#Mary Ann Fraser

[antiqueanimals]

Saltopus from Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Dinosaur Wonders. Written by Q.L. Pearce. Illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser. 1990.

#dinosaurs #saltopus #Mary Ann Fraser

[letterboxd-loggd]

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) Albert Lewin

December 31st 2022

#the private affairs of bel ami #1947 #albert lewin #george sanders #angela lansbury #ann dvorak #warren william #john carradine #katherine emery #susan douglas rubes #susan douglas #hugo haas #frances dee #richard fraser #marie wilson #guy de maupassant's the private affairs of bel ami #bel ami #the affairs of bel ami

[writerly-ramblings]

Books Read in October:

1). Vladimir (Julia May Jonas)

2). The Glutton (A.K. Blakemore)

3). The Late Americans (Brandon Taylor)

4). By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (Elizabeth Smart)

5). The Pleasure of Reading (ed. Antonia Fraser)

6). I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)

7). The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch (Anne Enright)

8). Let Us Descend (Jesmyn Ward)

9). Eichmann in Jerusalem: The Banality of Evil (Hannah Arendt)

10). Things Are Against Us (Lucy Ellmann)

11). Sleepless (Marie Darrieussecq, trans. Penny Hueston)

12). My Husband (Maud Ventura, trans. Emma Ramadam)

13). So to Speak (Terrance Hayes)

14). Artful (Ali Smith)

15). Time Shelter (Georgi Gospodinov, trans. Angela Rodel)

16). Dandelions (Thea Lenarduzzi)

17). The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe (Colm Tóibín)

#my literary life #booklr #book list #adult booklr #julia may jonas #a.k. blakemore #brandon taylor #elizabeth smart #antonia fraser #dodie smith #anne enright #jesym ward #hannah arendt #lucy ellmann #marie darrieussecq #maud ventura #terrance hayes #ali smith #georgi gospodinov #thea lenarduzzi #colm toíbín

[ulrichgebert]

Seine Affairen mit all den schönen Frauen, die ihm scharenweise verfallen, nutzt der Halunke und Tunichtgut Bel Ami nur, um sich auf der Karriereleiter hinaufzubewegen. Natürlich entgeht er seiner gerechten Strafe nicht, interessanterweise allerdings nur in der Hollywoodvariante, nicht in Maupassants berühmten Roman, habe ich jetzt herausgefunden. Läuft im Rahmen der stark vernachlässigten immerwährenden George-Sanders-Wochen und Angela-Lansbury-Wertschätzung-Maßnahmen.

#The Private Affairs of Bel Ami #George Sanders #Angela Lansbury #Frances Dee #Ann Dvorak #Susan Douglas #Marie Wilson #John Carradine #Warren William #Albert Bassermann #Richard Fraser #Film gesehen #Albert Lewin #Guy de Maupassant

[tcmparty]

@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, November 28, 2022. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 p.m. THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942) An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.                                          

#schedule #william keighley #bette davis #ann sheridan #monty woolley #jimmy durante #richard travis #billie burke #grant mitchell #reginald gardiner #elisabeth fraser #george barbier #mary wickes #ruth vivian #edwin stanley #betty roadman #live tweet #tcm party #turner classic movies #classic film #classic movies #christmas movie #1940s movie #morrissey influences #tony gaudio #julius epstein #philip epstein

[world-of-wales]

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[miahasahardname]

i’ve had this long list of td surname headcanons (and i guess some of them are nationality headcanons) for a while and haven’t done much about them, so…

here are each generation’s surnames! (except for rr since i’m not too confident about them)

gen 1:

harold norbert cheever doris mcgrady V

cody emmett jameson anderson

lindsay tyson

noah könig (german)

eva barta (czech)

izzy clark

owen fraser

trent evans-grant

gwen kennedy

heather ryeo

bridgette summers

leshawna simelane (south african iirc)

beth spring

devon ‘dj’ joseph

alejandro burromuerto (spanish)

sierra kauffman (german)

tyler wilson

ezekiel miller

courtney cortez (spanish, or from somewhere where they speak spanish primarily)

duncan butcher

katie wan (malaysian)

sadie peterson (originally was gonna give her a romanian surname but here is peterson)

justin kāne (hawaiian)

geoff jasper

gen 2:

josef ‘jo’ kaczmarek (Polish)

brick macarthur

anne-maria chahuán (chilean)

michele ‘mike’ russo

cameron corduroy wilkins

rudolph ‘lightning’ jackson

staci sterling

zoey gates

dawn oakwood

scott brackin (irish)

dakota milton

sam stevens

beverly ‘b’ jones

gen 3:

ella ito-courtemanche (japanese and french)

scarlett montgomery

max mayhem (yes. i’m actually giving him that as his surname. get sillyed)

jasmine reynolds

shawn tremblay

dave korrapati (indian, more commonly in telugu-speaking areas)

sky sanderson (i was a bit uhm. stuck with this one. i looked up ‘cree surnames’ but found only three. i went for this one but i’m still uncertain.)

amy martin

samantha ‘samey’ martin

topher mccann

rodney rogers

sugar silo

beardo mbomio (equatoguinean)

leonard howe

gen 4:

nichelle ladonna (italian)

bowie davis

emma fletcher

julia hartwell-hughes

priya khan (indian)

millie carter

chase boonmee (thai. it means ‘reliable, generous, loyal’. ironic)

raj ghosh (indian)

wayne watterson

mary-kate ‘mk’ yí (chinese. in honour of fai yí, my beloved)

damien reid

hezekias ‘zee’ guzman (argentinian (it means ‘good man’ which is what he is!!!))

rhinffrew ‘ripper’ bowen (welsh (WELSH RIPPER REAL))

caleb garcia (hispanic)

axel sanchez-guðmundsdóttir (hispanic(?) and icelandic. yes, apparently ‘axel’ is an icelandic name!)

#ok i kept two of the comeback surnames. i actually really like them. bite me. #(i hope i used that phrase correctly) #btw geoff’s surname is based off this really nice person from my school i met during our oliver! production! #he doesn’t go to my school anymore because he graduated. i hope he’s doing well #i’m realising now that priya and raj’s surnames are both surnames of my classmates. #like i genuinely didn’t name them after these people. this is a total coincidence #IF there is any mistakes in this please correct me. a lot of these are taken from websites #(i made up the first gen surnames first…. i actually looked up ‘canadian surnames’ LMAO) #oh yeah i named noah after someone i know too (my german exchange partner). also he’s like. a king #I LOVE NAMING THINGS #IT’S SO FUN #naming characters is one of my favourite parts of creating characters #(although i accidentally named two octuplets characters after like. people idk.) #((and one character was nearly named after a WWI war general!)) #ANYWAYS #total drama #td #I AM NOT TAGGING ALL THOSE CHARACTERS

[bethanydelleman]

Kinda of a downer and you don't have to answer this but your post about how one of the austen heroines could die giving birth made me think of how the heroes would grieve. Do you think they would remarry and such?

I don't mind. It's important to remember that in this era (and sometimes even in Western countries today), people aren't only marrying for love. If Mr. Darcy ended up widowed with a daughter, he might think the "right" and responsible thing to do is to marry so there is a mother in the house to look after the child. And having a mistress of the manor was a real job which was even more important when you had children.

I've written this. (it's sad obviously)

Now we know with Georgiana that Darcy is wealthy enough to basically replace a mother with staff (like Mrs. Annesley), but say an Edward Ferrars with five children might require either a wife or a female relation (who basically gets room and board) to manage the house and help with the children's education.

To give an example from a novel, in Wives & Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Molly's mother dies when she's very young. Her father is a country surgeon and not that wealthy. He ends up hiring a governess, both to teach Molly and to keep the house respectable (it's heavily implied he wouldn't have if his wife lived). However, when Molly reaches 17 and he realizes she's going to have suitors, he decides to remarry mostly so she has a chaperone. There is another widower in the novel who has only sons, he doesn't remarry and depends on his female relations to entertain.

As for the Jane Austen heroes...

Colonel Brandon and Captain Wentworth both have the kind of romantic personality that would lead me to think that they wouldn't remarry. They also are probably both wealthy enough to cover the lack of a wife with staff. Maybe Sophia Croft could help too ❤️ (Colonel Brandon has some family mentioned too).

Charles Bingley and Henry Tilney I can easily see remarrying, after an appropriate grieving period.

Edmund Bertram got over Mary, I bet he would remarry after Fanny. Just throw him someone wife-shaped (is my disdain for him coming through?) Also, given Fanny's weak state of health, he may be our most likely candidate. Reginald de Courcy would be like Edmund.

As for Edward Ferrars, he is pretty devoted to Elinor, but it depends when she dies. Life is long and can be lonely. I do see grieving taking him longer than the others.

With Mr. Knightley, he just doesn't really leave Highbury (lack of opportunity) and he lived as a bachelor for like, 38 years? So I feel like he's unlikely to remarry if Emma dies. Also, he can invite John and Isabella to live with him.

And Darcy. Firstly, I can see Lady Catherine pushing very hard for him to marry Anne if she's still alive and unmarried. Secondly, he's such a catch that he will definitely have women trying and he does engage in society (keeps a house in London ect.) so he has opportunity. However, he is picky and it took him 28 years to be so bewitched by a woman... I could see it taking him a while to remarry, but not because of grief but because it takes him a while to meet someone else he likes well enough to marry.

Also, just as a note, Jane Austen has very few remarried people in her novels, contrary to what was statistically likely at the time. Mr. Henry Dashwood and Mr. Fraser (Mary Crawford's friend's husband) are exceptions to the general rule. General Tilney, Sir Walter, and Mr. Elliot are some of the very few widowers and only the last one is trying to remarry. There are several widows and as far as I know none of them remarry.

There is speculation that Lady Lucas is a second wife, since Charlotte is 27 and has a 7ish year old brother (The famous Lucas Wine Boy). However, with about 20 years of fertility, this age spread is certainly possible with a single wife.

#question response #jane austen heroes #jane austen #pride and prejudice #mansfield park #sense and sensibility #emma #persuasion #Northanger Abbey #lady susan

[antiqueanimals]

Amazing Science: Armadillos and Other Unusual Animals. written by Q.L. Pearce. Illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser. 1989.

#bats #yellow-eared bats #Mary Ann Fraser

[scotianostra]

On 9th April 1747 Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, the leading Scottish Jacobite rebel was beheaded on Tower Green.

A longer post than normal from me as in my opinion Simon Fraser was one of the most interesting characters in Jacobite history. A man of contrary, he was known to be very kind to the lesser clansmen taking a paternal interest in their affairs. A quote regarding him says that….“Generally he had a bag of farthings for when he walked abroad the contents of which he distributed among any beggars whom he met. He would stop a man on the road; inquire how many children he had; offer him sound advice; and promise to redress his grievances if he had any”

In his own estimate, he took care his clansmen were ‘always well-clothed and well-armed, after the Highland fashion, and not to suffer them to wear low-country clothes’ Lovat was also a brute of a man forcing a young woman into marriage and raping her in an attempt to legitimise the union. Lovat has become more well know lately thanks to Outlander, where in their world he is grandfather to the main protagonist Jamie Fraser and played brilliantly by the fine Scottish actor Clive Russell. Back in the real world he has been in the news in the recent past, I shall cover that at the end of this post.

Born in 1667 into the ancient clan who fought with distinction in the Wars of Independence – Sir Simon Fraser was one of the co-victors of the Battle of Roslin and his sons were close friends of Robert the Bruce, Alexander marrying Bruce’s sister Mary – Simon was the second son of Thomas Fraser of Beaufort who was closely related to Lord Hugh Fraser of Lovat, chief of clan Fraser.

Simon became his father’s heir when his elder brother was killed fighting alongside Bonnie Dundee against the forces of King William III at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. He was still nowhere near being clan chief, however, and took himself off to Aberdeen University from which he graduated in 1695. Lord Hugh Fraser, the 9th Lord Lovat, was a weak man who unexpectedly signed over the clan leadership to Simon’s father in 1696.

Lord John Murray, Earl of Tullibardine and the most powerful man in Scotland, disputed the succession and fell out spectacularly with Simon in Edinburgh. The young Fraser hothead duly went north to Castle Dounie to try and persuade Hugh’s widow Amelia to give him the hand of her daughter, also Amelia, in a dynastic marriage that would seal his succession. Tullibardine was having none of it and moved his niece to the Murray stronghold, Blair Castle, where he planned to marry her off to Alexander Fraser, heir to the Lordship of Saltoun.

Simon retaliated by kidnapping Alexander and frightening him away, and to make matters worse in October, 1697, he went back to Castle Dounie and forced the widow Amelia into a sham wedding, raping her to consummate the “marriage”.

Tullibardine ensured Simon and his father were declared outlaws and when old Thomas died in 1699, Simon was unable to legally claim his title as 11th Lord Lovat which later passed to one Alexander Mackenzie who had legally married the younger Amelia.

Simon Fraser somehow managed to persuade King William that he was no threat, despite having his own personal army, and he was pardoned in 1700, only to be declared an outlaw again the following year over the forced marriage and rape.

Simon went off to the court of the Stuarts in France where he devised the plans that were eventually used in the 1715 and 1745 uprisings. Long before the former, however, Simon was double dealing, giving Queen Anne information about the plans of James, the Old Pretender. He was found out and King Louis XIV clapped him in jail for three years.

Even after he was released he was prevented from travelling to Scotland and thus missed the Act of Union which he opposed.

Still desperate to get his Lovat title and the chieftainship of his clan back, Simon sided with the forces of the new King, George I, during the ’15, and was given back his title as a reward, with Alexander Mackenzie imprisoned for being a Jacobite. The two men would fight in the courts for the next 15 years as to who was entitled to the income of the estate. Simon eventually won and spent his time building up the Fraser estates and wealth, even taking command of one of the Independent Companies of Highland soldiers established by the Hanoverian regime – the Fraser Highlanders.

As I said early Fraser was a man of contrary and to me was very like “Bobbing John” The Earl of Mar another Jacobite who a tendency to shift back and forth from faction to faction, no sooner had Fraser built up this “Hanoverian” army that he started openly campaigning for the restoration of the Stuarts. The Government responded by cancelling his military role.

When Bonnie Prince Charles landed in Scotland he was still playing games.

He allowed his sons to fight for the Stuarts, but stayed at home himself “loudly lamenting the wilful disobedience of children,” as Sarah Fraser has put it. Lovat did meet Charles, however, and expressed his anger at the lack of “siller” which he knew would be necessary for a successful campaign. They met again after Culloden, at which Clan Fraser fought bravely and suffered many casualties, and Lovat advised the prince to get away and re-form his forces. Charles fled through the heather, as we know, and made it to France while anyone associated with the Bonnie Prince was hunted down. The Duke of Cumberland’s troops were not taking any more games from Fraser and burned Castle Dounie.

Lovat managed to make it to Loch Morar but was captured there while hiding in a hollow tree. Although approaching his 80th birthday, The Fox was taken south to London.

He pled not guilty but his trial was a formality and he must have know his fate would be the same as previous nobles, the Earls of Kilmarnock, Balmerino and Derwentwater who were executed for treason the previous year.

At his trial, ever the Fox he insisted strongly upon his affection for the reigning family. Such were the characteristics of Simon Fraser, but of course he was found guilty the sentence, hanging, drawing and quartering was commuted later to a mere beheading by the King.

In a way, Lovat had the last laugh. Newspapers and pamphlets of the time recorded that as he was led out to the scaffold on Thursday, April 9, 1947, a wooden stand that had been erected near the Tower to seat crowds eager to see the execution collapsed sending hundreds plunging down. At least nine people died and dozens were injured, which amused Lovat – the phrase ‘laughing your head off’ is said to date from that event.

According to a woodcut print made on that fateful day, Lovat “with some composure laid his head on the block which the executioner took off with a single blow.”

As I mentioned at the top Lovat has been in the news quite recently. Simon had requested burial at the family mausoleum at Wardlaw near Inverness and the government initially agreed but changed its mind thinking his body could become a rallying point for further trouble. He was therefore buried in the floor of the chapel within the Tower of London, St. Peter ad Vincula. The chapel was refurbished in the 19th century and the floor was relaid. One of the coffins uncovered during the works had the nameplate of ‘Lord Lovat’. The names of those found are now recorded on a plaque on the wall of the chapel.

Fraser folklore, and written in several books says that his body was spirited away from London, the stories even go so far as to name the boat ‘The Pledger’ that sailed north to The Beauly Firth, where he was taken to the family mausoleum, there is even a plaque in the crypt that reads “In this coffin are laid the remains of Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat who, after twenty years in His own Land and abroad with the greatest distinction and renown, at the risk of his own life, restored and preserved his race, clan and household from the tyranny of the Athol and the treacherous plotting of the Mackenzies of Tarbat. To preserve an ancient house is not the greatest credit. Nor is there any honour for the enemy who despoiled it. Although that enemy was strong in his plotting and unrelenting warfare, yet Simon who was also skillful and cunning defeated him in war.“

In 2018 the headless skeleton inside the coffin was exhumed to be examined by experts from the University of Dundee in January this year they announced that the bones in the coffin did not belong to Simon Fraser, but to a young woman. So it looks like his body did end up rotting in The Tower’s Chapel, although the Frasers will still tell you otherwise.

Scottish actor Clive Russell played The Old Fox in the television adaptation off Outlander.

#scotland #scottish #history #execution #jacobite

[annabolinas]

HOLY SHIT. I MET NATALIE DORMER!!!! Absolutely incredible 😭😭😭

She did a talk at The Oxford Union (the local debating society) and I went; they're uploading the recording they did at some point. She did talk about The Tudors and Anne a lot. She said she felt a profound responsibility to Anne since she was a real person and can't help but feel protective of her whenever she sees another portrayal lol (shades of Genevieve Bujold) Also she did a lot of research for the role - she mentioned Starkey and Fraser but not Weir (we love to see it!!! She really admires Anne and sees her as a really strong and extraordinary woman and she mentioned Elizabeth probably got a lot of her fire and strong will from Anne. But at the end of the day she did say she had to follow the script as the main vehicle for her performance. However, she felt it was her duty working with the script to nudge people in what she saw as the right view of Anne, so even if she had to do a scene where Anne is really unsympathetic (maybe she meant the scenes where Anne was really plotting against Mary?), she'd still try to rebel and work against the grain in that way through like small acting choices and stuff.

The full thread of my notes on her talk is here btw: https://twitter.com/CunananEnzo/status/1620865465726951425?t=oJBYmUBO9KXeR79OptrO_g&s=19

But ya it was amazing seeing her !!!

#tudor era #tudor news #natalie dormer #the tudors #anne boleyn

[caracarnn]

ROLEPLAY HISTORY!

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then tag ten people to do the same (if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE(S): (canon muses)

Rand al'Thor (the wheel of time)

Elayne Trakand (the wheel of time)

Andraste (dragon age)

Asmodean (the wheel of time)

Ciri (the witcher)

Daenerys Targaryen (asoiaf)

Dalinar Kholin (the stormlight archive)

Deirdre Mayfair (anne rice)

Elend Venture (mistborn)

Galad Damodred (the wheel of time)

George Villiers (mary & george)

Geralt of Rivia (the witcher)

Jon Snow (asoiaf)

Julien Mayfair (anne rice)

Kaladin Stormblessed (the stormlight archive)

Kelsier (mistborn)

Mona Mayfair (anne rice)

Padme Amidala (star wars)

Perrin Aybara (the wheel of time) Renarin Kholin (the stormlight archive)

Robb Stark (asoiaf)

Rowan Mayfair (anne rice)

Shallan Davar (the stormlight archive)

Spook (mistborn)

Stella Mayfair (anne rice)

Tyrion Lannister (asoiaf)

Empress Tuon (the wheel of time)

Yennefer of Vengerberg (the witcher)

Anne of Austria (the musketeers)

Arno Dorian (assassin's creed)

Cesare Borgia (the borgias)

Daryl Dixon (the walking dead)

David 8 (alien)

Eleanor Guthrie (black sails)

Ellie (the last of us game)

Sir Gawain (the green knight)

Hannibal Lecter (hannibal)

James Flint (black sails)

Jamie Fraser (outlander)

Jesper Fahey (six of crows)

Katrina van Tassel (sleepy hollow)

Klaus Mikaelson (tvd)

Louis Pointe du Lac (anne rice)

Lucien Grimaud (the musketeers)

Magneto (xmen)

Obi Wan Kenobi (star wars)

Philippe d'Orleans (versailles)

Ragnar Lothbrok (vikings)

Rebekah Mikaelson (tvd)

Richie Gecko (from dusk till dawn)

Rick Grimes (the walking dead)

Sam Bridges (death stranding)

Ubbe Ragnarsson (vikings)

Victor Frankenstein (penny dreadful/novel)

WANT TO WRITE:

idk? lol I mean I always happen on someone new everyday so --- there are tons. I was looking for someone from the Dune novels but idk. Lestat? DONT KNOW

HAVE WRITTEN: (these I only write for strict people still but usually nope)

Steve Rogers (mcu)

Athos (the musketeers)

Porthos (the musketeers)

Loki (mcu)

Natasha Romanoff (mcu)

Doctor Strange (mcu)

Lanfear (the wheel of time)

Dr. Thresden (ahs)

every sarah paulson ahs character ever lol

mark (orphan black)

John Constantine (dc)

Oliver Queen (arrow)

Sylar (heroes)

Claire Bennett (heroes)

Sara Howard (the alienist)

Lucius Isaacson (the alienist)

Freydis (vikings)

Katia (vikings)

Aslaug (vikings)

Thor (mcu)

Edward Kenway (assassin's creed)

a bunch of other assassin's creed characters lol

Alina Starkov (shadow and bone)

Genya Safin (shadow and bone)

Luke Crain (Haunting of Hill House)

Eva Villanueva  (high seas)

Lola ( reign)

Bash (reign)

Henry & Catherine (reign)

Michael Curry (anne rice)

Every Mayfair character ever lol (anne rice)

Santanico (from dusk till dawn)

Clarke Griffin (the 100)

Quicksilver (mcu)

Jensen (the losers)

Aragorn (lotr)

tagged by: @luckhissoul & @stcrforged tagging: @ofprevioustimes @adversitybloomed @malumxsubest @uncxntrxllable @forwardlion @depictedblue @qanedanegros @theasteria @revelour

#.ooc #long post for ts #help i dk when to stop #there's more too that I can't remember

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

ACTOR Russell Crowe has revealed he is the distant relative of a notorious Jacobite Lord who was the last man to be executed by beheading in Britain.

The Gladiator star has been exploring his ancestry and said his research uncovered some surprising connections.

While he knew he had Scottish heritage, Crowe has recently discovered he is related to Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat – known as the Old Fox.

Known for his scheming plots and switching sides to and fro between the government and Jacobite causes, Lovat's clan was eventually among those defeated at the battle of Culloden in 1746 and he was executed the following year

Fans of the Outlander novels and TV series will recognise him as the grandfather of the lead character Jamie Fraser (below).

On X/Twitter, Crowe said he had begun by trying to trace his Italian roots, something made difficult by “folkloric family tales and misspelling”.

He discovered his great-great-grandfather Luigi Ghezzi had moved to New Zealand in 1864 after meeting Mary Ann Curtain in Cape Town.

The 59-year-old actor added: “Also something else that has recently come to light on my father's mother's side, via John (Jock) Fraser (arrived in NZ in 1841) we directly connect back to Simon Fraser. 11th Lord Lovat. Look him up.

“He’s quite the character. The Old Fox they used to call him.

“Seems his Machiavellian ways caught up to him at the age of 80, & he has a claim to infamy as the last man to have the head chopped off his living body in the Tower of London. His death even coined a phrase.

“Apparently, they set up temporary stands for the gentry to watch him die. One of these stands collapsed which resulted in the death of nine onlookers. Being told this just before he was put to death made him laugh.

He was still laughing when the blade struck his neck, thereby ‘laughing his head off’.”

Crowe also said his DNA suggested a strong Irish link, but he is currently uncertain where exactly this comes from.

The 11th Lord Lovat’s execution at Tower Hill in London drew huge crowds.

He had sided with Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 Jacobite rising and was sentenced to death for treason.

Crowe has previously taken an interest in Scottish history. He is a supporter of the Clanranald Trust which has created the Duncarron fort near Denny, an authentic replica of a medieval stronghold.

The Australian actor donated a battering ram from the film Robin Hood to the fort.

In 2018, forensic experts were called in to try and identify if remains removed from a Highland crypt were those of the 11th Lord Lovat.

While official records stated he had been buried beneath the floor of a chapel in the Tower of London, his clan believed his remains had been “intercepted” and returned to Scotland.

However Professor Dame Sue Black determined the remains at Wardlaw Mausoleum were those of a woman and not the “Old Fox”.

Duncarron medieval village, in Carron Valley, was built by the Clanranald Trust for Scotland, a charity which relies heavily on donations and volunteers to help bring history to life at the site.

The medieval village site is featured in Outlander set during the American Revolution where it doubled as the location of Fort Ticonderoga.

[scarletwitching]

Robert: Hey, Wanda, a friend of ours is in trouble. I can’t say who. I need the plans of a certain helicarrier to appear on my ipad. How would you like your losses cleared and, say… six free Oscar bets? Oh, I knew you’d say that, honey. I know you’d do it for nothing. Take it as a gift.

Anne-Marie: Is that –?

Robert: She loves games of chance. Apparently, this’ll only happen “if my cause is just.” Ah, perfect! Thanks!

Wolverine vol. 5 #5; writer: Paul Cornell; penciler: Mirco Pierfederici; inkers: Karl Kesel with Zach Fischer; colorist: Andres Mossa; letterer: VC’s Cory Petit

I swore off Oscar betting after The Great Penélope Cruz Debacle of 2022, but I do like to speculate on who Wanda would bet on. Does she think Austin Butler will beat Brendan Fraser? How much stock does she put in the anonymous ballots that all say Penélope Cruz? Impossible to say because we have literally no supporting evidence either way. 

I mean, it is a characterization question: Does she look at the Oscar Math™ and take the safe bet, does she take a risk, does she go for emotion and pick what she wants to win? It’s just one that doesn’t have an easy answer.

#scarlet witch #wanda maximoff #wolverine #paul cornell #mirco pierfederici

[tengomilpalabrasparati]

"La ballena (The Whale)"

Con pocos reflectores, "The Whale" logró concretar un proyecto cinematográfico digno de su director Darren Aronofsky, bajo la producción de la reconocida A24.

La película se ha llevado la estatuilla por Mejor maquillaje y vestuario, por el trabajo de Adrien Morot, Judy Chin y Anne Marie Bradley; y Brendan Fraser gana en la categoría de Mejor Actor.

No es para menos mencionar la brutal transformación física que ha realizado Brendan Fraser para el papel de Charlie en "The Whale". Para el cual, el actor subió a 275 kilos su peso

Todo en “The Whale” llamaba la atención desde antes de que se estrenase. Darren Aronofsky volviendo a la carga en lo que puede ser otro filme provocador, una emotiva vuelta de Brendan Fraser y una oportunidad para que Sadie Sink salga de la zona de confort que se ha creado en “Stranger Things”. Lo que encontramos al acabar esta obra semiteatral fue un producto a medias en el que había muchos elementos que elogiar, pero que no se convierte en esa obra transcendental que esperábamos.

Frente a la metáfora bastante clara que se hace con “Moby Dick”, de Herman Melville, Brendan Fraser se convierte en un monstruo en proceso de suicidio con una última obra que hacer: buscar la bondad sincera que esconden las personas que le rodean. Darren Aronofsky aprovecha esta excusa para criticar, con cierta mala baba, la política, la sanidad, la religión y la economía en un ambiente estadounidense, algo a lo que nos tenía acostumbrados en sus anteriores filmes. Sin embargo, en lo metafórico se queda un poco corto y algo azucarado, y en lo sutil no opta por lo que había hecho en “Black Swan”, más bien se deja llevar por unos diálogos tan directos que impiden que el espectador haga sus propias interpretaciones. Esta actitud es la que hace que la emoción se sienta artificial, sobre todo en los últimos minutos del largometraje en los que es más evidente su espíritu melodramático.

Tampoco acaba de funcionar el género semi-teatral que adopta, porque entre personas que llegan y salen no queda espacio para digerir las decisiones de los personajes. Las incógnitas que mantienen la tensión de la película se resuelven con la aparición del siguiente actor o actriz que entra en pantalla, por lo que, aparte del sufrimiento del protagonista, no encuentro que haya un vínculo narrativo al que el espectador se deba enganchar. Más bien, va saltando de un dilema a otro hasta el final.

Entre las prótesis logradísimas del equipo de efectos especiales y los tubos por los que respira el protagonista, tenemos un hombre derrotado por la vida, pero con la confianza de que aún puede hacer un último acto en el que enmendar sus errores. El dolor casi palpable se vislumbra en su cara, en su expresión, incluso cuando tiene que hacer acciones tan simples como reír. Es el alma y el lugar de la emoción de una historia que, si no fuese por su interpretación y la de los que lo rodean, en especial la de Sadie Sink, acabaría siendo un poco plana.

No es el mejor trabajo de Darren Aronofsky, pero sí el de Brendan Fraser, un hombre que fue devorado por la propia industria de Hollywood.

Imposible empatizar con alguno de sus 4 protagonistas (quizás si con su cuidadora) todos con pasados "dudosos" ... pero es una peli que has de ver

#La ballena (The Whale) #series y pelis #trailer #Youtube

[pleinsdemuses]

Independent multi-muse blog - Selective - Low to Medium Activity - Penned by Marie. Mun is 21+. Will follow you from @sesyeuxocean

(Rules below)| memes | Wanted plots | Starters | Wishlist

Muses list:

ACOTAR

Feyre Archeron

Nesta Archeron

Elain Archeron

Amren

Vampire Diaries

Morrigan

Fourth Wing

Violet Sorrengail.

Rhiannon Matthias.

Imogen

Mira

- Elena Gilbert

- Katherine Pierce

- Bonnie Bennett

- Caroline Forbes

- Rebekah Mikaelson

- Camille O'Connell

- Aurora de Martel

- Hayley Marshall

DC Comics:

- Poison Ivy

- Harley Quinn

- Catwoman

- Enchantress

- Black Canary

- Natalia Knight

- Supergirl

- Raven

- Vicki vale

Marvel (MCU/Series/Comics)

- Sinthea Schmidt ( @paintthisworldred )

- Natalia Romanova ( @sk1lledaassass1n )

- Wanda Maximoff ( @harbinger0fchaos )

- Jean Grey ( @harbinger0fchaos )

- Jane Foster ( @drf0ster )

- Silver Sable ( @silvija-sablinova )

- Dinah Madani

- Sharon Carter

- Rogue

- Emma Frost

- Clea

- Hope Van Dyne

- Gamora

- Mary Jane Watson

- Gwen Stacy

- Mystique

- Daisy "Skye" Johnson

- Karen Page

- Lady Sif

- Darcy Lewis

-Sylvie Laufeydottir

- Jessica Jones

- Storm

- Okoye

- Skadi

Viking

- Lagertha Lothbrok

- Emma of Normandy

- Torvi

- Astrid

- Gunnhild

The Last of us

- Tess

- Marlene

- Ellie Williams

- Sarah Miller

- Maria Miller

- Abby

Game of Thrones / House of the Dragon

Daenerys Targaryen ( @iamthedrag0n)

Sansa Stark

Ygrid

Margaery Tyrell

Cersei Lannister

Missandei

Ellaria Sand

Rhaenyra Targaryen

Alicent Hightower

Rhaenys Targaryen

Laena Velaryon

Helaena Targaryen

Aemma Arryn

Visenya Targaryen @visenya0fdragonstone

Rhaella Targaryen

Shadow and bone

Alina Starkov

Nina Zenik

Zoya Nazyalensky

Inej Ghafa

Genya Safin

The Witcher

 Yennefer of Vengerberg

Ciri

Tissaia de Vries

Triss Merigold

Francesca Findabair

Renfri of Creyden

Princess Pavetta

Mythology

Hera

Demeter

Persephone

Aphrodite

Athena

Artemis

Oc's:

Chiara Santelli @chiarapericolosa Fc: Anna Maria Sieklucka, Mob boss's daughter.

Isabella Meyers @isabellabmeyers Fc: Phoebe Tonkin, 28, Attorney.

Zara Petrova Fc: Adelaïde Kane, 25, Healer/nurse

Grace Luttin Fc: Deborah Ann Woll, 24-28

Lily Williams Fc: Evangeline Lily , 26 - 32, Soldier

Cleo Devis Fc: Anya Chalotra, 26

Kara Greene Fc: Nina Dobrev, 28, biologist / Enhanced

Alba Reyes Fc: Anna de Armas, 24

Olivia Louis Fc: Danielle Campbell, 23

Celeste Arlen Fc: Kathryn Winnick, 32, Police officer.

Lucille Martin Fc: Lea Seydoux, 20 - 26, Freelance artist

Sarah Gresham Fc: Daisy Edgar-Jones, 24, Cartoonist

Anna White Fc: Shailene Woodley, 23, Waitress.

Sarah Penn Fc: Kristen Stewart, 22, Dancer and waitress

Jasmine Fiore Fc: Anya Chalotra, 26

Annabelle Deschamps Fc: Eva Green, 35,

Orphée Smith Fc: Lauren Cohen, 24 TLOU OC.

Stella DeSantis Fc: Elizabeth Olsen, 27, Legal assistant

More:

Mary Stuart - Reign

Morgana Pendragon - Merlin

Claire Beauchamp/Fraser - Outlander

Susan Pevensie - Narnia

Maggie Greene/Rhee - The Walking Dead

Alicia Clark - Fear the walking dead

Judith Grimes - The Walking Dead Fc: Evangeline Lily

Isabella Swan/Cullen - Twilight

Claire Redfield - Resident Evil

Ellen Ripley - Alien (alternative fc: Daisy Ridley or Brie Larson)

Gretel - Hansel and gretel witch hunter

Jenny Hoyt - Big Sky

Alice - Resident Evil

Vanessa ives - Penny Dreadful

Charlie Roan - The Purge: Election Year

Bela Talbot - Supernatural

Zoey Sandin - The Purge 1

Furiosa - Mad Max Fury Road

Rey - Star Wars

Melinda Gordon - Ghost Whisperer

Dominika Egorova - Red Sparrow

Male muses -

- Victoriano Morales Fc: Oscar Isaac

- Cassian Yarrow Fc: Adrian Turner (Vampire)

- Giuseppe Morelli Fc: Michele Morrone

- Sawyer Colter Fc: Chris Wood

- Raphaël Denis Fc: Luca Bravo

- Lorenzo Cerrone Fc: Giulio Berruti

Rules:

This is a sideblog to @sesyeuxocean I'll be following you from there.

- No minors allowed. you must be +18 to interact with me.

- NSFW & dark (ex:Torture) are a possibility. There will be blood and other details that could be triggering. I will tag my posts accordingly.

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- If you're interested in interacting with any of my muses feel free to dm me or send a starter in my asks.

- You don't need to use icons with me. I don't have any for now.

- English isn't my first language, I apologize for any mistakes I can make

- Sometimes I'll be selective in my replies but don't worry, I'll answer yours too soon enough.

About the mun:

I'm Marie, 25 years old, she/her, from France.

Open and friendly :)

#Muse list #pinned post