#trial: caric

[ericxanders]

Trial Claim App || Eric&Caleb

@headmaster-shue @calebswitching

Dominant: Eric Anderson

Point Level: Four

submissive: Caleb Duval

Point Level: Four

Trial Dates: 9th December 2019 - 9th January 2020

Caleb’s Strengths:

I believe that my primary strength as a submissive is my obedience and self-discipline.  I have lots of practice at putting my Dominant’s wishes ahead of my own desires or comfort, to the point that it’s normal for me.  It’s not likely something I’ll have to work on, as it feels natural and right to me already.  I think it will also end up being a strength that I prefer to have structure and rules and protocols in place.  I can imagine that some submissives might have trouble adjusting to having rules to follow all the time, rather than just during a scene, but that won’t be the case for me.  I welcome the prospect of having rules and standing orders from my Dominant, because it comforts me to have that to fall back on when I’m not sure of myself.

Caleb’s Weaknesses:

I find it difficult to express my emotions and needs to any Dominant, and that, I think, is my primary weakness as a submissive.  I’ve been starting to get better at that already, with Sir Eric in particular, if not other Dominants, but it is still difficult for me.  The more negative the feeling, the more I feel the need to hide it.  When I want or need something, I never just ask for it, I always turn it over in my head again and again, asking myself if I’m being too greedy, or if my request would be unwelcome, or if the thing I desire is actually somehow a failure as a submissive.  I worry that I need to be trying harder to put aside my selfishness and focus only on my Dominant, not on myself.  I overthink things, constantly.  It’s an unfortunate family trait.  When I start to worry about something, it’s hard to make myself stop.  All of this goes on in my head, silently, and I find it very difficult to voice any of it to my Dominant.  But Sir Eric has already shown me that he is incredibly patient with me, and I am learning to worry less and speak up more.  Even with what little progress I’ve already made, I think the biggest challenge for me in our claim will be trusting that Eric will continue to be patient with me and that it’s safe to be honest about what I am thinking and feeling.

Eric’s Strengths:

I think my greatest strength is probably my patience. I’ve always been a pretty patient person but it’s a skill I think I’ve really developed here through classes and through building relationships with both Caleb Duval and Maverick Lynn. It’s something that’s served me well because like any relationship, we’ve had our challenges and sometimes they’re challenges we’ve already dealt with but I believe I’ve been able to be consistent and clear and ultimately patient as we work things out. I like to think another strength is the fact that I’m easy to talk to. This is something I’ve spent the better part of a year building upon with both my partners. I come from a family who have always emphasised the importance of communication and I think it’s something I’m gradually able to pass along to them -- talking, even when it’s difficult, is better than not saying anything at all.

Eric’s Weaknesses:

Regarding Caleb, I think my biggest weakness is struggling to understand his perspective. He’s a perfectionist, and I think he judges himself much more harshly than I judge him (or think anyone should judge him) and that’s something I’ve really had to work on. That ability to understand his why for behaving and responding the way he does. And honestly, I think communication falls in here too. I think it’s both a strength and a weakness. Sometimes I get it really right and other times, I get it really wrong. It’s something I’m consistently working at and I think where I fall down the most is speaking up when I have a problem, or when there’s something I’m dealing with because I don’t like to worry people and because I’m pretty fiercely independent. Maybe learning to really lean on other people, my submissives in particular, would be a better description than communication.

Rules:

Caleb has established safewords; one specifically for scenes and one for use any any situation in which he’s starting to feel overwhelmed. He must use these words as and when they are needed. There is no situation in which his safeword is not allowed.

1a: Caleb isn’t allowed to run away when he’s upset. He’s allowed to ask for some space, or some quiet time but he’s not allowed to run away and avoid talking in the long term.

Honesty is the most important policy. Caleb will always be honest and express his thoughts, feelings and concerns openly and respectfully. In turn, I will also be completely honest with him.

An important feature of the trial will be daily discipline; there is no set form of discipline but it will happen every morning before classes Monday-Friday, and every morning before breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

Caleb will have a set list of chores to complete daily; he will complete each task to the best of his ability in the timeframe given.

Chores, and homework must all be completed before any leisure activities.

Caleb is not permitted to scene with other Dominants during the trial claim. His focus must be on his Dominant and his Dominant only.

Caleb agrees to surrender his pleasure to his Dominant. He’s not allowed to orgasm or masturbate without seeking permission first. As his Dominant, I may choose to deny him.

On a daily basis, Caleb must make Eric aware of any extra-curricular activities or social activities he wishes to partake in. Extracurriculars do not require permission; social activities do.

[anthroxlove]

Amber Supporters 💜

This is a compiled list of celebrities and other public figures that have commented on or liked Amber’s statement, or have expressed their support in some other way (Instagram stories or maintaining a friendship with her, etc.). In bold you’ll find the most important people that believe and support Amber: the experts. || updated: 4/25/24

Over 130 experts listed here: Experts Supporting Amber 

Abby Elliot (follows; liked statement; liked numerous supportive posts)

Adam Ellis (supportive post)

Aja Naomi King (worked with; follows; does not follow JD)

Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (vocal support; dated Amber)

Alex Winter (supportive posts; male abuse survivor)

Alexa Nikolas (DV survivor; vocal support; inspired to create Eat Predators because of the smear campaign against Amber)

Ally Walker (follows; liked statements)

Amanda Kippert (domestic violence journalist; vocal support)

Amanda Marcotte (liked supportive posts)

Amanda Seyfried (liked & shared supportive post)

Amy Kaufman (supportive posts)

Andy Richter (supportive since 2016; liked supportive posts)

Ashley Judd (liked & reposted supportive post)

Audrey Wauchope Lieberstein (supportive posts)

Azealia Banks (anti-JD post)

Barbara Muschietti (liked statement; sister of Amber’s ex)

Bitsie Tulloch (supportive post)

Brett Gelman (liked supportive article)

Brian Cox (vocal support)

Brooke Williams (liked supportive posts; follows)

Busy Philipps (liked supportive post)

Carice van Houten (liked supportive post)

Caterina Scorsone (follows; liked statements)

Chrissy Teigan (unconfirmed; shown past support)

Christina Ricci (supportive content; DV survivor; felt traumatized by the trial)

Christine Lahti (supportive post)

Clarice van Houten (liked statement)

Claudia Traisac (liked statement)

Clementine Ford (vocal support)

Constance Wu (supportive posts; vocal support; signed Letter for Amber)

Corey Rae (vocal support)

Corinne Fisher (supportive post)

Custody Peace (Coercive Control & Post-Separation Abuse advocates; vocal support)

Daine (liked supportive thread)

Dave Annable (follows; liked statement)

David Guetta (liked statement)

David Krumholtz (vocal support; worked with)

Dolph Lundgren (worked with; vocal support)

Dr. Andrew Thomas Cicchetti (trauma-informed therapist; vocal support)

Dr. Charlotte Proudman (lawyer and activist; vocal support)

Dr. Christine M. Cocchiola (IPV advocate; vocal support)

Dr. Jennifer Freyd (sexual violence expert, psychologist, and the coiner of DARVO; vocal support)

Dr. Jessica Taylor (CEO of VictimFocus; vocal support)

Edward Norton (liked supportive posts)

Eliza Skinner (supportive posts & likes)

Elizabeth McGovern (vocal support; signed Letter for Amber)

Elizabeth Reaser (vocal support; liked supportive posts)

Ellen Barkin (supportive posts; dated JD; testified against him twice describing violent and abusive behavior)

Emily Ratajkowski (liked supportive posts)

Emma Katz (domestic abuse researcher; vocal support)

Ethel Cain (liked Amber’s posts about the trial)

FKA Twigs (supportive comments; DV survivor)

Godeliv Van den Brandt (close friend)

Hilarie Burton (liked supportive post)

Hire Survivors Hollywood (founded by actor & Weinstein Silence Breaker Sarah Ann Masse; vocal support)

Ilana Kaplan (supportive post)

Ilya Savenok (supportive post)

Jack Black (followed in 2023)

Jaime King (supportive comments)

January Jones (liked supportive post)

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (liked supportive post)

Jessica Alba (follows; does not follow JD)

Jessica Chastain (follows; does not follow JD)

Jessica Valenti (supportive articles and posts)

Jodie Turner-Smith (liked supportive posts)

John Legend (liked supportive posts)

Jon Huertas (liked supportive posts)

Jon Lindstrom 

Josh Radnor (liked a Tweet about the misogyny around the trial and the misogynistic smear campaign)

Julia Fox (vocal support)

Julia Stiles (liked supportive post)

Julie Owens (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence consultant; vocal support)

Kalhan (liked supportive posts)

Kate Herron (supportive posts)

Kate Nash (liked statement)

Kathy Griffin (vocal support)

Laura Benanti (follows; worked with; supportive comment)

Lauren Hough (follows; supportive posts)

Lena Headey (liked statement)

Leslie Morgan Steiner (DA survivor & advocate; vocal support)

Lily James (liked statement)

Luca Calvani (vocal support; worked with)

Lundy Bancroft (author of the book “Why Does He Do That?”, domestic violence consultant; vocal support)

Marie Kreutz (supportive Instagram story)

Marisa Tomei (supportive posts & likes)

Mel B (follows; talked about the verdict in an article; DV survivor)

Melanie Lynskey (liked statement)

Melissa Benoist (follows; liked supportive posts; DV survivor)

Melissa Schuman (follows; vocal support)

Mia Farrow (actress; vocal support; deleted posts after harassment)

Michael Hobbes (wrote a supportive article)

Michael J. Metzner (friend; follows; vocal support)

Michelle Pfeiffer (actress; shared an article that supported Amber)

Moira Donegan (liked supportive posts)

Monica Lewinsky (supportive posts)

Nathalie Emmanuel (liked supportive posts)

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (vocal support)

Neil Gaiman (supportive posts; deleted posts after harassment)

Nicole Kidman (worked with; follows; does not follow JD)

Nikki Glaser (supportive posts)

Olly Alexander (Former Fenty model; has vowed to never wear the brand again after them featuring JD)

Patricia Arquette (supportive post about protecting Amber & her child from Deppstans)

Perez Hilton (vocal support)

Phoebe Bridgers (liked supportive post and supported her in interview)

Phoebe Dynevor (liked supportive article)

Rachel Riley

Raphael Bob-Waksberg (supportive post)

Rian Johnson (made supportive post)

Rosanna Arquette (liked & shared supportive posts)

Ruth Glenn (President & CEO of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; spoke in a documentary about the VA trial)

Ryn Weaver (liked statement; liked & shared supportive posts)

Sarah Marshall (supportive post)

Sarah Paulson (shared podcast about trial, then began following Amber)

Sarah Steele (follows; liked statement)

Sebastián Córdova (follows; liked statement)

Selma Blair (liked statement & numerous supportive posts)

Seth Green (liked supportive post)

Shanika Warren-Markland (supportive post)

Shraddha Das (liked supportive posts)

Simi Garewal (supportive posts)

Sophia Bush (liked supportive posts)

Stephanie Land (supportive post; DV survivor)

Talia Ryder (liked article in support of Amber)

Tasya van Ree (ex-wife)

Tova Leigh (supportive posts)

Vanessa Carlton (follows; liked statement & anti-JD posts)

Victoria Princewill (supportive post)

Willa Fitzgerald (liked supportive posts)

Zara Larsson (multiple Instagram stories in support of Amber)

Followers These people follow Amber but haven’t shared support yet that I know of.

Adam Cooper

Alessandra Ambrosio

Ali Landry (married to Amber’s ex-boyfriend)

Alyshia Ochse

Camilla Luddington

Carolina Herrera

Dan Stevens (worked with; follows)

Ed Helms (worked with)

Emma Roberts

Esther Acebo

Grace Van Dien (started following in 2023)

Jenna Dewan (worked with)

Jurnee Smollet

Katherine McNamara (worked with)

Kumail Nanjiani

Matt McGorry

Mindy Kaling

Odette Annable (worked with)

Padma Lakshmi

Samara Weaving (started following in 2024)

Seth Rogen

Thandiwe Newton

Tracie Egan Morrissey

Witney Carson McAllister

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (worked with)

Can’t Make Up Their Mind

Cara Delevingne (worked with; close friend of AH; follows both)

Danny Trejo (worked with; follows both)

Elon Musk (dumped by AH twice; attacked JD’s team for purposely cropping out/erasing timestamps in court; his “public statement” is that AH and JD are both “incredible” people)

Eva Longoria (follows both; works with AH)

Jason Momoa (worked with; follows & liked AH’s statement; follows & liked JD’s statements too)

Karen Gillan (unfollowed 6/10/22 & then followed JD)

Katheryn Winnick (worked with, follows AH; recently began following JD)

Sharon Stone (follows both)

If you know of more, send them in.

[targaryen-stronghold]

Sexist Tropes in “Game of Thrones”

Missing Mom Trope / Death by Childbirth Trope

Missing Moms are considered more unusual than missing fathers, and they are more likely to have their absence explicitly explained (usually with death). Death by Childbirth is very often the cause of a Missing Mom, as not only does it get the mother out of the way whilst keeping her sympathetic but it adds an extra touch of tragedy to the protagonist's life

Lyanna Stark (Aisling Franciosi): Jon Snow’s mother

Rhaella Targaryen: Viserys and Daenerys’ mother

Joanna Lannister: Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion’s mother

Straw Matriarchy (Powerful Women are Evil) Trope

Women are shown to be fundamentally incapable of governing or utterly evil and castrating in their power-wielding

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): Queen Regent; Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): Lady of the Vale

Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma): Prince Oberyn’s paramour

Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg): did whatever was necessary (including murder) for her family to remain in power

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea; Queen of Meereen; Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men and Protector of the Seven Kingdoms and Lady of Dragonstone

Hysterical woman Trope

Women as less rational, disciplined, and emotionally stable than men, and thus more prone to mood swings, irrational overreactions, and mental illness

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)

Myranda (Charlotte Hope)

Selyse Baratheon (Tara Fitzgerald)

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)

Women Who Enjoy Sex are Evil Trope

Sex is regarded as fraught and dangerous

Doreah (Roxanne McKee): murdered Irri and helped Xaro Xhoan Daxos stealing Daenerys’ dragons

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): murdered every enemy she could get her hands on to remain in power

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): betrayed Tyrion Lannister by blaming him for Joffrey’s murder

Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma): murders Myrcella Baratheon and Doran Martell

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): murdered her husband, Jon Arryn; lied to her sister, Catelyn, blaming the Lannisters for Jon’s death; tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Myranda (Charlotte Hope): helped Ramsay Snow in his torture games; tormented and tried to kill Sansa Stark

Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers): alongside with her sisters, Nymeria and Obara, helped her mother, Ellaria, betraying House Martell

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): burns down King’s Landing

I Was Quite a Looker Trope

You all know them. That kindly old lady who lives down the street. The tiny, wrinkly, owner of the local dojo. The aged, fading seductress. Wrinkled, aged, musty... but they weren't always that way. Once upon a time they were attractive, very attractive.

Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg)

Disposable Woman Trope

This character has a familial or romantic relationship with a protagonist, which allows creators to derive heart-wrenching sorrow from her death.

Talisa Stark (Oona Chaplin): provided a minute of Man Pain to the protagonist Robb Stark before his murder by Roose Bolton

Ygritte (Rose Leslie): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Jon Snow

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Tyrion Lannister

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): provided Man Pain to the protagonist Jon Snow

Disposable Sex Worker Trope

The prostitutes are killed because they know something they shouldn't, or a villain thinks they do.

Ros (Esmé Bianco): Petyr Baelish gifts her to Joffrey Baratheon to torture and kill because she’s been working for Varys

Woman Scorned Trope

What’s the only type of woman more dangerous than a Mama Bear? A woman who’s been dumped, cheated on, or otherwise done wrong by her significant other. Especially if she’s been hiding some sanity problems,

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie): tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Ygritte (Rose Leslie): go on a murdering spree after being betrayed and abandoned by Jon Snow

Shae (Sibel Kekilli): testifies against Tyrion Lannister in his trial for Joffrey’s murder for believing he didn’t care for her and was shipping her off

Myranda (Charlotte Hope): tried to kill Sansa Stark out of jealousy

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): slaughters every men, women and child in King’s Landing after being rejected by Jon Snow

The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry Trope / Sibling Rivalry Trope

There are two sisters, close enough in age to have a relatively equal relationship, but light years apart in personality.

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) vs. Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Tomboy and Girly Girl Trope

The "Girly Girl" will highly care about her appearance, pursue "girly" interests, and is often (though not always) The Chick. The Tomboy will be into sports, mechanics, or the like. The two ladies will have some sort of relationship with each other, whether they're best friends, sisters, on the same team

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Mama Bear Trope /  Motherhood Is Superior Trope

Like many other mammals depicted throughout history as predators, bears are actually passive animals, and won't attack humans unless provoked. Despite this, if you even think about getting between a mother bear and her cub she'll tear straight through you. Threaten her children, and you are in for a world of hurt.

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)

No Guy Wants an Amazon Trope

All Guys Want Cheerleaders, but no guy wants a girl who can beat him up.

Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) is unceremoniously dumped by Jaime Lannister because he wants to return to his traditional feminine ex-lover, Cersei

Female Misogynist Trope / Not Like Other Girls Trope

Considers other girls to be inferior- not like her. People will remind her that she's a girl herself, but she will deny it - or consider herself an "honorary dude" or claim she's "not like the other girls" (i.e. she's ''better'' than the other girls, in her mind).

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey): I should have been born a man. I’d rather face a thousand swords than be shut up inside with this flock of frightened hens

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams): Most girls are idiots.

Fiery Redhead Trope

A Fiery Redhead is a red-haired character who is strong, Hot-Blooded, outgoing, usually outspoken, and (if a love interest) often female. She has a big personality and she's not afraid to use it. Whatever you do, don't get on her bad side, or there will be hell to pay.

Ros (Esmé Bianco)

Melisandre (Carice van Houten)

Ygritte (Rose Leslie)

Sleeping Their Way to the Top Trope

There are many ways to rise to the top, some more pragmatic than others. Some people decide to use their charms and sex appeal to boost their career. It's usually frowned upon by other characters, and may have certain downsides to it, but for some it proves to be the key to their success.

Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer)

Real Women Don't Wear Dresses Trope

A woman is shown as weak, incompetent, and ineffectual unless she dresses and behaves in a masculine manner, or is otherwise applauded for being "not like other girls."

Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie)

Ygritte (Rose Leslie)

Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan)

Nymeria Sand (Jessica Henwick), Obara Sand (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Tyene Sand (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers)

Madonna–Whore Complex Trope

A pattern of thought that divides female-humanity into two mutually exclusive categories: Madonnas and Whores. The virtuous Madonna figure, possessing and protecting social virtue is an object of worship and everything that all females should aspire to be. However, sex is not part of this. The Whore, always with massive sex appeal, catering to the male gaze, is often evil and scheming

“The Whore” Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

“The Whore” Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

“The Whore” Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) vs. “Madonna” Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

Sour Prudes Trope

Accusing other women (or sometimes men) of being "skanks", "sluts", "cheap" and whatnot.

Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie) vs. Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner): Lysa falsely accuses her niece, Sansa, of sleeping with Petyr Baelish

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) vs. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke): Sansa implies Daenerys is (sexually) manipulating her brother, Jon Snow

God Save Us from the Queen! Trope

While kings and princes can be good or evil, and nice or mean, and princesses are (almost) always good, queens tend to be the royalty version of Always Chaotic Evil. Once a queen is in charge, things get nasty.

Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)

[regardezmoica]

The 63rd BFI London Film Festival programme

As always, the BFI is throwing THE FESTIVAL with some of the most expected films in the line-up. NOT TO MISS :)

OPENING & CLOSING NIGHT GALAS

THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD - OPENING

Directed by Armando Iannucci (The Death of Stalin) 

Starring Dev Patel as David Copperfield, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse and Gwendoline Christie

European Premiere

THE IRISHMAN - CLOSING 

Directed by Martin Scorsese (Silence, The Departed)

Starring Academy Award® winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci

International Premiere

HEADLINE GALAS

KNIVES OUT - American Express Gala 

Directed by Rian Johnson

Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Colette, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer

European Premiere

THE AERONAUTS - The Mayor of London’s Gala

Directed by Tom Harber (Wild Rose)

Starring Academy Award® winner Eddie Redmayne and Academy Award® nominee Felicity Jones

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - BFI Patrons’ Gala 

Directed by Marielle Heller ( Can You Ever Forgive Me? )

Starring Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys.

GREED - Headline Gala

Directed by Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, The Wedding Guest)

Starring Steve Coogan as Richard ‘Greedy’ McCreadie, Isla Fisher, Shirley Henderson and David Mitchell

European Premiere

HOPE GAP - Headline Gala 

Directed by William Nicholson (screenwriter of Les Miserables, Gladiator, Shadowlands) 

Starring Annette Bening and Bill Nighy

JOJO RABBIT - Headline Gala 

Directed by Taika Waititi (Boy, Hunt for the wilderpeople, Thor Ragnarok)

Starring Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie (Leave no trace), Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson and Stephen Merchant.

European Premiere

THE KING - American Airlines Gala

Directed by David Michôd (Animal Kingdom, The Rover) 

Starring Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Lily-Rose Depp, Ben Mendelsohn, Robert Pattinson

UK Premiere

LE MANS’ 66 - Headline Gala 

Directed by James Mangold (Logan)

Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale

UK Premiere 

MARRIAGE STORY - The May Fair Hotel Gala 

Directed by Noah Baumbach (While We���re Young, Frances Ha)

Starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson

FESTIVAL AND STRAND GALAS

EMA - Festival Gala 

Directed by Pablo Larraín (Jackie) 

Starring Gael García Bernal, Mariana Di Girolamo

ABOMINABLE - Family Gala

Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman for Dreamworks

UK Premiere

BACURAU - Thrill Gala

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighbouring Sounds) and Juliano Dornelles

Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize 2019

THE DUDE IN ME - Laugh Gala

Directed by Hyo-jin Kang

JUDY & PUNCH - Dare Gala

Directed by Mirrah Foulkes

Starring Mia Wasikowska 

THE LIGHTHOUSE - Cult Gala

Directed by Robert Eggers (the Sutherland Award-winning director of The Witch)

Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe

OFFICIAL SECRETS - Debate Gala

Directed by Gavin Hood’s (Eye in the Sky) 

Starring Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode and Rhys Ifans.

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON -  Love Gala  

In association with Malta Tourism Authority

Directed by Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson

UK Premiere 

THE TWO POPES -  Journey Gala

Directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener)

Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce 

WESTERN STARS -  Create Gala

Co-directed by Thom Zimny and Bruce Springsteen

European Premiere 

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Eleven Special Presentations shine the spotlight on new work from major directors.

BAD EDUCATION  in association with Empire - Directed by Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds) and starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney 

BLACKBIRD - Directed by Roger Michell (Enduring Love, Le Week-End, Notting Hill) 

BOMBAY ROSE Directed by debut director and screenwriter Gitanjali Rao

THE CAVE - Directed by Oscar-nominated Feras Fayyad’s (Last Men in Aleppo) 

FIRST LOVE - Directed by Takashi Mike 

GÖSTA - TV series directed by Swedish writer-director Lukas Moodysson

KRABI, 2562. -  Experimenta Special Presentation - Directed by two award-winning directors Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers

LOVE, LIFE AND LAUGHTER - Archive Special Presentation - starring Betty Balfour 

OUR LADIES - Directed by Michael Caton-Jones (The Jackal, Basic Instinct 2)

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE -  BFI Flare Special Presentation in association with Sight & Sound - Directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Adele Haenel

ROCKS - Directed by Sarah Gavro (Brick Lane, Suffragette) - Starring Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali and Shaneigha-Monik Greyson 

OFFICIAL COMPETITION

FANNY LYE DELIVER’D, Thomas Clay’s intoxicating 17th Century drama with Maxine Peake in the title role

HONEY BOY, Alma Har’el’s artful and soul-baring examination of the lingering effects of emotional abuse, written by Shia LaBeouf, who stars alongside Lucas Hedges

LINGUA FRANCA, a beautifully performed character study of a Filipino transwoman and undocumented immigrant in Brooklyn, from writer/director Isabel Sandoval, who also takes on the lead role

LA LLORONA, Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante’s taut genre-bending thriller about an elderly general haunted by a spectre of the past during his trial for genocide

MOFFIE, Oliver Hermanus’ haunting examination of the violent persecution of gay men under Apartheid

MONOS, a hallucinogenic, intoxicating thriller by Alejandro Landes about child soldiers high in the mountains of South America

THE OTHER LAMB, Małgorzata Szumowska’s beguiling, genre-tinged English-language debut examining life in an otherworldly cult

THE PERFECT CANDIDATE, Haifaa Al Mansour’s inspiring drama about a young doctor who becomes an electoral candidate to challenge Saudi Arabia’s strict social codes

ROSE PLAYS JULIE, an immersive and gripping drama from directing duo Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor about a young woman seeking her biological mother

SAINT MAUD, the debut feature from director Rose Glass, in which a mysterious nurse becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.

FIRST FEATURE COMPETITION – SUTHERLAND AWARD

ATLANTICS (Dir. Mati Diop). A hypnotic, genre-shifting portrait of a girl’s awakening. 

BABYTEETH (Dir. Shannon Murphy). A feverish Australian drama featuring a superb performance by breakout star Eliza Scanlen as Milla, a seriously ill teenage girl who falls madly in love with a young drug dealer. 

CALM WITH HORSES (Dir. Nick Rowland). Cosmo Jarvis gives a visceral performance in Rowland’s gripping feature debut as Douglas, the hired muscle for a crime family in rural Ireland. A

HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD (Dir. Bora Kim). Announcing a bright new voice in South Korean cinema, Kim brings both humour and elegance to her autobiographical debut in this absorbing coming-of-age drama about teenager Eunhee and her dysfunctional Seoul family circa 1994.

INSTINCT (Dir. Halina Reijn). Carice van Houten plays respected clinical psychologist Nicoline, who after starting a new job at a penal institution finds herself flirting with danger in her sessions with inmate Idris. 

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (Dir. Joe Talbot). Jimmie dreams of reclaiming the beautiful late 19th-century home his grandfather built, before hard times and changing demographics forced his family out. 

MAKE UP (Dir. Claire Oakley). A riveting psycho-sexual drama in which teenager Ruth travels to a seaside holiday park to stay with her boyfriend Tom, and one day finds evidence he might be cheating on her. 

RELATIVITY (Dir. Mariko Minoguchi). It is love at first sight when Nora and Aaron first meet on a rainy day in an underground station, but Aaron’s fate takes a dramatic turn and changes Nora’s life in an instant. 

SCALES (Dir. Shahad Ameen). A visually resplendent tale set in a small Gulf fishing village, where the population live in thrall to the otherworldly creatures of the sea. 

The BFI London Film Festival will celebrate international cinema from the 2nd to the 13th of October.

An advice, don’t miss it ;)

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Speculations for GOT S8

Since I’ve expressed some thoughts about Show!Jonrya, maybe I just outright say all my opinions toward GOT and my S8 speculations.

D&D are really dumb writers

Yes, I won't avoid my “despise” on them so I just outright say it. A lot of people think they just hate Arya so much so they reduce her complex character into a one-dimensional badass assassin and ignore her capacity to become a leader (or queen). But in my opinion, they just purely so suck at script writing that everyone in the show is reduced to a one-dimensional character.

I once held a job as a scriptwriter back in my country (not in English though, and then I quit my job and became a free writer), and I know some important principles and points when it comes to scriptwriting. First of all is the characters’ arcs, D&D apparently have sucked at that so I won’t say much, all of you guys can refer to Grrm’s amazing original and will know how complex character development truly is (He’s so talented and I admire him so much). Why, based on Grrm’s brilliant work, D&D still managed to fuck up the characters’ shapings, I don’t know the reason, just like I suspect why they can even earn their job at HBO. 

Then is the structure and consistency,  I can convince myself that D&D did try their best for the characters but failed, but if the story is not consistent and even contradict itself, it’s deadly. A good scriptwriter (or at least who wants to be) must consider the whole plan from the beginning, otherwise, the story would easily become a total mess.

I believe that D&D do that effort (I believe in their ambition to be remembered and honored as scriptwriters), and we can access that they did plan out some character's development from S1 and talked with Grrm regarding their endings. 

So based on that I would build my personal speculations for S8′s plot.

1. Jonerys’ relationship & Daenerys’ ending.

First of all, I am a little up for the Daenerys’ mad queen theory. In S7 Daenerys literally burn people alive because they refused to bend their knee, which includes Sam’s father and brother. Tyrion felt it not good and tried to stop her, but he failed. 

That behavior is not a really good sign to me, and every character must hold their fate for what they’ve done, remember some actors did refer that there’s a trail for everyone in the final season? If that’s the case, why Daenerys should escape that final trial? I can tell D&D set this up intentionally because Tyrion as a neutral mirror already contradicted Daenerys at that scene.

And I dont’t see Jonerys will end well, their value and ways of lifestyle are too different, and their union in last season was nothing more than a forced push. They only knew each other for several days! How can we count on their relationship to be a great love story? And honestly I don’t see D&D put any effort in developing Jonerys’ relationship, all of their plots are so obvious and cliche, if they really are the final endgame D&D certainly could come up something better & more touching. 

I do think that Jonerys would become enemies in the end. Daenerys has no way back but become a queen to rule the seven kingdoms, otherwise all the efforts along her way to come to now would mean nothing, where there’s no better description than Grrm’s original line “If I look back, I am lost” ( In the books I sympathize for Daenerys, but she’s so flat on the show...)

2. Sansa will die

Honestly, I think Sansa will die halfway both in the show and in the books, she’s not important enough to make it to the finale episode. Actually she’s not even important enough bothering me to talk about, but D&D certainly did show some “fondness” to this character that made us hard to ignore.

Of course, they really “like” her, even to add a rape plot to force her to “grow” and made her first reunite with Jon. But that’s it, they can’t do more. They nearly made her become the top tier characters, but only nearly. Despite of their “fondness” of Sansa, D&D still didn’t make the northern lords fight against Boltons for Sansa like they did for Arya in the books, neither Jon. And D&D shaped her as an ambitious politician who would rather take place of Jon and almost kill her sister, which was verified by the script remark. (And Jonsa is a crackship both in the show and the books, there’s no other way around.)

Sansa still needs to fulfill her final character arc with meeting Cersei at King’s Landing,  so her death may happen at episode 4 or 5 I guess.

3. Arya’s role in the battle of dawn

I surely believe Arya will play an important role in the battle of dawn, even decisive, first point is her valyrian dagger, and second is Nymeria. 

In Isaac’s interview, he did say bran offers Arya the valyrian dragger because he senses there’s gonna be some importance to it. So maybe we can guess Arya would use this dagger in some vital fighting moment like fighting the Night King.

Then is Nymeria, I know people are all upset about the scene in S7, but it must mean for something, otherwise that would be a total waste of time for showing that Nymeria becomes a queen of a wolf pack (and the money too). Remember Ghost and Nymeria are the only Stark’s direwolf left. I believe Nymeria’s wolf pack would show up in the critical moment during the fighting. 

4. Arya’s parallel to Lyanna

I guess that in S8 there may be a scene directly compare Arya to Lyanna. Remember GOT’s team did make some efforts to choose an actress who resembles Maisie to play Lyanna. And Maisie also once said "I remember having a little braid in my hair and the hair and make-up team would be like, you cannot leave with that braid in your hair, we have to take it out. Because people will read into it and find some spoilers with just a braid." 

If Arya has a scene with a braid and be referred to Lyanna, then it must have a strong impact to Jon, because all these years he always wondered about his mother, now finally gonna see a live Lyanna 2.0 before his eyes.

5. Jonrya’s relationship development

According to actors’ interviews recently, that would be a fair guess that Jonrya won’t go well at the beginning, like a forthright hug as they do in S1E2. But I don’t view it as a bad thing, on the opposite I believe a real important relationship would need a proper and elaborate-designed development (never like Jonerys’ one),  that arc would be more moving and impressing.

If Jon & Arya develop their relationship through the final season, like afraid to face each other at the first but then realize they will still love each other no matter what, then I have every reason to believe Jonrya is the endgame. 

And if they do end up romantically (that’s my hope), I guess would be under that stressful circumstance and they still and only have each other (Sansa will die, Bran is emotionless, Jon and Daenerys may turn against each other halfway). Only they would love the other unconditionally, what else does it need for them to go further?

Final word

To close this post, I just want to express my love and respect for the show. Not for D&D of course, they suck at those characters and mess the story after S5. But for Grrm’s brilliant original base and the actors’ amazing performances, including those of Lena, Peter, Carice, Alfie, Aiden & so many other great ones, and finally my beloved Maisie (Not including Kit and Emilia, especially Emilia, they’re lovely though). 

In my view, GOT is one of the greatest show in the world (thanks to Grrm’s original work of course not D&D’s), and I may rewatch and appreciate it every now and then for my later years. 

D&D did a rather good job at least for the first 4 seasons, if they really make an “unexpected” ending as every actor put it and want to impress the audience & to be remembered well, I do hope they could end it well, just like what they did with the beginning.

If that so, I may still not forgive what they did in S5 but would not hate them anymore probably😊.

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Fics Set in the TAB Universe

Fics set in the TAB universe    

These are BBC Sherlock fics set in the universe of the Victorian parts of ‘The Abominable Bride’, not to be confused with fics based on the ACD book canon or any other Victorian-era adaptations.

The fics are grouped here by ship, and listed by length within each pairing. All fics are complete except as noted.

Johnlock

Upon Whom Shall You Call? by May_Shepard. Explicit, Johnlock, 33K. In the two years since the loss of his friend Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls, John Watson has tried his best to move on. When his maid, Jane, reports hearing noises in the attic of John's house, he begins to hope that Holmes means to contact him from beyond the grave. Unprepared for dealing with the realm of spirits, John agrees to consult with four lady scientists, who promise to use their groundbreaking technologies to help him deal with that which haunts him.

Your Bed Should Be A Refuge by TooManyChoices. Explicit, Johnlock, 11K. Sherlock and John finally face their mutual attraction, but is it too late? John’s married (and happily so). Is there any way that John can have it all?

Impulses by Junejuly15. Mature, Johnlock, 6K. Sherlock and John’s talk about ‘impulses’ in The Abominable Bride’ was touching and rather interesting. This is my take and one possible outcome when John and Sherlock talk about feelings and impulses, and maybe act on them, too…

five times sherlock holmes lied to john watson (and one time he finally told the truth) by miss_frankenstein. General, Johnlock, 6K. “Something in Wilde’s persecution has touched a nerve in Sherlock – snapped that tenuous thread of hope holding him upright – and it feels as if he has taken to bleeding internally.” Set in “The Abominable Bride” universe, this piece adopts a familiar format to chronicle Sherlock’s quiet suffering in the wake of the 1895 Oscar Wilde trials and the particular way they affect his relationship with (and feelings for) John.

Matters of the Heart by VictoriaAGrey. Mature, Johnlock, 4K. After Watson moves back into 221B, Holmes is presented with a case that makes Watson reconsider the nature of their relationship. ///Assume this takes place in the Victorian world Sherlock envisioned in TAB and you’re good to go.///

We Survived by girlofthemirror. Explicit, Johnlock, 3K. Answering two of the important questions left from The Abominable Bride….. 1. When Dr Watson was talking to the paper vendor - where did Holmes poke him to make make him jump so much? 2. When they got back to Baker Street - what was in the hat box? This is celebratory, thesis submission smut. I do hope you enjoy it.

The Greenhouse Affect by sherlock_addict. Explicit, Johnlock, 3K. I am sure the ghost bride appeared enough time later to let the boys finish what they had started. My version of the events that took place in the darkened greenhouse. Smut on its way, you’ve been warned!

Like that wound of mine, Of which none knew by Solitary_Endeavor. Mature, Johnlock, 3K. Holmes wouldn’t be able to help himself, he never could, when it came to John.

The Trial of Sherlock Holmes Series by jenna221b. General, Johnlock, 3K. Scripts based on speculation that Sherlock will be put on trial in The Abominable Bride to parallel the Oscar Wilde Trials of 1895.

Always Wrong, Never Wrong by redscudery. Explicit, Johnlock, 1K. When Sherlock says “Correct me, Doctor”, he means “Please pull my hair and make me come in my fine linen drawers.” John is only too happy to oblige.

One Beard and Two Moustaches by JohnlockInferno. Teen, Johnlock, 1K. Holmes & Watson have a problem. So does Molly. They fix it. Inspired by The Abominable Bride.

Fem!Johnlock

Bloody Balzac! by okapi. Teen, Fem!Johnlock, 17K. Genderswapped Holmes/Watson. Canon-based hijinks.

Indigo by okapi. General, Fem!Johnlock, 1K. Sherlock receives a belated birthday gift from John. Inspired by the blue dressing gown from “The Abominable Bride.”

Viclock

Any Port in a Storm by dioscureantwins. Mature, Viclock, 8K. No, he really should let Trevor run ahead with his dastardly plot and merely twist and knot the manoeuvre into the rope for the rascal to hang himself with.

Sheriarty

Crossed Your Mind (Like a Bullet) by PoppyAlexander. Explicit, Sheriarty, 10K. On six occasions, Moriarty visited Holmes’s manly-smelling rooms, and wanked to the smell of his hair oil on the pillow of his surprisingly comfortable bed.

Distraction by fiveainley_ohmy. Teen, Johnlock, 0.8K. Or, an alternate way the gun blowjob scene I MEAN Holmes vs Moriarty scene could have gone.

Holmescest

Sins of the Flesh by daasgrrl. Explicit, Holmescest, 1K. He stands once more in the Stranger’s Room at the Diogenes, afternoon sunlight filtering weakly through the windows. Dust motes swirl in the shafts of light, the remnants of dead things. Dead hopes, dead dreams, dead desires. Holmescest meta in the form of fic. May be read as a coda - possibly AU - to The Abominable Bride.

MorMor

I’ll Be Your Number One With A Bullet by pocket_companion. NR, MorMor, 1K. The waterfall scene from The Abominable Bride - with one, significant change: Instead of Jim Moriarty gaining power over Sherlock Holmes, it is the other way around. Fortunately, a pretty damn clever handyman reaches the scene just in time…

Mystrade

Share the Stars with You by EventHorizon. Mature, Mystrade, 237K. Set in Victorian times, we find Mycroft as a sedentary man of wealth and power and Greg as an explorer, a true man of action.  Given their opposite natures, could it be these two might actually achieve the one thing neither has ever thought possible - finding someone to love?

Mollstrade

The Case of Doctor Hooper and Inspector Lestrade by Sapphire_Princess. Teen, Mollstrade, 17K. Inspector Gregory Lestrade liked Doctor Hooper and found that the more he spent time with him, the more he wanted to do so. But he wasn’t naive - not in the way Sherlock Holmes thought he was, and he was unfailingly honest with himself. His growing attachment to Doctor Hooper shouldn’t go any further than it had already. Equality for the sexes was one thing, this was quite another.

Mollcroft

Loosening the Strings by bookjunkiecat. Mature, Mollcroft, 2K. It is 1895, London is still firmly ruled by Victorian morals, and women are very much a second class. Molly Hooper has been living a lie for years, presenting herself to the world as Doctor Milton Hooper. Only one man knows her secret, and every Tuesday afternoon she and Mycroft Holmes explore their boundaries together.

Sherlolly

And A Garden, Drenched In Delights by hobbitsdoitbetter. Mature, Sherlolly, 45K. Holmes has always appreciated Hooper’s intellect; It takes a clever woman to fool him, after all. But when he discovers her rather… unladylike reading habits he finds himself distracted beyond all reason: After all, though she pretends to be a man she is a woman, sweet and docile as all her kind are… Isn’t she? So why is she reading contraband books? And why oh why does it bother him so bloody much? AU Abominable Bride Universe, pretty much an excuse for smut.

A Marriage of Minds by Carice. Sherlolly, 13K. I loved 'The Abominable Bride' and our Victorian Holmes and Hooper, so decided to allow myself a little carrying on of the story for Molly. It interested me to think about how things would be for her once she had 'outed' herself to Holmes and the Watsons, as a woman. I guess this is AU because in my story it's genuinely Victorian and not a figment of modern Sherlock's mind. In terms of Molly's role at Bart's as a woman, female doctors, etc. I have not worried too much about period detail because if Moffatt/Gatiss can play around with the timing of the Suffragette movement for dramatic purposes, then I reckon I can be a bit cavalier with some details too.

The Adventure of the St Bartholomew Vampire by darnedchild. Mature, Sherlolly, 19K. Bodies that had been found drained of blood are mysteriously disappearing from the morgue.  Could it be the work of a vampire?  Or is there something even more sinister stalking the dark streets of London? - Written for the Halloween at 221B - A Sherlolly Celebration Fest.  A Victorian vampire story written in several short chapters.

Victorian Secrets Series by MizJoely. General to Explicit, Sherlolly, 13K. Victorian Sherlolly fics and ficlets.

Holding On To You by MangoMartini. Explicit, Sherlolly, 7K. “If I didn’t know any better, Mr. Holmes,” Molly smiles, “I would think you are trying to take advantage of me.” Holmes doesn’t move away. The corners of his lips quirk up into a smile that becomes a laugh that becomes the press of his forehead against hers. She can feel, vividly, the places where his forehead presses against the fringe of the wig. “If I had known that in order to take advantage of you all I had to do was offer you some cocaine, I would have done so years ago.”

Marry Me, Obviously by surrenderdammit. Teen, Sherlolly, 5K. Or, “surrenderdammit’s self-indulgent Victorian!Sherlolly fic”. What is the price of getting Sherlock Holmes to help a hostile morgue director with a secret to hide? “The price, Doctor Hooper, is the truth,” Holmes declared after a few moments of silence. Gesturing for him to sit, Holmes settled down on his preferred armchair and reclined. “I cannot offer my help and discretion if I don’t know exactly what this secret is, lest I end up inadvertently aiding you in whatever sinister business you are hiding.” Taking a deep breath, Hooper nodded. “I suspected as much, though I had hoped I could avoid it. Well, Mr. Holmes….My blackmailer is a man named Thomas Benton, and he wishes to…marry me.”

A Letter to Mary Series by darnedchild. General, Sherlolly, 3K. A short ficlet for Sherlolly Appreciation Week 2016 - Day Two (Canon Compliant - The Sherlock Special (TAB))

A War He Must Lose by Writingwife83. General, Sherlolly, 2K. Molly Hooper believes London can no longer hold a place for her after the things she'd recently done, but Sherlock hopes he can change her mind.

New Beginning by Dreamin. Teen, Sherlolly, 1K. Holmes has a realization about Hooper.

The Work by DamselInDeduction. General, Sherlolly, 1K. “Dr. Hooper, The Work is what sustains me. Without it, I would have no purpose and I’m not sure what my life would become. And that Work is incomplete without you and all you have done for me. ”

Warstan

The Case of the Abominable Bride by Radar_Girl. Teen, Gen, 35K. The Abominable Bride story, but in this version it’s John who’s dreaming of the 19th century. There will be differences in how he views the Victorian world and its characters. He still has to figure out which world is real, how to fix his marriage, save Holmes from drugs and Moriarty, and solve the case of the Abominable Bride. And if he can wake up, where and when will he be? (Hint:not on a plane). Don’t worry, John loves this sort of thing.

Gen

It’s About Time by midnightsnapdragon. General, Gen, 2K. Even when his work brought him to the morgue, and he was met with contempt and a scathing remark, even when Lestrade made a point of forcing her to cooperate, it was a little while before the renowned detective took the trouble to give Dr Hooper a proper once-over. (The church scene in “The Abominable Bride”, from Holmes’s point of view.)

Lessons Learned by sfmpco. Not rated, Gen, 1K. When Billy steals from Mrs. Hudson, it is Sherlock he must face to deal with the consequences.  What Sherlock learns, however, is far more valuable.  Based on the portrayals in THE ABOMINABLE BRIDE but pre-TAB.

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Jordan, Parenthood; Jon Manfrellotti, Men of a Certain Age; Dylan Minnette, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Mos Def, Dexter; Pruitt Taylor Vince, Justified; Jeffrey Wright, House Best Guest Actress - Drama Series: Louise Fletcher, Shameless - "Parenthood" Marin Ireland, Homeland - "The Weekend" Carrie Preston, The Good Wife - "Alienation of Affection" Anika Noni Rose, The Good Wife - "Another Ham Sandwich" Chloe Sevigny, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - "Valentine's Day" Chloe Webb, Shameless - "Hurricane Monica" HONORABLE MENTION: Jane Adams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Debbie Allen, Grey’s Anatomy; Lisa Edelstein, The Good Wife; Mamie Gummer, The Good Wife; Natasha Lyonne, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Julianne Nicholson, Boardwalk Empire; Julia Ormond, Mad Men; Mary Beth Peil, The Good Wife; Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife; Amy Sedaris, The Good Wife; Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones; Sofia Vassilieva, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Best Ensemble - Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Game of Thrones The Good Wife Mad Men Shameless HONORABLE MENTION: Grey’s Anatomy, Homeland, Justified, Luck, Men of a Certain Age, Parenthood, Rescue Me, Scandal, Sons of Anarchy, Southland, True Blood, The Walking Dead Best New Drama Series: Homeland Luck Revenge Scandal Smash HONORABLE MENTION: Boss Best Comedy Series: Community Girls Louie Modern Family Parks and Recreation Veep HONORABLE MENTION: The Big Bang Theory, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Enlightened, Happy Endings, Hung, I Just Want My Pants Back, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Middle, New Girl, Nurse Jackie, Raising Hope, 30 Rock Best Actor - Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock - "Live From Studio 6H" Louis C.K., Louie - "Duckling" Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" Joel McHale, Community - "Introduction to Finality" Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory - "The Ornithophobia Diffusion" Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation - "The Trial of Leslie Knope" HONORABLE MENTION: Will Arnett, Up All Night; Garret Dillahunt, Raising Hope; Jason Gann, Wilfred; Thomas Jane, Hung; Zachary Levi, Chuck; Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down; Lucas Neff, Raising Hope; Jeremy Sisto, Suburgatory; Peter Back, I Just Want My Pants Back Best Actress - Comedy Series: Zooey Deschanel, New Girl - "Secrets" Lena Dunham, Girls - "The Return" Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie - "Disneyland Sucks" Laura Linney, The Big C - "Crossing the Line" Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep - "Fundraiser" Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation - "The Debate" HONORABLE MENTION: Jane Adams, Hung; Beth Behrs, 2 Broke Girls; Kat Dennings, 2 Broke Girls; Laura Dern, Enlightened; Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Patricia Heaton, The Middle; Jane Levy, Suburgatory; Lea Michele, Glee; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds; Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope; Kim Shaw, I Just Want My Pants Back Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family - "Virgin Territory" Max Greenfield, New Girl - "Control" Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation - "Ron and Tammys" Ed O'Neill, Modern Family - "Baby on Board" Danny Pudi, Community - "Virtual Systems Analysis" Jim Rash, Community - "Studies in Modern Movement" HONORABLE MENTION: Aziz Ansari, Parks and Recreation; Darren Criss, Glee; Adam Driver, Girls; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family; Neil Flynn, The Middle; Donald Glover, Community; Tony Hale, Veep; Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory; Jake Johnson, New Girl; Rob McElhenney, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Adam Pally, Happy Endings; Jeremy Piven, Entourage; Chris Pratt, Parks and Recreation; Jason Segel, How I Met Your Mother; Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family; James Van Der Beek, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23; Damon Wayans Jr., Happy Endings Best Supporting Actress - Comedy Series: Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory - "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" Julie Bowen, Modern Family - "Go Bullfrogs!" Eliza Coupe, Happy Endings - "The Butterfly Effect Effect" Naya Rivera, Glee - "Mash Off" Sofia Vergara, Modern Family - "Tableau Vivant" Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie - "No-Kimono-Zone" HONORABLE MENTION: Alison Brie, Community; Anna Chlumsky, Veep; Elisha Cuthbert, Happy Endings; Alyson Hannigan, How I Met Your Mother; Anne Heche, Hung; Cheryl Hines, Suburgatory; Gillian Jacobs, Community; Jemima Kirke, Girls; Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock; Diane Ladd, Enlightened; Kaitlin Olson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Aubrey Plaza, Parks and Recreation; Eden Sher, The Middle; Gabourey Sidibe, The Big C; Anna Deavere Smith, Nurse Jackie; Cobie Smulders, How I Met Your Mother; Betty White, Hot in Cleveland; Allison Williams, Girls; Casey Wilson, Happy Endings Best Writing - Comedy Series: Community - "Remedial Chaos Theory" - Chris McKenna Girls - "All Adventurous Women Do" - Lena Dunham Louie - "Duckling" - Louis C.K. Modern Family - "Baby on Board" - Abraham Higginbotham Parks and Recreation - "The Trial of Leslie Knope" - Dan Goor & Michael Schur Veep - "Baseball" - Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche HONORABLE MENTION: Community - “Curriculum Unavailable”; Community - “Studies in Modern Movement”; Girls - “Hannah’s Diary”; Girls - “The Return”; Girls - “She Did”; Happy Endings - “The Butterfly Effect Effect”; Hung - “A Monkey Named Simian or Frances Is Not a Fan”; Louie - “Subway/Pamela”; Modern Family - “Aunt Mommy”; Modern Family - “Go Bullfrogs!”; Modern Family - “Leap Day”; Nurse Jackie - “Disneyland Sucks”; Parks and Recreation - “The Debate”; Parks and Recreation - “The Treaty”; Parks and Recreation - “Win, Lose or Draw”; 30 Rock - “Today You Are a Man”; Veep - “Catherine”; Veep - “Fundraiser” Best Directing - Comedy Series: Community - "Remedial Chaos Theory" - Jeff Melman Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Palestinian Chicken" - Robert B. Weide Girls - "Welcome to Bushwick a.k.a. The Crackcident" - Jody Lee Lipes Louie - "Duckling" - Louis C.K. Modern Family - "Tableau Vivant" - Gail Mancuso Parks and Recreation - "Citizen Knope" - Randall Einhorn HONORABLE MENTION: Community - “Basic Lupine Urology”; Community - “Documentary Filmmaking Redux”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “Larry vs. Michael J. Fox”; Curb Your Enthusiasm - “Mister Softee”; Girls - “All Adventurous Women Do”; Girls - “Hannah’s Diary”; Girls - “She Did”; Glee - “Goodbye”; Happy Endings - “Spooky Endings”; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - “The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore”; Louie - “Joan”; Louie - “Subway/Pamela”; Modern Family - “After the Fire”; Modern Family - “Baby on Board”; Modern Family - “Leap Day”; Nurse Jackie - “Handle Your Scandal”; Parks and Recreation - “Bus Tour”; Parks and Recreation - “The Debate”; Parks and Recreation - “Win, Lose or Draw”; Raising Hope - “Jimmy’s Fake Girlfriend”; 30 Rock - “Live From Studio 6H”; Veep - “Baseball”; Veep - “Catherine” Best Guest Actor - Comedy Series: Matt Bomer, Glee - "Big Brother" Michael J. Fox, Curb Your Enthusiasm - "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" Andrew Rannells, Girls - "All Adventurous Women Do" Paul Rudd, Parks and Recreation - "The Debate" Peter Scolari, Girls - "The Return" Doug Stanhope, Louie - "Eddie" HONORABLE MENTION: Alan Alda, The Big C; Dan Byrd, Suburgatory; Louis C.K., Parks and Recreation; Bob Einstein, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Chris Elliott, How I Met Your Mother; Jeff Goldblum, Glee; Don Johnson, Eastbound & Down; Justin Long, New Girl; Ricky Martin, Glee; Chris O’Dowd, Girls; Josh Rabinowitz, I Just Want My Pants Back; Ben Schwartz, Parks and Recreation; James Wolk, Happy Endings Best Guest Actress - Comedy Series: Pamela Adlon, Louie - "Subway/Pamela" Becky Ann Baker, Girls - "The Return" Whoopi Goldberg, The Middle - "The Guidance Counselor" Megan Mullally, Happy Endings - "Yesandwitch" Joan Rivers, Louie - "Joan" Robin Wright, Enlightened - "Sandy" HONORABLE MENTION: Lizzy Caplan, New Girl; Margaret Cho, 30 Rock; Olympia Dukakis, Bored to Death; Kathryn Hahn, Girls; Kathryn Hahn, Parks and Recreation; Nene Leakes, Glee; Idina Menzel, Glee; Chloe Grace Moretz, 30 Rock; Megan Mullally, Parks and Recreation; Megan Mullally, Up All Night; Becki Newton, How I Met Your Mother; Kristen Schaal, 30 Rock; Molly Shannon, The Middle; Sherri Shepherd, 30 Rock; Kiernan Shipka, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23; Alicia Silverstone, Suburgatory; Mary Steenburgen, Wilfred; Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock; Lily Tomlin, Eastbound & Down Best Ensemble - Comedy Series: Community Happy Endings Modern Family Nurse Jackie Parks and Recreation Veep HONORABLE MENTION: The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Chuck, Girls, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Middle, The Office, Raising Hope, Suburgatory, 30 Rock, Weeds Best New Comedy Series: Enlightened Girls I Just Want My Pants Back New Girl Veep Wilfred HONORABLE MENTION: Allen Gregory, Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Up All Night Best TV Movie/Miniseries: American Horror Story Appropriate Adult The Hour Let Me Down Easy (Great Performances) Sherlock HONORABLE MENTION: Five, Game Change, Hemingway & Gellhorn, Page Eight Best Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock Woody Harrelson, Game Change Bill Nighy, Page Eight Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn Dominic West, Appropriate Adult Ben Whishaw, The Hour HONORABLE MENTION: Dylan McDermott, American Horror Story; Dominic West, The Hour; Bradley Whitford, Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith Best Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Connie Britton, American Horror Story Romola Garai, The Hour Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn Julianne Moore, Game Change Anna Deavere Smith, Let Me Down Easy (Great Performances) Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult HONORABLE MENTION: Melissa Leo, The Space Between; Jeanne Tripplehorn, Five; Rachel Weisz, Page Eight Best Supporting Actor - TV Movie/Miniseries: Ralph Fiennes, Page Eight Martin Freeman, Sherlock Ed Harris, Game Change Anton Lesser, The Hour Evan Peters, American Horror Story David Strathairn, Hemingway & Gellhorn HONORABLE MENTION: Mark Gatiss, Sherlock; Robert Glenister, Appropriate Adult; Denis O’Hare, American Horror Story; Tim Pigott-Smith, The Hour; Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story; Andrew Scott, Sherlock Best Supporting Actress - TV Movie/Miniseries: Anna Chancellor, The Hour Patricia Clarkson, Five Taissa Farmiga, American Horror Story Jessica Lange, American Horror Story Sylvestra Le Touzel, Appropriate Adult Sarah Paulson, Game Change HONORABLE MENTION: Frances Conroy, American Horror Story; Judy Davis, Page Eight; Monica Dolan, Appropriate Adult; Jenifer Lewis, Five; Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story; Lara Pulver, Sherlock; Una Stubbs, Sherlock Best Variety Series: The Colbert Report The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Real Time with Bill Maher Saturday Night Live Watch What Happens Live HONORABLE MENTION: Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, The Rosie Show, The Soup Best Variety Special: Idina Menzel: Live - Barefoot at the Symphony The Kennedy Center Honors The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards The 65th Annual Tony Awards A Very Gaga Thanksgiving HONORABLE MENTION: Betty White’s 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America’s Golden Girl, The 2012 Comedy Awards, Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, Donald Glover: Weirdo, The 54th Annual Grammy Awards, Kathy Griffin: Gurrl Down!, Kathy Griffin: Pants Off, Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again, Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show, Tony Bennett: Duets II Best Male Performer - Variety Series/Special: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live Neil Patrick Harris, The 65th Annual Tony Awards Taran Killam, Saturday Night Live Bobby Moynihan, Saturday Night Live Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart HONORABLE MENTION: Fred Armisen, Saturday Night Live; Tony Bennett, Tony Bennett: Duets II; Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live; Mick Jagger, Saturday Night Live; David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman; Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher; Bruno Mars, The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards; Joel McHale, The Soup; John Oliver, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Jason Sudeikis, Saturday Night Live Best Female Performer - Variety Series/Special: Adele, The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards Lady Gaga, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live Idina Menzel, Idina Menzel: Live - Barefoot at the Symphony Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live HONORABLE MENTION: Adele, The 54th Annual Grammy Awards; Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live; Beyonce, The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards; Kathy Griffin, Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker; Madonna, Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show; Nasim Pedrad, Saturday Night Live; Emma Stone, Saturday Night Live Best Animated Series: Archer Bob's Burgers Futurama The Simpsons South Park HONORABLE MENTION: Allen Gregory, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, The Life & Times of Tim, The Ricky Gervais Show Best Voice-Over Performer - Animated Series: H. Jon Benjamin, Archer - "Space Race, Parts 1 & 2" Nancy Cartwright, The Simpsons - "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons - "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" John DiMaggio, Futurama - "Benderama" Dan Mintz, Bob's Burgers - "Bad Tina" Jessica Walter, Archer - "Lo Scandalo" HONORABLE MENTION: H. Jon Benjamin, Bob’s Burgers; Alex Borstein, Family Guy; Steve Dildarian, The Life & Times of Tim; Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy; Eugene Mirman, Bob’s Burgers; Kevin Michael Richardson, The Cleveland Show; Trey Parker, South Park; Karl Pilkington, The Ricky Gervais Show; John Roberts, Bob’s Burgers; Kristen Schaal, Bob’s Burgers; Yeardley Smith, The Simpsons; Matt Stone, South Park; Renee Taylor, Allen Gregory; Aisha Tyler, Archer; Billy West, Futurama Best Reality Series - Competition: The Amazing Race The Celebrity Apprentice The Glee Project Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef HONORABLE MENTION: America’s Next Top Model, Big Brother, The Challenge: Battle of the Exes, The Challenge: Rivals, Face Off, Masterchef, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Survivor, Top Chef: Just Desserts, The X Factor Best Reality Series - Non-Competition: Hoarders The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Savage U Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes Shark Tank Who Do You Think You Are? HONORABLE MENTION: Flipping Out, Kitchen Nightmares, The Real Housewives of New York City, Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 Breakthrough Male Performance: Jake Cannavale, Nurse Jackie Adam Driver, Girls Jake Johnson, New Girl Lamorne Morris, New Girl Timothy Simons, Veep Peter Vack, I Just Want My Pants Back HONORABLE MENTION: Christopher Abbott, Girls; Stephen Amell, Hung; Josh Bowman, Revenge; Jordan Carlos, I Just Want My Pants Back; Alex Karpovsky, Girls; Zach McGowan, Shameless; Gary Stevens, Luck; Parker Young, Suburgatory Breakthrough Female Performance: Beth Behrs, 2 Broke Girls Lena Dunham, Girls Taissa Farmiga, American Horror Story Jemima Kirke, Girls Kim Shaw, I Just Want My Pants Back Allison Williams, Girls HONORABLE MENTION: Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Modern Family; Carly Chaikin, Suburgatory; Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones; Elisabeth Hower, I Just Want My Pants Back; Hannah Simone, New Girl; Analeigh Tipton, Hung; Hannah Ware, Boss Best Documentary Program: America in Primetime - Lloyd Kramer Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Constance Marks Bill T. Jones: A Good Man (American Masters) - Bob Hercules & Gordon Quinn Bobby Fischer Against the World - Liz Garbus Catching Hell (ESPN Films) - Alex Gibney Hot Coffee - Susan Saladoff Johnny Carson: King of Late Night (American Masters) - Mark Catalena & Peter Jones Sing You Song - Susanne Rostock There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane - Liz Garbus Woody Allen: A Documentary (American Masters) - Robert B. Weide HONORABLE MENTION: The Announcement (ESPN Films), Beyonce: Year of 4, 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park, Unguarded (ESPN Films)

[ericxanders]

Three Become Two || CARIC

@calebswitching

He held onto Caleb a little tighter as they walked back to their room. The room that would now only ever be their room. Somehow, they’d gone from the prospect of a trial claim in a few weeks, and study sessions to nothing. Maverick was gone and it was completely beyond their control. He was hopeful. Mav meant far too much to him to just give up, but he didn’t know how long distance worked for their kind of relationship, but when the news that his parents were pulling him from school dropped that morning, he’d resolved that he’d just find a way to make it work. 

His whole body slumped once he closed the suite door behind him. There was no point in hiding any of his feelings from Caleb, knowing his boy was the only person in the world who could possibly understand how he was feeling. ‘My Mama always swears by a cup of tea in moments like this. Can I make you one?’

[ericxanders]

What A Boy Needs || CARIC

@calebswitching

During the course of their relationship, and more specifically the trial and and the month they’d been claimed, Eric had learned that sometimes, for no apparent or deep-seeded reason, Caleb wanted more. Wanted to be more submissive, needed to be directed more completely. He didn’t need to worry over it as much as he used to -- he just needed to provide. A scene was obviously the best way for him to provide.

He joined him in the playroom, knowing he couldn’t possibly be finished but hoping he was feeling a little more centered. He leaned against the door frame and watched him for a moment. ‘Did you wear something pretty for me today submissive?’ he prompted, knowing full-well he had because he’d been instructed to do as much.