Here are 10 things you should know about Betty Grable, born 107 years ago today. Known for her shapely legs, she once said, "I became a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them."
Madam Satan was the best screwball sex farce/Dadaist film musical/proto-disaster flick of 1930.
Like the weather in certain cities, if you don't like it, wait five minutes, and you'll get a whole other movie. Rightly regarded as one of the most bizarre musicals ever committed to celluloid.
Piano-centric video game tracks that I associate with Vivia
A majority of these songs are from my character playlist, but I feel like being my music man self and wanna ramble a lil bit about them while providing individual links to each song.
Darkness Falls (Deltarune) - The og piano-centric track I tied to Vivia like it was wrapped around his finger. Fits his sense of mystique and storybook-esque view of the world to a T.
My Castle Town (Deltarune) - I feel like this song would be one Vivia could play on his lonesome in the secrecy of the undisturbed hotel. If his perception of peace and quiet were to be a song, this would be it.
Laura Plays Piano (Silent Hill 2) - I'm a HUGE Silent Hill nerd, so it was instinct to pile up a bunch of SH2's tracks on top of Vivia like a warm, heavy comforter. I'm mainly showcasing this one because this song encapsulates the feeling of spectral projecting, wandering unseen among the living and dead. (Please listen to Silent Hill 2's OST, it is filled with so many good piano tracks that feel close to Vivia it pains me)
Breeze - In Monochrome Night (Silent Hill 3) - My personal favorite track from SH3, a slow burn instrumental that remind me of Vivia and Halara's dynamic specifically. I associate Halara with drum kits, as previously discussed in my post about each character's instrument motifs. The piano and drums work in tandem, creating a shockingly well-played duet.
By Your Side (Omori) - The warmth of a rare smile from Vivia, finding genuine happiness in his place within the agency. Surrounded by those who love and care for him, a stark contrast to his horrible home life, Vivia wouldn't trade this tranquility for anything else.
Lost Library (Omori) - The solace of a good book in the homely nook of the fireplace, guided by candlelight. No sooner does he rest just as easily in his own little spot, dreaming sweetly of a better life away from all the difficult truths hiding in a desk drawer across the room.
Guardian Battle Theme (Breath Of The Wild) - Don't you just hate it when your peace and quiet is threatened to be taken away from you? The anger that arises is subtle, but the flash of a blade sprouting from his hand is a clue unaffordable to miss. If you've managed to piss off Vivia, then you've sure as well earned it. Lookin' at you, Yomi.
Wielder Volo Battle Theme (Legends: Arceus) - If one small detective is the only thing that stands between Vivia and his peace and quiet, he'll do whatever it takes to force him away. Since Yuma wishes to see the truth that badly, then he'll have to fight him for it. Neither of them want it to be this way, but they must protect the one they deeply admire, unknowingly colliding into each other's beliefs of who the culprit really is.
An Art Deco poster with bold and distinctive artwork by noted Swedish designer Eric Rohman for the Swedish release of Universal's 1929 musical “Broadway.”
Based on the successful Broadway play of the same name and directed by Hungarian bacteriologist Pal Fejos, "Broadway” was billed as the first $1,000,000 all-talking picture, shot in both silent and talking versions with technicolor sequences. Particularly notable was the director's groundbreaking use of a giant camera crane constructed specifically for the production, enabling fluid panoramic shots and stunning visuals the likes of which had not been seen before.
Released at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the film told a story of underworld gangsters and showgirls against the backdrop of a Broadway cabaret. With both silent and talking prints of the movie extant, the sound version was reconstructed by The Criterion Collection and included as a feature on the DVD/Blu-ray release of Fejos' 1928 film “Lonesome.”