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nymori · 1 year

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According to my notifications, Tumblr seems to have very much liked my Muppet Christmas Carol memes, so I've made some more. Enjoy!

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hwathwugu · 12 days

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Astarion Ancunin

Wanted: Dead or Alive, for being a member of Cazador’s gang, Vampirism, Fraud, Robbery, Assault, Kidnapping, and Murder of an unknown number of innocents.

#art #fanart #digital art #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 Western au #bg3 astarion #astarion #astarion ancunin #watched Mask of Zorro the other day and was so surprised when Hannibal showed up #great film #super fun #Spy Kids dad was also there #outfit is kind of based on Zorro #moustache is absolutely based on the hotel clerk from High Noon

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annoyingthemesong · 3 months

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SUBLIME CINEMA #680 - THE CONFORMIST

Easily one of the best photographed movies of all time. Vittorio Storaro's work here is peak, there's a tremendous command of light and shadow, stately images that are so precise that each frame of the movie could be hung on a wall.

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rrcraft-and-lore · 1 month

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Monkey Man and why I loved the heck out of it

At it's core, it's a Bollywood flick presented to the West with familiar nods to previous action films - I definitely picked up hints of Tony Jaa's influence on Asian action flicks throughout.

It's heavily focused on police corruption, something commented a lot about in India, and here, more importantly, Indian films. Just like America has its love affair with mobster flicks, Bollywood has a long history featuring films that showcase police corruption, sometimes tied into political extremism, fanatical or greedy religious leaders, and Monkey Man comments on all this as well and pays nods to that commonality. We've got televangelists and religious leaders in the states funnelling money, preaching prosperity gospel, and using it to influence politics and fund lavish lifestyles here.

Monkey Man shows this happening in India, and is filled with Indian culture and symbolism through out. The focus on Hanuman, the god and one worshiped by the strong, chaste, wrestlers, champions, and fighters. It's a common thing to have a household deity if you will. Some families might choose to focus worship on Ganesh, others Hanuman, some might do Mata Rani or Lakshmi. Here, it's the divine Vanara (monkey people race) - one of the Chiranjivi - immortals/forever-lived.

Hanuman. Themes of rebirth, common in South Asian history and mythology are present from Kid being a ringer, beat up fighter getting whooped for money to being reborn and facing his trauma through a ritual/meditate process that I don't want to get too much into to not spoil the movie. Post that, he begins his own self alchemy to really become the true Monkey Man. Nods to Ramayama, and an unapologetically Indian story featuring dialogues throughout in Hindi - don't worry, there are subtitles.

And of course a love for action flicks before it, all the way back to Bruce Lee. A beautiful use tbh of an autorickshaw (and you might know them as tuk-tuks in Thailand) which are popular in India with an added kick...I swear, that thing had to be modified with a hayabusa motor. Which is an actual thing people do - modding those dinky rickshaws with motorcycle engines, and considering they weigh nothing at all, they can REALLY FLY once you do that.

Monkey Man brings to the big screen other elements of India people might not know about, such as the gender non conforming and trans community that has a long history in India, presenting them as action stars as they go up against a system of corrupt elites oppressing part of the city, marginalized communities, and minority voices as depicted in the film. I'm not sure if people are going to get all of that without having the context, but I love that it does it without holding anyone's hands.

It's a fun action flick to see in the age of superhero films, and I say that as an obvious superhero/sff nerd. Also loved that Dev included a little bit about Hanuman's own story in the film, and the loss of his powers - almost mirrored by Kid's own loss of self/skills, strength until he confronts his trauma and is reborn, and in fact, remade (not necessarily the same). Also, the use of music was brilliant, including one scene with a tabla (the paired hand drums of south asia) - and Indian music is central to Indian stories.

This is a culture with evidence going back to the Paleolithic with cave murals showing art of Indian dance nearly 30,000 years ago. Yeah, that far back. As well as Mesolithic period art depicting musical instruments such as gongs, lyres, and more.

Indian music is some of the earliest we can find that has high developed beat and rhythm structures such as 5, 7, 9 and now the extremely common and known 4/4 and 3/4 - which so much of Western music is built upon. The foundations and experimentation of/in Jazz. John Coltrane and John Cage were heavily inspired by Indian music and incorporated a lot from it into their works. And Monkey Man blends Eastern and Western music through the narrative as comfortably as it does an Indian story in a very familiar Western accessible structure.

Dev did a wonderful job. And thanks to Jordan Peele for bringing it to screens.

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lesbianrecorderplayer · 8 months

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Just rewatched Meet The Robinsons and one of my favourite moments is when Lewis is originally showing the machine and Wilbur is just looking at him in complete awe like "that's my dad".

#it's so lovely!#great film #meet the robinsons #wilbur robinson #cornelius robinson

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the-skooma-den · 4 months

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Raz would watch the barbie movie and then immediately start describing his job as just "spy"

#razum dar #razum-dar #eso #skooma rambles #anyway guess what i watched for the first time yesterday #great film #this idea is just very funny to me because in canon hes next to queen fucking ayrenn and then in my story theres also syke #you know fucking god slayer professional assassin demi god

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rambleonwithrosie · 3 months

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I genuinely believe the live action Cinderella is not only the best live action Disney has made but also it's one of the best films of the last 20 years period!

Gif credit: @omniavincitamor

Now there's many reasons for this but on my latest rewatch I was struck by how perfectly it balances between being a children's movie for little girls to watch at their pajama parties with friends and being the kind of movie like Pride and Prejudice that grown women sit together and drink wine while they watch and swoon over the hero and the dresses and cry at the emotional parts.

It is simultaneously a film any adult can appreciate while still capturing all of that wholesome childhood joy and Innocence. And Ella perfectly captured those two things too. She keeps her child's heart that believes in goodness and magic but also she's growing up. Lily played the part perfectly, all those little moments where she's kinda astonished by her proximity to the prince and what that's making her feel. She calls herself "just a girl" but she's also feeling woman feelings and her portrayal of growing up is really beautiful because it doesn't make it seem like a bad thing. So much media makes the end of childhood seem sad but Ella brings the best of childhood with her into her unfolding adulthood as we watch her grow up.

Also the foley artists/sound editing also did a MAGNIFICENT job with the sound effects. Because while they could have just had the sweeping score for the waltz with none of the ambient sound, instead you get all those swishes of the skirt and caught breaths which adds so much texture and intimacy to the dance. Like the sexual tension between Ella and Kit is at 11 in all the scenes at the ball and afterwards (Richard's blue eyes doing 80% of the work there) but it's still innocent. This isn't a children's film trying to "get away" with mature themes. It's the kind of film you could use to explain adult feelings to children coming up on puberty in a way that wouldn't make them feel shameful or dirty. It's Wholesome Sexual Tension. Which is something there is far too little of in modern cinema.

It's both a film for grown ups and a film for children and it didn't cut corners to accomplish both. It's equally both and they didn't kiddie-ify the adult parts like the abuse or the grown-up feelings Ella and Kit have for each other but nor did they try to make it an adult themed film. It is still a princess movie but it's one for grown ups as much or more than it is for little girls and that's beautiful. I for one find it deeply healing for my inner child and my adult self and I feel I'm not the only one.

Also the costuming is immaculate even on background characters with no speaking roles. Literally could not get better costumes. I could talk about this movie forever but I'll stop now and probably make more posts about it in future

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bdsmsub67 · 2 months

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Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind / All of Us Strangers

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#gay film #gay men #gay #queer #gay love #lovers #love #love story #great film #great story #relationship #mental health #Youtube

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stevebuscemieyes · 10 months

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OPPENHEIMER, 2023

Dir. Christopher Nolan

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callmefirefly · 10 months

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I’m currently in Australia at the moment and I was lucky enough to see a preview screening of the Barbie movie tonight and oh my god it was SO GOOD! The trailer doesn’t give anything away about the story, which is a great thing because you don’t know what to expect and how the film is going to end. It’s definitely a fun film, but it also makes you think and it made me pretty emotional too (I almost cried at a couple of parts). All in all, I can confidently say that it’s a film worth seeing.

#movies #film #barbie #barbie movie #margot robbie #my thoughts #my opinion #spoiler free review #great film #highly recommend #callmefirefly

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admiralgiggles · 5 months

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Though I’m not a fan of depressing Christmas songs, this one holds a special place in my heart.

My mother LOVED The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (which is the version of the song I’ve shared) and she also loved the Kenny and Dolly album Once upon a Christmas where this track also appeared.

I can still hear her singing it.

#Hard Candy Christmas #Dolly Parton #The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas #christmas music #good memories #great film #check it out #Youtube

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flynnfan-downunder · 3 months

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