#this film is a wild wild ride

[inthedarktrees]

Wild and Woolfy (1945) dir. Tex Avery

[luwyv]

Hey!! I did this thing in cartoon school and kept forgeting to post it here!

enjoy the chaos i made in 4 months of no sleep!!

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as Dan Ruffalo

More Dead Than Alive (1969)

[dragonfly1302]

Oh, okay. Okay, cool cool cool. So Newt is the first one revealed to be not immune and Thomas has a full on panic attack and almost faints after realizing he loves him how much Newt actually means to him. Okay okay okay. Like, Newt not being immune was kind of an unacceptable thought that never crossed his mind, so Thomas never even considered that he might not actually make it with the rest of them. Okay. Cool cool cool cool

[heckarum]

We did a showa-era marathon

[henrysfox]

ooo i'd love to hear more about the casting day announcement from your pov if that's ok! like how did people react? did you think they looked the part but wasn't keen on their past acting work? did everyone freak out lmao

HELLO!!! i love talking about it!! let's gooo

so the day of the casting announcement for me was also the day i found out they were making rwrb into a movie, idk how it was for other people, but before that day i hadn't realized we would get a movie

so i was just SO HYPED about getting a film at all, you know?

then we got this announcement:

and i looked at them and IMMEDIATELY went to taylor's instagram and i was like "is that the dude from the kissing booth?" (i have never seen the kissing booth before that, but i have seen people on youtube doing some of those commentaries where they make fun of every single movie under the sun for views - the person i was friends with at the time loved watching those, so i have seen a few)

and i IMMEDIATELY became obsessed with him because i thought he was the most beautiful man i've ever seen. height aside, he was pretty much what i imagined alex to look like. back then, i'm pretty sure he hasn't been in many things so i watched tkb2 & 3 for him (or mostly his and joey's scenes because i didn't like jac*b el*rdi) and i watched minx, where he was AMAZING.

meanwhile nick creeped up on me much slower - but he did have many more movies out so i also watched all of those. at the begining he hadn't been dyed blonde yet so it was a bit harder to imagine him as henry, but the second they made him blonde i thought he was spot on as well. the filming was in progress around the same time purple hearts came out so i waited for the premiere with him and the rest of the cast, because they were all SO excited for nick - they even had a watch party and they all watched it together when it came out, and on the day of the premiere they decorated nick's trailer with tiny handmade purple hearts which was super sweet and he was adorably blushy about it.

okay back to the casting announcement day.

we got the announcement and immediately EVERYONE was negative. and i'm not exaggerating. everyone said they looked nothing like the characters, they said taylor is too pretty to play alex, that neither of the boys deserves to play these characters bc they're both straight and "sTrAiGhT acToRs sHoULdn'T pLAy quEEr cHaRaCteRs." it was just CONSTANT negativity. if someone was excited they were made fun of. people would go into nick and taylor's comments on insta and say pretty bad things.

the fandom for the movie on tumblr was nonexistant tbh. there were a few people who were fans of the book and were very vocal about how awful the movie will be with those awful actors. see, people had fancasts for alex and henry and they weren't willing to let those go. even if the guy they had in mind for alex wasn't even mexican and the guy they had in mind for henry wasn't even an actor.

i was still patiently waiting for any news to come out and for tumblr to get on with the program. at the same time first updates accounts on the movie, firstprince and nick & tay started appearing on instagram so i was mostly there, having thought that tumblr will just hate this film forever. i reread the book then and having many feelings about it i went into the tumblr tag again - there wasn't much change, but there were a few people who seemed to be just as excited as i was and i would have blocked all the negative people back then.

one of the people i saw being excited about the movie and the boys was @sincenewyorks so after some time and after gathering some courage i messaged them and we talked. there were also a few other people who were being positive by then, but all in all the fandom was pretty small and people still negative especially when they found out that june and rafael luna won't be in the movie - that brought a whole new wave of hate. some hardcore book fans have already decided the film would be awful.

i was just happy to follow the boys and the rest of the cast through the filming process, a little bit here, but mostly on instagram and in private messages with like-minded people here.

fun fact: the nick and taylor tags on tumblr were practically empty by then - taylor's had a few gifs of his naked scenes from minx and a few gifs from the kissing booth. nick's tag was almost completely empty.

flash forward to the day we got the trailer. this is the day EVERYTHING changed, because the trailer came out and suddenly? all the haters went silent. (take into account the fact that i had blocked some of them already so that might also be why lol) and the movie started reaching more and more people. overnight there were a lot of gifs from the trailer and people started posting about the movie more.

in the following weeks, more and more people were talking about the movie and nick and taylor and the bad comments were mostly kept to minimum. we could all see how excited taylor and nick, but especially taylor were about the film.

the the strikes started and we were all heartbroken that the movie wouldn't get the premiere it deserved and secretly hoping the strikes would be done by the time the movie was supposed to come out, but that didn't happen, unfortunately.

then the movie came out and some people really loved it, some others said it was disappointing, there were a few really weird takes, but mostly people REALLY loved it. the fandom has already grown bigger at that point and there were many more people willing to freak out and talk about it. then people started watching nick's and taylor's previous movies as well and their tags filled out and the rest is history, i guess.

sorry that it got SO LONG omg. some people were annoying about the casting announcement, and there was a lot of negativity at first but to be honest? i still had so much fun and the whole experience will always remain in my heart as a positive one <3

if you have any other questions, please do ask me, i can always talk about it more, i love trips down the memory lane lol

[lilybug-02]

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[boanerges20]

Motolove Chrome And Hot Leather

[lucy-moderatz]

She's the fiancée, you idiot!

[atlasshrugd]

↳ the EPILOGUE of WHITE NIGHTS is up!!! (Read on ao3)

The dreams would feel so real that he sometimes couldn’t tell when he was awake. They were almost always about them reuniting, here, or in Bangkok, or in some other far-flung place of the world, where nothing could touch them and the sun was hot and the water cool; like the glade they’d once slept in. But behind the dreams was a sense that they would never happen, an intuition whose strength was life-threatening. The more he dreamed, the more he became certain of this. And yet — he always had the feeling, at the back of his mind, that he would see Kinn again. Against everything. Against hope.

[itsfullofstars]

[strangeangel22]

thinking about syd march on this fine monday evening

[gillianthecat]

Not putting my judgmental-ness on that last gifset reblog ('cause that's rude), but this WOULD have been in my tags:

Sorry to Jam, and I love him, and he's beautiful, but if you look at the gifs where you can see HIS face it's the most dead fish kiss to ever barely make contact, but then if you look at the next gif with FILM'S face, it's like, that must have been the most scorching hot, erotic as fuck kiss in the history of cinema and now I've got to go fan myself.

[wildfloweronwheels]

Was reminded while falling asleep last night of when Taylor compared finding the right record label to finding the right romantic partner and the breath of fresh air that was and the subsequent looseness and ease in her career over the last five years. Don't think I realised how 'tight' everything before that felt until it was gone.

By the way, that's not to say everything at Big Machine was terrible forever or that Taylor was a slave to the demands of Scott Borchetta but I guess I just didn't realise how stifling it must've been for her toalways feel like she was fighting in the end especially considering the freedom she felt like she had in the beginning (with the re-records we're learning things were different to how we perceived them back then) The speed and volume at which she's put out work since leaving them, which is obviously the byproduct of feeling like her life is hers again, stable mental health and SO many things is always going to be staggering but I don't think we give Republic's non-conditional and unwavering support enough credit. Like clearly they just trust her and her art and her vision. And that freedom has let her fly.

It's probably no accident that this creative streak which honestly seems less like a streak the more time passes, and honestly what she was always capable of if she'd had the support kicked off when. she was allowed to own the art she'd made. Like let's review for a sec; since signing with republic, Taylor has released lover, felt confident enough to start solo directing - this has branched out into a short film and now a feature (!!!), spontaneously recorded + released Christmas tree farm, done, beautiful ghosts + cats, released Miss Americana & only the young then folklore, the long pond studio studios, evermore, carolina and midnights. She's also reclaimed fearless, red, speak now and 1989, and created the biggest stadium show of all time, which has now been released to cinemas globally, all in the last FIVE years. This is what happens when you give someone with a creative brain and heart the space to stretch and make magic and play without constraints or caveats. Just food for thought

[freakclique]

Shadows of the Desert

plot summary Just a short blurb about Rango x reader

content 800 words, gender neutral reader, Y/N, fluff, hurt/comfort, G rated wholesome pining

tw Wild West shootout, i blatantly ignore canon

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The sun was setting over the arid landscape of Dirt, casting long shadows across the dusty streets. The town was buzzing with activity, but amidst the chaos, one figure stood out - Rango, the eccentric chameleon sheriff.

Y/N had always admired Rango from afar, their heart fluttering whenever he flashed them a charming smile or cracked a joke. But tonight, their admiration would turn into something deeper, something born from danger and the need for salvation.

As the shootout erupted in the heart of Dirt, Y/N found themselves caught in the crossfire, frozen in fear as bullets whizzed past. Panic surged through their veins, every instinct screaming for them to find cover. But before they could move, a shadow fell over them, and a familiar voice cut through the chaos.

"Y/N! Get down!" Rango's urgent shout snapped them out of their daze, and they dove to the ground just as another volley of bullets sprayed the air.

Heart pounding, Y/N looked up to see Rango standing over them, his eyes fierce with determination as he fired back at the attackers. Despite the danger, there was a sense of calm surrounding him, as if he was born to face the chaos head-on.

With each shot fired, Rango edged closer to Y/N, shielding them with his own body as he fought off their assailants. His presence was both a comfort and a revelation, igniting a spark of courage within Y/N's trembling heart.

When the gunfire finally ceased, Y/N found themselves trembling in Rango's arms, their breaths mingling in the stillness of the night. Relief flooded through them, grateful for his timely intervention and the warmth of his embrace.

"Are you alright, Y/N?" Rango's voice was soft, filled with concern as he gently brushed a stray strand of hair from their face.

Y/N nodded, unable to find the words to express the whirlwind of emotions coursing through them. In that moment, they felt a connection stronger than ever before, as if the chaos of the shootout had brought them closer together.

"Thank you, Rango," Y/N whispered, their voice barely a breath against the silence of the desert night.

Rango smiled, a mixture of pride and affection shining in his eyes as he helped Y/N to their feet. Together, they stood amidst the wreckage of the shootout, a silent testament to their newfound bond.

As the first light of dawn painted the horizon in hues of gold and amber, Y/N knew that they would never forget this night - the night Rango became their hero, their protector, and perhaps something more.

And as they walked side by side through the deserted streets of Dirt, the promise of a new day dawning in their hearts, Y/N couldn't help but wonder what adventures lay ahead for them in the wild frontier of the desert.

But one thing was certain - no matter what trials they faced, they would face them together, guided by the strength of their love and the unbreakable bond that had been forged amidst the shadows of the desert.

[jeandejard3n]

Unforgiven Ambient Music