgiving dinner for two, Bonaparte and me, and anticipating if we will be home for Christmas due to another possible pandemic lockdown, it’s been the continuation of WTF else can go wrong in 2020.

Goodbye Thanksgiving. Hello Christmas–even though it might be spent “tout seul”–all alone!

I’ve been sitting around pouting over  our cancelled trip to Paris—of which I would have been enjoying this very day as I sit here pounding upon my laptop’s keyboard.  But instead, I bring Paris as well as other parts of France into your living rooms. Or bedrooms.  Or family rooms. Or wherever you enjoy watching TV.  It’s a way of traveling both through time and to another country and can get your imagination going during these trying times.

Same time last year.  I discovered this beautiful pile of croissants at Cafe de Paris on Rue du Buci–our neighborhood hangout.  Not this year….

Let’s face it— those Hallmark Holiday movies can, at times, be a bit of overkill so why not try something different?   French movies–with subtitles for those who don’t speak the language!  Subtitles don’t take away from the movie at all. In fact, I find that subtitles can assist in learning another language.

My bad.  I realize this is a post about French cinema but…I had to get a photo of my favorite French Netflix series in here. Dix Pour Cent.  As I eagerly await the new season  I am BEGGING you to watch the first seasons. It’s the greatest!!

For you, I’ve compiled a listing of some of my favorite French movies. Trust me, if I listed all of them, this post would turn into a novel. And I must resume writing about the weight gloss (I have a lot to say on that) and other subjects.  And Bonaparte has added his very pragmatic listing of French films that he highly recommends.  As my husband is a man of very few English language words, he leaves no descriptions.  Just films he loves that you might love.

I, on the other hand, will list some of my faves and brief descriptions.  Before I do.  Remember a few tips:  Invest in a DVD player equipped to play foreign films.  Seriously.  There’s a difference between many foreign DVD’s and ones in the States.  If you purchase an international DVD player, your life and movie-watching will be much easier.

  Many of these movies can be found online if you wish to purchase.  Many can be found for streaming on YouTube or Amazon Prime or any other streaming venues.  TV 5 Monde shows many films as well.    So here we go—some of my recommendations:

  It’s my favorite movie of all time.  ALL TIME!!

And I double-dog dare ya to not fall in love with Mathieu Kassovitz and Audrey Tautou–it is impossible. They are the most adorable couple ever!

Amelie or “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulain: This is my Number 1 favorite movie of all time.  Yes. ALL TIME!  THIS is what every person who thinks “Emily in Paris” is a great show should watch. They would certainly change their minds about that horrific show after viewing the first ten minutes of Amelie.   The film is delightful and a masterpiece.  Audrey Tautou stars as the lovely but shy Amelie.  A waitress in a Paris café, she feels her mission is to help others, all the while allowing love to pass her by.  She develops a crush on a young Parisien, Nino, and the rest is a wild, bittersweet, scavenger hunt.  All the characters in this movie are perfectly cast and the cinematography is outstanding.  Shot in a greenish filter, the view is almost ethereal—like a dream.  And in the end, when Amelie and Nino finally meet, I guaranty you will be crying like a baby.  Over the years I’ve seen this movie about 30 times, and the ending still get me.  I can’t stop crying.  If you want a feel good, beautifully filmed movie, sweetest story that will have you grinning from ear to ear, please make this a must-watch!

This movie has something for everyone. It’s a great “couples” movie.  It’s got some really intense trench and war scenes and the scenes between Manech and Mathilde pre-war are touching and beautiful.  Hands down, this is one great epic film!

A Very Long Engagement:  As with Amelie, this is another Jean-Pierre Jeunet film.  This has a great deal of sentimentality for me—it’s the first movie Bonaparte took me to see.  This epic drama has everything.  It’s a love story.  It’s a story about World War I.  It’s tragic and beautiful and has a large cast—but the best surprise is Jodie Foster as Elodie, the wife of a soldier and her French is perfect—she is completely bi-lingual.  Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard stars as prostitute Tina Lombardi headed for a bad fate.  It follows the story of Mathilde and Manech, two young lovers who are engaged.  Mathilde, played by Audrey Tautou, due to a bout with polio wears a leg brace but it doesn’t stop her. Manech, played by Gaspard Ulliel, is Mathilde’s fiancé headed for the trenches of war.  When word reaches Mathilde that Manech has been killed, she refuses to believe it and the film turns to her search for him.  It’s an excellent movie that you’ll want to watch on repeat!

The 400 Blows or les Quatre Cents Coups–whichever you prefer, this is one of the greatest films of all time. It’s depressing but hopeful and Antoine Doinel is one of the greatest characters ever. I recommend watching the series of his “life” into adulthood!

The 400 Blows:  This film by New Wave Film maker Francois Truffaut introduces the iconic character Antoine Doinel.  Antoine is Truffaut’s alter ego and much of the Doinel movies are based on incidents in Truffaut’s life.  The 400 Blows has its comical moments, but for the most part is somewhat sad. Doinel doesn’t get much love at home and ends up in a school for truancy.  There are five movies in the Doinel series and I highly recommend watching all of them.  It’s interesting to watch the series as Doinel goes from young teen to adulthood.  Jean-Pierre Leaud is excellent as the brooding Doinel.

I saw this for the first time back in NYC when I was 22 years old. At The Thalia theatre on the Upper West Side.  After seeing Charles Denner, I had such a serious crush on him that I daydreamed about marrying a Frenchman.  OH!  Wait!  I DID marry a Frenchman!

The Man Who Loved Women:  Another Truffaut film, this one, from 1977 was the movie that started my decades-long crush on actor Charles Denner, who plays Frenchman Bertrand Morane in his insatiable pursuit of women.  I loved it—it’s kind of sexist but who cares *French shrug*–its just a great movie!

Many of us are familiar with Jean Reno–he’s been in a lot of movies made in the USA. But..Christian Clavier is another story. He is one of the funniest actors on the face of the earth. I could devote an entire post on him alone.  His face, his emotions–he’s just so funny–and if you love time travel this is such an entertaining movie.  Warning-empty your bladder before viewing because you will laugh THAT hard!

Les Visiteurs: A hysterically funny movie, this is the first of I believe three Visiteurs movies.  It stars Jean Reno, and Christian Clavier, who wrote the screenplay with John Hughes.  It’s a time travel movie about a knight and his sidekick who, through a spell gone wrong find themselves in modern-day France.  This movie has laugh-out-loud moments and Christian Clavier happens to be one of my favorite comedic actors.  You may recognize Jean Reno from many movies made here in the States.  If you are looking for a very sophomoric movie with a ton of humor, this is it!

I’m impressed. Somewhere there’s a video game based on this movie.  But seriously folks–the suave and bumbling Jean Dujardin is great in these movies..

It was like watching The Artist all over again with these two–only with voices and far more laughs!

OSS 117 Cairo, Nest of Spies:  You will definitely recognize two of the lead stars from this movie. Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (his Oscar from The Artist) and Berenice Bejo, wife of director/writer Michel Hazanavicius.  Dujardin also starred in OSS117 Lost in Rio and next year he stars in another OSS 117 movie.   A take on James Bond films, Dujardin is perfectly cast as the suave albeit bumbling spy.  There’s a scene in this movie where he is singing a song in a restaurant and it is, hands down, one of the funniest scene’s I’ve ever viewed in my life.  It reeks of every 1960’s spy, espionage, secret-agent movie and is done so very well!  Enjoy. You’ll want more!

My favorite naughty girl!  And naughty she is!

But put the sexist behavior behind-this WAS filmed in 1956 after all, and watch it for the visuals of old St. Tropez!

And God Created Woman: This Roger Vadim film turned Bardot into a star. It’s so stinking sexist and not in a good way either.  But, it’s so worth watching because of Bardot and St. Tropez. This was filmed in 1956.  Back when St. Tropez wasn’t the St. Trop we know now.  No jet-setters.  No  yachts. It was a simple fishing village.  My husband spent his summers here and his grandmother had a home here.  The stories he tells me fills my head with wishes that St. Tropez was still a small fishing village!  Bardot is so incredibly beautiful and the dancing scene in the bar/restaurant is epic.  Filmed in black and white, it hasn’t really aged that well but I still think it is worth watching.

Gerard Jugnot is so wonderful in this–and it IS an exceptional film! It’s based on a true story and honestly-once will not be enough to watch this. I may watch it again this afternoon!

The Chorus:  Want a good cry?  Watch this movie.  Seriously.  It’s about a failed musician, Clément Mathieu, played by the wonderful Gerard Jugnot, who ends up teaching music at a boarding school for bad boys.  Well, more like boys with issues because there’s only one who is really bad.  But Mathieu starts a choir and the movie takes us on the journey.  It’s loosely based on a real-life story. This is a beautiful movie that keeps you on edge but ends up being such a feel-good film. You’re going to need a box of tissues for this one!

I know. I know. There’s a certain campiness and cheesiness about this movie–but it’s FUN!!  A great little costume dramedy and  Robin Hood frenchie style!

Cartouche:  Got kids? Got grandkids?  Got your kid-at-heart ready? This is such a barrel of swashbuckling fun—it’s impossible not to love this one.  Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale and Jean Rochefort star in this most entertaining and thrilling movie! Taking place in the 18th century, it’s a kind of French-style Robin Hood movie.  It’s just so much fun.  In 1962, when this movie was made, I was seven years old. Trust me, I would have loved this movie whether or not I understood the language!

I laughed. I cried. I fell in love with Omar Sy…

It was also fun being in Paris at the premiere of this movie . I got to see my favorite French actors in the audience and Bonaparte beamed with pride at his cousin’s son’s success.  It was a nice moment and this movie is just so “feel good”!

Demain tout Commence:  Shameless plug here. This movie was written and directed by my husband’s cousin, Hugo Gelin.  And the title is actually a saying his aunt, Daniele used to say all the time—tomorrow, it begins.  This family-fare film is charming, funny and sweet.  It stars the actor with the greatest smile on earth—Omar Sy.  He’s a rather wild playboy type until one day he receives a surprise in the form of…. a baby.  Is it his daughter or not?  Anyway, the film follows his life with daughter.  It is just such a sweet, sweet movie that will have you laughing and crying at the same time—and I’m sure you will fall in love with this little movie!

How successful was this movie?  Enough so that when we visit Yves Gravesite in Montparnasse, there are buttons placed upon his grave!

Bonaparte’s brothers, Fracois and Martin.  It was so much fun to see them in the movie.  Makes me wish I had someone who would put me into a movie!!

La Guerre des Boutons:  The original. Released in 1962 and directed by Bonaparte’s uncle, Yves Robert, he and Daniele produced this and put their money in this project which was filmed largely on their estate.  My husband’s brothers Francois and Martin play two of the young boys in the movie.  It’s about a war of the buttons. The movie is about two rival teams of kids whose fun combats escalate. The buttons are cut off from clothing in this movie based on the book by Louis Pergaud, who was killed in WWI. It’s also a book and movie with strong anti-military overtones. It was remade in Ireland in the 1990’s and again in 2011 in France.  It is filmed in black and white. It may not be everyone’s choice but I think –especially in these uncertain times, it’s definitely worth watching!

This movie.  It personifies Film Noir.  It was so intense!  Louis Malle created a masterpiece with this dark thriller–and the soundtrack was pretty darn great too!

Elevator to the Gallows:  Whew.  This movie by Louis Malle will have you biting your nails. It’s such a dark thriller.  Starring Jean Moreau who is great, it’s the story of two lovers planning a murder.  And the effect of an elevator. That’s all I’m going to say.  It’s total film noir. And the soundtrack by Miles Davis adds to the darkness.  This is one movie you should not miss!

This movie.  It’s a gem that nobody seems to know about and I love it so much.  This is that movie you watch when you are a bit stressed and the visuals and the story will be so soothing for you.  I freaking LOVE this movie and the reaction from people–even my husband is “What movie are you talking about’?

Les Enfants du Marais:  Set in the very early 1900’s, after WWI. This is just one of those surprise gems.  I came across it a few years back when Netflix mailed movies to you.  There isn’t a lot of action—it’s just a slow, almost laze-like film about life in the French marshland in the Loire Valley.  It follows Riton, a sad-sack sort of guy, played by Jacques Villeret, with a wife and three really badly-behaved children.  Jacques Gamblin plays Garris, who lives alone with his memories of The Great War, and their friends, Tane a train conductor and Amedee, a complete dreamer who basically does nothing but read. Amedee is played by one of my favorite actors, Andre Dussolier.   The movie follows every day mundane life but it isn’t a boring movie. Visually it is beautiful and it’s one of those movies that you remember but can be difficult to find. Honestly, this movie deserves more love than it gets!

The French movie poster for Pardon Mon Affaire.  This movie was so stinking funny. Jean Rochefort was clearly the big star here because everything from his timing to his facial expressions were hysterically funny.   Want a great comedy?  Here you go!

Pardon Mon Affaire:  Alright.  Another shameless family plug. But I swear, this movie is so funny that you’ll thank me for recommending it. Jean Rochefort and Daniele Delorme star as a married couple.  Bonaparte’s uncle, Yves Robert who was married to his aunt, Daniele, wrote and directed the movie and Daniele starred as Jean Rochefort’s wife in the first of two movies. Daniele and Jean play a very happily married couple until one day, Jean is taken and obsessed with a young model wearing a red dress.  There’s a lot of miscommunication and comedy in this film—and Jean Rochefort on a building ledge is one scene that continues to get a ton of laughs.  In fact, this was remade in 1984 as The Woman in Red starring Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock.  I’ll take the French version s’il vous plait!

This is another little gem of a movie and if you can find it–you’ve found a lost treasure!

The Hairdresser’s Husband:  This was described as exotic. It was more dramatic than exotic if you ask me.  Another movie starring Jean Rochefort–I’m gonna go on record as saying he’s one of my favorite actors.  This was a quiet little movie about a man obsessed with hairdressers and he marries one. There life together seems wonderfully perfect and full of love–until one night.  It’s really kind of depressing but it’s great at the same time.  Personally, I loved it.  And think it’s worth sleuthing to find it!

One of the sweetest and charming musicals ever.  It never gets old and the music by Michel Legrand is classic.  So are the shoes that Catherine Deneuve is wearing. I want those.

 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: Did you know that Catherine Deneuve could sing?  She can! The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a semi-operetta. There’s a lot of singing dialogue.  The story centers around Genevieve, a teenaged girl working in her mother’s umbrella shop. She’s in love with Guy, a young auto mechanic. Guy is drafted into the Algerian war.  Genevieve and Guy spend one night together.  She gets pregnant.  He’s away.  In the meantime, Roland, an older man who is in love with Genevieve wants to marry her.  He does.  The rest of the movie is love gone awry.  Guy returns and marries Madeleine.  Both Guy and Genevieve move on with their lives until a snowy night years later when Genevieve stops by the auto mechanics with a bit of auto trouble. Jacques Demy wrote and directed this movie and it’s become a classic.  It’s a great story plot but even better made as a musical.  It’s very touching and Michel Legrand’s music is incredible and well-known.  If you haven’t seen this 1964 classic, now is the time to watch it!

And those are just some of my favorite French imports. There’s an awful lot I haven’t mentioned because I want to move on and write about other subjects for now—but, this is a great narrowed-down start! Check out Bonaparte’s listing below!

FRENCH MOVIE LIST

Most of the films below are available on Netflix and/or video stores.

AMERICAN TITLE                                     FRENCH TITLE                                     

Indochine                                                        Indochine                                            Drama/History

Au Revoir les Enfants                                    Au revoir les enfants                          War Drama

My Father’s Glory (1)                                     La gloire de mon père                         Comedy/History

My Mother’s Castle (2)                                   Le château de ma mère                       Comedy/History

Pardon mon Affair                                          Un éléphant ça trompe …..                  Comedy

Métro                                                              Le métro                                             War Drama

Jean de Florette (1)                                         Jean de Florette                                  Drama/History

Manon of the Spring (2)                                 Manon des sources                             Drama/History

Cousin, Cousine                                             Cousin, cousine                                  Comedy

Camille Claudel                                              Camille Claudel                                  Drama/History

La Cage aux Folles                                         La cage aux folles                              Comedy

Ridicule                                                          Ridicule                                              Drama/History

Cyrano de Bergerac                                        Cyrano de Bergerac                            Drama/History

Amelie        ��                                                   Amélie                                                Drama

Nikita  Woman                                               La femme Nikita                                Drama

The Tall Man with a Red Shoe                       Le grand blond à la chaussure …            Comedy

Cesar and Rosalie                                           César et Rosalie                                  Drama

Vincent, François, Paul and the others           Vincent, François, Paul et …              Comedy

Umbrellas of Cherbourg                                 Les parapluies de Cherbourg              Music hall

400 Blows*                                                     Les 400 coups                                     Drama

Beauty and the Beast*                                    La belle et la bête                               Drama/History

Partners                                                           Les ripoux                                           Comedy

French Kiss**                                                                                                             Comedy

Monsieur Ibrahim                                           Monsieur Ibrahim                               Comedy

The Barbarian Invasions (Fr Canadian)         Les invasions barbares                       Drama

The Closet                                                      Le placard                                           Comedy

Grand Illusion *                                              La grande illusion                              War Drama

Swimming Pool                                              La piscine                                           Drama

Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob                    Les folles aventures du rabin Jacob            Comedy

Story of Adele H.                                            Adèle H.                                              Drama/History

A Heart in Winter                                           Un coeur en hiver                               Drama

The Wages of Fear*                                       Le salaire de la peur                           Drama

L’Auberge Espagnol                                       (Same title)                                         Comedy

The Beat that My Heart Skipped                    (?)                                                       Drama

Elevator to the Gallows*                                Ascenseur pour l’échafaud                 Drama

Mr. Klein                                                        Monsieur Klein                                   War Drama

Rules of the Game*                                        La règle du jeu                                    Drama

Right Now                                                      A tout de suite                                    Comedy

Le Casque d’Or*                                             (Same title)                                         Drama

The Taste of Others                                        Le goût des autres                   Comedy

Touchez pas au Grisbi*                                  (Same title)                             Drama

Classe Tous Risques*                                     (Same title)                             Action

I Would Lie to You                                        (?)                                           Comedy

The Sorrow and the Pity                                 Le chagrin et la pitié               War Documentary

Jules et Jim*                                                   (Same title)                             Drama

Lacombe Lucien                                             (Same title)                             War Drama

La Chevre                                                       (Same title)                             Comedy

La Vie en Rose                                               (Same title)                             Drama

Delicatessen                                                   (Same title)                             Drama

Three Men and a Baby                                   3 hommes et un coufin           Comedy

The Man who Loved Women                         (?)                                           Comedy

A Very Long Engagement                             De très longues fiancailles     War Drama

Merry Christmas                                            Joyeux Noel                            War Drama

Two Days in Paris                                          2 jours à Paris                         Comedy

Paris Je T’Aime                                              (Same title)                             Comedy

The Valet                                                        Le valet                                   Comedy

Return of Martin Guerre                                 Le retour de Martin Guerre            Drama/History

Night and Fog                                                 Nuit et brouillard                    War Documentary

Green Card**                                                                                                 Comedy

All The Mornings of the World                     Tous les matins du monde            Drama/History

Caché                                                              (Same title)                             Drama

Count of Monte Cristo                                   Le comte de Monte Cristo            Drama/History

The Children of Chabannes**                        Les enfants de Chabannes      War Documentary

  The Formatting is weird because I can’t add  proper columns to this blog post. Thanks WordPress!

NOTES:

Any movie directed by François Truffaut usually is interesting, at least for the quality of dialogues, which are made in “good French”, i.e. without much slang and clearly said.

Movies made by Eric Rohmer are also in excellent French but stories tend to be very slow.

The “Style” description above is very general.  “History” can refer to true historical subjects but also simply to movies taking place in early 20th Century or before.

* : Black and White movie

** : American made movie showing an excellent description of French life an/or behavior

And there you have it!  French cinema recommendations from The Frenchman and me!

The Danton Movie theatre in Paris.  I’ve passed this theatre thousands of times!  And there’s always a few hours of treasured cinema time to come by in here!

Shall We Attend French Cinema? Oui? Non? Oui! It’s been a while since I’ve posted.  With early holiday decorating, work, cooking a feast for Thanksgiving dinner for two, Bonaparte and me, and anticipating if we will be home for Christmas due to another possible pandemic lockdown, it’s been the continuation of WTF else can go wrong in 2020.

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Product review for DiVA Studio Pro7: DOLLWEAR DiVA PRO+ Dollwear Pattern Styler Studio v7i

DON’T BUY THIS.

I thought I might be able to save the hours I spend drafting bodice slopers and sleeves for my various BJDs, so I bought this software on sale. The quality of the graphic design work on the slipcovers should have tipped me off. This one’s on me; learn from my mistake.

SAVE YOUR MONEY.

IT DOESN’T WORK.

THE SOFTWARE IS UNFINISHED.

THERE IS NO HELPFUL SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION.

I spent days trouble-shooting this software on my own and was in contact with the support team as I tried to work through the issues. I even tried it on 3 machines running different operating systems. The support staff were quick to respond to my general inquiries but I was still baffled why I was experiencing so many issues with the basic software functionality. My main PC is a custom-built gaming and graphics rig; it can definitely handle some light CAD. So I dove into the software files out of curiosity. I found a whole bunch of clutter and random shit like old crash-dumps that shouldn’t have made it into the final build. I went into full Test Case mode and spent an afternoon doing unpaid QA; among the most critical issues I discovered were high failure rates on most functions, randomly crash to desktop, and it would randomly delete save files. If this software came across my desk at work; I would fail it and send it back to the developers.

Of course when I graciously listed my findings into an email to the support team and requested a patch to fix these issues, I never received a response.

Once again:

DON’T BUY THIS.

I'll be listing in detail all the issues I had with the software as I recall them (there were many!)

"Model Measurement" save files (used to generate slopers) sporadically 1) don't actually make a save file when you hit "save", and 2) sporadically delete themselves. So you have to spend another 15-20 minutes re-measuring your doll if you didn't write it all down on paper before you hit "save".

The software version is "7" but the user manual, registration EXE, and activation key provided by the maker are for version "6". The product key doesn't come with the software, either. And they don't tell you that you have to email them to request a product key (even though they sent you a physical copy of the software).

The documentation (user manual and tutorials) don't explain most of the software functionality. And because the user manual is for a previous version there are some features that are completely undocumented.

The work space functionality buttons usually don't work. Example: I'll load up a BJD measurement file and try to generate a sloper; there is a SLIM chance of that actually happening.

Actually, most of the buttons don't do anything. And there's no documentation telling me what the intended functions are. WTF?

Apparently there's something about pattern envelopes/folders for managing doll pattern projects, but there is NO DOCUMENTATION on how to use that, and it glitched up so many times when I was looking at the sample projects that I suspect it doesn't work anyway.

If the software crashes (which it does often), the process will still remain running, preventing you from relaunching immediately.

The program doesn't close properly (as acknowledged by the creator). You have to bring up your OS task manager and force-quit the program (also have to do this when it crashes). Bonus: the software Image Name isn't the same as what the software is called, so you have to scroll through and try to figure out which one it is. I solved this myself by logging out of my profile and then logging back in. It was tedious.

When you launch the software, you go through a bunch of splash screens telling you THIS IS THE PROGRAM! AGAIN! ONCE MORE! and then they make a second appearance every time you load the work space from the main menu... you know... in case you forgot what program you're running.

Too many menus. There is no reason for me to go through that many menus from launching the program to getting into the actual work space.

The Dollwear add-on was a DVD with a single ZIP file. There was no instructions on how to install it. It took me almost an hour to figure it out by skimming through unrelated tutorial videos; you need to go deep into the file tree for the Studio 7 software, navigate through ambiguously named folders, then CREATE a new folder and unzip the Dollwear file into that. And--get this--THAT IS ACTUALLY HOW THEY INTEND YOU TO INSTALL THE ADD-ON. I had to figure this out myself; there was nothing on the website, no little EXE to help you extract it in the right spot, not even text instructions on the install disc.

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The MixtapE! Presents Missy Elliott, Charlie Puth and Extra New Music Musts

FOX; Shutterstock/E! Illustration One other week, one other huge new music dump. By now, you have most likely given Taylor Swifts beautiful new album Lover all of the obsessive repeat listens that 18-track magnum opus deserves, parsing through its lyrics for all the hints about her ultra-private relationship with boyfriend Joe Alwyn, but when that is the place your musical journey has stopped this Friday, you’d actually be lacking out on far more great things. That is the place we are available. Welcome to week two of The MixtapE! After spending our morning listening to only about every part this New Music Friday needed to provide, we return to you with our picks for the very best of the very best, the stuff that is demanding you make room for it in your Spotify playlists. It simply is likely to be the right soundtrack for no matter you have received deliberate this weekend. And sure, earlier than you ask, T.Swift is within the combine. However which track made the record? You will must learn on to seek out out! (And if you happen to missed week one, you possibly can check it out here!) Missy Elliott – “Throw It Again” Are you able to imagine it has been 14 years since Missy Elliott final launched a full-length album? Certain, there have been one-off tracks—2015’s “WTF (The place They From)” is a killer—and visitor appearances right here and there, nevertheless it’s been a reasonably agonizing watch for a correct return. And that wait is lastly over. Forward of receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this yr’s MTV VMAs on Monday, Aug. 26, she’s launched a brand new EP appropriately referred to as Iconology. Whereas the entire thing is price a pay attention, the standout right here is “Throw It Again,” which finds the long-lasting rapper reminding the youngsters simply why she’s revered as such. True to kind, the accompanying video is stuffed with eye-popping lewks and slick choreography. Welcome again, Missy. Please do not make us wait this lengthy ever once more. Charlie Puth – “I Warned Myself” For the lead single off his upcoming third album, Charlie tries on a way more mature, sensual sound than ever earlier than. And it suits him like a glove. His silky falsetto will get an help from a throbbing bassline courtesy of Benny Blanco‘s manufacturing, making for one severely attractive quantity. It is the start of an entire new period for the hit maker and we’re all the way in which right here for it. Taylor Swift feat. The Dixie Chicks – “Quickly You will Get Higher” Like we mentioned, there was no means Taylor could be left off this week’s record. However selecting only one monitor from Lover was a near-Herculean feat when nearly all of them had been worthy of inclusion. And whereas we debated making the pitch-perfect kiss-off anthem “I Forgot That You Existed,” the spiky feminist bop “The Man” or “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince,” which finds her out-Lana Del Rey-ing Lana Del Rey, we stored coming again to this heartbreaking monitor. With a refined help from the legendary Dixie Chicks, “Quickly You will Get Higher” finds Taylor bearing her soul as she sings about her mother Andrea’s battle with most cancers. See if you may make it previous the primary refrain with out getting a lump in your throat.   Ben Platt – “Rain” Ben Platt has been a busy boy. The Tony winner has already launched one album this yr, on high of filming the primary season of Ryan Murphy‘s debut Netflix collection, The Politician, dropping on the streaming service subsequent month, and now he is again with extra new music. And it simply is likely to be his greatest monitor but. Teaming with producer Alex Hope, who’s labored with the likes of Troye Sivan and Tove Lo, Ben takes his crystalline vocal to the dance flooring on this emotional banger about working via heartbreak to offer love one other likelihood. “I hope it brings you dance and catharsis,” he tweeted. “Might I counsel you blast it.” We second that emotion. Charli XCX – “Miss U” One other week, one other Charli monitor. With simply weeks to go earlier than the discharge of her self-titled third album, she’s dropped one other monitor, solely this one involves us as part of the 13 Causes Why season three soundtrack. “Miss U” is a little bit of a tragic banger, discovering the English pop star opening up about heartbreak. Typically‚ I miss you once I’m on their lonesome/And regardless that we each moved on/Typically I play your favorite track/I play it on and on,” she tells her former lover. Who hasn’t been there? Mura Masa & Clairo – “I Do not Suppose I Can Do This Once more” And now for one thing just a little left of middle. Mura Masa (born Alexander Crossan) is again along with his first new track since his 2017 self-titled debut album, which featured appearances by alt-pop faves like Charli XCX, Christine and the Queens, and Damon Albarn (the lead singer of Gorillaz). Right here, he groups with Clairo, whose debut album Immunity, launched earlier this month, has made her one in all pop music’s latest rising stars. We’re comfortable to report that his demented strategy to pop manufacturing stays in tact, and when the track erupts after the primary refrain, it took us proper again to a few of our favourite alt-pop of the early aughts. (Suppose The Faint or Interpol.) Mura Musa won’t be for everybody, however if you happen to like your pop just a little off-kilter, you will dig this. Alessia Cara – “Okay Okay” This new monitor off the Canadian pop star’s forthcoming EP This Summer time is simply the kind of track you’d hope to get on one thing so seasonally themed. After explaining that her good friend requested for a track “we might really feel ourselves to,” the typically-downbeat singer busts out her greatest braggadocio on the refrain. “I am one million trick pony/The primary and solely/On a scale of 1 to 10, I am at 11,” she sings. “Okay, okay.” Flip it on and also you simply would possibly really feel your self too. Emotional Oranges – “Simply Like You” Who’re Emotional Oranges? Nobody actually is aware of. The R&B collective has been releasing music anonymously for the final yr now, and their newest is a sultry little slice of heaven that sees a female and male vocalist commerce verses about lacking that somebody particular. It is good for these scorching August nights when you end up eager about the one you wanna be with and issues get just a bit bit too steamy. Come on, you realize you have been there. Zac Brown Band – “Want This” You understand these weekends the place you simply must let off some steam, when it has been a protracted week, work’s been exhausting, and also you simply neglect about all of it for just a little bit? The blokes within the Zac Brown Band do too and their newest single off their upcoming sixth studio album, The Owl, is an ode to only that. Again by manufacturing from Ryan Tedder, Andrew Roberts, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, and himself, frontman Zac Brown sings, “Drop these baggage, let’s get right down to enterprise/Did not drive all night time simply to witness/Mild me up like 12 days of Christmas/All I do know is true now I would like this.” Let this monitor be all of the permission you should let your hair down this weekend and reside. it. up. Bonus Tracks: Why Do not We – “What Am I”: After profitable Selection Music Group at this yr’s Teen Selection Awards, the boy band returns with a monitor penned by none aside from Ed Sheeran. It is a romantic little factor that should function a reminder that the time-honored custom of American boy bands is alive and properly of their palms.  Lana Del Rey – “F**k it I love you”: Every week forward of the discharge of her sixth studio album, Norman F–king Rockwell,” pop’s most ethereal vocalist offers us one final preview of what is in retailer with this monitor, co-produced by Jack Antonoff. It is a suitably moody affair, so, you realize, traditional Lana.  5 Seconds of Summer – “Teeth”: This Australian boy band are constructing on a more moderen, extra mature sounds they launched final yr on their third album, Youngblood, as they put together to launch their fourth. Lead single “Easier” completely slaps, and this newest one does, too. Rising up has by no means sounded so good. Cheat Codes, Sofia Reyes & Willy William – “Highway”: For his or her newest single, DJ trio Cheat Codes (consisting of Kevin Ford, Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell) went worldwide, tapping the Mexican singer Sofia and French DJ Willy for this sparkly little late-summer bop that is simply begging you to roll down the home windows in your automobile and sing alongside on the highest of your lungs. Joyful listening! https://www.eonline.com/information/1067486/the-mixtape-presents-missy-elliott-charlie-puth-and-more-new-music-musts?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories The post The MixtapE! Presents Missy Elliott, Charlie Puth and Extra New Music Musts appeared first on Kartia Velino. https://kartiavelino.com/the-mixtape-presents-missy-elliott-charlie-puth-and-more-new-music-musts/