Gareth Myles, Ted Salmon and Allan Gildea are back again after a summer break with another rip-roaring adventure into all things film, cinema and TV. This time a focus on John Lithgow, get confused with Shining Girls (those who watched it!), live Past Lives and end up Good, Bad and Ugly! Plus loads more, as always.Download Projector Room #146 (“River Wild Invasion”, 20/09/2023) manually (Size:…
97 MINUTES (2023) Reviews of Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin action thriller
97 Minutes is a 2023 action thriller about a hijacked 767 plane in danger of disaster when its fuel supply dwindles, with just 97 minutes remaining.
Directed by Timo Vuorensola from a screenplay written by Pavan Grover
The movie stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin, MyAnna Buring, Jo Martin and Michael Sirow.
Plot:
A hijacked 767 plane will crash in just 97 minutes when its fuel runs out.…
One of my favorite things about X Men 97 is how it consistently says “fuck respectability politics.” Marginalized people shouldn’t have to act like saints when our very existence is treated as a crime. We are allowed to be angry and bitter and fight back against our oppressors without our anger being used as “proof” of our inhumanity.
Charles hearing someone talking about how "idealism is insanity" and immediately going to "did I ever tell you about my very dear friend Magnus who I miss so much :((" is so funny to me
Really stupid and nerdy X Men as dnd classes post because I like dnd and have been getting into x men lately
Storm: Storm Sorcerer - This is already an obvious choice, but the subclass abilities also just fit extremely well (it even gives you some limited flying!)
Wolverine: Path of the Beast Barbarian - Barbarians are known for their raging ability in battle. The Beast subclass allows you to manifest claws when you are raging. Not much else to say here, other than maybe giving him a dip into Ranger for the tracking ability
Rogue: Way of the Long Death Monk - So Monks are known for being very good at punching people, no weapons needed, which is pretty much most of what Rogue does in battle. (They also aren't necessarily religiously affiliated in terms of the dnd class, just as a side note to anyone not familiar with the game.) The subclass is a bit of a stretch imo, but it has an ability that allows you to siphon life from others when you take them out, which was the best stand in I could think of for Rogue's powers. The emphasis on necrotic damage also works well for the effect her powers have on other people
Nightcrawler: Way of the Kensei Monk - Although Monks are typically best with their unarmed strikes, the Kensei subclass emphasizes the use of weapons, so it works well for Nightcrawler, who uses his swords and his fists. Monks also good at hitting and dodging out of the way, which definitely fits Nightcrawler's crazy agility. Throw in a Swashbuckler Rogue multiclass for fun, or better yet some ability that gives him the spell Misty Step (literally just a bamf spell) and you've got pretty much a one to one recreation
Jean Grey: Abberant Mind Sorcerer - Literally the telepaths of dnd. There technically are some other options that function similarly, but this subclass' features fit Jean the most by far
Cyclops: Way of the Sun Soul Monk - this one was a pretty hard fit. Monk usually wouldn't really work for Cyclops because he's not big on hand to hand combat, but the subclass centers entirely around giving you the ability to unleash literal searing bolts of light, so it was kind of hard to not go with that. Also nothing else really fit the guy
There is more where this came from, I have brain worms👍
one of the many interesting things about Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) (the version starring Whitney Houston and Brandy) is that it incorporated songs from other r&h shows. one of these songs being "the sweetest sounds" - cinderella and prince christopher's duet in the town square. that song originates from the show no strings (1962), and was originally sung by Diahann Carroll.
With her starring role in No Strings, Diahann Carroll became the first Black American actress to win a Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical.
Here's Diahann Carroll performing on The Ed Sullivan Show:
looooove being an 8 girl rn. i feel like a hedonistic king in a gilded palace who is positively glutted on content. like complain all you want about the episode but umm idk if you know this but the eighth doctor as played by paul mcgann just reprised his role on screen and we got another additional minute of screen time baby!!!!!!! what happiness. what ecstasy. what bliss