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I WILL LOVE THIS COLD OPEN FOREVER. @2nightnotagain you need to appreciate this. 

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THIS IS ME ALL THE FUCKING TIME.

Whenever Disney “re-imagines” an animated classic as a live action film, they use so much CGI that they’re essentially making an animated film.

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@thecapthebirdandthearm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carol of the Bells played by basketballs

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When Brooklyn Nine-Nine Does The Thing™ (aka the best 7 minutes of your day)

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Mahershala Ali photographed by Peggy Sirota for GQ Magazine (2017) **

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my favorite thematic message of Wonder Woman (and I loved a lot of the narratives in this movie, let’s be clear about that) was that empathy and compassion are strengths, not weaknesses.

this is something that is hardly ever conveyed on screen, in superhero properties or elsewhere in entertainment - I can’t think of the last time I saw it done, especially not so clearly. 

every time Diana felt compassion or showed empathy for the plight of those suffering around her, she became stronger. she would see something that caused her pain because other people were in pain, and she channeled that emotion into her powers, using them to do good in some way. this happens repeatedly in the film (from the tower climb in Themyscira to no man’s land), culminating with seeing Steve’s death and the impending death of her other comrades-in-arms, when her powers erupt forth from her body, so strong they nearly consume those around her at once. her emotions fueled the growth of her powers until she was strong enough that she defeated the god of war. her emotions made her powerful enough that she could become the godkiller, the world’s savior.

society teaches us that emotion and compassion and empathy are weak, are only going to get us hurt in the long run. we are told to repress and hide our feelings because it’s not socially acceptable. but when Diana shows emotion, when she vocalizes her urge to show empathy for others, she literally becomes stronger.

this is probably the film’s subtlest message - but imho it might be the most important. feelings are something to be embraced, not rejected. a superhero feels the pain of others acutely - and she uses those emotions to save the world. 

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Where’s this man’s Emmy? (Captian Holt’s best bits)

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me when i found out moonlight won

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That time La La LandMoonlight won the 2017 Academy Awards for Best Picture…

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Juan felt like heart and good intentions to me. He felt like love. Even though it’s not spelled out on the pages, you can feel it and sense it in some of his actions. �� Mahershala Ali

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Jenelle Riley: It’s interesting too because I don’t mean to make it too simplistic and say like he’s a villain, but you have played some very charming villains. I mean obviously Cottonmouth is very charming, and your character in Moonlight is so fascinating because he is a drug dealer (Mahershala: Hm.) But he is one of the most likeable and sympathetic people in the movie.

—Variety’s Actors to Watch 

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Bird cards.

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She captured a feeling, sky with no ceiling, the sunset inside a frame. She lived in her liquor, and died with a flicker, I’ll always remember the flame.

La La Land (2016) dir. Damien Chazelle

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If you have the energy to read anything today—if you have the strength to stay informed—this is it. Read this. 

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‘Stranger Things’ Cast Vows To ‘Hunt’ Real ‘Monsters’ Of Injustice With SAG Win [x]