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divineandmajesticinone · 2 years

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THE SERPENT QUEEN (2022-) | 1.05 "The First Regency"

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piraticaltwit · 9 months

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Adam Carter & Zafar Younis + every episode, 4.02 ↳Adam, we need to clear out. It's too tight. Or I'm coming with you.

#zafar younis #raza jaffrey #adam carter #rupert penry-jones #rupert penry jones #bbc spooks #*my edits #*my stuff #zaf in 4.02: or i'm coming with you #adam in 6.01: toodles ✌️#that stair gif though. six fucking flights?? i would simply die.#spooks 4.02

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shesnake · 2 years

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Raza Jaffrey in The Serpent Queen (2022)

#raza jaffrey #the serpent queen #tv #i want to be him (married to lara pulver) so bad #he's gay in this by the way. if you even care #dsg

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hadaad · 10 months

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zafar younis + the coup pt2 (ft.@dodgedabullet) ↳ terror and chaos to begin with are a platform for seizing power.

#* visage. careful with that boy. he's trouble.#zaf younis #dynamic. i am glad you are here with me. here at the end of all things // dodgedabullet. adam carter #wish gifs had music in them bc the soundtrack for this scene is #*chefs kiss*#he came prepared. he'd put up with enough buddy.#you just know zaf has been wanting to give jensen's knee a special hello for a while now. perfect form #zafar younis #adam carter #raza jaffrey #rupert penry jones #bbc spooks

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ljones41 · 11 months

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"EASTERN PROMISES" (2007) Review

"EASTERN PROMISES" (2007) Review Many years ago, I had seen for the first time, the crime thriller directed by David Cronenberg called,”A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE”. Viggo Mortensen had starred in the movie, portraying a happily married café owner, whose Good Samaritan actions against two thugs led to his disclosure as a former mob enforcer. Both Cronenberg and Mortensen reunited two years later to collaborate on another crime thriller called, "EASTERN PROMISES".

Based upon a screenplay written by Steve Knight, ”EASTERN PROMISES” began with a gangland murder and the death of a 14 year-old Russian-born prostitute after giving birth to an infant girl. The two incidents would resonate over the lives of a London hospital midwife of Russian descent named Anna Khitrova (Naomi Watts), a Russian mob boss and restaurant owner named Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl), his wastrel son Krill (Vincent Cassel), and the mob boss’ enigmatic chauffeur, Nikolai Luzhin (Mortensen). The plot is a little too complex for me to explain in this review. Needless to say that it centered around the mob boss’ attempt to recover the dead prostitute’s diary, which found itself in the hands of the hospital midwife. I would suggest that one find a way to see the movie. It will not disappoint. I know I found it very interesting. Yes, it has violence, but not as much that was found in ”A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE”. But the amount of blood shown in the film – especially in the gangland slaying and the prostitute’s death – seemed to like a metaphor of the story’s theme . . . and the connection between the major characters. On the surface, ”EASTERN PROMISES” seemed like a typical crime thriller centered around a Russian crime family in London. But the plot – like three of the major characters – turned out to be something quite different than what appears to be on the surface. What seemed like a gang war, turned out to be a lurid family secret that brings down the Russian mobster. As I had earlier pointed out, this theme is also apparent in three of the four major characters: *Krill – who seemed like a crude and murderous monster on the surface, who proves to be more benign *Semyon – a talented cook and mob boss, whose grandfatherly demeanor hides a darker and more ruthless personality *Nikolai – the enigmatic chauffeur, whose practical and cynical nature makes him unsuited to merely be the family’s driver. As in the case of Semyon and Krill, he turns out to be someone very different. And it is through the eyes of the London midwife, Anna that the audience becomes acquainted with the exotic (at least for American and British eyes) world of Russian émigrés mingled with the violence and degeneracy of the Vory v Zakone (Russian Mafia). Thanks to Cronenberg’s direction, the world of the Vory v Zakone seemed so exotic and something never seen before. In fact, it seemed so insular that the usual British atmosphere of London almost seemed miles away, despite the presence of Scotland Yard. One sequence that came to mind is the hand-to-hand fight between Nikolai and two Chechen assassins seeking revenge for the gangland murder featured in the movie’s opening scene. The sight of a nude Mortensen viciously defending his life against two burly assassins inside a London bathhouse is one that I will never forget. And I suspect that it will become an unforgettable scene in the minds of moviegoers for years to come. I was also impressed by the performances in the movie. Despite having the least interesting character, Watts managed – with her usual competency – to infuse pathos and spirit into the London midwife. And Mueller-Stahl did an excellent job of portraying a brutal and ruthless man who manages to hide these traits under a veneer of warmth and civility. But I feel that Cassel deserves an Oscar nod for his portrayal of the pathetic Krill, who tries to hide his weaknesses (or what he conceives as weakness) with a crude and extroverted persona. Finally, there is Viggo Mortensen, whose portrayal of the enigmatic Nikolai might finally allow the critics to truly appreciate his skills as an actor. Instead of using words or openly expressed emotions, Mortensen manages to reveal his character to the audience through subtle words (in a Russian accent that surprisingly works), body language, costume and especially in his eyes. What makes Mortensen so remarkable as a film actor is that he has no need for big speeches (which he had attempted in ”LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING”) or outbursts of emotions to convey to express his characters’ personalities. This certainly seemed true in the scene in which Nikolai has sex with one of the prostitutes, in the whorehouse owned by Krill’s father. Nikolai does not simply have sex with the woman. He IS FORCED to do so . . . on the orders of Krill, who wants Nikolai to prove that he is not a homosexual. The audience was well aware that the prostitute felt violated and exploited. But Mortensen managed to convey through his eyes, Nikolai's feelings of violation, exploitation . . . and disgust at Krill’s desire to watch him have sex with the prostitute. Good performances by Mortensen, Cassel and the actress who portrayed the prostitute. What else can I say about "EASTERN PROMISES"? I do not regard it as one of the best movies from 2007. But I feel that it is a fascinating and emotionally complex story that seems different from the usual crime thriller. Unlike "A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE", it is not capped by a violence sequence that gives us the last word on the protagonist’s fate. Yet, all the same, I found it very tense and emotional.

#eastern promises #eastern promises 2007 #david cronenberg #viggo mortensen #naomi watts #vincent cassel #armin mueller-stahl #donald sumpter #jerzy skolimowski #raza jaffrey #sinead cusack #tatiana maslany #crime drama

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mthguy · 1 year

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Raza Jaffrey and Katharine McPhee perform "A Thousand and One Nights" on SMASH.

"Then will you shower me with riches every year the night we met?

Will you take my heart and melt it likes it's gold?

Will our love go on forever or is this all that we get?

Is tonight the last or does the future hold

A lifetime of delights

Or just a thousand and one nights

Just a thousand and one nights."

#smash #raza jaffrey #katharine mcphee #debra messing #jack davenport #christian borle #megan hilty #anjelica huston #brian d'arcy james #jaime cepero #Youtube #marc shaiman #scott wittman

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pavnilschanda · 1 year

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Me expecting Chanda to be the third protagonist even though his voice actor doesn't even get top billing:

#vinod chanda #pantheon amc #raza jaffrey #chandradevi #clownery

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anliafail · 1 year

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The team investigates the murder of flight attendant Natasha Thibert who was found dead in her hotel room, apparently poisoned. She had been out by the pool with other members of the crew but retired around midnight.

Death in Paradise | 3.04: Ye of Little Faith

#death in paradise #dip #deathinparadiseedit #murder mystery #murdermysteryedit #2010's #2010's tv #ye of little faith #3x04 #3.04 #kris marshall #sara martins #sophie colquhoun #raza jaffrey #elizabeth bourgine #bbc #bbcedit #screencaps #rewatch

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faintingheroine · 2 years

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If you could cast a modern day Wuthering Heights adaptation who would you cast as Cathy and Heathcliff? My ideal Catherine and Heathcliff are brown-eyed Gene Tierney (though sometimes I wonder if she's too beautiful) because she can embody Cathy's spirit perfectly and Raza Jaffrey as Heathcliff. However, Gene Tierney is dead and Raza is too old now.

I am not sure about Gene Tierney, but Raza Jaffrey is close to how I imagine Heathcliff to be! According to Wikipedia he is even the son of an Indian sailor and an English mother from Liverpool! How perfect is that??

I imagine Cathy as less of a unique beauty than Gene Tierney I guess. She is just a slender pretty English girl with medium-brown hair and eyes and a medium height to me. I actually think that she wasn’t cast too badly physical-attributes-wise on screen adaptations so far.

I don’t have any fancasts of my own I am not super good at this.

#wuthering heights #fancast #raza jaffrey #gene tierney #asks

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olivierdemangeon · 2 years

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SWEET GIRL (2021) ★★★✮☆

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#Adria Arjona #Amy Brenneman #Brian Andrew Mendoza #Brian Howe #Dominic Fumusa #Isabela Merced #Jason Momoa #Justin Bartha #Lex Scott Davis #Manuel Garcia-Rulfo #Michael Raymond-James #Nelson Franklin #Raza Jaffrey #Reggie Lee

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moviesandmania · 7 days

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REFUGE Renny Harlin demonic action horror - trailer and release news

Refuge is a 2024 action horror film about an evil demon that attaches itself to a soldier during his tour of duty in Afghanistan; he returns home a changed man, and more dangerous than ever. Also known as The Refuge. The movie was directed by Renny Harlin (The Strangers: Chapter 1; The Bricklayer; Class Reunion 3; The Misfits; Bodies at Rest; Skiptrace; The Legend of Hercules; Devil’s Pass; 5…

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#2024 #action horror #Aston McAuley #demon horror #Jason Flemyng #Johanna Harlin #movie film #Raza Jaffrey #Refuge #Renny Harlin #Shervin Alenabi #Sophie Simnet #trailer

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filmonizirani-filmo · 7 days

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Refuge (2023) - Godina: 2023 Žanr: Horor Režija: Renny Harlin Glavne uloge: Sophie Simnet, Raza Jaffrey, Aston McAuley, Jason Flemyng, Johanna Harlin, https://filmonizirani.net/refuge-2023/

#Aston McAuley #Jason Flemyng #Johanna Harlin #Raza Jaffrey #Renny Harlin #Sophie Simnet

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piraticaltwit · 5 months

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Adam Carter & Zafar Younis + scenes that i love, 5.06 ↳ Adam! What the hell is wrong with you?

#adam carter #rupert penry jones #bbc spooks #raza jaffrey #zafar younis #zaf younis #i just!!#i love this scene bc its one of the few times zaf calls him out #and illustrates the fact that he absolutely would but these tags are neither the time nor place for that commentary #*my edits #*my stuff #spooks 5.06

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helmstone · 7 months

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Lost in Space 2018 (updated)

This post collects my views on the 2018 Netflix reboot of Lost in Space, episode by episode. I wrote each set of thoughts after watching the episode, and published all once at the end. I space the stories out rather than binge watch. This allowed me to reflect and blog. Update October 2023 — I found this piece I also wrote for the BSFA Vector magazine — Tony’s 2018 Pick: Lost in Space. Some…