#i watched this film for the first time last night!

[kafkaguy]

why did head (1968) flop so badly, you may ask?

the short answer is: terrible promotion. why the promotion was so terrible is another question entirely. there are two schools of thought: 1) bob rafelson and jack nicholson were being deliberately avant garde and obtuse (maybe to attract a certain psychedelic audience) or 2) deliberate malicious intent from columbia pictures to get rid of the monkees (by November 1968, when the movie premiered, the monkees TV show had been cancelled for 2 months).

(LA Times, 2008)

what exactly was the ad campaign? Well, it was originally supposed to be Bob Rafelson's head displayed for a few seconds smiling at the camera--according to Wikipedia this was a spoof on Andy Warhol's short film Blowjob (1964). but in the end it was John Brockman, even more unknown, and he was just the guy who was supposed to be filming the clip.

from Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees Day-by-day Story (page 210). explains more about why they did this. Micky also says he thinks it was a way to get back at the monkees for striking on the first day of filming when they found out they would get no creative credit for the film and had been "getting ripped off pretty badly" basically for years.

another factor was the critics reviews. obviously Head is not your average film, and loads of reviews looked down on it as psychedelic garbled trash. they didn't get it. there were positive reviews of course, but most people just didnt get it (and you cant really blame them - its at its most enjoyable when you are a) a bit of a freak, b) a total anti-capitalist, or c) substantially aware of the horrors the monkees were going through at this point. no film critic at the time ticked all 3 of these boxes). i think at this point bob rafelson panicked, because he wanted the film to do well, he just wanted it to do well independent of the monkees (hubris). there's a funny story about the night before the movie premiered in new york, he and jack nicholson got arrested for putting up stickers promoting head, after jack tried to put one on a police officer's helmet. and it makes me wonder why he then didn't fight harder for the film to do well.

it's funny (re: sad) how so many things came together to bring about the doom of the film: bob rafelson and jack nicholson's own cockiness about how well the film would do, their complete disregard of the what the monkees themselves wanted, the studio being tired of the monkees/already having cancelled the show, the whole phenomenon dying out a little since record sales had gone down (the last album they put out was in february 1968 - by this point it was november, and the Head album wouldn't be released until December)...

another peter quote because I trust him the most (again from the day-by-day story, page 210)

Mike over the years has said different things, at one point calling Head an assisted suicide (pertaining to his own desires to kill the monkees phenomenon and be seen as a serious musician), at other points calling it a murder (which i think is how peter continued to see it throughout most of his life, while simultaneously recognising its artistic and cinematic merit, and also saying the soundtrack was the record he was proudest of besides headquarters 1967). but here's something Mike said in the Head commentary (some time in the early 2000s) which i find simultaneously funny and devestating:

so yeah. the main conclusion is that nothing was in Head's favour for it to do well. there were conflicting visions, conflicting motivations, a total lack of interest from Columbia pictures, and no one was on the Monkees' side, not even really the monkees themselves. the world just wasn't ready for the crazy anti-monkees monkee movie. their swag was too different. everybody wanted to kill them. but they didnt have to cos they killed themselves it happens right at the start of the movie and again at the end. WATCH HEAD.

#hopefully this makes sense. i love to talk about head #the monkees #head 1968 #op

[hemmingshouse]

a long forever / chris sturniolo

summary: chris tries to make things right with you after he fucked up big time.

warnings: swearing, mentions of prior cheating, angst (but semi happy ending!!)

let me know if yall want a part twoooo x

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

“if you truly don’t give a shit about me and fuck me over in the first place, then why the fuck are you here?” you asked him sternly, sighing deeply before rubbing your eyes - the crying you had done prior had irritated them massively. “please enlighten me christopher, because i have no. fucking. clue.”

the brunette sighed softly, letting his hands roam through his hair. he had messed up so bad this time and he wasn’t sure how to fix it - if that was even possible to begin with.

you and chris had been keeping it on the down low with each other for a while now. you went on silly little dates, got to know his best friends and brothers and loved to spend most of the week at his apartment; lounging around the place and exploring every inch of each other’s bodies for around five months now.

it all went so well. slowly you started to appear more on his tiktoks and the sturniolo channel, making the fans think you two at least spent time together because of the massive tension between the two of you. you met his family, had even stayed in boston for the holiday season and went on a little getaway together for your birthday.

“i care so fucking much about you! i- just- please listen to me,” chris pleaded as he stood in your kitchen, hands running over his face in pure desperation, “i have never felt this way before. about anyone. i swear.”

you scoffed at his words, shaking your head in disbelief, “remember when we said we’d at least be honest if we felt this wouldn’t work out so the friendship we had wouldn’t go to waste?” you motioned between the two of you, “you lied to me. god, you’re the biggest motherfucker i have ever met, christopher. i wasted my time on you. on us. on whatever the fuck we were.”

ouch, full government name - for the second time. he knew you weren’t fucking around.

he deserved all of that. every curse word you spat at him, every raise of your voice. it pained and sickened matt to see you go from adoring him so much till it hurt to now hating every inch of his fiber. to see you hurt because of his actions made him sick to his stomach. he had never meant to kiss the girl back after she tried to force herself onto him, but he knew there was no fair explanation towards you to begin with.

“babe,” he spoke up, voice trembling as you held your hand up to silently stop him from speaking up more. he noticed how your lower lip quivered and how salty tears were pricking your eyes, the fatigue taking over your body after fighting for three and a half hours.

“you kissed her back,” you spoke, a shiver running down your spine. “and i know we were never official to begin with,” you acknowledged, “but you truly made it feel that fucking way.”

it happened when he was in downtown la, where he and his brothers joined sam and colby as they were filming a brand new series about the cecil hotel whilst you were busy finishing your last year of marketing. they got drunk, went out to meet up at one of sam’s friends and one thing lead to another.

his confession back then was enough for you to silence him with a nod, grab the duffel bag he brought on his trip and push him out of your apartment. his pleas came from the other side of the door, hoping you’d let him explain what exactly happened during that night.

you didn’t wanna hear it. you didn’t wanna hear anything about chris and another girl, not when you thought he was done with fucking around when he started dating you. you figured that meeting his family, spending time with his friends and appear on his channel actually meant he wanted to be serious with you too.

“you don’t deserve any of this bullshit i put you through,” chris told you sincerely as he watched you calm down a bit, anger replacing itself with a self conscious mindset. “i’m so fucking sorry y/n, there’s no explanation for any of this. i know you don’t wanna hear it but i wanna show you what you truly mean to me. promise i’ll make it right.”

“you do know your promises currently mean nothing to me after everything, right?” you asked him while pouring yourself a glass of wine, “you could be begging on your bare knees for me and i still wouldn’t believe a single word you say.”

“i know,” chris sighed softly, running his hands across his face. “i wanna be better for you. for us. you deserve so much better- i just want you to know it didn’t mean anything to me, alright? i- you- fuck, i love y-”

“do not finish that sentence,” you warned him before taking a sip of your wine, “i don’t wanna hear it if you’re not sure.”

“who says i’m not sure?” he asked you sincerely, “and what do you want to hear?” chris asked you seriously, arms crossing in front of his chest. “i’ll literally do anything if it proofs i’m only into you. i wouldn’t have let matt drive me here trying to make you forgive me if i didn’t care about you. i fucking miss you,” he breathed out, shaking his head slowly, “i don’t have the words to say how sorry i am i messed it up. how i messed us up. and i’ll do anything to gain your trust, let you know how much you mean to me, okay?”

his words caused your heart to flutter slightly, palms a bit sweaty as you were starting to fall back into old habits. chris had a way with words and the way he sounded so sincere made you think that maybe - after all - he was speaking the truth about the entire fiasco.

you shrugged your shoulders, sighing softly, “i just hope you know you’re a fucking asshole and i hate you,” you cleared your throat, your voice coming out soft and quiet, “but i appreciate the fact you got me flowers and tried to calm me down with some wine.”

chris couldn’t help but grin at your statement as he noticed you turned your body away from him whilst sitting on the high barstool at your kitchen island. it was something you usually did when you two had an argument because you knew if you looked into his beautiful blue eyes - you’d be a goner and would forget what you guys even fought about in the beginning.

“yeah?” he asked you, the smirk clearly tinting his voice as he stepped closer to where you were sitting on the barstool, “look at me, please?”

you let out a sigh once again after taking a large sip of your wine, placing the glass back onto the marble kitchen counter. your eyes darted upwards a little, noticing how close chris had gotten in the meantime. his unruly hair, sleepy eyes and curious gaze had you hooked - you knew you were fucked and putty in his hands once again.

“i’m supposed to be so mad at you,” you mumbled as chris placed his hands onto your clothed thighs, spreading them apart so he was able to stand in between your legs.

“you’re still allowed to be,” he admitted, one hand raising upwards to brush a strand of hair behind your ear, letting his hand cup your jaw afterwards. “as long as you know i’ll forever try to make it up to you. in every single way possible.”

“forever’s a long time y’know,” you spoke softly, playing with the hem of his oversized t-shirt as you gazed into his eyes.

he chuckled, “as long as i can spend it with you, i truly do not mind.”

#christopher sturniolo #chris sturniolo #chris sturniolo imagine #sturniolo x reader #sturniolo smut #sturniolo fanfic #sturniolo triplets #matthew sturniolo #nicolas sturniolo #nick sturniolo #matt sturniolo

[sofialoren]

Rich people are naive. No resentments. No creases on them.

기생충 [PARASITE] (2019) | dir. Bong Joon-ho

#parasite #기생충 #parasiteedit #filmedit #filmgifs #filmgif #movieedit #moviegifs #bong joon ho #bong joon-ho #filmtv #filmandtv #tvandfilm #tvandmovies #tvfilmsource #yes i only watched this for the first time last night. feel free to laugh at me #* #*film #*korean #*gif #parasite spoilers #(?)

[sagechan]

"Wes Anderson's style is his substance and the substance is the style and all the deadpan delivery to create distance is how he and the audience can heal from this or that or these or blah blah blah" it's Brecht. Wes Anderson movies are Brechtian. he's using Brecht's theories of theater and alienation:

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I'd love to see a contemporary film critic actually mention Brecht or look into how Anderson' films utilize this effect, but I never have. I feel like we've forgotten theory as a form of criticism and analysis lol

#wes anderson #asteroid city #bertolt brecht #theater #film #film theory #film critique #if anyone HAS seen any mention of Brecht I'd love to see what you found!! #I just watched Asteroid City last night for the first time and I've been thinking about Anderson and Brecht for a while anyway #I'd love to think that somewhere out there someone else is writing about them!

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

Edwige did not need to slay these looks as hard as she did yet she chose to anyway

IL SUFFIT D'UNE FOIS // ONCE IS ENOUGH (1946), dir. Andrée Feix

#pls i am so gay #i am looking with unabashed lust #her little eye roll in the top right gif too sksksksk i had to include it ok #i was watching this film last night and i realised it was the first time i acc was looking with definite lust and not blushing about it lol #listennnn the pill is making me weird okay #pls if she tried to bite any part of me i'd totally let her #anyway ignore these gay ramble tags okay :P #edwige feuillère #film #il suffit d'une fois (1946) #andrée feix #vintage #she's just so pretty in this idk 🥺 #and she's so funny #i adore this cast idk they just made me laugh a lot

[writingsofmax]

Swiss Army Man (2016) directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Synecdoche; New York (2008) directed by Charlie Kaufman

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) directed by Charlie Kaufman

#danonation #paul dano #danocel #parallels #web weaving #film #eternal sunshine of the spotless mind #synecdoche new york #swiss army man #hank thompson #paul franklin dano #sad movie quotes #I watched Swiss Army Man for the first time last night and these parallels destroyed me

[cutemothman]

SCREAM (1996)

dir. Wes Craven

#scream #scream franchise #scream 1996 #horror movies #horror #horror edit #blood tw #wes craven #90s movies #90s #90s films #90s horror #chrissy.gif #i just watched this for the first time last night lol #i liked it!

[aailbhe]

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

#So anyway... #Guess what i watched last night for the first time? #Rogue one. It was rogue one. #Deadass i have never watched a more emotionally devastating film in my life #Thats a lie. Ive watched a dogs purpose. #BUT this is a close second #New favourite film methinks #rogue one

[philhoffman]

#a Very brief background shot in the making-of AMWM documentary short #first time I saw the whole clip I didn't even realize it was phil. thought it was some random production assistant #which 1. he'd think was funny 2. makes sense bc he borrowed crew clothes for this scene! #a most wanted man #philip seymour hoffman #psh #* #I had a dream last night I saw him exactly like this (same outfit and all) filming in new york. I didn't say anything just watched him work #I can still picture it so vividly watching him walk away down the street

[dweebstatus4ages]

💜😊

#last night i ended up having a slumber party with some friends and yoooo #i didnt realize how much i needed this #the girl talk need and just staying in watching movies and eating junk food #😂 deadass watching Barbie movies while doing hookah for the first time AND going on about our kinks was so unhinged and fun #we also filmed our own version of a taylor swift music video #i felt like i was in middle school hanging out on a weekend night again #borrowed my friends pjs and ended up drifting off to sleep to The Princess Diaries series #truly childhood coded in the best way #like there are some days i feel i dont fit in as much with girls bc i dont know how to do my makeup and have little exp with sex or dating #so being in an environment where i could talk about that without feeling like i was a joke was so important you have no jdea #my friend walked by at one point and i slightly woke up so she lightly touched my hand and asked if i needed anything #like water or more blankets or some food #and i instantly felt like a child again in the best possible way #inner child healing coded fr #personal

[apathyfairy]

it’s insane to me that people can just spend a month watching an entire tv show and then finish the finale and go on with their lives the next day as if it was nothing whereas i have to spend the next 2 months ruminating on the show as a whole and trying to figure things out by looking up fan theories and explanations for what happened

#i rewatched lost and my mom watched it too and i’m like ok. so what do you think happened when.. #and she’s like. idk. #and i’m like ok. but at the end when… do you think that was talking about… #and she’s like. idk #like!! girl i can’t stop thinking about it it’s like a death in the family for me when a tv show ends #like i have to Reflect on it and she’s just like yeah i forgot it ended lol like ok. ok #wish i could be that normal honestly and not scouring reddit for answers #like i straight up had a dream about desmond last night like i’m not getting over it #i’m processing rip #but something that is also so funny to me that i completely missed the first time for some reason is how obvious they made it that it wasnt #filmed in la like it didn’t register that it was filmed on island the first time i watched which is funny bc i was still living there at #the time but this time i’m like oh lol i know exactly where that is or that’s literally the city bus passing by in this scene or #that’s my high school and that is the school behind the skate park that is 2 blocks down from my gr*ndmothers house where i lived was #and drove by everyday like that doesn’t matter it’s just that it was like watching it for the first time bc i didn’t not notice before

[fceriestcrdst]

my autistic ass avoided watching the x-files because i knew it would consume me....

& now here i am fully consumed even though I've only watched the first few handful of episodes of s1 (i'm regaining spoons needed for media consumption), but let me tell you w h a t!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was so excited i started crying because it combines unbridled pining, a skeptic & her believer husband partner, true crime, weird mythology, aliens (which i already knew abt obvi), unlikely besties who are prepared to square up at all times (re; scully being cold towards the agents mocking mulder & mulder being ready to fight g o d whenever anything happens to scully).

i just love the show a lot & i expected this but goddamn!!!!!! it's wormed into my spin category & now my alien spin is returning along with my 'unexplained happenings spin!!!!! i'm being consumed i tell you!!!!

#i'm excited to watch the movies as well!!! #i'm a little nervous for s10 & s11 due to the time jump etc etc #so i may not watch those--but i intend on watching 1-9 & the films #tho i'll probably watch s1 - 5 & the watch the first movie. watch s6-9 & watch the last movie #i knew i would be consumed by the autistic coded FBI agents & their ufo sightings but DAMN YALL-----i started going bonkers #on dya fuckin' one & now they're all i can think about #maybe this is to fix the void i have due to w*tcher being a mess (I'm season 3 is good--i ma just petrified dfghkjldfh) #if this end sup in tags no it doesn't <3 but also if it does---don't follow me due to this post #i post a mishmash of stuff! #kylo rambles #kylo's audhd/disability posting #<- putting this there bc it just feels right to do so <3 #the reminders im getting of like--the fucked up alien shit i know & ALSO 2 OF MY FAVORITE ALIEN CENTRIC MOVIES- #(those being close encounters of the third kind & starman) #i've gotta rewatch those now & c r y because those movies remind me of watching them in my grandmother's livingroom while my mom played- #-games on her pc. they also remind me of the summer nights i'd watch them back to back for days on end #god--for a 25 year old i talk like someone who gre wup in the 80s when i--alas did not---i grew up in the 200s but my parents #showed me a lot of 80s & 90s media so i feel more at home with those films & early 2000s films then i do most things from the 2010s #i'm talking a lot in tags--if you read all this--i'm so sorry. i don't know the art of shutting the fuck up #anyways; once again--if i end up in tags no i don't & don't follow me solely due to this post because i post a lot of stuff that's unrelate #to this (also please be above 18 if you're gonna follow me <3)

[transphilza]

local artist discovers how to draw backgrounds 19 dead 247 injured

#personal #your tags are making me laugh i love you guys #i watched a studio ghibli film for the first time last night as i am now on a mission to watch them since i haven’t before #incredible urge to draw backgrounds all of a sudden i have truly never wanted to draw nature until this very moment

[babygirlyusuf]

tagged by @libraliverpool to post my fav movies (this is in no particular order!) <33

khabie kushi khabie gham // the old guard // sachein // wild child // my neighbour totoro // dilwale dulhania le jayenge // kandukondain kandukondain // captain america: the winter soldier // everything everywhere all at once

tagging: @diabolicjoy @nicolos @nicelytousled @spacegirlsgang @boutiquetraveltravelboutique

#this made me think of that post thats like i wish i could google stuff abt myself #like i wanted to look up WHAT ARE MY FAV MOVIES bc this took me so long #also i watched bottom left properly for the first time last night and 🥺 #oh my god. one of the most beautifully written films and the MUSIC. #and the women are all written so well???? #also that sachein poster i want to hang that in my room….. #i HAD to use that last poster for eeao bc that particular universe. whew #shini.txt

[bravecrab]

My efforts on Letterboxd has finally got Cecil ane Jeffrey on Random Number Generator Horror Podcast #9 to use one of my suggestions. Unfortunately that suggestion is Leprechaun 4: In Space.

#random number generator horror podcast 9 #RNGHP9 #leprechaun #I watched this film for the first time last night #pure trash #kind of fun #unfortunated dated humour #leprechaun 4 in space

[excelsior9173]

tonight’s horror movie was saw 3!

i had a very bad night mentally/emotionally so i needed something familiar that i’ve seen before to attempt to cope.

the saw movies always have fantastic stories and i love them very much even with the levels of gore.

i’m off to bed now tho cuz i do not feel much better lmao but at least the movie didn’t make it worse

#ramble on exie #horror #horror films #exie’s annual 31 nights of horror #saw 3 #i watched all these movies for the first time last year and now i’m hooked #but anyways bedtime cuz i have an early morning and had a shit night