Henry Gagliardi Instagram Update with Throwback pics from SVU S18 Finale 7.14.23
"Really wish it wasn’t necessary but it sadly is. So, I now stand with my fellow union members and pray a fair agreement is reached soon, before many are hurt by this necessary action 🎭🎬💪🙏 #sag #screenactorsguild #sagaftra #sagstrike #sagaftrastrong #sagaftrastrike #strike #screenactor #childactor #kidactor #teenactor #phillyactors #nycactor #actorslife #actor"
fic concept moodboard for Teresa’s ( @merry-the-cookie ) birthday based on Swamp Squad (in which Ashton is a lake monster and Michael is smitten). ily 💚
Ashton’s mother always warned him since he was young to stay away from humans. “Don’t get too close,” she always said, “or they’ll catch you in one of their horrible nets and try to sell your scales for silver.”
Ashton would have been wise to heed her warnings but he’s never been good at following directions for here he is, ensnared in the rope of a fisherman’s net, webbed fingers desperately trying to undo the knots to no avail.
He can see a bipedal figure approaching from the shore and he helplessly twists in the trap, wishing he’d listened—if only he’d listened. His mother is going to be distraught.
“Oh my god!” The human exclaims as he comes into view, footsteps starting to grow louder as he picks up pace, boots slapping the wood of the dock.
His voice is soft and awed when he sees Ashton, “are you—?” But he doesn’t finish. Instead, he produces a blade from his back pocket.
Ashton braces himself for impact, screwing his eyes shut and hiding his face behind his palms. This can’t be happening. Why didn’t he listen?
And then, all so suddenly, he notes the sound of rope being gnawed through by a knife and the net is opening all at once, dropping Ashton back beneath the stagnant surface of the swamp.
Oh!
He thrashes his tail, quick to escape into the deepest recesses of safety, heart pounding, staring up through the curtain of water that divides him and the boy on shore. His heart has never beat so fast.
He stares at the boy, gills heaving, and it takes a second for it to fully dawn on him. The boy saved him.
Oh?
He hesitates, swiping his tail in the water, blinking up at the blond figure that’s staring right back at him through the rippling surface.
Noticing he’s being watched, the boy flushes and waves at Ashton timidly.
Actress reveals she only got a residual check for $20.27 from the Orange Is The New Black show. The show made tens of millions and streaming services aren’t paying out like network shows are obligated to do.
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Actors in alphabetical order: part 1(A-D), part 2, part 3
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▶Page 1
Anne Hathaway
Anya Taylor-Joy
Asia Argento
Astrid Berges-Frisbey
Boran Kuzum
Camille Rutherford
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Carla Juri
César Domboy
Cate Blanchett
Charity Wakefield
Charlie Rowe
Chiara Mastroianni
Christian Bale
Christoph Waltz
Ethan Erickson
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Dagmara Dominczyk
Dan Stevens
Ella Purnell
Emily Blunt
Ezra Miller
Raffey Cassidy
Rebecca Emilie Sattrup
Rose Byrne
Roxane Duran
Annabelle Wallis
Austin Butler
Carey Mulligan
Guy Pearce
James Frain
Katie Parker
Kate Siegel
Olivia Cooke
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Soko
Sujaya Dasgupta
Tom Cruise
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Adèle Exarchopoulos
Anna Maxwell Martin
Charles Dance
Emma Williams
Gillian Anderson
Imogen Poots
Natalie Press
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Anna Friel
Catherine Mouchet
Déborah François
Dominic West
Frédéric Noaille
Joséphine Japy
Kevin Kline
María Valverde
Paz Vega
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Ben Whishaw
Clémence Poésy
Elliot Grihault
Emilia Fox
Joseph Morgan
Lambert Wilson
Michelle Dockery
Phoebe Fox
Sophie Okonedo
Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hughes
Tom Sturridge
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Calista Flockhart
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Christina Giannelli
David Strathairn
Felicity Jones
Fu'ad Aït Aattou
Greta Scacchi
Helena Bonham Carter
Holliday Grainger
Michelle Pfeiffer
Rupert Friend
Sophie Marceau
▶Page 12
Angela Bassett
Brooke Carter
Cillian Murphy
Danylo Kolomiiets
Katie McGrath
Keeley Hawes
Maria Bonnevie
Marta Gastini
Miriam Giovanelli
Olivia Hussey
Oscar Isaac
Peter Plaugborg
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Ben Barnes
Ben Chaplin
Bill Skarsgård
Iben Akerlie
Jakob Oftebro
Jo Woodcock
Lily-Rose Depp
Reese Witherspoon
Ruth Wilson
Samantha Soule
Tess Frazer
Virginie Ledoyen
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Cary Elwes
Colin Firth
Daniel Day-Lewis
Emilia Verginelli
Hannah James
Jonah Hauer-King
Loli Bahia
Lorenzo Balducci
Rebecca Hall
Robin Wright
Rupert Everett
Willa Fitzgerald
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Annes Elwy
Claire Danes
Eliza Scanlen
Kathryn Newton
Maya Hawke
Romola Garai
Samantha Mathis
Trini Alvarado
Winona Ryder
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Douglas Smith
Eric Bana
Gizem Karaca
Jessica Brown Findlay
Kenneth Branagh
Kit Harington
Millie Brady
Natalie Dormer
Poppy Delevingne
Rachel Weisz
Rosy McEwen
Sam Claflin
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Aubri Ibrag
Christina Hendricks
Connie Jenkins-Greig
Guy Remmers
Henry Cavill
Imogen Waterhouse
Josie Totah
Mia Threapleton
Olivia Hallinan
Alicia Vikander
Alida Baldari Calabria
Christopher Abbott
Emma Stone
Jasmine Blackborow
Kim Rossi Stuart
Lili Reinhart
Louis Cunningham
Margaret Qualley
Marine Vacth
Mark Ruffalo
Mélanie Thierry
Ramy Youssef
Scarlett Johansson
Sydney Sweeney
Emily Mortimer
Jennifer Beals
Kelly Macdonald
Lena Headey
Perdita Weeks
Ruta Gedmintas
Sarah Bolger
Sting
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To do list:
Christopher Gorham under development (The Other Side of Heaven 2001)
Harry Melling - The Pale Blue Eye 2022
✦Francesca Annis
Wives and Daughters 1999 — under development
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on october 31st, it started as a rumble: a low sound deep within the earth. the telephone poles and street signs began to sway. the ground shifted and opened up: a jagged split down the middle of main street, three feet wide and fifty feet long, revealing a black void beneath.
buildings cracked and crumbled. the huntsville bank lost a third of it's structure; the shelves in the library toppled and crashed into each other; pete's garage collapsed completely; the playground in the park slid to an angle.
the earthquake destroyed all the booths and stalls for the festival. a fire broke out in one of the haunted houses. a pipe burst, spraying the street with water. destruction and devastation reigned down upon main street.
it lasted a total of five minutes before the ground and dust settled and people were able to take stock of what just happened. Mayor Natasha rounded up the police and fire departments, sending them on a search and rescue to ensure everyone was recovered in some form or another and to put out the fires and check that every door with a protection rune remained intact.
shock and horror gained traction over the course of the next several hours, as reports came in. three individuals were killed and dozens were injured. Sunflower Parsons was declared missing, as her body was not recovered and no one could remember where they saw her last.
the list of deaths were posted the next morning: Minnie Garcia, Sammie Thompson, and Zoë Clark.
(below the cut are the people who were injured in alphabetical order. the muns can determine how severe the injuries are, up to and including loss of limb/disability. due to the nature of the disaster, those not listed can still have minor cuts and bruises. the event concludes on nov 11th, at which time no new event threads may be posted and we catch up to the ooc present. you will still be allowed to continue event threads until completion.)
Giuditta Pasta in the Teatro Carcano‘s production of the opera Anna Bolena (this was the original production of this opera and the title role was written specifically for her voice) — 1830
Apollonia Bertucca in the New York premiere of Anna Bolena — 1850
Violet Vanbrugh in the Lyecum Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 1892
Clara Kimball Young in a short film about Cardinal Wolsey — 1912
Henny Porten in the film Anna Boleyn — 1920
Merle Oberon in the film The Private Life of Henry VIII — 1933
Vivien Leigh in the Open Air Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 1936
Sara Scuderi in Gran Teatre del Liceu‘s production of Anna Bolena — 1947
Joyce Redman in the Broadway production of Anne of the Thousand Days — 1949
Elaine Stewart in the film Young Bess — 1953
Maria Callas in La Scala’s production of Anna Bolena — 1957
Gloria Davy in the American Opera Society’s production of Anna Bolena — 1957
Leyla Gencer in Anna Bolena — 1965
Vanessa Redgrave in the film A Man For All Seasons — 1966
Genevieve Bujold in the film Anne of the Thousand Days — 196
Dorothy Tutin in the BBC miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII — 19
Charlotte Rampling in the film Henry VIII and His Six Wives — 197
Beverly Sills in the New York City Opera’s production of Anna Bolena - 1973
Marisa Galvany in the New York City Opera’s production of Anna Bolena — 1974
Barbara Kellerman in the BBC production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 1979
Joan Sutherland in the San Francisco Opera’s production of Anna Bolena — 1984
Oona Kirsch in the film God’s Outlaw — 1986
Edita Gruberová in Anna Bolena — 1994
Jean Marsh in the film Monarch —2000 (this is not a depiction of Anne Boleyn, specifically, but rather an amalgamation of all six wives)
Julia Marsen in the documentary The Six Wives of Henry VIII — 200
Jodhi May in the BBC TV movie The Other Boleyn Girl — 2003
Helena Bonham Carter in the ITV TV movie Henry VIII — 2003
An uncredited actress (as young Anne) in the documentary Kingdom of Scandal — 2003
An uncredited actress (as adult Anne) in the documentary Kingdom of Scandal — 2003
An uncredited actress in the History Happened Here segment Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn — 2007
Mariella Devia in Anna Bolena — 2007
Natalie Dormer in the Showtime series The Tudors — 2007-2008, 2010
Natalie Portman in the film The Other Boleyn Girl — 2008
Karen Peakes in the Folger Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 2010
Miranda Raison in Howard Brenton’s play Anne Boleyn — 2010
Hasmik Papian in the Dallas Opera’s production of Anna Bolena — 2010
Miranda Raison in the Globe Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 2010
Anna Netrebko in the Vienna State Opera’s and Metropolitan Opera’s productions of Anna Bolena — 2011
Emma Connell in the documentary Henry & Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History — 2011
Keri Alkema in the Minnesota Opera’s production of Anna Bolena — 2012
Jo Herbert in the UK tour of Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn — 2012
Rochelle Hart in the Opera Seria UK’s production of Anna Bolena — 2012
Anna Jullienne in the Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn — 2013
Serena Farncocchia in the Welsh National Opera’s production of Anna Bolena — 2013
Fleur Keith in the play Fallen in Love: The Secret Heart of Anne Boleyn performed at the Tower of London — 2013
Tara Breathnach in the documentary The Last Days of Anne Boleyn — 2013
Kathryn Myles in the Actors Shakespeare Project’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry VIII — 2013-2014
Miou Kazune in the Japanese musical Lady Bess — 2014-2017
Sondra Radvanovsky in several productions of Anna Bolena including at The Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera, among others — 2014-2015
Claire Foy in the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall — 2015
Harriet Green in the documentary Inside the Court of Henry VIII — 2015
Lydia Leonard in both the West End and Broadway productions of Wolf Hall Parts One & Two — 2015
An unknown actress in the Spanish TV series Carlos, rey emperador — 2015
Claire Cooper in the documentary Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (also known as Secrets of the Six Wives) — 2016
Fleur Keith in the short film I Am Henry — 2016
Harriet Green in the documentary The Six Queens of Henry VIII (also known as Henry VIII and His Six Wives) — 2016; Archive footage of Green in this documentary was also featured in the documentary series Elizabeth I — 2017
Krystin Pellerin in the CW series Reign, season 3 episode “To the Death” — 2016
Anastasia Drew in the documentary The Private Lives of the Tudors — 2016
Gemma Whalen in an episode of the CBBC series Horrible Histories — 2017
Ashleigh Weir in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival production of the musical Six — 2017
Christina Modestou in the Off-West End production of Six — 2017
Millie O’Connell in the original West End production of Six — 2018-2019
Angela Meade in several productions of Anna Bolena throughout the years, most recently in ABAO Bilbao’s production — 2019
Hazel Karooma-Brooker in the Norwegian Cruise Line production of Six — 2019
An uncredited actress in the Starz series The Spanish Princess, season 1 episode “All Is Lost” — 2019
Andrea Macasaet in the North American tour and original Broadway productions of Six — 2019-2020
Courtney Bowman in the West End production of Six — 2019-202
Maddison Bulleyment in the UK tour of Six — 2019-2020
Kala Gare in the Australian tour of Six — 2020
Alice Nokes in The Spanish Princess part 2 — 2020
Jodie Turner-Smith in the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn — 2021
Rafaelle Cohen in the BBC docuseries The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family — 2021
Amy Manson in the film Spencer — 2021
Amy James-Kelly in the Netflix docudrama Blood, Sex and Royalty — 2022
"Love Is" set to Alannah Myles, a bunch of movie clips that depict different versions of love. And apparently, when I made this ages ago, I was focused on one movie in particular that would surprise most in a video about love, but whatever. I watched it now and was kinda enchanted.
"Eat It" - Weird Al Yankovic. A bunch of Veronica Mars characters eating and interacting with food. Anyone who was ever on screen in the first two seasons is fair game in this vid. Also, this is the vid that Rob Thomas loved and showed the VM cast members.
"Hotel California", set to the Eagles. First two and a half seasons of Veronica Mars. Welcome to the Hotel California, you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
"Tale As Old As Time", set to the Australian Cast of the Broadway Musical Beauty and the Beast. Featuring Veronica Mars as Belle, Logan Echolls as the Beast, Duncan Kane as Gaston, Keith as Belle's Father, and many, many more!
"Immune" - Firefly, set to Del Amitri's "Immune to the Whole Affair". I do love me some Jayne/Kaylee.
"The Girl of my Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares" - set to Machine Gun Fellatio, Jayne/River. And while I was never a Jayne and River fan, this was a friend request and turned out to be one of my most popular vids. So... idek.
"Fine Bunch of Reubens" - Multi-song, character retrospective that has a song describing each of the eleven characters we know and love from Firely (that's right, I said ELEVEN, and I meant it). This is a long one, but I adore it so. And I still stand by my song choice for each character.
"Disarm" - set to the Smashing Pumpkins, Sam and Jack. Yep, a Skewed Believer from way back (and if you know what I'm talking about, pull up a fandom chair in the Fandom Old Folks' home and we can reminisce). This is my first video ever.
"Try Not to Remember" - set to Sheryl Crow, a Dollhouse general vid. As Echo/Caroline becomes aware. S1.
"Touched" - set to VAST. Simon and River. I... can't believe I almost forget this one.
Other vids that didn't make the poll, but are still there and I adore them:
The VM trilogy, Logan/Veronica/Duncan. Each character has their own video to explore the dynamic beween the three. Logan "She Says", Veronica "You Oughtta Know" and Duncan "White Wedding".
VM "Cry". If you think the men of VM cry a lot, you'd be right. (humour).
VM"Pretty When You Cry", Veronica Mars Vs Villians.
VM "Stupid Girl", Lilly Kane video.
VM "Tell On You (Letter to My Rapist)", a Veronica Mars "A Trip to the Dentist" video.
VM "Tramp", The men of VM are tramps, enough said (humour).
Firefly: "Gimme a Break", Mal Reynolds Vs all the people that shit him to tears.
Firefly: Kaylee. A Kaylee Frye vid set to "Can't Keep A Good Girl Down".
Glee: "Yo Mamma", Puck likes to fuck Moms. It's canon.
Heroes: "Vindicated", a Nikki video.
Once Upon a Time: "Bleeding Out", Swan Queen.
Once Upon a Time: "Temptation Waits", Emma and Jefferson.
BtVS: "Big Shot" , a Warren video.
BtVS: "Hero", an Andrew Video.
BtVS: "Pretty Fly for a White Guy", a Jonathon video.
BtVS: "Under Your Spell", a Tara video.
All BtVS videos were made for a Buffy con and shown at the con. Which is why they were these specific characters.
I never seen the writers strike in my lifetime lol. I’m happy for the writers through. What are your thoughts on the strike. ?
I'm happy for the writers too, anon! It must be a huge relief for them as both DGA and SAG-AFTRA managing to avoid a strike would really have made the WGA negotiations a lot harder. In so many ways, they would've been left out in the cold, but with SAG-AFTRA representing such a huge number of workers (around 160,000!) and with their concerns and demands being so closely aligned, it really gives further collective action to the movement and renewed energy to the strike.
I talked about my thoughts on the WGA Strike here back when it kicked off, and in a lot of ways my thoughts on the SAG-AFTRA Strike are the same. The New Yorker piece yesterday which I highly recommend reading: Orange is the New Black Signalled the Rot Inside the Streaming Economy emphasises this, as it highlights exactly how streamers have eroded actor wages and exploited artists over the last 15 years. I feel like it's made most clear with Emma Myles' quote in that article which says that she makes more in residuals off two episodes of Law & Order than she does off 53 episodes of Orange is the New Black which is insane.
This strike has been a long time coming, and I wish the best for everyone involved. Hopefully it'll be short, and AMPTP will realise how much they've fumbled and come back to the table to actually negotiate, but I think unfortunately that seems unlikely. I suspect we're looking at months, not weeks here, so donate to entertainment resiiliency funds if you can, and respect and support the picket lines.
I guess I didn’t realize this was a Netflix original. I thought this would be terrible, but it wasn’t. I typically like Netflix originals a bit more than Hallmark originals. Something else I discovered about myself while watching this- I am not really a fan of Brooke Shields, but I did warm up to her a little by the end.
Sophie Brown (Brooke Shields) is a famous author whose fans have revolted against her because she killed off the love interest in her popular Emma Gale series. After an appearance on the Drew Barrymore show goes a bit off the rails and with her fans and her publicist Claire (Desiree Burch) breathing down her neck to bring back Winston from the dead, she decides to go to Scotland for a while. Specifically to the small town near the castle Dun Dunbar because her father worked there as a kid before moving to the states. She quickly meets several people from the town, including the castle tour guide Thomas (Lee Ross) and the groundskeeper Myles (Cary Elwes) and his dog Hamish. After visiting the castle and getting into a fight with Myles, she goes to the pub. There she meets a knitting club and quickly befriends them all- middle aged divorcee Maisie (Andi Osho), elderly Helen (Tina Gray) who went to school with Sophie's dad, young and free spirited Rhona (Eilidh Loan), and strong and silent Angus (Stephen Oswald).
Sophie is trying to write her next Emma Gale novel (and she plans on giving in to her fans demands), but it's just not coming to her. She is also trying to buy Dun Dunbar from the owner, who she discovers is Myles, but he's not going down without a fight. So between failing to write, spending time with the knitting club, fighting with Myles, and video chatting with her daughter Lexi (Vanessa Grasse) in college, Sophie is very busy. Claire is still harassing her, but life is showing her that she might have a different story she wants to tell.
I really enjoyed the music in this movie. Like, I'm strongly considering looking into other movies with scores by the same person. Also, I appreciated the de-glamorizing of life in a castle. Brooke Shields isn’t a great actress, but everybody else did well. As an aspiring writer and avid reader, I can appreciate the position Sophie is in. I don't think I'd be someone wanting her to bring back the dead guy, though.