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fuckyeahgoodomens · 6 months

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Ooh! A wonderful interview with Rich Keeble who played Mr. Arnold (the one with the Doctor Who Annual :)) in S2! :)❤

Q: In Good Omens 2 you play Mr. Arnold, who runs the music shop on Whickber Street. Were you a fan of Good Omens before joining the cast, and is it challenging to take on such an iconic story which is already loved by a huge fanbase?

A: “There’s always pressure if you’re working on something with an existing fanbase and people might have an idea already as to how you should be approaching something. To be honest I was aware of the show but I hadn’t actually seen it before I was asked to get involved. I knew it was something special though! I remember talking to Tim Downie [Mr. Brown] about how when you tape for certain things you know if something’s a “good one”. Of course by the time I was on set I’d watched Season 1 and read the book.

I had an interesting route into the show actually: I was asked at the last minute to read the stage directions at the tableread on Zoom, and Douglas [Mackinnon] the director called me up to discuss pronunciations of the character names etc. To prepare further I quickly watched the first episode on Prime Video, and I was very quickly drawn into it. A couple of hours later I was on a Zoom call with David [Tennant], Michael [Sheen] (with his bleached hair), Neil [Gaiman], Douglas and the whole team, including Suzanne [Smith] and Glenda [Mariani] in casting. After that readthrough I asked my agent to try and see if she could shoehorn me in and she came back with a tape for Mr. Arnold saying “you play the piano don’t you…?” They wanted me to demonstrate my musical playing ability, so I rented a rehearsal studio room in Brixton for an hour and filmed myself playing piano (and drums just in case), then I did my scenes a couple of different ways and I guess it wasn’t too terrible!”

Q: During episode five you mimed to music written by series composer David Arnold alongside a real string quartet – this must have been very immersive! How did it feel to work with David, and bring the ball to life?

A: “I actually didn’t meet David Arnold sadly, but I did work with Catherine Grimes, the music supervisor who is lovely. David was at the London screening but I missed an opportunity to go and say hello to him which I kicked myself about.

I remember before I was in Scotland there was a bit of uncertainty as to whether I would need to play anything for real or not, so I practised every day playing loads of Bach and other music I thought was era-appropriate just in case they asked me to do anything on the fly. So yes, it was very immersive as you say! They sent me three pieces of music to learn which I practised in my Edinburgh apartment on a portable folding keyboard thing I bought. They introduced me to the string quartet (John, Sarah, Alison and Stephanie) and I tried to hang out with them when I could. On the day we all had earpieces to mime to. I had to mime while listening out for a cue from Nina [Sosanya] from across the room, then deliver my dialogue and carry on playing, which was tricky! The quartet and I helped each other out actually: Douglas would say something like “let’s go from a minute into the second piece of music”, I’d look at the sheet music and whisper “where the hell is that?” and one of the quartet would say “we think that’s bar 90” or something. Here’s a little bit of trivia: the shooting overran and the string quartet couldn’t make the last day, so they found some incredible lookalikes to replace them for the scene when we get lead out of the bookshop through all the demons, although I think they also kept them deliberately off camera.”

Q: What did you think of your music shop when you first saw the set? Did you have a favourite poster or prop?

A: “I thought it was incredible! It could’ve been an actual music shop with all the instruments hanging up with the “Arnold’s” price tags on. The attention to detail was incredible, well IS incredible as I understand it’s all still there. It’s hard to pick a favourite to be honest. I did a little video walkaround on my phone at the time so maybe I’ll post that if I won’t get in trouble. Interestingly the shop interior itself was elsewhere on the set to the shop entrance you see from the street. You walk out of Aziraphale’s shop, over the road, through the door of the music shop and… there’s nothing.”

Q: Mr. Arnold is tempted into the ball by a Doctor Who Annual and is playing the theme in the music shop scene – are you a fan of Doctor Who in real life? And what was it like making those jokes and references in front of the Tenth Doctor David Tennant?

A: “I’ve always dipped in and out of Doctor Who over the years since Sylvestor McCoy, who was doing it when I first became aware of it when I was growing up. Even if you’re not a fan it’s one of those shows you can’t really get away from, so doing that particular scene in front of David was really fun, and of course Douglas had directed Doctor Who as well. Apart from the amusing situation of two supposed Doctor Who fans talking about Doctor Who without realising they’re in the company of a Doctor Who, I also seem to remember Michael being the one to suggest that he would deliver his “due to problems at the BBC” line directly to David.

Oh, and I think it was actually my idea to grab the annual off the harpsichord before joining the queue behind Crowley at the end of the ballroom scene (which we’d shot weeks earlier at this point). When we were blocking it out and rehearsing I knew I had to leave my position and get to the front for my “surrender the angle” line, and then later it just felt like I wouldn’t leave without the annual so I ran back through everyone to grab it. Nobody seemed to have a problem with me doing that so I just carried on doing it when we shot it! I do remember it being a fun set with Douglas and the team being very open to suggestions.”

Q: How did you balance filming both Good Omens and BBC Ghosts at the same time?

A: “Luckily both shows were a joy to work on, and everyone seems to know about both of them. We were shooting them in early 2022 and I also had a little part in an ITV drama called ‘Stonehouse’, starring Matthew Macfadyen. I usually never know when I’m working next so to have three great TV jobs at once was very unusual. There was all this date juggling and I actually almost had to turn down Ghosts due to clashes. Luckily both shows had to move some dates so it worked out. But yes, I spent two weeks up in Scotland shooting all that Good Omens ballroom stuff, then I came back down to London to do Ghosts, knowing I’d be back up to shoot my scenes in the music shop in a couple of weeks. Now, when I found out who was playing my wife in Ghosts I couldn’t believe it: Caroline Sheen – Michael Sheen’s cousin! She was amazing and that was another great set in general. I say “set”, but it’s all filmed in that house which surprised me. I’d worked with Kiell [Smith-Bynoe] and Jim [Howick] before, and Charlotte [Ritchie] was in the Good Omens radio play a few years ago and a big fan of the book. Charlotte’s very musical of course and we got talking about my folding keyboard I had for practising my Good Omens stuff, and she ended up setting it up in the house for us to have a play on!

Now, when we’d shot all our internal scenes there was this big storm forecast, and our external scenes were scheduled for the day of the storm, so that had to be moved into the next week. It meant I ended up shooting those scenes outside the house, then going straight back up to Scotland to shoot the Good Omens music shop scene the next day! When I mentioned to Michael I’d just worked with Caroline he said “ooh she’s in Ghosts is she!” and revealed that she’d texted him about me which was rather surreal. Then later after the Ghosts wrap party Kiell gave me a part in his Channel 4 Blap, so at the time I felt like I was killing it career wise, but the industry quietened a bit after that and my workload eased off over the year so I was in my overdraft by November.”

Q: What are your plans for the future – can we expect to see you in something else soon?

A: “This year, after a bit of a quiet start, I was very fortunate to work on a Disney+ show called Rivals which stars… David Tennant! I think I’m allowed to say my character is called Brian, and I shot five episodes so that was another really amazing job, and great to work with David again (I told him he must be my good luck charm, although I hope he’s not sick of me). That should be out at some point in late 2024. Other than that I’ve filmed a few other bits I presume will be out next year, one of which is called Truelove on Channel 4 which actually looks really good. That starts early January. Of course now Season 3 of Good Omens has been greenlit, I would love Neil and the gang to have me back on that… but I can only keep my fingers crossed!”

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harrisonarchive · 10 months

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On The Ed Sullivan Show in August 1965; photo by Howard Grafton, via Robert Kidd Gallery.

Q: “How did you come up with that Rickenbacker riff for ‘Ticket To Ride,’ one of the most distinctive Beatles guitar signatures ever, which appears on Anthology Volume 2 in an August 1965 live version? Was the riff conceived expressly for that song?” George Harrison: “Yeah! But John was just playing the song to us on his rhythm guitar, and I had the 12-string Rickenbacker. It was also something to do with the fact that my part on the guitar was hooking into Ringo’s part. So when I came up with that little staggered riff, it dictated or gave Ringo the cue to play the part that he does. It had a big effect on Jim McGuinn, as he was named at the time — but Roger later — and a lot of other people. Even me. Years later even *I* thought that the Byrds had invented it! I forgot. [Laughter] In the books about Rickenbacker guitars, McGuinn talks about how the Byrds went to see A Hard Day’s Night at the movies, and they stayed and watched it through twice, saying, ‘What’s that he’s playing?‘ Afterward, they got the Rickenbacker, and that’s where they got that jangly sound I’d come up with on ‘Ticket To Ride.’ They also got Gretsch guitars like ours, too. McGuinn’s kind to always mention it.” - Billboard, March 1996 (x)

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gallifreyinstituteforlearning · 1 month

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Not sure if this is a question you'd have the resources to answer fully, but I'm asking regardless because you're the only person I know who would be able to answer it at all and have sound logical reasoning. Would it be possible for a Chameleon Arched person to remember their real life from outside the Arch's influence?

I'm not fully convinced I'm reading the question correctly, so please let me know if I've got the wrong end of the stick!

What I'm interpreting is whether a person could recall their real life memories without opening the biodata module (such as a fob watch) or using the Chameleon Arch to regain them.

🫥 The Chameleon Arch - Overview

The Chameleon Arch is a device that alters a Time Lord's biology, creating a new identity completely rewritten DNA and memories. The biodata module, typically a fob watch, stores their true Time Lord essence. When the watch is opened, the Time Lord's original memories and identity are restored.

💡 Residual Memories

It's possible for someone using the Chameleon Arch to retain residual memories from their true Time Lord self, even without opening the biodata module.

Dreams and Recollections: Chameleon Arched Gallifreyans have dreams and faint recollections, like John Smith's bedtime antics or Professor Yana's drumming.

Instincts and Reflexes: Certain instincts or reflexes from their true Time Lord nature persist like John Smith's perfect cricket ball throw tying in very nicely into the natural mechanical abilities Gallifreyans possess, as well as a bit of expertise courtesy of a cricket fixation in the Doctor's 5th body.

Triggers and Familiarity: Words or events that evoke strong memories or reactions trigger residual memories.

Factors Affecting Memory Retention

A few factors could contribute to this residual memory effect:

Strength of the Original Identity: Stronger memories or traits might resurface, suggesting that not all aspects of the original identity are entirely squashed by the arch.

Triggers and Context: Specific words or situations can act as cues, stirring residual memories.

Physical Proximity: Moving closer to the biodata module amplifies the intensity of residual memories.

⚙️ Restoring Memories

Opening the biodata module is the most direct way to recover a Time Lord's memories. While residual memories are almost obligatory, regaining the original identity entirely requires opening the biodata module. Without this, the memories would likely remain fragmented and incomplete, like fleeting glimpses rather than coherent recollections.

🏫 So ...

While it's possible for a Chameleon Arched person to remember aspects of their true identity without opening the biodata module, these memories are usually fragmented or triggered by specific events. Full restoration typically requires opening the module and reuniting the person with their Time Lord essence and memories, else they'd probably just be wandering around with some memories of completely impossible things wondering when they went insane.

I really hoped that helped, and if this wasn't what you meant please let me know and I'll happily try again 🫡

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ticklish-n-stuff · 1 year

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How the Guild members would react to you telling them you like being tickled

Hehehehehe~ @stopiteatpopcorn

Francis:

Rip

He will use this information to his advantage.

Whenever you're being a 'lil shit, he'll punish you with tickles. And when you do a job well done, he'll reward you with tickles.

It's a win-win all around.

Just don't get on his evil side or he will tease you to oblivion.

Louisa:

She'd feel even more embarrassed than you, even if it was you who was admiting it. But it makes you feel better so it works out.

She'd be quick to apologize whenever she'd accidentally touch you in any ticklish spots, but you'd reassure her that it's okay and give her permission to tickle you.

She'd start off hella shy, but with time she'll grow into a more confident tickler. Which just makes her all the more flustering.

Lucy:

"Huh? Why would you like something so childish??" she'd try to act annoyed, but deep down finds it endearing how much you enjoy something so simple and innocent.

She'd take any opportunity to sneak a poke to your sides or whatever spot is in close proximity.

When you ask her if she wants to tickle you, she'd get very embarrassed. But eventually admits to wanting to try and you both have a lot of fun with that shared interest.

John:

He'd probably try to act casual about it.

But whenever he has control of plants near you, he will take the opportunity to flick a leaf down the nape of your neck or brush along the shell of your ear to get a reaction.

"Ahaha, sorry for messing with you like that. Is it okay if I tickle you...?".

With so many siblings, he'd be a very skilled tickler, but also heavily respects your boundaries.

"Let me know if it gets too much, okay?" as he lays you down on his lap, softly scribbling your belly~

Lovecraft:

Y'know that scene where Q asks him to entertain him and Lovecraft traumatizes him by trying to make an animal balloon out of his tentacles.

He'd have a similar reaction when you tell him you like being tickled, minus the trauma.

He'd be quick to act, not wasting any time to find your tickle spots.

Whenever you ask for tickled, he'll always do it without thinking much. Secretly enjoying your reactions.

Don't let his creepy appearance scare you away

Margaret:

"Hmph, how childish".

She probably wouldn't try to tickle you directly. But you always catch her gaze lingering whenever one of the other members tickle you.

Occassionally throwing a tease your way from the sidelines.

"You should target this spot, that'll really get them squirming~"

Nathaniel:

He wouldn't say much about it on the spot, which makes you feel a bit insecure.

But you do notice how whenever he's in close proximity, his fingers will creep their way to your spots.

A quick poke to the side, a light scribble down your spine, a soft squeeze to your hip, etc... Just enough to get you all jumpy.

And there's always a small smile on his face whenever he sees your reactions. That reassures you.

Mark:

He'd be ecstatic. You can practically see his imaginary tail wagging around wildly from his excitement.

"Does that mean I can tickle you?! Pretty pleaseeeee! I promise I'll be gentle!"

He will constantly ask if he can tickle you as he now has someone to indulge in such a fun activity.

Poe:

"Oh really...~" cue Poe's face shifting to a look of pure mischief.

He can and will make up whatever silly excuse he can to tickle you.

"Stay still Y/n! This is very important research for my upcoming novel!"

Do dare confront him on how much he seems to enjoy tickling you, suddenly he'll be the one turned into a blushing mess.

#bsd #bsd tickle #bsd tickle hcs #tickle hcs

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seancekitsch · 2 years

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Love your last one 🤌 can I request a cute one, Adrian first kiss / first time? Maybe in Highschool?

hieee this was requested a while ago but its done

“Wait, you guys don’t believe us?” you ask, trying not to crack up.

You and Adrian had been making jokes for weeks now. You’d lost your virginities to each other in high school, and you knew each other in ways no one else could. You were the only one allowed to joke about the fact that he cried his first time, and he was the only one allowed to make jokes about the face you made the first time you gave a blow job and you acted like it was going to attack you.

Its just the way you joked, you knew each other a little too well and so do your jokes.

“Someone like you fucked someone like him?” Chris asks, and at first you don’t think anything of it. Chris really thinks anyone without his physique is inferior, but he’s trying to unlearn that, key word trying.

You just lean across your seat and kiss Adrian sloppily across his jaw to punctuate your point. He just blushes wildly and shrinks inward. Adebayo and Harcourst flinch, but they’re secretly happy for their wallets. They’ve had a bet going about this very topic. Sure, its been almost ten whole years since you and Adrian hooked up, but its not like the thought of a do-over hadn’t crossed your mind. Adrian… well, he’s filled out, and he’s a little more mature. Not really, but a little. You wish you could kiss him the way you want to, on the lips and. not just to make a point. For real.

“Thats fucking wild,” Chris concludes as he sips the last of his beer, and John only reinforces his thoughts with a nod.

“We were cute!” you try to argue, but Chris is already leaving to pay out his tab, which means Harcourt and Adebayo are leaving because he always pays for them, and when you look over Economos is sliding away to his car outside.

“Not you too!” you shout.

“You don’t want me here, I promise!” he calls as he follows on the rest of the groups coattails to the parking lot, and climbs into his beige hatchback to try peel out of the parking lot without notice. He’s anything but inconspicuous.

Things get cozy quickly in the wooden booth you and Adrian had crammed into earlier tonight.

You stare down at your double CoronaRita, debating for a second pulling the overturned bottle of corona light out to watch it overflow. You don’t, because unlike Chris and Adrian, you don’t follow your impulses and intrusive thoughts. No, instead you sip long and hard from the straw and watch as the clear beer bottle starts to drain into the rest of the double margarita. Adrian similarly finds focus in his whisky sour with extra cherries.

You were going to ask Economos for a ride home, your apartment being on the way back into town for his house. Now? You were either going to end up having a sleepover with the man you had a stupid teenage crush on, or you were going to call an uber during the saturday night surge and end up paying thirty dollars just to go home and masturbate and not sleep like usual.

A low whistle breaks your thoughts of calling an uber.

“I guess they either want us to hook up or call expensive ubers?” Adrian nails it on the head.

“I think thats what they’re going for,” You also conclude.

You love how Adrian isn’t afraid to call out the obvious, unless of course, he’s calling you out, which his lack of social cues definitely make that a valid option.

“I mean,” he laughs, “Thats crazy, right?”

“Yeah… crazy.”

Its awkward as you deliberate the uber, and then eventually call it as you both count down and finish chugging your drinks at the same time.

You’re quiet during the uber, which only went to your house because its the easier one to get to from the this part of Evergreen. Adrian’s eyes are on you as the streetlights pass, and you shrink under his gaze, smiling almost shyly in contrast to how you acted earlier tonight.

“This okay? We can have a sleepover like in high school!” He sounds excited, but the entire idea makes you queasy. Back when you were fucking around in high school, you didn’t know what love was. You didn’t know what kind of feelings were out there, or the depth of what you could feel for Adrian now.

The uber driver barely grunts in response as you thank him for the ride, and starts to speed off from you apartment complex before you barely have your purse out of the back seat.

“Mi casa?” you ask.

“Is su casa?” Adrian responds, and it really does feel like deja vu.

“Exactly.”

You push the key through the lock easily, and toss them and your purse towards the table to the side of your doorway as you and Adrian enter your dark apartment.

“You know, you really should leave a light on. I mean, if a burglar wants to burgle this place they only have to look for the apartments that look like no ones home.”

“Is burgle really the word?”

“Do you care? Or do you want to get burgled?”

You stand corrected.

“I’ll leave a light on next time.”

“I’ll watch your place if I’m on patrol.”

Your face heats up at that offer, you could handle your own, but the thought of Adrian taking special attention to you and your safety… fuck.

You turn to face him, and he’s… wow, entirely too close to just be friendly. You can practically feel his breath on your face as he towers over you. But, Adrian’s presence is never overwhelming or intimidating. He feels safe, like home, like a warm blanket.

“I think they were right, y/n,” he says, lowly like a whisper.

“What do you mean?” you ask even though you know exactly what he’s talking about.

“About hooking up! Duh. We totally should.”

Your smile falters at this point. You place your hands gently, one on his pectoral and the other on his shoulder. You can practically feel his shoulders tense up, ready for rejection.

“If we hook up, I’m not going to want just that.”

His brows furrow, confused.

“What does that mean?”

“If I take you into my bedroom right now,” you emphasize by nodding behind you at your open bedroom door, “I’m not going to want to let you leave. I-“

“Oh my god, do you like me?” he cuts you off, all smiles and no volume control.

All you can do is meekly nod, metaphorically handing him your heart to either hold very nicely or to beat with a golf club.

“You do! Oh my god. I knew it. No, I didn’t. I hoped! Oh I’m not letting you go.”

He pulls you into the biggest kiss, and everything you’ve been missing for the past decade falls into place.

#adrian chase x reader #adrian chase imagine

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docrotten · 5 months

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THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) – Episode 249 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Oral sodomy?… Well, that’s why it’s a small town… Yeah, we’ll look into it. Thank you for calling.” Say what? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they confront the over-the-top effects, excellent acting, and confusing story in The Beast Within (1982).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 249 – The Beast Within (1982)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

Decades of Horror 1980s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.

Directed by: Philippe Mora

Writing Credits: Tom Holland (screen story and screenplay by); Edward Levy (novel by)

Produced by: Harvey Bernhard, Gabriel Katzka

Music by: Les Baxter

Cinematography by: Jack L. Richards (director of photography)

Special Makeup Effects: Thomas R. Burman (created and designed by)

Selected Cast:

Ronny Cox as Eli MacCleary

Bibi Besch as Caroline MacCleary

Paul Clemens as Michael MacCleary

Don Gordon as Judge Curwin

R.G. Armstrong as Doc Schoonmaker

Katherine Moffat as Amanda Platt (as Kitty Moffat)

L.Q. Jones as Sheriff Pool

Logan Ramsey as Edwin Curwin

John Dennis Johnston as Horace Platt

Ron Soble as Tom Laws

Luke Askew as Dexter Ward

Meshach Taylor as Deputy Herbert

Boyce Holleman as Doc Odom

Natalie Nolan Howard as Court Clerk

Malcolm McMillin as Gas Station Attendant

Fred D. Meyer as Workman

In the early 1980s, producer Harvey (The Goonies, The Lost Boys) Bernhard purchases an unfinished novel by Edward Levy and hires Tom (Fright Night, Child’s Play) Holland – his first feature film credit – to write the screenplay (from scratch). He follows this up by scooping up Philippe Mora, the talent behind Communion and The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (cue blank stare), to direct. The result is the often maligned creature feature The Beast Within (1982) featuring Paul Clemens, Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, L. Q. Jones, Logan Ramsey, Luke Askeew, John Dennis Johnston, Meschach Taylor, and Ron Soble. While the make-up effects by Thomas R. Burman (Prophecy, Altered States) are collectively praised, the premise received far more disparagingly negative critiques. Now it is time for the Grue Crew to settle the score. Is it a schlocky disaster or a grotesque cult-classic?

At the time of this writing, The Beast Within is available for streaming from Tubi and as PPV from Amazon and AppleTV. The film is available on physical media in Blu-ray format from SHOUT! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Grue Crew for their sestercentennial episode (that’s 250th, Grue Belivers), will be Gremlins (1984), with guest host Ralph Miller who is one of the effects artists who worked on the film as part of Chris Walas’ crew. This should be fun!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

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drgaellon · 4 years

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It’s almost election day!

#Election Day #John Adams #Edward Rutledge #1776 #Now Vote Damn You #queue cue q

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natromanxoff · 3 years

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12 - Nicknames...

Hello Playmates. Firstly a slap on the wrist for me. In the last thingy that I wrote I said that we were at Madison Square Gardens when John Bonham died. Well, according to someone in the good ol' U.S. of A. we were in Boston that night, so I was a day out. Also this very kind person, who "didn't want to burst my bubble," informed me that David Lee Roth said the same thing every night. I'm sure he did, I just said that I liked his onstage patter. There has to be some sort of joke about bursting bubbles and pricks, anybody know any?

Did we all get our Spring magazines? Credit to young Jacky and Val, they still do a great mag. In it were the answers to the last competition, and I have to be honest, I didn't have a clue about most of the questions. But here is a little bit of trivia. Q.8 (who, according to Roger, first suggested Another One Bites The Dust be released as a single) The actual very first people to suggest AOBTD be released as a single was The Royal Road Crew. We were lurking around at Musicland Studios while the fab ones were mixing, and I think it was Jobby who said it would be a huge hit. When we told the band they just glared at us and told us to mix some more cocktails. I suppose Mr Jackson saying it sounds more impressive than "Our pissed road crew said ..."

Q.10 (where did the "young man" who was stung on the knee by a wasp come from?) I had completely forgotten about "Two Sharp Pencils." The verses in that song, The young man from Dundee and The lady from Bude, were two stupid rhymes that I used to recite, and RT liked them and made a song out of it. I really hate to take to much credit (lying bastard) but 'Two Sharp Pencils' is also one of mine. It's very hard to explain, but the pencils are placed in a good looking girls ears, and whilst holding the pencils you can pull her head to .......... Enough said. Don't go all sexist on me, it was only a joke.

Q.20 (it was a question about who's nickname was who's) Nicknames. I did not know that Deaky's nickname of Birdman was common knowledge. Here's a little competition from your's truly. Does anyone out there know how he got it and when he got it, and anything else that goes with the story?????? Still on the subject of nicknames, some of you smarter people might have guessed that most of us had them, and that Crystal isn't my real name. It's actually Susan. When I started to travel with the band the first person to inherit my drum keys was a young guy, compared to the rest of us, who had worked with bands like the Thompson Twins. He wore stupid clothes like bondage pants, so Trip gave him the name - Mr. Modern, and it stuck. Whilst on tour in Japan, Mr M met a charming lady who we named Madam Butterfly, and this charming lady gave him his very first dose of the clap. By the end of the day Modern was getting very pissed off with us all, because every time he saw anyone, we would all clap him. I wrote on the gong flight case "Mr Modern has the Crap," and the last time I saw the case it was still on it. The last drum monkey we had, on his first day of rehearsals plugged a 110v keyboard into the 240v power supply and blew it up. British people here might remember a TV program called Auf Wiedesein(!), Pet. Ratty remembered the name of the arsonist in it, and so we had - Moxie. In-between these two wonderful people we did have someone else. We had a European tour coming up and Modern had moved on, so I interviewed a few people at Pembridge Road. I told one guy he had the job and asked him if he had anymore questions, and his first was "Who does Freddies gear?" He only knew me as Crystal, so I replied that Ratty did it. "Who looks after Brian?" Jobby. "Sound?" Trip. "Lights?" Idiot Boy. By this time he's looking a bit bewildered, and I said, "Obviously these are all nicknames and here's a little tip, you're gonna get one, and if you don't like it don't say anything otherwise it'll stick." Sound advice. A few weeks later we all turn up in good old Munich to start rehearsals. I'm in Rogers suite and said, "I suppose you should meet your new roadie at sometime." So I get on the phone and call his room, and when he answers the phone I said, "Hello Shag Nasty," and the dickhead said "I DON'T LIKE THAT." Welcome Shag.

We had to start how we meant to carry on, so we all headed to the Sugar Shack that evening. This could have been Spike's first day as well. Us old timers know how to pace ourselves, but dear old Shag has to drink himself into oblivion in the first hour, and proceed to pass out. A red rag to a bull. We pile him up with glasses, bottles, ashtrays and anything else we can find, and after a few hours Brian decides to head off, and being a nice guy said he would get Shag back to the hotel. We get him down to the limo and throw him in the back while Brian gets in the front, and on the way to the hotel he decides to decorate the limo with, amongst other things, diced carrots. So far this is not good job security. During sound checks Roger would spend forever tuning his kit, and during the show, with the heat of the lights and his pounding, would continue tuning during the show. On one occasion, sound check over and kit perfect, we head off until showtime. During the first number of the set RT is looking a bit put out, and after the first song starts frantically re-tuning the drums. This continues for quite a few songs until he starts to look relaxed. After the show Shag is summoned to the dressing room, and RT said, "Er Shag, after the soundcheck did you re-tune my kit? And the reply was, "Oh no Rog, I wouldn't do that, I just tightened up the loose ones." Back in Berlin and it's five minutes before show time, and Gerry comes up to me and says, "Look's like you've got your old job back for tonight." Why? I look round and Shag is being carted off on a stretcher, with an oxygen mask, drip and everything. What else can this clown get up to? For the last two million years Queen have finished the show with Rock You, then Champions, when the lights would come down, FM running around like a madman, RT standing up and hitting all his cymbals and playing just the bass drum with his right foot, BM playing the never ending power chord whilst keeping an eye on the drummer and JD wondering where we're going clubbing. As the lighting rig came to a standstill, Rog would sit down, and cue the rest of the band for the finish with two smacks on the snare drum and then an almighty crash of the cymbals, and it's over for another night. Play the tape. Shag had done this a couple of dozen times already, so you would think he knew. Wrong. On one night, Rogers doing his standing up bit and our beloved Shag thinks, "The stool is in the way." so he removes the offending stool. When Roger goes to sit down, there's nothing to sit on and he goes arse over tit off the back of the riser, and he's lying there winded. I tell Shag Nasty to hide for a while and try and get the drummer to his feet, and needless to say he's very pissed off. The lights have stopped and Brian has played the longest chord in the history of the universe. Roger finally gets back behind the kit, does the two hits and cymbal crash to finally finish the show, and then completely trashes his kit. I'm glad I didn't have to rebuild it. Needless to say, Shag did not last to long. Until next time.

Crystal

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I Promised You The Moon - Episode 1 Thoughts - aka did John Hughes direct this and not tell us?

Oh I had to wait so long today to see episode 1 as I was working but I am so very happy I waited till I was in bed and with a cup of tea... which I then cried into four times. So that’s where I’m at. This is going to be long, I’m not even sorry in the slightest!

For ITSAY, I made so many posts about this show and how moving and beautiful it was, how the symbolism and writing was exceptional, how the music was absolutely incredible and how much I adored BK and PP’s chemistry. P’Boss’ work is special and the feel of Part 1 was a delicious kind of awkward, indie movie full of metaphors, fraught pain and emotion and pretty breathtaking storytelling of love and growth. I fell absolutely in love with Teh and Oh and their story, obsessed with Teh as a character (as I see a lot of myself in him and I love when he spirals) and I just felt utterly moved by the whole show. So I never needed Part 2. Part 1, for me, is perfect. And I certainly didn’t expect to love Part 2 as much or feel as much emotion because I just thought it wouldn’t be possible especially with a change of director and city and storyline... but I genuinely think that was a good idea after seeing Episode 1.

I just finished it and I’m kinda tear stained and the first thing I couldn’t get out of my head was just how much it reminds me of the late dear John Hughes movies from the 80s. Those of you who are a little old like me born right at the beginning of the 90s, will have been brought up on those movies filled with 80s synth music, stories of growing up, artsy camera work and filled with colour and emotion. Those movies are some of my all time favourites and I absolutely felt their influence on Episode 1 and maybe the rest of the season, I don’t know! I really wonder if P’Meen used them or was aware, hahaha. Anyway...!

But first off, I cannot, and I mean CANNOT handle the music. Part 1 really did floor me with the use of the score and how it was such a huge part of the reason it was so beautiful. Phuket Dreams has me in tears about 3 notes in... so cue me crying at the remixes of the old score with 80s synth sounds and almost Dream Pop echoy sounds. That right there is my jam, my absolute favourite music and the way IPYTM is so clearly going to be full of it makes my heart very happy. Especially those last scenes with Oh, that sweeping 80s style music taking him from heartbroken pain to dancing to forget had John Hughes all over it and just felt so impactful. So I will bang on every week about the music I’m sure.

As for the beginning and the casual buying of condoms (yesssss god damn Nadao, thank you for safe sex lessons for LGBT+ youth and a nod to actual sexual expression, I’m mega proud) leading into the way Hoon and Suri were involved (they didn’t give me Tuty 😭) in transferring Teh, it felt like such a gorgeous transfer from ITSAY vibes to IPYTM... watching Teh’s mamma so proud, Hoon watching over him as always and then gently leading into the first moment that made me cry...

How dare they put a remix of the old score over Teh being told by his mamma that she accepts him as he is so casually and softly, in a way that not only lets Teh know he’s loved but welcomes Oh as someone she cares about deeply and is happy being someone her son loves. It was beautifully done and I couldn’t help but think of Teh’s teary face on the Cape at the end of Episode 5 and thinking how proud I am of him. The way Hoon stroked his hair - help.

Teh. Now I made no secret of the fact that I loved every moment of watching Teh go through it in Part 1, how his very physicality and struggle played out especially him writhing all over his rug! But we had to see him grow. He isn’t the same boy he was but he still feels like Teh, just a little more comfortable, a little more mature in some ways and just READY for life. He feels tentative but also prepared to grow more and I just adore him. Oh, on the other hand, the one who was much more secure in himself in terms of his self and sexuality in Part 1 is now absolutely thrown into the unknown and isn’t handling it well.

Oh was established so beautifully as a Phuket boy. His name is rooted in his home, he lives in shorts and by the sea, he’s shaped by that place and what it means to him... his signature scent is coconut! He literally embodies Phuket... so it doesn’t in any way surprise me that we are watching him flounder and feel lost. It feels so human and so many moments felt so moving. When he told Teh that the best part of his day was seeing him, when he imagined the waves on his mind, when he listened to his mamma talk about the coastal weather... it’s hardly surprising that he cried as he was asked to explain his name. That was the second moment that got me. I was a wreck. Watching him break down and fall to pieces infront of total strangers just because he was recounting the meaning of his name, the foundation of who he is, the thing he misses to very much... he doesn’t fit, he doesn’t feel at home and he didn’t feel himself. It was beautifully done, for me. I caught my breath the second he started crying because it was so utterly human and raw. I have felt the way he does and recognised every second on his face. PP has come so so far with his acting.

Then we get the mention of Yongjian. NOW SOMEONE TELL ME IS THAT TEH AS YONGJIAN IN THE TITLES? If so, how dare they spoil it?! I am going to weep uncontrollably if Teh gets his dream. But the way Teh spoke of their future, the way he tried to recreate their past with Yongjian’s speech. Their entire history as friends and boyfriends is rooted in that story, that character, the idea of being Male protagonists... and Teh is so sure of their future. Also, you cannot also avoid the meta of it all with BK and PP. That moment and their words felt so personal to them too and their own real lives!

Do not even start with how their first kiss in Phuket was underwater and arguably their first kiss in Bangkok is the same albeit in public. DO NOT LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS TOO MUCH.

The issue is that, Part 1 set out for us how they ended up where they are. Oh fell into acting, it was never his dream from the start. Then it all became a fight, a thing to win from his rival and in the end a thing to prove. We haven’t really ever see Oh show a passion for the stage and acting, not really. He worked so hard to get his place in Uni but there’s so much irony at play. Their entire story of rivalry has actually caused this current situation. Oh “won” the coveted Uni spot (helped in part by Teh) and Teh “lost” and was making do. But we see how that’s not how life goes. Oh never really felt he knew what he wanted and so he just ploughed on. He’s now in a situation where he has to start deciding, has to be his own person and he’s just... lost. I can’t wait to see him find it whatever it may be! The difference with Teh is that he may not have got his number 1 desire but his passion is ENOUGH. He loves what he’s doing and that moment where Khim (is that her name, I forget now, it’s so late, but Goy’s character) was explaining the lights was gorgeous. Teh’s passion was ignited, you could see that “oh wow” moment... and you can see the difference in how they’re going to progress, Teh didn’t need the top Uni because his passion can carry him and will help him succeed whereas Oh doesn’t know what his passion is and perhaps he’s where he is for the wrong reasons after all. The story telling is lovely to me, if completely heartbreaking.

The tears came again at “but I’ve already given so much of our time to other people”. Oh the tears. The boat scene from ITSAY is my favourite scene of the show and that line is one of the most beautiful bits of writing I’ve encountered for a long while... and to see Teh use it and remember it and effectively set out the issue they’re facing was heartbreaking. They made that promise on the boat and they’re breaking it. Oh-aew is trying to be what he thinks Teh needs and Teh is wide eyed and filled with this new world and getting to indulge his passions. They’re both so human and both trying the best way they know but they’re so young and so unsure and have so little life experience that they don’t know how to be adults or how to manage all of this stuff. They know they care and love and are each other’s person but they have such a lot to learn.

So the introduction of Q and the boys... and let me say they’re glorious... feels both beautiful and tragic because they look like they will be accepting and also potentially LGBT+ themselves or maybe Q (I see your gorgeous painted nails, sweetheart and the way you didn’t question Oh saying “partner” for a second)... but also they’re what Oh is using to fill the time he promised to Teh. It’s not Oh’s fault. He deserves friendship and a world of his own too but he was relying so much on the familiarity of Teh and Teh’s presence to keep him grounded and comfortable but he can’t do that all the time. He is trying so hard to be good and thoughtful and kind that he’s not telling Teh the truth. He’s doing what he said he wouldn’t do on the boat, but we can’t blame him in the slightest, he’s the sweetest boy.

I have so much to say but I guess that’ll do for now. I really loved the episode. Yes, it’s different but I think I realise now why it needed to be. In a way I’m kinda of happy about it because ITSAY stays sacred!!!! It stays as that beautifully fraught and emotional indie movie of my heart filled with metaphorical depth. It can’t be touched as far as I’m concerned but with IPYTM it feels just as moving, just as emotional, just as impactful but in a different way that reflects maturity. I don’t think it would have worked if it still felt fraught and characterised by ITSAY vibes. They’re not kids, they’re not insecure about who they are anymore in terms of their sexuality and they are moving into adulthood.

I know it’s going to break me. Episode 1 had me genuinely crying into my tea but I also know that it had the potential for its own special brand of symbolism and meaning. We can already see some special moments which seemed to be saying way more than the words themselves like the speech on light and how we see things and the way Oh even used it himself to see a different perspective at the end. That felt really very meaningful. They’re going to need to be able to see different view points as they navigate what will probably be a shit ton of pain! They will need to adjust to the light, to their circumstances to be able to survive and for their bond to be what is important without allowing other stuff to pass into their line of sight. Oh saw nothing. Empty stage, no Teh, not even himself... he opened his eyes too soon. He needs to learn to adjust and learn how to see the world and his place in it so that when he opens his eyes he sees what he desires and has worked for and made for himself rather than emptiness.

The last thing for me is the chemistry. What more can you say other than they’re perfect? They have the most natural, enigmatic, intense and sweet chemistry. They work so beautifully together. They sell even the smallest of moments and they absolutely destroy with emotion. I just feel every second of Teh and Oh’s emotion and that is such a damn skill. Their talent, man.

So I loved it. I am going to be dreaming tearstained in 80s synth music tonight! I can’t wait for the rest to emotionally destroy me a little more.

#ipytm #i promised you the moon #ipytm thoughts #itsay

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What an eternity with Q would be like for Picard?

A eternity Q, for Picard, as a Q, imo, would be . . . Well, let's say Picard develops entire civilizations for Q to torment when he comes over to his playground. His cosmic playground at least. Picard sits back and reads books that his civilization makes until Q intervenes in one that he isn't supposed to (or not, if he sees Q's appearance benefits their development).

They're petty towards one another in terms of their toys, Picard brings chaos and requests for a civil debate that causes Q's toys to reconsider their position carefully in light of everything and learn something as they become enlightened, Q is in awe of Picard's self control and complains that he didn't get the reaction that he wanted, Picard says, "Good." Q realizes that he got under Picard's nerves when meddling in that one civilization ago and smiles.

Q shows Picard the mysteries of space, the things that are unexplained, the things that he made or the things that people made by him on strange worlds made, how fascinating they are, how beautiful, impressive, and--They enjoy each other's company. Some cup of sweet tea and a cup of coffee, enjoying the weather at historic land marks, all with Number One by Picard's side, there are times that a disaster happens in the background RUMBLING LOUDLY, causing their plates to shake, Number One to BARK and FREEZE the disaster and cause for one hell of a massive panic and confusion. Neither of them is at fault for the disaster and both of them are annoyed so Picard finds time, places, areas, that don't have these incidents so they can drink together in peace.

Picard brings up the prime directive rhetoric whenever they come across a civilization that has captured them by accident and Q keeps demanding that Picard let him destroy them and Picard goes "No." They can sense the entire ship is scared, frightened, skeptical of their story so Picard has Q be Q and make a mission for the ship to turn their attention on to that requires the very room they're using. Cue Prime Directive Rhetoric being played once it;s revealed to be the first ship of a civilization that reached warp and has someone trying to kill everyone. The rhetoric gets them freed. Q gets their captors into misfortune and Picard makes sure they get on a path to the nearest help before leaving. WIN-WIN.

Q makes a eternity wildly entertaining when bored and Picard, well, he sees everything as beautiful. He's young in the heart, in the soul, in the mind, in the very being--he's NEW.

Q brings Picard with him to different worlds after his partner has been reading a little too much books to his content so they meddle with civilizations, make arch nemesis of said civilizations, dash through the snow, sometimes they live human lives after pushing the continuum's buttons -- memories in tact -- and experience exciting, spicy, unique, questionable lives that Picard enjoys because. DEBATES. Among Picard observing Q testing civilizations or annoying them. Q thinks he hears Picard's laughter, that alarms him, sometimes but he dismisses it. Picard gets a good laugh at Q when he's being harmless when running around dressed as the Riddler and being the Riddler in THOSE moments that Q hears him laugh. Normally, that happens when he's pretending to be a psychic that knows when and where a disaster orchestrated by aliens is set to go. Picard bets that he can't do the devil well so Q takes him up to it and a deal is a deal and he ends up human. That Librarians episode, The Infernal Contract, John De Lancie was in it.

Once, Q sees Picard debate someone holding him captive until the captor died of a aneurysm, because they kept going in circles, with a natural disaster outside, because it was at the end of that life and they were due to return to the continuum. In the end, the continuum made them come back for a reason that Picard's toy made trying to avoid death. Q complains, calling Picard's preferred method of dealing with a captor, "The Picard debating method". It's a fair logical debate for Picard but not for their captor. Picard doesn't argue, he agrees with the name however unfortunate the demise is.

Picard and Q opt to go on some adventures, their favorite one are the archeological genre like Indiana Jones and the Mummy. Oh, and investigative ones. As humans. At least. Just so they can have some fun. Picard enjoys the advantage of not having to use the holodeck that nobody can access, not be picked up, not be scanned, only Q and Picard and the Q continuum can peer at the various roleplaying that they do. The Q continuum gets annoyed whenever they show up on camels in the continuum (for some civil war or issue that concerns everyone) or in a old fashioned car on a speed chase crashing through several Q if they were yanked out of a adventure with Number One in the backseat or on one of their laps.

I think? Picard spends it having fun with Q.

And enjoys EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT.

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"Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

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Be kind.

Bigotry is not welcome here. Terfs especially fuck off.

I do my best to respect triggers. Need something tagged, please let me know!

I have ADHD, PTSD, a truly awful memory, and social anxiety, so I may not reply right away if you message me. It's not personal; please be patient with me.

Communicate! I'm bad at social cues. I won't know if I've done something to upset you unless you tell me.

This should go without saying, but please don't push for personal details. I'll share what I'm comfortable sharing when I'm ready to.

Last but not least, have fun!

Hello! I have lots of names, but you can call me Jack. I'm asexual, demiromantic, and my gender is 'no' but you can use he/they pronouns for me.

@boyingray is my wonderful boyfriend and I love him very much <3

Most of my time is spent writing, drawing, and playing video games. I also enjoy reading and being outdoors. A surefire way to my heart is expressing interest in my OCs.

I'm an introvert, and that plus everything mentioned in rule #4 means I have a tendency to vanish for anywhere from days to months at a time. If you leave an ask or a message, though, I'll see it when I come back! (Unless tumblr eats it...)

In terms of fandom, my interests fluctuate often and unpredictably. I do not control the hyperfixation, but I'm usually happy enough to chat for a little bit about just about anything.

Connected to the above, I used to post my art, writing, and poetry here, but since all the AI bullshit, I've taken it down. You can still find my writing on ao3, though I haven't put all of it up there yet. Check 'where else you can find me' or the 'ao3' tab on my blog for a link!

I collect old keys, seashells, cool rocks, and knives. I'm viciously protective of my family and friends. I have a fondness for space and the ocean, and I love birds, music, and mythology.

I've been described as both a skittish cat and a very traumatized crow, so take that as you will.

I also have an 'about mun' tag if you want to know more!

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The Flash producer Barbara Muschietti teased the upcoming movie would 'restart' the DC Extended Universe without forgetting anything that came before.

The Flash solo film, which zooms onto the silver screen in 2022, will see veteran DC Extended Universe star Ezra Miller reprise his role as the Fastest Man Alive. While the movie's release is still two years away, producer Barbara Muschietti has teased that it will "restart" the DCEU.

During a Q&A for the movie at DC FanDome, Muschietti was asked about the movie's plot. She refused to reveal too much about it, but she did tease that The Flash would restart the shared movie universe, while also remembering everything that came before it.

"Well, I want you to go see it, so I'm not going to tell you a lot," Muschietti said. "But what I will tell you is that it's a ride. It's going to be fun and exciting and there are a lot of DC characters in it. Flash is the superhero of this film because he is the bridge between all of these characters and timelines. And in a way, it restarts everything and doesn't forget anything."

Taking cues from 2011's Flashpoint by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, The Flash could see Barry Allen, aka The Flash, traveling across different dimensions and meeting alternate versions of other DC characters. The film will also see Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton reprise their roles as Batman.

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disappointingyet · 3 years

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Mank

Director David Fincher Stars Gary Oldman, Lily Collins, Amanda Seyfried, Sam Troughton USA 2020 Language English, a tiny bit of German, some Latin sayings 2hrs 11mins Black & white

Lovely-to-look at but essentially pointless delve into ancient and very dull Hollywood gossip

The selling point for this film is, apparently, its contribution to the debate over who wrote Citizen Kane. Really? Really? After almost 80 years, is it vital to figure out exactly how much Herman Mankiewicz contributed to the script versus how much (if anything) Orson Welles put in? What about John Houseman, Roger Q Denny and Mollie Kent, all of whom the IMDB suggests made uncredited contributions to the screenplay but whose possible input is not acknowledged in this movie? (Other than Houseman supplying the stationery and surroundings for Mankiewicz to do the work.)

This all seems remarkably small beer – it’s not as if Mankiewicz was like one of the blacklisted writers whose names didn’t appear on the work they wrote. His name was in the movie, he did get the Oscar. He’s one of the reasons Kane is a terrific film, but then so were Joseph Cotton and Agnes Morehead (actors) and Gregg Toland (cinematographer) and Robert Wise (editor) and Bernard Hermann (composer) and everyone else who worked on the picture.

Likewise, are there really people out there desperate to revisit the accident gossip about William Randolph Hearst, especially as this film takes a fairly unexciting take on him? Maybe I’m wrong, maybe this is all the stuff of urgent debate. Maybe you’ve been smarting since 1999’s RKO 281told the same story, only from Welles’ side.

One thing the two films have in common is that they are littered with limeys. In RKO 281, we had David Suchet as Louis B Mayer and Fiona Shaw and Brenda Blethyn and as gossip column rivals Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons and even Roger Allam as Walt Disney! In Mank, meanwhile, we’ve got Gary Oldman as the lead character, plus Tuppence Middleton as his wife Sara, Ferdinand Kingsley as Irving Thalberg, Charles Dance as Hearst and Tom Burke as Welles. It’s ridiculous. The only fully* British character is played by the less British-than-you-might-think Lily Collins, who indeed struggles with the accent.

New Cross’ Gary Oldman is 62 years old. Herman J Mankiewicz was only 55 when he died in 1953. The film doesn’t fudge this: Oldman’s Mankiewicz actually says. ‘I’m 43,’ presumably to the bafflement of the audience. And that’s during the 1940 segment of the movie – there are plenty of flashbacks to the 1930s when Mank was in his thirties. There’s no obvious attempt to de-age Oldman – I think we’re meant to accept that Mankiewicz’ alcoholism had taken a brutal toll.

So the plot is this: Mankiewicz, who has been injured in a car crash, is parked by Welles and Houseman on a ranch in the desert to write a script, tended to by a German nurse (Monika Gossmann) and a British typist (Collins). While working on the script, he flashes back to how he first met Hearst and Hearst’s mistress, actress Marion Davies (Amanda Seyfried), his friendship with them and troubled working relationship with MGM bosses Louis B Mayer and Irving Thalberg.

There’s something admirable perverse/ambitious about a glossy 2020 production that invites its audience to join with Mank in sneering at people who don’t know the difference between Upton Sinclair and Sinclair Lewis.** Upton Sinclair’s candidacy for the governorship of California indirectly triggers the crisis in the friendship between Mank and Hearst, which ultimately leads (in this telling of the story) to Kane. This section of the movie is both protracted yet incomplete and unconvincing.

Mankiewicz was by all accounts a big character. Unsurprisingly, then, directors chose grand hams to play him: John Malkovich in RKO 281 and Oldman here. For me, there’s no getting past how ridiculously old Oldman is for the role. The drinking and his reliance on a young secretary also reminded me of Oldman’s portrayal of Winston Churchill in The Darkest Hour, one of the most despicable and disgraceful films of recent times. But as Oldman performances go, this is one of the more likeable. Just not one that should ever have happened.

The best thing about the film by a very long way is the luscious black & white photography. The film plays around a bit – at times it hints a full pastiche of old movies, including the use of rear projection when the characters are in a car and having cue marks, the little circles on the top right of the screen to tell the projectionist to change the reel. At other times, though, it’s quite clearly using all the tricks and tools of 2020. It’s great work from cinematographer Eric Messerschmidt, whose previous director of photography stints have mostly been on TV.

The feeling I was mostly left with by this film is: why? What’s it for? To give a juicy role to an overindulged and miscast actor? To recreate the glory of lost Hollywood, just because we can? There have been far better recent excursions into the movie industry’s past: the Coen’s Hail, Caesar!, Trumbo or the TV show Feud, for instance. And, to be fair, there have been worse: this probably has the edge on Rules Don’t Apply. But I feel that if someone like me – who goes into this knowing who Thalberg and Houseman and Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and so on were – doesn’t really care, why would anyone else?

*Houseman was half-British and very much English educated. He’s played by Sam Troughton, who you could probably correctly guess is Patrick Troughton’s grandson. **I’m happy to admit this is something I’ve always struggled with, having never read a word either wrote.

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