#the talent to make a movie this beautiful

[zoeyuniverse]

American pie [1/2]

Category : Caitlin C × !momreader

Summary : You and Caitlin have known each other since childhood, you love each other more than friends but the situation pushes you to live in hiding. While Caitlin suffers from this situation and lets you know it, an event changes everything.

4 months ago

It's a busy weekend for you and Caitlin, as local basketball teams compete in a three-day tournament.

The tournament itself has no stakes, and winning it won't affect the official championship standings. So it can be described as "friendly". But unofficially, it allows players and teams to get noticed. To stand out from the crowd and make a name for themselves.

So every team and every player has a little bit of anxiety before every game and tries to keep up as best they can.

You and Caitlin have known each other forever. Kindergarten was where you first met, where you first talked, and where your friendship began.

You've been through a lot with her, you've always been there for each other, and at the age of 21, you never doubted the trust and love you had for each other.

You've never played basketball, but you've always enjoyed encouraging her, supporting her, watching her grow in the sport, and becoming her number one fan. She couldn't get enough of you, and at every game, her eyes sought yours for comfort and courage.

In the eyes of everyone, especially those closest to you, you're the best of friends, like in typical American movies.

But you've both known for some time that this bond and these feelings are more than friendship. That's why you've been secretly dating for over a year now. You look forward to every moment you can get away from the world to kiss and cuddle.

If you've decided to keep this relationship a secret, it's because your parents couldn't bear to find out that you like women.

In fact, you come from a very conservative aristocratic family. And you're officially in a relationship with a boy your own age and, more importantly, from the same social class as you. Your parents introduced you to him about 10 months ago, and you quickly accepted, hoping that this relationship would make it easier to hide your relationship with Caitlin.

Of course, your girlfriend doesn't like the situation, but she accepts it out of respect for you, and you can never thank her enough.

Today is the penultimate day of the tournament, and Team Iowa is well on its way to winning its last game of the day. There's only one quarter left, but it won't be enough for the other team to come back from behind.

So this is the perfect opportunity for you to admire Caitlin on the field without the stress.

The tall brunette is as relaxed as she is smiling as she watches the clock tick away. Her hair is tied back in a ponytail, which you did yourself before the game started. Her muscular shoulders gleam in the spotlight.

The crowd chants and screams Caitlin's name as she continues to put on a show, scoring more and more impressive baskets. She couldn't care less about the disappointment her opponents will feel when the final buzzer sounds.

Your heart races and a smile spreads across your face as you watch your friend blossom on the court. She's talented, beautiful, and popular. Many would give anything to be friends with her, if not more. And yet she reserves that privilege for you, and you alone.

And with only a few seconds left, you approach the edge of the field. With your "22 Clark" jersey on your back, you wait for another autograph.

This is your little ritual: Ever since her arrived in Iowa, you've proudly worn Caitlin's jersey to all of her games, and every time she wins, she adds a signature to it. That makes you the most autographed fan in the world.

- Hi ! she says, signing her name on a loose part of youre jersey.

- Hi! you say.

She hands you back your marker and you look into each other's eyes for a long time, her exploding with the joy of victory and you contemplating the stars shining in her eyes.

- I love it when you look at me like that Caitlin smile.

- I love looking at you, you're sublime, Caity.

Her eyes went to your lips as your boyfriend grabbed your hips and pulled you close.

- Don't look at my girlfriend like you're going to devour her, Clark, I'll end up thinking you're trying to steal her away from me. he joked falsely.

The player's smile vanished and her eyes filled with hatred at the sight of his hands on your hips.

- No risk, I'll leave you alone, my team is waiting for me, see you later Y/N.

You tried to smile at her before turning to your boyfriend.

- The game went well, didn't it? He smiled.

- Yeah, it was cool, but my stomach hurts. ....

- Shall we go home?

Of course, you didn't want to go home. That's why you bargained with him to let you spend the night with Caitlin.

He understood your little trick, but you made a deal that he wouldn't tell your parents your secret. So you agreed to having sex with him from time to time at first and the, after he met a girl, let him see her. Caitlin knows absolutely nothing about this, and you knew better than to tell her. You're doing this for you and her.

When he finally agreed, he left, saying goodbye to you and making you promise to spend the next evening with him, as you both had to go to dinner with his family.

So you waited in silence for Caitlin to come out of the dressing room, and when she finally did, after many minutes, her wet hair fell back on her shoulders. You were so impatient that you wanted to jump into her arms.

Strangely, she didn't respond to your embrace, gently pushing you away.

- You should have gone home with him.

You took the time to look at her and saw that her eyebrows were furrowed and her jaw clenched.

You grimaced as you felt the pain in your stomach suddenly intensify, then resumed the conversation:

- It's you I want to be with, it's you I love. I thought we were celebrating your victory!

- Because I don't love you?

- I didn't say that, Caity!

You grabbed her arm and forced her to stop. The pain became too much and you couldn't do it while walking.

- He knows Y/N. He deliberately puts his dirty hands on you, kisses you in front of me, holds you close. It destroys me, it hurts. Don't you know how many years I've spent waiting for you to realize how much I love you, and now that we're starting to create our story, for real, I have to share you with a guy out of nowhere and say nothing?

- I'm doing this for us...I...it's not easy for either of us...

- For us? But we're not going to live like this all our lives. I want to see us grow together, travel, why not get married or buy a coffee maker and have cats all over the house. Fucking Y/N, we're 21 and we're hiding like teenagers!

- I want to do all that with you and you know it. You're not being fair, Caitlin, I'm scared.

- Scared of what? Losing parents who never loved you for who you really are? Fine, if that's what you want, then be their sweet little girl, but I don't want to go through this anymore, I've sacrificed too much in this story, I'm going crazy!

You knew the situation wasn't easy for anyone, especially her. But to see her look at you with such contempt and anger, to hear those words, it's like a slap in the face. You were convinced you were doing what was best for you, but you were wrong, and it meant losing the one you love most in the world.

Your ears are ringing, your vision is clouded with tears, your heart is racing. You hate yourself, but the noise in your head prevents you from finding the words to answer her. The pain in your stomach seems to be worsened, becoming less and less manageable.

- I'm sorry, Y/N, you should go home... shall I call you a cab?

When she asked this question, her tone had softened and you could hear a hint of concern.

But not being able to think clearly, you let her drag you to her car and she took you home, in your room.

- I didn't want you to get into this state, but I'm suffering too.

That night she drove off, leaving you in bed after planting a kiss on your forehead. You writhed in pain for part of the night, and as she closed the door to your big house, she never imagined it would be the last time she'd see you for a long time, before everything between you and her changed forever.

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Thanks for reading, remember that English is not my first language!

#wlw #fanfic #wcbb x reader #caitlin clark fic #caitlin clark #caitlin clark x reader

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Rita Moreno (Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story)—She’s an EGOT, an absolute legend for how she navigated her career as a woman of color in the fifties and sixties. Her performance as Anita in West Side Story is why I go back to that movie so many times. She is an icon and she is the moment.

Eartha Kitt (Anna Lucasta, St. Louis Blues)—My friend and I have a saying: NOBODY is Eartha Kitt. A thousand have tried, and they've all come up empty and will continue to do so. Everyone knows her for something: from "Santa Baby" to Yzma in Emperor's New Groove to Catwoman to making Lady Bird Johnson cry for the Vietnam War. She was a master of comedy and sex, an extremely vocal activist, and she aged like fine wine... I honestly don't know what I can say about her that hasn't already been said, so I'll stick to linking all my propaganda. Like what else do you want from me. She was iconic at everything she ever did. Literally name another. How can anyone even think of her and not want to absolutely drown?

This is one of two semifinals in the Hot & Vintage Movie Women Tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Propaganda is not my own and is on a submission basis. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Eartha Kitt:

"A hot vintage woman who was not just known for her voice, beauty, poise, and presence, but also her unapologetic ways of speaking about how she was mistreated in the show business as a girl who grew up on cotton fields in South Carolina in the 1930s through the 1940s coming to Broadway first and then Hollywood."

"Have you watched her sing?? Have you seen her face?? Have you heard her talk?? How could you not fall instantly in love. She makes me incoherent with how hot she is."

"She can ACT she can SING she can speak FOUR LANGUAGES she is a GODDESS!!! Although she is (rightfully) remembered for her singing, TV appearances (Catwoman my beloved), and later film roles, her early appearances in film are no less impressive or noteworthy!! She’s an amazing actress with so much charisma in every role. She was also blacklisted from Hollywood for 10 years for criticizing the Johnson administration/Vietnam War, so. Iconic. Also Orson Welles apparently called her “the most exciting woman in the world.”

"She had such a stunning, remarkable appearance, like she could tear you to shreds with just a glance- but the most undeniable part of her hotness was her voice, and it makes sense that it's what most people nowadays know her for. Nothing encapsulates the sheer magnetism of her singing better than this clip of her and Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues, she pops in at 2:49. Also I know it's post-1970 but her song that was cut from Emperor's New Groove is likely to make you feel Feelings."

"Even with as racist as Hollywood was in the 1950s and 60s, Eartha Kitt STILL managed to have a thriving career. She also once had a threesome with Paul Newman and James Dean, and called out LBJ over the Vietnam War so hard that it made First Lady Johnson cry. Eartha Kitt was talented, sexy, and a total badass activist."

Rita Moreno:

"Amazing showstopping actress in her one big memorable role as Anita in West Side Story. She sings and dances with unmatched joy and energy, and then breaks your heart with her acting. Rita took a role that felt as a stereotype to latina women and made it compelling and multifaceted. Her subsequent career was filled with mostly side roles, but she still managed to excel in whatever Hollywood threw at her."

"It’s Rita!! The EGOT herself! She can act, she can sing, she can dance, a triple threat. Obviously absolutely iconic as Anita in West Side Story (her part of the Tonight Quintet is the sexiest part of the film, fight me). But before that she was the amazing Zelda in Singin’ In the Rain!?! Thanks Zelda, you’re a real pal."

"She continues to be amazing but also she's got legs for days."

"THEE iconic rita moreno, EGOT winner, civil rights activist, theatre legend. watch her documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It". also her rendition of "fever" on the muppet show"

#eartha kitt #rita moreno #hotvintagepoll #ladies semifinals #fuck!!! that! ! !! ! old ! ! woman ! !!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! #Youtube

[andrromedas]

Dear Planet of the Apes community, and especially Kingdom fandom: I discovered that the movie is already available in good quality on the Internet, and this is a very bad sign for it’s box office, so I just want to ask everyone not to pirate and support Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theaters, it’s really worth it, this film is very beautiful, talented and lovely people has worked on it; deserves to be seen on the big screen.

I think a lot of us want to see a sequel where this story can go (hey all noamae shippers, I know you're reading this) and to do that the movie needs to make money. Even if you don’t have the opportunity to watch Kingdom multiple times or even once, you can support the film by ignoring the pirated version until the official release on disc or streaming. Long live cinema 💌✊🏽

#kingdom of the planet of the apes #planet of the apes #dear diary #i don’t understand how it’s on internet on quality so fast #don’t get me wrong I really need it in HD to make my silly posts and to MAKE AN EDIT but I’ll wait until it’s gone from theatres #support theatres!!! #IMPORTANT as Raka and Noa said

[carmenberzattosgf]

my hand is good! I have two scars now under my middle finger on my palm but all is well!

I'm also here to ask about birthday treatment from carmy? I dontnthink he does a lot for his birthday and I personally don't do a lot so I think its either a sup casual affair or he's celebrating the fuck out of it because he's like that's my s/o and I love them and this is the day they started existing and I love that.

it is simply my birthday and i want to be spending it with fiction people but alas!

-🌂

OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you have a wonderful day my dear friend <3

To answer your question though, Carmy is 100% celebrating the fuck out of you. He’s going to wake you up with breakfast in bed with your favorite breakfast foods. He’ll even buy some silly little balloons to have in the kitchen and the living room. They’re not even displayed all cute they’re just, floating on the ceiling, but he made the effort!

The whole day is all about you. If you want your nails done? Okay, sold, he’s paying for them. Hair done? Yep, he’s tagging along and covering the bill. He’s going to watch all your favorite movies and shows with you cuddled up on the couch.

If you want to have a proper birthday dinner, he’s going to make a phone call and get a table for you and all of your friends ( and him of course) at the nicest restaurant in Chicago. Carmy’s also going to make sure they do a dessert with the candles in it as well.

Although, if you don’t want a proper birthday dinner, he cooks one for you at home, anyway. Carmy’s already come up with the perfect birthday dinner menu. Literally, he’s thought of an appetizer, main course, and he’s made your favorite flavor of birthday cake. Oh, and he sings you happy birthday while you blow out your candles. To be completely honest, he films you blowing out your candles just because he wants to keep the moment forever.

Now to talk about gifts, he probably asked Sugar or Syd for help a couple of days before your birthday. While Carmy is talented in so many things, gift selecting is not one of them. He’d much rather prefer to go ahead and buy you the things you’ve mentioned wanting. There’s so much going on in that head of his, he doesn’t want to forget about things you’ve said.

I like to think that after talking with Syd and Sugar, he decides to buy you a gold necklace with his initial on it. It’s not huge or flashy. The necklace is a simple gold chain with a small round pendant attached to it. He opts to have a “C” engraved on the pendant in a dainty, cursive font.

The gift is perfect. You can’t help the tears that well up in your eyes as you look over the pendant in the velvet box. Your eyes widen when you see the 18k gold certification in the box. “Carmen—this is so gorgeous—you really didn’t have to splurge like this. I would have been happy with nothing.” At this point the tears freely flow from your eyes as you look at Carmy, who’s just smiling happily.

“It’s your birthday, baby. I love you.” There’s a break in Carmy’s sentence as he cups your face, wiping your tears away with his thumb. “You’re worth every single penny and more,” he says before leaning in to give you a small kiss.

“I love you so much, Carm. Wanna help me put it on?” He’s eager to see the necklace on you, so he stands up fast to get the box from you. Carmy stands behind you and clasps the necklace at the back of your neck.

“There we go. How’s it look?” Carmen asks before walking back in front of you. Honestly, he has to catch his breath for a second. He didn’t realize how much of an effect seeing you wear his initial would have on him, but he is a man after all.

“It’s so gorgeous, Carm.” Your face beams you stand up to look at the necklace through the mirror on the wall of the living room. “What do you think?”

Carmen walks up behind you, wrapping his arms around your waist and setting his head on your shoulder. “I think you’re beautiful. Absolutely beautiful, my love.”

#carmen berzatto x reader #carmen berzatto #the bear #carmy berzatto x reader #the bear fanfiction #carmy x you #carmen berzatto imagine #carmy x reader #carmy berzatto #carmy bear #carmen berzatto fanfiction

[irondad-creator-awards]

Artist Spotlight - Monireh89

This week we're speaking to @monireh89, friend of the awards and artist.

Monireh was part of the Awards from the very beginning, creating art prizes for our winners and offering her art for promotion pieces. She's part of why the Awards were successful enough the first year to make us come around to The 2024 Cycle

In 2023 @monireh89 won The Best Sketch Award with this piece.

When did you start drawing, and what inspired you to become an artist?

I enjoyed drawing since Elementary school I think and when it was time to decide on a highschool, I fell in love with one particular art school in Prague so I took drawing lessons and suprisingly for me, I got in. It was an incredible experience for me and I learnt a lot there.

What do you enjoy most about creating your art?

Well, I enjoy the process itself. I love the feeling that I am creating some idea of mine and watch it come to life under my hands. And drawing Irondad is a guilty pleasure for me. I wanted to see more scenes between Tony and Peter in the movies and...damn we only got ONE hug So I was like nope, wanna see more. That's also the reason I want my drawings to be as realistic as possible. To have the feeling THIS really happened in the movies you know.

 Which artwork is your favourite and why?

Hmmmm....well, it is hard for me to decide between two drawings. First one Is an illustration for @losingmymindtonight fic about Peter sleepwalking where Peter is curled on Tony's lap and Tony is like...beaming at the Avengers.

The second one is an illustration for Not broken, Just Bent where Tony is hugging a really scared Peter. I love both of them because I think I managed to get the eyes/expressions right. Cause that is the core of every drawing....to look at it And feel the emotions of those characters just from their expressions.

What’s your subject to create art for?

For me, it has always been portrait. I love drawing emotions on people’s faces.

What inspired the winning piece?

The winning piece was Tony and Peter watching TV on a couch and cuddling over a bowl of popcorn. It was inspired by one of my favourite story by @eccentric-artist-22B Petey and the Hermit. This story is exceptional and always had a place in my heart cause the author is my friend. She send me a copy of the story before she published it and it was such a honor for me to read it first.

 Can you tell us a little about the experience of creating it — did anything stand out or was there a particular person that helped more than others?

So you ask if anything stand out while creating this piece, it was the author. An amazing girl whose stories are an endless pit of inspiration for me.

How did you feel to be a winner of the Awards last year?

How did it feel? Simply amazing! I joined Tumblr years ago with no expectations. I didn’t expect my art to be noticed much and this…this just made me feel like I was really accepted into this beautiful fandom full of incredibly talented people and it really made my day/year.

Thank you so much @monireh89 for answering our questions and your continued support of The Awards.

#irondad creator awards #spider-man #irondad #iron man #irondad and spiderson #spider son #art #fandom awards #artists

[ourlittlesister2015]

"As long as I live… I'll continue to play the biwa. I'll play with all my soul to mourn those thousands of spirits who burn with bitter hatred."

Kwaidan [怪談] (1964), dir. Masaki Kobayashi

#the talent to make a movie this beautiful #outstanding #kwaidan #Masaki Kobayashi #怪談 #japanese cinema #horror #dailyworldcinema #film stills #*

[lorephobic]

keeping up with awards season has truly turned me into such a vitriolic and bitter person i think the academy should explode and there should be no survivors

#been watching so many nominated movies recently #to try to understand why saltburn is losing #but its just making me love saltburn more and hate the award shows that dont recognize it #i think it’s label as a shock value movie really killed it when thats obviously not what it is #like its so fucking beautiful and thoughtfully filmed #frame composition was taken into account in every fucking shot #but no cinematography nom #and the score is so amazing with big orchestral pieces that swell in the perfect moments #i still wake up with felix amica in my head #but no score nom #and not even to mention all of the incredibly talented actors who put so much love and work into this movie #who absolutely deserve to be recognized but they arent. #because it’s a shock value film. #and all of oliver’s confusion and heartbreak is overshadowed by viral cummy bath water tiktoks #its just so unfair lol #i could go on but. whatever. fingers crossed for baftas i guess.

[britneyshakespeare]

they just don't make men like gene kelly anymore

#no matter what happens in the hot vintage men poll round 2 when he gets his poll posted i need you to remember this #in my head i have decided that the only 3 winners i will accept (with the remaining contestants) #are kelly/olivier/poitier #these are the three men with the most talent star power and personal attraction on top of being most iconic and influential #if brando wins i won't complain i suppose but for some reason i don't see it in the cards for him #text post #gene kelly #im watching the pirate again and just goddammit they REALLY dont make them like him #on new years eve i made my friends watch the niña song and pole dance scene #THEY DDONT MAKE MOVIES LIKE THIS ANYMORE PERIOD #its SUCH a shame #the costumes also make me froth at the mouth #SOOOO BEAUTIFUL #one of my friends called one of the skirts one of the female dancers was wearing ugly #i was fuming i was sputtering angry #i was like HOW the fuck dare you #could i come near your beauty with my nails

[carcarrot]

composing an incredibly detailed and informed rant about the indiewire juliette binoche retrospective they're doing for the quad cinema and how there are SUCH better choices from her filmography than the ones they picked

#i get to be annoying abt french films every now and again and this is one of those times #oh my god so the ones they picked were: the unbearable lightness of being. cache. certified copy. clouds of sils maria. damage. #let the sunshine in. and three colors blue. #which like. i get it!!!!!! i get it. but dear christ WHERE is the variety of her entire film career #no lovers on the bridge??? no chocolat?? jet lag?? slack bay??? the widow of st pierre?? horseman on the roof??? #like we're just doing the Notable or Famous binoche movies and yet somehow also missing the english patient. ok!!!! #i also have a minor gripe that they're calling the retrospective 'beautiful binoche' because like . #its completely fine to appreciate her beauty theres nothing wrong with that but to me youd use that for a gallery of portraits of her yknow #but for a retrospective that is supposed to be focused on her acting talent and ability maybe we could idk do better. #its just that lots of actresses when being reviewed for a film have only their beauty talked about and not their actual acting talent #and ive noticed that in reviews of binoche movies especially #and THIS is all why i have got to make my french film-related movie. anyway

[theogony]

also i kin. a crocodile now

#aside from the fact it was funny as fuck to hear shawn mendes everytime the croc opened his mouth to sing #like. a shoujo protag DXGCFHGVJHK #lyle lyle crocodile was. actually very beautiful and fun. i may have cried a bit in the middle because of the magician and croc relationshi #like you have always been a money maker to your parents. you are not seen as you. you are seen as someone who earns their worth #but without that gift to earn your worth - are you accepting of love? or is that worth the only thing that makes you worthwhile #like. the scene where he keeps trying to go back to the magician despite being abandoned once because the magician was the one who #helped showcase and nurture his talent ultimately causing him to like. depend on that talent like a crutch #like at the end of the story the croc sings and everything but idk. like. midway through the movie i like. lowkey teared up a bit #BECAUSE GOD. the fact that he was treated as a thing. anyway uh gifted child my beloveds. i am very normal

[jvzebel-x]

🦋

#theres this dance couple i get recd a lot on youtube right. &theyre really talented both obviously classically trained #&theyre a beautiful couple in that waspy upperclass yacht way that makes me gag if i think on it too long lmao. #anyway i keep getting recd their like. barbie dance shorts. &even w my ambivalence surrounding the barbie movie its just a TRIP #bc every single one of these shorts has this man shaking his head&glaring at the camera while doing the dance #&his girl is so happy&smiley while he's so blatantly unhappy&initially i thought it was like. satire lmao. #bc again theyre both incredibly talented&also obv classically trained so like smiling thru doing choreo you dislike is par for the course #LMAO. but the more of these shorts i see the titles devolve into things like 'i swear i didnt force him'&'i begged him for just one more!' #&he never stops looking actively annoyed&its just like. #if this isnt satire arent you like. kinda embarassed to be acting this way as a grown person who dances for a living???? #theres literally no way the ten second barbie dances are the lamest thing youve had to do for an audience lmao.

[destinyandcoins]

Goncharov posting is so popular because it requires no time commitment to read/watch source material in order to have fun engaging with it, which is vital because we all know full well it’s never the Right Time to start a new show/movie/book/etc.

#goncharov #tumblr is collectively pouring out their creative energies into making edits and music and meta about goncharov #specifically BECAUSE all of us have a lot of passion and talent and creative drive for those things #but are lacking the crucial executive function/mental energy to start a new show/movie/band/podcast/book whatever #so we've all just decided to sublimate those artistic talents into this thing that does not exist and validate each others' efforts #honestly that's beautiful #fandom is community not content #there have been a lot of post nov 5th days that have had the feeling of an aftershock #but this is the only absurd communal yes/and nonsense that has managed even a fraction of the same energy

[wedding-shemp]

final verdict on temple of doom is that i would like almost everything about it more if it were not a sequel to raiders of the lost ark. with one obvious exception* i would forgive every choice it makes and the clumsiness of the exectition of those choices, were I not comparing it in my head to raiders. that's a tough sell

#*it's the racism. it's very hard to get past that #look. cards on the table here. i was pleasantly surprised when i rewatched raiders because #while it's dated in a lot of ways it's a lot less overtly racist than i had remembered #so i went in to temple of doom ready to reevaluate my assumptions about it #and you know what. i did. it;s MUCH more racist than i had remembered #also the dialogue is MUCH worse #if temple of doom accomplishes one thing it is to make you realize how talented lawrence kasdan is #you dont know what youve got till its gone and whatnot #anyway i usually reblog a gifset after i watch or rewatch a film but #i had a hard time finding a gifset for this one #the temple of doom tag on tumblr is. very odd. #not a lot of film buffs gifing this one #its a shame. as much as im talking shit about this movie it's really visually stunning #lot of great effects and setpieces #some fantastic stunts #some really beautiful matte paintings #nate pointed out that the color palette is a lot of vivid jewel tones which makes it look very different from raiders #i really like that about it

[thestarstho]

Animation can ALWAYS be more interesting by looking LESS realistic.

#animation #not bob’s burgers #this obsession with making animation look as realistic as possible rather than exploring what cant be done irl is actually so boring #i dont care if you can see the individual threads in a shirt #i acknowledge that ot takes a ton or time and talent and dedication to do that and i think thats great #but i just think the medium can be used for more than we use it for #into the Spiderverse is a great example of how it doesnt have to look super real to make it interesting and pleasing to the eye #that is such a beautiful movie too #and there are soany other examples #i dont know anything about animation btw #im just ranting #star talks

[astrophilenorthern]

• mars in taurus/2nd house are super calm, they get rarely anrgy or when they do, they explode 🧨🌱

• the house where your saturn is represents what plays in your life like a movie 🪐📽

• libra/scorpio risings alwayysss look good, natural beauties 🌺🕊

• I feel like the ones who have 1st house mostly empty (0-1 planets) are emotionally really intelligent 🤍

• the house your sun is where you'll be happy, of what the house represents ☉🌻

• neptune in 12th house have spiritual dreams with a real meaning and are powerful 🪽☁️

• people you have 12th house synastry or just even 2 planets involved, you'll see them in dreams 🌙💟

• venus in 12th house synastry is hurtful, usually one-sided, but also very deep ❤️‍🩹

• saturn and the house its in is where you have delay in life, usually you get it when your saturn returns 😶‍🌫️🪐

• positive thing with saturn is where you're actually talented at and have what it takes 🍀

• houses matter more than the signs. in synastry the aspects help, but houses give more impact 😌

• scorpio risings go through many changes and life experiences through young age 🦂⭐️

• virgo mercuries are excellent people to talk to, so intelligent 🗣✨️

• sun in night chart means you could relate to your moon sign more (1H-6H) 🌙☀️

• having more planets in the night part of the chart could mean you're more introverted and day chart extroverted ☀️✨️🌙

• jupiter making harmonius aspects (conj, sextile, trine) with sun or venus are very charming, good-hearted and kind people, always positive 💕

• taurus risings have a pear body shape mostly 🍐

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Ava Gardner (The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa)— She's so goddamn hot. Her and Frank Sinatra could've sandwiched me and I would've thanked them for the privilege

Anna May Wong (The Thief of Bagdad, Shanghai Express)—Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, arguably the first Asian woman to make it big in American films. Though the racism of the time often forced her into stereotypical roles, awarded Asian leading roles to white actors in yellowface, and prohibited on-screen romance between actors of different races, she delivered powerful and memorable performances. When Hollywood bigotry got to be too much, she made movies in Europe. Wong was intellectually curious, a fashion icon, and a strong advocate for authentic Asian representation in cinema. And, notably for the purposes of this tournament, absolutely gorgeous.

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Ava Gardner:

Ava Gardner is one of my favorite actresses of all time. Although a lot of her roles in movies are about her being beautiful and nothing else, there are some films where her acting truly shines.

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HER FACE. LOOK AT IT. Also was a life long supporter of civil rights and a member of the NAACP, had lots of fun love affairs with other stars, bullfighters, married several times but was also happy in between to just have lovers and was unapologetically herself.

I literally gasp every time I see her.

Between 1942 and 1964, Ava Gardner was credited in no less 50 films, and is still considered by some to be the most beautiful actresses that ever graced the silver screen. Despite life-long insecurities regarding her talent as an actress, she weathered public scandal, industry hostility, and outright condemnation by the Catholic Church with fearless grace. She would later in life talk candidly about the reality and pain of living through two (studio approved!!) abortions during her short marriage to Frank Sinatra, and while the two of them could not make their relationship work, they remained in each other’s lives for nearly 30 years. She would forever describe herself as a small-town girl who just got lucky, but always felt like a beautiful outsider.

Really genuinely one of the most beautiful human beings I have ever seen. An autodidact. Had amazing chemistry with Gregory Peck to the point where I do think about watching On The Beach again sometimes because they're so good together even though that movie did destroy me. Was a great femme fatale in many movies.

Anna May Wong propaganda:

"She so so gorgeous!! Due to Hollywood racism she was pretty limited in the roles she got to play but even despite that she’s so captivating and deserves to be known as a leading lady in her own right!! When she’s on screen in Shanghai Express I can’t look away, which is saying something because Marlene Dietrich is also in that film."

"SHE IS ON THE BACK OF QUARTERS also she was very smart and able to speak multiple languages and is a fashion icon on top of the acting/singing"

"Paved the way for Asian American actresses AND TOTAL HOTTIE!!! She broke boundaries and made it her mission to smash stereotypes of Asian women in western film (at the time, they were either protrayed them as delicate and demure or scheming and evil). In 1951, she made history with her television show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, the first-ever U.S. television show starring an Asian-American series lead (paraphrased from Wikipedia). Also, never married and rumor has it that she had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. We love a Controversial Queen!"

"She's got that Silent Era smoulder™ that I think transcends the very stereotypical roles in which she was typically cast. Also looks very hot smouldering opposite Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express"; there's kiss energy there."

"Hot as hell and chronically overlooked in her time, she's truly phenomenal and absolutely stunning"

"A story of stardom unavoidably marred by Hollywood racism; Wong's early-career hype was significantly derailed by the higher-up's reluctance to have an Asian lead, and things only got worse when the Hayes code came down and she suddenly *couldn't* be shown kissing a white man--even if that white man was in yellowface. After being shoved into the Dragon Lady role one too many times, she took her career to other continents for many years. Still, she came back to America eventually, being more selective in her roles, speaking out against Asian stereotypes, and in the midst of all of this finding the time to be awarded both the title of "World's Best Dressed Woman" by Mayfair Mannequin Society of New York and an honorary doctorate by Peking University."

"Incredible beauty, incredible actress, incredible story."

"-flapper fashion ICON. look up her fits please <3 -rumors of lesbianism due to her Close Friendships with marlene dietrich & cecil cunningham, among others -leveraged her star power to criticize the racist depictions of Chinese and Asian characters in Hollywood, as well as raise money and popular support for China & Chinese refugees in the 1930s and 40s. -face card REFUSED to decline"

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