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An 18th century crypt dedicated to the Colley family at Carbery, Co Kildare

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Ghiaccio Time - Submitted by: fastman27

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

Not sure what to even say, but I beg anyone who hasn’t to make time to experience this film. I knew right from the first moments that I was in for something special, and even then it manage to surprise me with its beautiful dread.

Dreyer’s choice to focus on the human faces are what makes this film especially impactful. You go through every emotion alongside Joan thanks to both the framing of each shot, as well as the incredible acting from Maria Falconetti. Just a stunning film in every way.

I will say this is probably the best example of how timeless silent films can be too. I think so often people will have negative opinions on silent films just because of the nature of it, so to that I’d just recommend giving this a watch. At least I was left thinking about it for weeks after watching before I can manage to write up this little bit.

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I'm going to be posting more on my tumblr, so have my "spidersona" who isn't a spider and is actually a doc ock lmao

She's from a warp dimension that's every era since the 50s smashed up together into one time period, along with some futuristic tech

her narrative is written by a shitty marvel artist from the 80s who idolized the red scare as a hallmark moment in American strength and unity, which makes her a villain in her context no matter what she does Though she does have the doc ock tentacles, her main power is just casual disguise, making her an allegory for communist infiltration into morally upstanding circles She's trying to find a way to break her shitty narrative in order to fix the world she's stuck with, and become a hero in her context Her art style can switch from the "super low budget bad comic book" art style that her first run was in during the 80s to the "modern graphic novel" art style that her current reboot is being printed in in her original run she was a femme fatale type of character, and played into murderous lesbian tropes, but in her modern reboot run, she's just a frustrated software engineer with a lot more agency.

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I’m still new to Tati’s catalogue but as a first step into it this was an absolute treat. A slow and relatively peaceful time filled with laughs along the way, much like an actual vacation would be! I was a bit surprised it wasn’t a crazy fast paced slapstick comedy at first, but once I tried to not focus too hard and instead enjoy the time it all clicked so much easier. So easy for me to try and analyze stuff and there certainly is a lot here to look into, but it’s something easy to enjoy and I love it for that.

The gags in this film are mostly innocent and (as someone else put it) gentle too. Never really putting anyone in any comedic danger but small things that just get a giggle out of me. The wind blowing, the paint can, and the tennis match are the main three that stuck out to me, but honestly if I went on about the physical comedy pulled off in this I’d be going on for too long.

The background characters to me are just as important as the titular Hulot himself. It cuts between various people all on a holiday of their own and again it feels like you’re on vacation with each one of them. Their quirks come to show and you learn to love them for that, and I honestly felt a little sad by the time the film ended because it was my vacation too (but hey I can watch it another time and it’ll be a vacation all over again). I think Tati really wanted to celebrate how everyone sort of has those small quirks that are harmless and charming alike. I love that he showed much more appreciation for it, because now I’ve gained a greater appreciation for that stuff, it’s fun!

Definitely worth a watch, it’s designed so you don’t even need to know what’s being spoken so incredibly accessible in that regard. Also I really gotta start dressing like Hulot, love that hat…

Man did I get wordy on this I’m sorry

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White Pikmin widdalwy hiddin the gwiddy

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Russian Ark

Russian Ark is a beautiful hundred minute film that takes its time walking through the Hermitage and through various time periods in Russian history. Sokurov was very clearly experimenting as the intention was to make a one take picture, and personally the effort payed off as it felt as if I were walking through a dream of historical art, music, and costuming. It was also a fun viewing for me personally since I have been to the museum before, so seeing a recreation of life in this historic building all in one continuous take felt like I was reliving my visit through a greater lens than before.

It’s definitely worth a watch for the experimentation put into practice, and especially if you love history or the arts there’s A LOT to love.

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The Color of Money

Directed by- Martin Scorsese

Man this movie is cool…

I could seriously end my thoughts on the film right there, but no way am I passing up the chance to ramble about my experience with one of Scorsese’s more underrated works. The Color of Money blew me away even if they don’t answer what the color of money is… To a serious point though, I got around to watching is on a random night with friends as we were looking for something to pass time watching and put this on, and thank god we did because I lost track of time because of how immersed into it I was.

All you really need to know of the synopsis is that it follows Paul Newmans “Fast Eddie” Felson, as he spots a fresh face in the pool game world in Vince played by Tom Cruise. They’re accompanied by Vince’s girlfriend Carmen played by Mary Mastrantonio as they make their way through pool halls and bars as Eddie teaches the two younger characters how to hustle. There are tensions along the way as Vince’s isn’t too keen on purposely losing, but I think any more and I’m ruining the picture. One last detail I’ll add that I had absolutely no clue about was that this is a sequel of an old school film also staring Newman called The Hustler… so maybe somewhere down the line I’ll visit that one.

Now that I can finally get into how cool this movie is, I want to start with the cast and costumes! The main trio are all doing their best with bringing the roles to life, but the standout star among them is a hundred percent Paul Newman. It’s no surprise he won an Oscar for this role (his only Oscar win) because I felt his frustration, his highs and lows without even being taken out of the moment, he was just so real and incredibly stylish. It’s sort of funny too, how he was nominated for an Oscar when he originally played Eddie in The Hustler and decades later came back to the role to win that Oscar for good. Now the costumes along with the acting was what made me love Eddie so much! Every scene I was all eyes on what he was wearing and it was some truly inspiring drip. Maybe it’s because Paul Newman was a hot guy, but I believed he was the best and coolest dude in the hustling world because of his presence on screen. The other bit of drip I’ll shout out is Vince wearing a black shirt that said in bold white VINCE which was both very funny and good looking on him.

Now past the unmistakable drip the cast has, this film, to me, has cinematography that is so inspired by the game of pool with how much thought and precision is put into certain moments throughout that I can’t help but I appreciate it more and more each time I think back on it. I’ve seen enough middling stuff to realize how good a film can look when done right, and I gotta say Scorsese was cooking as he tends to do. One thing that wasn’t even intentional but I can’t help but appreciate is how the grainy film of the era adds to the look and feel of a grimy pool hall, as well as the vintage nature of Eddie as a character. This may sound dumb but I seriously believe it’s a film you couldn’t make nowadays because of that.

I’ll of course recommend this one to anyone who happens to check out this post, which I’m not expecting anyone at all to read it. That said hope this does hit someone enough to check it out because it’s one of those things that has been sitting in my head ever since I started watching it and now I need to talk all day about it so I can shake that off.

Paul Newman is the coolest, mwah.

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Been watching DS9 and really wondering… what does Odo have that I don’t got?!!?

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The first film that I got around to watching and wanted to write about for my self titled “Chalupa Movie Dump” is Robert Altman’s O.C. and Stiggs (1985) which I had not known about at all, or expected much of it when sitting down to watch it the other day. The film is about two teenagers, O.C. and Stiggs as they cause chaos all throughout their summer vacation and specifically targeting the upper middle class family in their town, the Schwabs, who the father of owns an insurance company and also commits O.C.’s grandfather into a group home.

Right away though I was drawn in by the use of pastel color, and the almost cartoonish production design in some areas. The humor of the film too was surprise for me, as my only exposure to teen comedies from the 80s had been fairly innocent, while O.C. and Stiggs delivers a nasty and immature side to teenage humor that shocked me as much as it made me laugh. The humor isn’t just teen immaturity, it also satirizes wealthy and more specifically conservative middle class households with the pure stupidity of the Schwab family. I really wish I could list out every single joke that got me so hard during my first watch of this, but I think it’s best if anyone going to watch it does so without everything laid out already.

I’ll need to rewatch this film later down the line since I couldn’t keep up with everything at first watch, but it really did make me wonder how this wasn’t a film more look back on. I suppose part of it could be that the executives weren’t too fond of Altman’s humor, or maybe the fact that it so blatantly is making fun of rich conservatives that it didn’t rise in popularity right away. Either way I really enjoyed watching this work by Altman, and I hope as I (hopefully) journal film reviews out, that I can also get better at articulating and forming out these opinions.

ALSO: I need to shout out bobygamesdotcom for streaming this. I wouldn’t of had found this film if it weren’t for him.

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you just hate the cis because of the things that they did

I hate the cis because it is led by the treacherous count dooku

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ROGUE ASK LOOK OUT When Arnold was little, what did he wanna be when he grew up?

Arnold wanted to be two things growing up, even being raised around toy making.

The first thing that was always on Arnold’s mind was to be like a true storybook hero… which isn’t exactly a profession but even to this day he still has a drive to help the helpless and save the day. It’s why he’s usually so quick to help out whoever asks!

The other one which is more of an actual profession, was to find adventure and secrets as an archaeologist. He wanted to get into archaeology specifically because of all the stories he’d hear about the dwarves in the League of Explorers finding previously unknown ruins and visiting strange new worlds, which to a child living safely in an underground city is as exciting as you could imagine. He hasn’t been able to actually become one yet, but he’s slowly been working towards that goal as of late.

Arnold may not be either of those things yet but he’s also young and learning so maybe he’ll get to hit both of those dreams someday!

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send 😡 for an anger headcanonsend 😡 for an anger headcanonsend 😡 for an anger headcanonsend 😡 for an anger headcanonsend 😡 for an anger headcanonsend 😡 for an anger headcanon

I AM ONLY DOING ONE OF THESE FOR EACH GNOME

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Wayde will get legitimately pissed off if people treat him like just the funny guy. A lot of the time he may act exactly that way but if people can’t see past that and just expect him to say/do something funny all the time then he will start to bottle up a lot of anger towards whoever.

😡: Arnold gets pretty easily angered by people who think they’re hot shit. Mostly that falls under dragons who really can’t keep a disguise and try to act like because they can breathe fire or have a special power they are way more equipped at saving the day than everyone else especially a little guy like Arnold. Another type of person that gets under Arnold’s skin are people who are clearly terrible but everyone treats like just a harmless little guy that’s making “oopsies”.

Bonus 😡: They both hate anyone who insults gnomes obviously. Gnome haters will probably be the most common thing to spark visible anger in each of the Gnome boys

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send 🏡 for a home headcanon Wayde!

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Part of me wants to talk about Wayde and how he lives in the messiest apartment in Gadgetzan (probably?) but I think it’ll be more fun to talk about his him growing up!

For his early childhood he barely knew Gnomeregan and was moving every month to a new neutral town until his family finally hit as far down south as they can go and set up shop in Booty Bay. The place was not friendly at all to a family of Gnomes settling down but they managed and Wayde had extremely kindhearted parents even if they were both a witch and a warlock. I imagine his childhood home there to look like those really cozy looking fantasy cottages where gnomes would live, or like a hobbit hole type situation just because it was the absolute safest and most comforting time in the guys life so far so it deserves an equally calming home.

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send 🐢 for a mental health headcanonsend For BOTH gnomes

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Wayde has a lot of struggles going on mentally and doesn’t try to like hide it, but more make light of that stuff for the sake of not making people worry so much. Some of his mental health stuff gets into spoilers for him but I can say he’s lost quite a bit of close ones that aren’t just family and somehow he’s always made it out alright so it’s gotten to him a bit. His more positive or just BIG attitude comes from trying to find a light inside of himself to keep on going.

🐢: It’s already pretty obvious that Arnold has social anxiety and it just grows as the crowd does. That being the case he really prefers slower and quieter places and people but still upbeat ones just because mentally that gives him peace. Also his weird abnormal strength is sorta tied to his mental state so if he’s feeling sad or defeated, he will not be able to do a thing physically but if he’s in a mental state that wants to keep him moving he’ll be stronger.

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🦄 for a physical health headcanon FOR BOTH GNOMES

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Wayde is terrible when it comes to physical health. You can even tell by looking at him that he’s extremely skinny, like the guy needs to work out or something! It doesn’t help that he easily gets lazy when trying to actually work on that part of himself. He used to be slightly more fit and in action, but now the most you’ll see him do is run around during his short bursts of energy.

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Arnold is doing very well for himself physically. Doing the physical labor he does like building in his workshop and occasional days working on a farm keep him lean but not bulky. He may look skinny, sort of like Wayde, but there’s definitely some muscle definition there to show he’s been putting in the work, even if it’s unintentional. That and carrying around a weapon the size of his entire body has to do something for your health. Now if you had seen him like 10 years back he would have looked slightly chubby and unfit for a lot, but still managed to be a heavy lifter somehow. (A side note on Arnold is his strength isn’t entirely just from hard work. He hits like a truck and that part comes more from his natural inner spirit)