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qqueenofhades · 4 years

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If Cursed had asked you, a medieval historian, what to do, what would you have told them?

Ahaha. Ahaha. Hah. Full disclosure, I know/knew absolutely nothing about the show apart from reading this horrible article, but methinks, enough to get a sense of it. And even without the author of this article wildly making up their Blackadder version of history (as my dearest and oh so correct @oldshrewsburyian put it yesterday), the quotes from the actors/producers/etc are just... they are just.... SO BAD.

Starring:

"But when we got into filming and the brutality, the mud, the bugs and the blood, I thought, 'I'm not sure I could handle this in reality'.

"I have a feeling I'd get sick and die pretty quick."

"I'd be dead," adds Frank Miller, very matter of fact.

"I mean it was a time of wild plagues and disease and they didn't have much use for people who do the kind of stuff I do."

Ah yes, medieval life. Mud, blood, bugs, and death. “Times of wild plague and disease,” unlike today, where we never have a problem with plague at all. And I’m sorry, the medieval world had no use for artists??? What are you even SMOKING MY DUDE MY BRO MY PAL (and if you don’t know this, WHY ARE YOU MAKING A MEDIEVAL SHOW SUPPOSED TO BE “ACCURATE?”) Have you LOOKED at ONE SINGLE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT? HAVE YOU WALKED INTO A MEDIEVAL CATHEDRAL AND LOOKED AT THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS? LOOKED AT ANY JEWELRY? ANYTHING?????

(Okay I gotta pace myself, there’s a lot to yell at here and it’ll take a while.)

"If I was living in that time, I think I would want to be a witch but you would stink," Devon Terrell, who's taking on the role, laughs.

As would most people, with a lack of basic sanitation and plumbing which meant human waste was often thrown out close to where you lived.

"And I like a good fairy tale but I wouldn't say I was longing for a time that was much less scientific. I'd probably get killed for heresy or something. I'm not great with authority or religious oppression and that sort of stuff. So, yeah, I don't think I'd fare too well."

There’s just... I don’t know where to even.... /SCREAMS

(And I even cut out the especially face-palming quote from the article about “thousands of people burning for heresy” in the 11th/12th century. “Much less scientific,” well, Roger Bacon’s brazen head just called AND IT THINKS YOU’RE A MORON, DEVON.)

The woman playing Morgana Le Fay talks about your life being “very short” and getting drowned as a witch and whatever Bad Guy Du Jour talks about having no dentists or medical care. We get the picture: they.... really did not do their homework. I’m not sure they even touched Google. So basically, we’d need to start by burning everything down and then asking if really, truly, do we NEED to make this adaptation. There are EIGHT THOUSAND MILLION GODFORSAKEN RETELLINGS OF ARTHUR/THE ROUNDTABLE RIGHT NOW. NOBODY NEEDS ANOTHER ONE! EVEN FOR WHATEVER PSEUDO-FEMINIST TAKE YOU SEEM TO BE TRYING TO PUT ON THIS ONE! ENOUGH! ENOOOOUGH! THINK OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT! THERE ARE SO MANY MEDIEVAL ROMANCES OUT THERE THAT DON’T GET MADE!!!

For example, you know what I would suggest? Bisclavret. Where is my lavish beautifully designed historical-medieval-fantasy queer werewolf romance, I ask you? (Answer: just like that novel I stumbled upon yesterday that decided to make some random Vatican maidservant into Cesare Borgia’s ~truest and purest love~, y’all are too cowardly to do it right.) YOU KNOW WHO WOULD LOVE THIS? THE GAYS! THE GAYS WOULD LOVE IT, PATRICIA! We have a central queer love story (Bisclavret and the king). We have a distinct physical and geographical setting (12th-century France). THE GODDAMN THING WAS WRITTEN BY A WOMAN! (Marie de France.) We could develop the character of Bisclavret’s wife and give her backstory and into a sympathetic and complicated but ultimately redeemed antiheroine, blackmailed by the male/patriarchal/heterosexual villains of the establishment, if y’all REALLY want to get into some subversive queerfem medievalism and not your little weaksauce Nimue in her polyester corset. We could LITERALLY MAKE A QUEER MEDIEVAL WEREWOLF ROMANCE WRITTEN BY A WOMAN!!! HOW ABOUT THAT YOU DINGDONGS?!!

You could decorate the sets beautifully by, I don’t know, LOOKING AT THOSE MEDIEVAL ARTISTS WHO SUPPOSEDLY DIDN’T EXIST. You could bring in other medieval monsters, such as walking corpses, and have brawny young men beating them to death with shovels (as various medieval chroniclers matter-of-factly report on). You could do something besides the TIRED ASS “superstitious peasants think woman with vague evidence of a personality must be a witch!!” You could ground your story in the vivid and colorful politics of 12th-century France and the underground queer life for people in Paris (MAKE PETER THE CHANTER THE FROLLO-ESQUE VILLAIN, I’M JUST SAYING!) EXPLORE THE METAPHOR OF QUEERNESS VIS A VIS MONSTROSITY WITH BISCLAVRET THE WEREWOLF! You could STOP ACTING LIKE GAME OF THRONES IS HISTORY AND “DIRTY PEOPLE IN TUNICS GETTING KILLED MEANS IT’S MEDIEVAL!!!”

/takes a deep breath

But alas. As established, they are Cowards. So, if we absolutely HAD to be lumbered with another goddamn Arthur adaptation:

STOP ACTING LIKE SOME RANDOM VAGUELY 12TH-CENTURY SETTING IS ~tHE hISToriCAl ArThUr!!~ IF HE EXISTED IT WAS IN LIKE 5TH-CENTURY POST ROMAN BRITAIN AND A) WE ALREADY HAD THE TEDIOUS BIG BUDGET “ACCURATE KING ARTHUR” WITH KEIRA KNIGHTLEY DRESSED IN WHATEVER THAT WAS, I’M GAY SO I’M NOT COMPLAINING THAT MUCH BUT ALSO ACCURATE MY CYNICAL LESBIAN BACKSIDE!

....where was I...

Ah yes. Post-Roman 5th-century Britain is A VERY DIFFERENT SETTING from the random-ass mishmash of “medieval” tropes you people seem to want to throw in. Or ANOTHER IDEA: junk the idea that “King Arthur” is ever going to be a remotely accurately represented historical concept, and just make it lavish, fantastic, magical, dark, and compelling without yoking yourself to the fuckin’ BORING ASS “must add mud and blood and suffering and misogyny for More Realism!” It’s FANTASY, TREAT IT LIKE FANTASY AND NOT HISTORY LIKE “A FAIRYTALE!” HOW ABOUT THAT IDEA?!?! AND MAYBE STOP ACTING LIKE YOU HAVE PRETENSIONS TO “tHe wAy it ReALLy wAs” because we have established YOU DO NOT!!!

(God Game of Thrones is the WORST, and you KNOW they’re doing this trying to be GoT-lite, and I.... /mutters incoherently)

OR MAKE ANY OTHER OF THE ARTHURIAN ROMANCES IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO A CAMELOT STORY! THERE ARE LIKE EIGHTY MILLION OF THEM! PICK A SIDE ONE WITH CHARACTERS THAT YOU CAN DO FRESH RATHER THAN THE ARCHETYPES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO DEATH!!! ACTUALLY ASK A MEDIEVAL LITERATURE EXPERT AND A MEDIEVAL HISTORIAN FOR ADVICE BEFORE YOU GET THIS FAR AND EMBARRASS YOURSELVES!!! (OR MAYBE SEVERAL OF THEM!!) ACTUALLY ACT LIKE REPRESENTING THE PAST AS A FULL AND COMPLEX AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE AS WELL AS A DARK AND DANGEROUS ONE CAN STRENGTHEN YOUR STORY AND DISPLAY HUMAN EXPERIENCE MORE ACCURATELY! RATHER THAN “HURR DURR DARK AGES” BECAUSE I AM TIRED!!!

TIRED!!!!

...Anyway. I clearly handled this well. Whew.

#medieval literature #bisclavret #medieval history #....i had a lot of feelings #i swear i am a nice person #anonymous #ask

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femmedplume · 4 years

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7 Comfort Movies

Okie so as I’ve been tagged by @lastcallatrockysbar and @theychosefamily and @eyes-of-a-disney-princess, I should probably stop procrastinating and do this lol

1. Hello, Dolly!

This role wasn’t written for Barbara Streisand, but it was soooo written for Barbara Streisand. She is the quintessential Dolly, and every second of this film, from costumes to sets to cinematography to acting, was spot-on. Plus, Louis Armstrong!

2. Lord of the Rings (trilogy)

This counts as one film, yes it does. And we’re talking the extended editions, so it’s one 9-hour long marathon film. I put this on in the morning and watch it all day and I’m happy. And depending on the day, I’ll watch the whole thing with commentary, because the commentary tracks are literally the best thing ever.

3. The Duff

There is nothing I don’t like about this movie. It’s fun, it’s awkward, Mae Whitman is a dryly sarcastic genius, and Robbie Amell is both hotter than the sun AND super funny. The movie took lots of liberties, but I actually like it better than the book. The book was dark and kinda mean and depressing, with a sort of ambiguous ending...the movie is pure wry fluff. Plus, Allison Janney!

4. High Society

My favorite Golden Age Hollywood film. Grace Kelly’s final performance! Celeste Holm, everyone’s favorite Character Actress, being snarky and perfect! Music by Cole Porter! Costumes by Helen Rose! Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra do a duet about how much they fucking hate parties! Plus, MOAR Louis Armstrong!

5. If the Shoe Fits

This movie is apparently so obscure nobody’s made a gif of it?? Which is a TRAVESTY because it’s SO GOOD! Rob Lowe and Jennifer Grey in a suuuuper 80′s retelling of Cinderella set in France. This movie has everything: eye-searing 80s fashion, a ditzy Fairy Godmother who wears guitar-shaped sunglasses, two terrible French aspiring-model roommates-cum-stepsisters... and at one point, Rob Lowe hiding under his desk in a silk robe picking at the carpet whilst his entourage watches like this 😬😬😬

6. Pride & Prejudice 1995

Yes I know it’s technically a mini-series, but I don’t care. And I know some of you young ‘uns are all like oh but what about the the emo Keira Knightley version where nobody’s hair is ever curled correctly and everything’s dirty and Darcy confesses his love in the rain? NO. That is a garbage adaptation and a disgrace to its name and I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT. 2005 Lizzy Bennet twirling forlornly around on a swing whilst sad music plays in the background, are you fucking kidding me?? Austen is spinning in her grave! AUSTEN INVENTED THE ROMANTIC COMEDY, GOTDAMMIT! AUSTEN IS FUNNY! AUSTEN IS WRY! AUSTEN IS HAPPY! The woman never took anything seriously in her entire life, and then these grimdark motherfuckers go and vomit their Wuthering Heights aesthetic™ all over her masterpiece and...Okay, you know what? *deep breath* Never mind. This is the good adaptation. Watch this. Laugh. Ogle Colin Firth in a wet linen shirt. Enjoy.

7. The Princess Bride

This film is a literal masterpiece. Every single line is quotable. Every character is memorable. It never gets less funny, or less moving, no matter how many times you watch it, which is INCONCEIVABLE! It’s a stunning achievement, a modern story that has taken its place in the zeitgeist alongside classic fairy tales like Cinderella. Also, is the perfect movie to play when you’re sick; then you can pretend you’re baby!Fred Savage, and it’s your grandpa reading you a story!

tagging @paris-aflame @ja9toextremes @kayleighhalliday2203 @star-spangled-man-with-a-plan @captain-rogers-beard @absentlyabbie @miricastor and whoever hasn’t done it yet.

#7 comfort movies #hello dolly!#LOTR #The Duff #High Society #If the Shoe Fits #Pride & Prejudice 1995 #The Princess Bride #stitch watches the cinema #cowgirl and sammit and punzel and stitch #long post for ts

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bartonbones · 4 years

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@catefrankie tagged me to list my top 11 comfort movies !! it took me a month but i’m doing it because i have recently come upon a time when i was in great need of comfort so here we go. also i HATE rewatching films, so movies on this list are incredibly special

1. mama mia

can’t express how much i love this film...colin firth, beautiful scenery, fun costumes, abba...the pure fluff the pure escapism....i could live here (also worth noting...mama mia: here we go again, all of the fun of the first mama mia, except now all three guys are hot and not just colin firth....i could also live here)

2. spirited away

OH to be whisked away by a smart and kind boy who will protect me and can also turn in to a dragon.....also the music

3. guernsey literary and potato peel society

we have had the conversation before that guernsey is just the wholesome version of mama mia....mama mia is for my wild and untamed escapism, guernsey for my soft, loving escapism

4. any muppet movie ever

the comfort......the humor...the sweet senseless camaraderie...the nostalgia...it doesn’t get any better. name one reason you would marry a kermit other than that he’s a frog

5. dr. horrible’s sing along blog

it’s a little overly nerdy and niche even for me but i imprinted on this when i was like 11 and won’t let go...it’s goofy and the songs absolutely SLAP. also, they used to shadowcast it at cons and it was always some of the best con memories i have

6. stardust

i’m highlighting this becuase it’s SO underrated and SO good...neil gaimen is such a wonderful storyteller, and charlie cox (while still responsible for some of the worst romantic decisions of my life) is my man. it’s a period piece and an adventure romp and it’s a FAIRY TALE and she’s a STAR and i won’t hear a word against this film i simply won’t

7. pirates of the caribbean: the black pearl

i have been watching this comfort movie for a decade, i won’t stop any time soon. my collection of things with will turner’s face on them slowly grows...my love for him never diminishes. it absolutely engages me everytime i watch it and even when it doesn’t i simply need to look at orlando bloom or keira nightly to be entertained long enough 2 continue

8. any MST3K specials

if you were raised on MST3K, i think it forms you in a way nothing else can...they’re funny and silly and goofy and just ridiculous enough to be good-hearted and just critical and sly enough to be genuinly funny.

9. spiderman: far from home

idk fam i just really like this movie...tom holland does a really good job, spiderman is iconic, the humor is just that classic teenage coming of age movie done really well....i like superhero movies but i LOVE this movie in a different, special way...one of the few movies i saw more than once in theaters bc i just genuinly loved it

10. knives out

it’s not really a COMFORT movie in the sense that i can watch it and feel safe and calm, it’s an ESCAPE movie. if i’ve got problems that i wanna IGNORE, i watch knives out. it’s funny and engaging and cool and every time i notice a new detail that i think is really smart and amazing, and also the core message of this murder movie is that if you are kind and polite then the world will be right and that is incredibly important to me

11. paddington 2

referring to the earlier statement....paddington 2 has my WHOLE heart. it is so heartwarming, so sweet and kind and fun, paddington is just so endearing and wholesome...richard ayoade is in it...you can take the whole family....i just love paddington bear..........

i tag anyone who wants to do it!! lord knows i have like 3 mutuals these days even but if u are here and reading this then do it and let me know bc i always need new movies!!

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mistikfir · 5 years

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Teen Vogue 04/2004 Photographed by Julian Broad

Playing Prince Charming in Ella Enchanted and one of King Arthur's shining knights, Hugh Dancy is our new favorite leading man.

The British press may have crowned Hugh Dancy the country's "leading costume drama sex symbol," but he still manages to walk around London unnoticed. "I thought I was recognized yesterday," he says. "But it turned out it was someone I knew." His fans, several of whom have devoted Web sites to him, swooned over the actor and his dreamy looks after his roles in the BBc films Madame Bovary and Daniel Deronda.

Now Hollywood's caught on to Hugh, and his days of anonymity are numbered. This month, he hits the big screen opposite Anne Hathaway in Ella Enchanted, a contemporary take on the Cinderella fairy tale. But his character is not your typical Prince Charming. "He's really a bit of a self-indulgent man who doesn't want to be prince at all," he says. "He doesn't want to the responsibilites that go with it and certainly doesn't want to be charming ... unless there's a pretty girl around." The film was shot in Ireland, where Hugh also filmed the upcoming epic King Arthur, playing Galahad, one of the knights of the Round Table. But don't expect him to be the angelic horseman on a quest for the Holy Grail. Rather, he's a warrior in this testosterone-fueled flick that attempts to demystify the famous legend. "It's much more about genuine heroism than wizards and warlocks," he says. King Arthur's all-star cast features some of Britain's most talented actors, including rising star Keira Knightley as Guinevere.

So how does Hugh feel about his much-touted impending stardom? "As an actor, it's the only way you have any chance of having control over your life," he says. "Otherwise, you're just waiting to see what comes up next." As for his female fans, should their number jump from the hundreds to the thousands, Hugh knows just how he will handle their screams at the premiere. "Ear plugs?" he suggests. Sounds like a plan. - ALISON BURWELL

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disneyadaptations · 6 years

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at Disney's Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet, based on an 1816 E.T.A. Hoffmann story, is as synonymous with the holidays as Santa Claus and candy canes. Now Disney has given it new life with The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a big-screen adaptation that centers on Clara’s adventures in an ornate palace and the fanciful lands that surround it. Producer Mark Gordon tells EW that bringing the experience of the ballet to a wider audience was very much a part of why he and Disney wanted to tell the story on movie screens. “It’s such a beloved holiday classic as far as the ballet is concerned,” he says, “and yet how many people have an opportunity to see the ballet?”

Taking inspiration from the worlds and music of the original story and the ballet, Four Realms blows things up to an eye-popping scale. “We did our own version of some of the different visuals that one has seen over the years in some of the classic ballet versions,” says Gordon, while production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas adds, “It was vitally important to try my hardest to fulfill everybody’s vision of what this world would be like if they really saw it outside of a ballet stage setting.”

Dyas says he didn’t want to design settings that were “aesthetically pleasing without any logical backbone,” so he built the world from the ground up and adhered to a strict historical cutoff at the year 1879. “I tried desperately to make a logic to this entire universe, so the 5-year-old me would believe this world,” he says. “I remember as a kid going to see a lot of films and not quite buying into some of these worlds because they weren’t built from the ground up as real societies.”

Constructing a world that would feel tactile and tangible to the audience meant building the majority of the sets and only filling in here and there with CGI. “This is not a green-screen movie,” Gordon says. “We actually built these sets. We wanted the audience to feel the reality and almost have a tactile experience, even though they’re not literally touching it. You can feel the difference between virtual sets and real sets.”

Disney gave EW an exclusive look at the magical four realms and the palace at the heart of it all. Take a look below for more on each of the enchanting sets.

THE PALACE

At the center of the movie is the palace, where the regents of all the realms convene. The castle set, which star Mackenzie Foy (Clara) calls “insane,” boasts a working portcullis and floor-to-ceiling tapestries. Both Gordon and Dyas cite a heavy Russian influence in the design. “[We] veered away from the more traditional fairy castles and chateaus we’ve seen in recent years,” says Dyas. “There’s a strong Russian historical context to The Nutcracker, so it was a very natural aesthetic to start studying architecturally. The child in me looked at some of those gorgeous Russian buildings with all their bright colors and onion-topped towers, and I realized very quickly what I was looking at were heaps of candy and flowers.”

The key to making the palace feel fantastical was to take the Russian historical architecture and add elements like highly saturated colors. “You’re not really sure, looking at some of these buildings, whether they are real palaces or toys in the imagination of a child,” Dyas says.

In the middle of the palace is the throne room, with four corners looking north, south, east, and west, to each of the different realms. As part of ensuring the logic of the world, Dyas assigned specific jobs and responsibilities to each realm.

LAND OF FLOWERS

In this agricultural home to farmers and beekeepers, Dyas turned to Dutch windmills and villages in the south of England to design his floral masterpieces. “There are windmills in the Land of Flowers, and they’re farmers, so there’s the production of flour and wheat, and all the primary functions of a society are done there. We took it seriously and adorned the sets with live flowers,” he notes. “It wasn’t about making the flowers look real; it was about getting the perfume in the air and allowing the performers to really feel the magic of what it must be like to be in a world of flowers.”

For Foy, the Land of Flowers presented a unique challenge to her allergies, but she was still blown away by the design. “There were real flowers on set. And they would have real fruits and vegetables,” she marvels. “It was crazy how much detail was in it. Between takes, I kept going and smelling them because they smelled so good.”

LAND OF SNOWFLAKES

For this realm of politicians, ice producers, and miners, Dyas took inspiration from a famous Swedish ice hotel and 16th-century German villages, transforming that architecture into layers of ice. “The most fun was coming up with their transportation system, which is primarily sleighs with deer,” Dyas recalls. Foy says that walking into elaborate sets like these felt just as magical for her as an actor as it was meant to feel for the character of Clara: “It was like you walked into a new world.”

LAND OF SWEETS

Inspired by the character of the Sugar Plum Fairy (played here by Keira Knightley), this land was built from real candy. “They had to put signs that said, ‘Don’t eat the candy,’” says Foy. “I’m like, ‘I want to eat it now that I know that it’s real!’” Dyas remembers the sets being irresistible temptations for younger members of the cast. “I won’t name names, but one of our younger cast, every time I turned up on set, his cheeks were filled like a hamster,” Dyas jokes. “A lot of [them] didn’t eat their lunch that day.”

Dyas had several inspirations for the brightly colored Land of Sweets, but he admits the first images to spring to mind were of the board game Candy Land. Luckily for Dyas and his strict historical accuracy, lots of contemporary candy has roots in the Victorian era. “Victorians at that time had immersed themselves in the most incredible candy invention you could ever have imagined,” he says. “Most of the candy and sweets that we know today stem from things developed at that time. Whether it be cotton candy or marzipan or refined nougat, chocolate cake, all these things.”

These various confections were employed with ingenuity to craft buildings with real chocolate tile roofs, walls of nougat, and stained-glass windows made of boiled sweets. They make surprisingly good building materials. “The walls of the building are made of nougat, and when you cut through nougat, you see all the nuts and cherries that are in there,” explains Dyas. “That looks wonderful on the sides of the building because it looks like this stonework.” Another key element of this realm was the heaps of steam coming from the buildings and the groups of background actors hard at work making candy to demonstrate that this is the “industrial revolution” portion of the world.

THE FOURTH REALM

Previously known as the Land of Amusements and ruled over by Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), the Fourth Realm is now a mysterious place, which the creative team will only describe as “creepy.” Gordon does hint that the majority of the story takes place in this realm. Foy adds, “It’s creepy trees and all that kind of stuff, and it was very big and it was beautiful. Those were very, very impressive sets.”

While Dyas won’t go into too much detail, he refers to the Fourth Realm as a “mysterious place” that denizens of the world have been afraid to visit for many years. Prior to becoming this strange place, Dyas says, it was the “fun fair and circus center of the world.”

Both Dyas and Foy note that it was home to some of their largest, most impressive sets, including one Dyas says was so “bizarre and wild” in architecture and silhouette that it attracted members of other productions shooting at London’s Pinewood Studios to ogle it.

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#the nutcracker and the four realms #disney #news #super interesting!

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joyofcrime-elinorhigh · 5 years

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Barbie: Princess and the Popstar REVIEW:

Hello everybody, my name is JoyofCrimeArt and I hate myself. Barbie.

The Direct-to-DVD Barbie movies aren't something that I, and I assume many of you reading this, ever really thought about to much. They we're always that movie that you would see in the Wal-mart "five dollar" DVD racks. Or maybe you'd see a snip-it of one airing on Nickelodeon at like, twelve o'clock on a Sunday afternoon. Compared to, say, the direct-to-DVD Scooby-Doo movies the Barbie movies seem to be a lot less attention. Which is why it came to such a shock to me that there are SO MANY! Thirty-six. As of the time of me writing this review there are thirty-six direct-to-DVD Barbie movies. And not only that, but they are divided into several different continuities and "seasons" as Wikipedia list it. The Barbie movies are a massive franchise! I just can't wait until their next film. Barbie: Infinity War. That one will make all the money! So in order to honor such a long lasting franchise, I figured it was about time somebody gave Barbie the respect she deserves. The movie we're going to be talking about today, Barbie: Princess and the Popstar is the twenty-third entry in what I have titled the Barbie: Cinematic Universe. I had actually seen this one a couple of years ago on Nickelodeon. And it is, as of the writing of this review, the only Barbie movie that I have seen. Why did I choose to watch this movie oh so many years ago do you ask? Well, it was because of the title. Princess and the Popstar. Most Barbie movies have kinda dumb overly girly titles, but this one takes the cake. Princess and the Popstar! Somebody was PAID to come up with this! And you wanna know the really crazy thing? This isn't even the first Barbie movie to be an adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." There was another, I'm assuming more straight forward, adaptation in 2004. But I guess marketing decided that Mark Twain's classic novel just...didn't have enough pop stars to meet "Girls between the ages of 2-7" demographic. But hey, maybe the film won't be so bad. I mean the film is directed by Zeke Norton, who directed both Scary Godmother films. And those films...exist. Anyway, no more stalling. Let's dive head first to Barbie: Princess and the Popstar.

The movie begins with a pop concert. And honestly, I can't imagine it starting any other way. Famous pop star Keira (voiced by Ashleigh Ball.) is preforming a music tour in the fictional kingdom of Meribella, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the countries founding. We see her preform her set. We then cut away the kingdoms princess, Princess Tori (voiced by Kelly Sheridan.) standing outside her castle's balcony, listening to the event from a distance. And if those voice actresses names sound at all familiar to you that's because our two heroines are voiced by Applejack and Starlight Shimmer, respectively, from My Little Pony.

UGH! As if I didn't already have enough reason to hate Starlight Shimmer! ... Starlight Shimmer is the one that everybody hates, right? Princess Tori wants to go down to the concert, but she is stopped by her Aunt, Dutchess Amelia. And I want you to guess, purely from her design, what her personality is.

If you said, stuffy old authority figure who's too focused on tradition and doesn't get the joke, than congratulations! You can predict a Barbie movie! Princess Tori wants to go to the concert, but her Aunt forbids it because Tori has to write and preform a speech for the kingdoms five hundredth anniversary event. And she hasn't even started writing it yet. But Princess Tori isn't one for all this "traditional, princess stuff." She's goofy, mischievous, and a bit of a prankster. She's just too much of a rebellious free spirit for all this noise. Like all princesses in animation she dreams of something more. She dreams of being able to live her own life, free from all the rules and restrictions that being royalty presents. But, y'know, she still wants all the riches and glamour. Cause hey, that shit is sweet! Meanwhile, Keira is busy dealing with all of her pop star duties. She's headstrong, and a bit of a workaholic. She runs every part of her tour, from lighting, costumes, to TV broadcast all herself. She doesn't even let her manager, Seymour Crider, do any of the work and ignores all of his advice. Keira is under pressure from her record label to write a new album. She says she's working on it, but with all the workload of running the music tour she just isn't feeling very inspired. And Crider is the one who has to deal with all the heat from the higher ups. Keira is just tired of all the pressure from the studio, and wishes she could not have all the responsibility of being a pop star. But, y'know, she still wants all the riches and glamour. Because, as we previously stated, that shit is sweet! I can relate with Keira. The constant stress of deadlines and work on other projects can make ANYBODY feel uninspired. Sometimes people will become so desperate that they'll be willing to do any half-ass project in order to to stay ahead of deadlines. Like doing a lazy Q&A, or reviewing a Barbie movie. ... Wait.... So as you may have noticed by now, none of the characters in this movie are named Barbie! So already, this movie is clickbait. As it turns out, a lot of these Barbie movies don't actually star Barbie. Rather they star "characters portrayed by Barbie" which is all sorts of confusing. But hey, it could be worse I guess. They could be portrayed by Amy Schumer. But luckily we still got a few years before that happens. Oh, by the way, magic exist in this world. Yeah, I know I bring that up pretty suddenly, but so does the film. Princess Tori has a magic hairbrush that changes her hair, and Keira has a magical microphone that changes her outfit. And nothing is really brought up about this. Like the characters in the film say that it's magic, but nothing else is really elaborated upon. Because outside of the magic, the world the film presents seems to more or less be the same as our world. It's not like it's some fairy tale kingdom or anything, it's set in contemporary times. It's never brought up where the magic comes from, it's just there. And it's even weirder because all they use there magic for is for changing there hair and outfit. Y'know, THINGS YOU CAN DO WITHOUT MAGIC!

Either that dress has a very large pocket, or this scene about to get a lot more uncomfortable. Anyway, the studio blames Keira's manager Crider for not having the album done already. Because like in the real world, pop stars don't have to suffer any responsibility for there actions. Crider is by far the best character in this movie. He is the most over the top, foppish gay man you've ever did see. We learn a bit about his backstory, as he was once a child star himself on this universes version of Alvin and the Chipmunks. But when puberty hit he fell from the lime light faster than Macaulay Culkin. So naturally he is not only bitter at Keira for having to be blamed for all her actions, but also because he is jealous of her fame. He's a great villain not just because of how over the top flamboyant he is, but also because he gives a refreshing breath of cynicism and bitterness that the movie is otherwise lacking. Also he's voiced by Rolf from Ed Edd'n Eddy. He doesn't sound like Rolf, like at all. But simply knowing that makes the whole film a lot more enjoyable. He tells his bumbling sidekick Rupert (Because why wouldn't he have a bumbling sidekick? I mean have you seen the type of movie this is?) that he plans on meeting Princess Tori's Aunt Amelia during a PR event, wooing her, and then inheriting all her money when she eventually passes away.

Crider, Rupert, and Keira arrive at the castle the next day and Crider begins his plot to woo the duchess. Meanwhile, Princess Tori and Keira and immediately hit it off. They are both huge fans of the other, and become fast friends. Tori offers to give Keira a tour of the castle. They begin talking about the problems that they are both going through. This is where they hatch the idea to switch places, and do so using there magic hairbrush and microphone, in order to make themselves look exactly like the other. Oh, and they also each have a dog. Because hey, little girls like dogs. There are some brief scenes we see between the dogs where they talk to each other in "animal language." but overall they don't contribute much to the plot, other than added marketability. Interesting side note, in the 2004 Barbie: Princess and the Pauper film they both had cats instead. Again, I guess dogs were just deemed more marketable. Keira and Tori, now disguised as each other, continue there tour of the castle. This is when Tori decides to show Keira, the person she literally just met, the castles most valuable secret. A secret that only members of the royal family are permitted to know about. And this is where the movies gets WEIRD! Okay, so they activates a secret passage and find a tree. And this tree, which only blooms once every five years, is a magic tree. That is guarded and cared for by a group of magically fairies. And the tree grows diamonds, which Tori says royal family uses the money from these diamonds to help the people! Though the fairies still give a diamond each to our protagonist. Again, it's weird because the world they create in this films universe SEEMS fairly real to our own. But then they just add random magical elements to it with no explanation. They could of at least included some backstory on where this tree came from. It feels like there just trying to check stuff off there "pandering to little girls" bingo sheet.

AH! BINGO! I GOT BINGO!

Unfortunately for our heroines, Tori FORGOT TO CLOSE THE SECRET DOOR PANEL BEHIND HER and Aunt Amelia ends up finding the two snooping around the secret garden. AND SHE DOESN'T CLOSE THE DOOR EITHER! How the heck has this secret been kept for five hundred years? She get's mad at Keira (Who's still disguised as Tori) and the three leave the chamber. But unbeknownst to them, since Aunt Ameila DIDN'T CLOSE THE FRICKIN' SECRET PASSAGEWAY Crider finds out about the diamond tree. And now he decides to change his plan from marrying into money, to just stealing all the diamonds for himself. But that conflict can wait, because we have pop songs to preform.

This movie has a lot of pop songs. Like, about a third of the movie is pop songs. And I have to say...there actually really good. If you're into that kinda pop punk type of music that is. The voice actresses each have a separate singing voice in the form of Jennifer Waris (Tori) and Tiffany Giardina (Keira) and both singers really knock it out of the part. Not only that but there is also some really well done choreography. Not only that, but the film also really takes advantage of the CG medium, with some impressive camera angles and panning shots. I mean it's not the greatest thing ever or anything, but for a direct-to-DVD Barbie movie, I was pleasantly surprised. I feel like this is where the passion was when it came to making this movie. Like the story was second to the music.

However, I would be lying if I said that the music didn't drag on a bit. Just due to how much is in the special. Not only that but several songs are used more than once, which isn't that bad because they sound really good, but it does make it feel a bit repetitive. That said though, I was suppressed by how good this aspect of the film was.

So Tori and Keira both begin trying to fulfill the role of the others. However, the both seem to have a bit of trouble living up to the expectations of there new roles. Typical stuff you would expect from a

"Prince and the Pauper"

adaptation. Tori, now being disguised as a low class...world famous pop star....decided to take this opportunity to explore her kingdom beyond her castle without escorts.

(Because, yeah, a pop star TOTALLY wouldn't have escorts with her when she's walking through the slums of a foreign nation.)

And Tori ends up coming across something she's never seen before. Poor people!

More specifically two poor little girls, who are taken a back by "Keira's" presence. We learn that, despite how glamorous the castle life is for the royal family, the kingdom itself is actually suffering. A major drought had occurred in the kingdom the year prior, and while the wealthy nobility we're not effected much the poor people are still suffering, and Princess Tori was completely oblivious to what was going on the entire time.

So now that Princess Tori has finally

Checked

HER

CIS

WHITE

PRIVILEGE!!!

-she decides to try to do right for the people by holding a free concert for all the underprivileged children. (Since the kids she met weren't able to afford to go to the concert at the beginning of the movie.) Not only that, but the whole royal family would be in attendance, and the concert would be broadcast live on TV to help raise awareness for the issue. Though Tori and Keira agree that they need to make sure they swap back before the concert starts.

Keira (disguised as Tori) begins to finally be able to relax without all of her pop star-ly duties. She begins to play and have fun with Tori's two little sisters, (who quickly figures out who she is.) And as it turns out, this break from all the stress of preforming and recording is what Keira needs in order to get re-inspired.

The day of the concert arrives, and Keira tries to meet up with Tori to swap places before the show begins. But rut-row, Aunt Amelia shows up and finds that "Tori" never ended up writing her speech. And because of this, Amelia refuses to let "Tori" go to the concert and locks her in her room. I do like that Keira actually does try to tell Amelia about the body swap ploy, in order to get her to let her out of the room. But Aunt Amelia doesn't believe her, and heads out for the concert.

As this is all happening, Crider and Rupert begin there plan to steal the diamond tree. They walk back into the castle claiming that the duchess sent them, and because plot the guards just let them in unsupervised.

Meanwhile at the concert, the crowd begins to get restless, and Tori is forced to go on stage and preform as Keira. She get's onstage, and is nervous. She begins to preform, badly. But then, with the power of "doing it her way"...whatever the hell that's suppose to mean, she is able to give a performance good enough that nobody is able to tell who she is in a pop song performance that last a total of five minutes straight in this seventy minute film!

The concert is a success. But wait, Crider and Rupert have successfully broken into the castles secret garden and have to face off against the fairies. Hey look, it's fairy vs fairy!

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Am I allowed to make that joke?

Also Rupert brought bug spray to kill the fairies, which is pretty horrific for the villains bumbling side kick. Especially when you realize that this would be a Barbie movie that would have one of the villains using chemical weapons on his opponents. Granted, this doesn't happen, because Rupert accidentally bough hair spray instead, but still. It was his INTENT to use bug spray! Also, of course the villains of a Barbie movies use hair spray as a weapon.

Crider cuts the roots of the diamond tree all of the trees in the surrounding area begin to die. To which I have to ask....why? Is it like a redwood thing, where all the trees are actually just a part of this one organism? If that's the case than why don't all the tree's grow diamonds? Or is this a magic thing? Prior to this scene the tree was never implied to have any magical abilities besides growing diamonds. Was a jewel heist just not deemed an exciting enough climax, so they felt the need to raise the stakes here?

Keira, with the help of Tori's dog, are able to find a secret passage way out of the room and she and Tori both notice the dying trees and run to stop Crider from escaping with the tree. They also switch back into there real identity, and I just now realize as I'm writing this that Crider does not question this very much. HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE WHOLE IDENTITY SWAPPING THING.

Also, let me talk about something that bothers me. There was this character earlier named Prince Liam who's "potrayed by Ken." He had a few scenes early on with Keira (who was disguised as Tori at the time.) I didn't bring him up because he honestly didn't really do anything that was important to the plot. But then, suddenly in the climax, he shows up like he was a main character or something. And he's annoying. He feels really tacked on, like the producers realized that there wasn't a romance element to this film and decided at the hour mark that there needed to be one. Except that doesn't even work because he doesn't even end up with either girls. With I admit was a pleasant surprise, that neither girls in the movie end up with a love interest. But it makes Liam's existence even more worthless. Also he's kinda misogynistic, talking about saving the "damsels in distress." even though they save themselves. All Liam does is take down Crider's sidekick.

Crider runs to his limo, but is blocked by the dogs. Cause y'know, a pug and a King Charles spaniel just COMPLETELY BLOCK THE ENTIRE PATH! So he ends up be stealing a horse drawn carriage in order to make his escape. Tori get's into Crider's limo and we get a kinda fun car/horse drawn carriage chase striped right out of the end of Ouran High School Host Club. How is it that I've reviewed two things with that very weird and specific climax? Anyway, they cut off Crider's carriage, but he has an ace up his sleeve. Turns out his leopard print tuxedo is also a GLIDE SUIT and he jumps off a cliff to make his dramatic escape! And that's why Crider the best character in this movie. But then Keira just zaps him with her magic microphone and turns his suit into a dress. And Tori zaps his hair to make it look more feminine. The villain is defeated, but the tree is still dead. But Tori has an idea. They suspect that maybe the diamonds that grew off the tree could act as the trees seeds. They go back to the garden and take the diamonds that the fairies gave them earlier and plant them into the ground. The fairies use there magic and at first it doesn't look like it'll work. But then, the tree begin to regrow and all the life returns to all the other trees all over the castle. This is actually a clever twist, except for the fact that the tree still has diamonds on it, even though they specifically say that it takes five years for the diamond to bloom. BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE A CONCERT TO FINISH! Yeah, Tori kinda just bailed in the middle of that. Tori and Keira both show up on stage, and preform together. Tori writes her speech and and talks about making changes to the kingdom's irrigation and social serves system to help the people harmed by the drought. Tori learns about responsibility and Keira kinda learns to relax...I guess? And the movie ends on a pop song. Y'know, a good book end.

Puffy Ami Yumi?... So that was Barbie: Princess and the Popstar! Overall what do I think of it? Well, to be honest, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't kinda checking the time while watching it. Heck, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't even a little bit tired of thinking about it while writing this review. The main problem is the basic premises. Princess and the pop star. The whole point of "The Prince and the Pauper." is that it's a rich person with a lot of responsibility and a poor person with no responsibility changing places. But here, it's a rich person with some responsibility swapping roles with....another rich person with some responsibility. There's no real contrast, and because of that we only get the bare basics of character development or an actual moral. The overall animation is...okay. You can see there's ambition, but the lack of budget really makes it look like a Sims 3 machinima. The main villain is fun, but the rest of the characters are pretty basic. And the pop songs, while being extremely catchy and well choreographed take up somewhere between a third and a half of the film. And I feel like if the film used more of that time on more important things than maybe it would of been better. If you want a movie with some so bad it's good elements (some actual good elements worked in) you MIGHT enjoy this film. But you have to have the patience to get through some of the more tedious bits. Also I feel like a REALLY little girl might like this. I know people say "Kids deserve good things too." and there not wrong. But it's important to remember that kids have different taste than we do. When I was a kid I loved the Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, so that should be evidence of that. But if you want a GOOD girl power type of show or movie....there's plenty better out there. Steven Universe, My Little Pony, Star vs, Hanizuki, the list goes on and on. Those shows are girly AND can be legitimately enjoyed by anybody, young or old. This really can't. That was my review of Barbie: Princess and the Popstar. If you've seen the movie by some...odd chance...tell me what you think of it in the comments down bellow. I would love to start a conversation. Anyway, see you next time for hopefully something better. Have a great day. (I do not own any of the images or videos in this review all credit goes to there original owners.)

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Check out all-new character posters for Disney’s 2018 holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” opening on Nov. 2!

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All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world.

Starring Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Disney’s new holiday feature film “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, and inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale.

Opens in U.S. theaters on Nov. 2, 2018. Directors: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston Producers: Mark Gordon, Larry Franco Executive producers: Sara Smith, Lindy Goldstein

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Pitch Women's Films to Distributors

City of Angels Women’s Film Festival and Shout! Studios Announce Official Sponsorship

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City of Angels Women's Film Festival September 24th - 26th

Shout! Studios Will Afford Festival Winners the Opportunity to Meet, Discuss and Pitch Potential Distribution or Development Deal

We are thrilled to be working with the festival to support gender equality by connecting and empowering female voices and providing opportunities to up and coming talent”— Julie Dansker

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City of Angels Women's Film Festival is proud to announce that Shout! Studios will be one of their official Sponsors this year. Shout! Studios is bringing exciting potential distribution and development deals to winners in select categories of COAWFF. A meeting with the acquisitions team of Shout! Studios will be awarded to the winners of the BEST FEATURE FILM, BEST SOCIAL COMMENTARY FILM and BEST SCREENPLAY, where they will be afforded the opportunity to discuss and pitch their projects. “As a studio and multi-platform media company we are always seeking to acquire fresh, high-caliber films, and it is a priority for us to showcase and celebrate diverse women’s stories,” says Shout! Studios Head of New Content Sales Julie Dansker. “We are thrilled to be working with the festival to support gender equality by connecting and empowering female voices and providing opportunities to up and coming talent.” City of Angels Women’s Film Festival’s Artistic Director, Lisa K. Crosato is, “thrilled that Shout! Studios is onboard to give our filmmakers and writers a huge opportunity like this.” The 2nd Annual City of Angels Women’s Film Festival will take place September 24-26 at the Whitefire Theatre: 13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks. 91423. Closing Night Red Carpet Gala Award Ceremony will be held Sept 26th at Bella Blanca Event Center in North Hollywood. Deadline for submissions is September 6, 2021. For more information visit cityofangelswomensfilmfest.com or questions regarding submissions may be directed to [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @cityofangelswomensfilmfest or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/COAWFF. About City of Angels Women’s Film Festival COAWFF’s mission is to promote gender equality in the film industry and celebrate diverse women's stories by creating a platform for those stories to be shared and celebrated through the medium of film and written word. Founded by Lisa K. Crosato in 2019, the City of Angels Women’s Film Festival connects and empowers women in the film industry and showcases extraordinary films made by women both in Los Angeles and globally.

About Shout! Studios Shout! Studios is the filmed entertainment production and distribution arm of Shout! Factory, specializing in all aspects of distribution, including theatrical, VOD, digital, DVD/Blu-ray, and broadcast. Shout! Studios champions and supports like-minded filmmakers and creators at the forefront of pop culture, driving creative expression and diversity in independent storytelling. Shout! Studios finances, produces, acquires, and distributes an eclectic slate of movies, award-winning animated features, specialty films and series from rising and established talent, filmmakers, and producers. Recent releases include the comedy-drama Misbehaviour, starring Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Standing Up, Falling Down, starring Ben Schwartz and Billy Crystal, documentary feature Women In Motion: Nichelle Nichols Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA, and award-winning animated feature Long Way North.

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French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché was a contemporary of the famed Lumière brothers, and was in many ways just as influential in the invention of cinema, yet 49 years after her death, she remains widely unknown. Guy-Blaché first encountered the new medium as the secretary of Léon Gaumont, founder of the Gaumont film studio. She apparently expressed boredom with the nonfictional “demonstration films” being produced by the studio and asked permission to make her own work, with a fictional storyline. The resulting work, La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy), made in 1896, tells the whimsical tale of a woman who grows children in a cabbage patch and is widely considered the first ever narrative film. Guy-Blaché went on to make over 1000 films during her lifetime, driven by what she dubbed “fertile imagination”, and is thought to have coined the idea of filming on location as well as shooting one of the first close-ups.

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It is still several months before The Nutcracker and the Four Realms hits theaters but Disney is starting to release more about this upcoming holiday film. Today Disney released new images and a new poster for the film that hits theaters on November 2, 2018. Take a look at these new images, poster, and trailer and then let us know what you think int he comments below! Are you excited for this movie? What do you think of the photos? Which character intrigues you the most?

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Mackenzie Foy is Clara and Keira Knightley is the Sugar Plum Fairy in Disney’s THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS.

Clara (Mackenzie Foy) and Phillip (Jayden Fowara-Knight) visit the Fourth Realm in Disney’s THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS.

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Richard E. Grant is Shiver, Keira Knightley is The Sugar Plum Fairy, Eugenio Derbrez is Hawthorne and Mackenzie Foy is Clara in Disney’s THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS.

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Disney Releases New Images and Poster for Upcoming The Nutcracker and the Four Realms It is still several months before The Nutcracker and the Four Realms hits theaters but Disney is starting to release more about this upcoming holiday film.

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Recommendations for Hogwarts Houses: Gryffindor

Though I was sorted into Hufflepuff when I first took the Pottermore quiz, Gryffindor has been every result since. So I find that I have grown into this house and I identify a lot with it. This might be a super long list, so bear with me! These lists aren’t final! I may add more items later and if you guys send in suggestions I will definitely take them into thought! (P.S. I don’t own the gifs I use for any house list, I just found them and fell in love with them, so all credit to the owner.)

Books:

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver: Samantha Kingston has it all; popularity, the perfect boyfriend- the perfect life. That is… until it ends. The catch; she wakes up and begins to relive the day of her death over and over. Sam attempts to change her fate and discovers that sometimes death is the only way to really make you see the world.

The Selection Series by Keira Cass: A mix of the Hunger Games and the Bachelor, this story follows America Singer, who unwillingly is entered into a competition to wed Illea’s beloved Prince Maxon. Her resentment quickly changes as she befriends the Prince. Things get complicated when the boy she ran away from, Aspen, appears at the palace with the new role as a guard. America is a fiery character to follow, who stands up for what is right, no matter who tells her to stand down.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff- Kady thought the hardest thing she’d ever have to do was break up with her boyfriend Ezra. Until her planet is invaded and the two escape on two different ships with an enemy vessel in pursuit. Written in confidential documents, emails, and logs, this space-thriller will have you flipping through pages like made, deciphering the complicated tale of deadly plagues, evil AIs and corrupt organizations.

Movies:

The Star Wars Saga: In a constant battle between good and evil, this enticing tale will have you fighting with plastic lightsabers in no time. Follow strong leaders like Leia Organa, train to become a Jedi under Obi- Wan Kenobi, or laugh at the sarcastic wit from charming characters like Han Solo and Poe Dameron. A series for all ages, Star Wars is one of the ultimate fandoms.

Cinderella (2015): A classic tale comes to life in this beautiful film about a young girl named Ella, who is as beautiful on the outside as she is within. Ella lives with her loathsome stepmother and stepsisters, who treat her as nothing more than ash. One day, the prince announces there is to be a ball at the royal palace that will change Ella’s life forever. This film is about more than fairy-godmothers and handsome princes, for it shows one of the bravest acts anyone can imagine- showing yourself as you really are and accepting it.

The Avengers: A band of superheroes comes together to defeat the trickster god known as Loki, but first Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, and Hawkeye must survive each other.

TV:

Supernatural: Join the Winchester brothers in their neverending quest to chase away the demons and monsters that go bump in the night in this thrilling series. Depicting the importance of family and bravery, this series will have you cracking up, tearing up, or jamming to all the classics.

Teen Wolf: Scott McCall is just like everybody else… well, unless you count the teeth. After a bite turns this average teen into a werewolf, his life will never be the same. While his teenage heart falls for the new girl; Allison, his best friend Stiles and mysterious mentor Derek try to keep this new wolf on a leash. As the series progresses, the character development incredibly transforms these characters, facing new and terrifying villains at every turn.

The 100: A group of 100 teenage criminals is sent down to Earth to see if it is survivable years after the nuclear war that destroyed the rest of the human population. What could go wrong? At first, the teens only challenge is surviving on a planet humankind hasn’t stepped foot on in a hundred years- or so they think. The group encounters the Grounders, tribes of people who emerged from the nuclear wasteland. They all quickly learn that survival may come at a terrible cost.

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10 Movies To Watch When You’re Depressed

When you’re depressed, it’s hard to seek out something which will cheer you up. Whether you broke up together with your partner, lost employment, or simply end up overwhelmed with life, sometimes there’s nothing more soothing than curling abreast of the couch to observe some specialized movies. Here are 10 movies bound to cheer you up.

1. The Princess Bride (1987)

“Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles” — this fairy tale classic has it all. Starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, and Andre the enormous, The Princess Bride shows how even the foremost difficult obstacles can’t stop true love. The film is all directly comical, adventurous, and pleasant. “Inconceivable!”

2. Big Hero 6 (2014)

This is an animated film about a few teenage robotics genii who activates a robot that befriends him during a time of crisis. While most robots are seen as cold and incapable of human emotions, Baymax is loveable, huggable, and endearing. It’s a troublesome story about growing up but serves to strengthen the thought that friendship is forever.

3. love, Actually (2003)

Love Actually maybe a worldwide favorite that takes place five weeks before Christmas. The rom-com features Liam Neeson, Keira Knightly, Bill Nighy, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, and Emma Thompson. The film aims a lens at different aspects of affection because it exists in 10 different stories with characters who are all linked in how. It’s not sappy within the least, and every one of the stories is both heartbreaking yet hopeful all at an equivalent time.

4. Forrest Gump (1994)

Tom Hanks won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the straightforward, endearing Forrest Gump, who never saw himself as anything but normal because of the love and support of his mother. As a toddler, he falls crazy together with his neighbor Jenny, and therefore the film takes us through his life to adulthood and his and Jenny’s eventual marriage. You’ll cry your eyes out but you’ll be left feeling overwhelming joy, too.

5. Amelie (2001)

Young, single Parisian Amelie works in a café and leads a rather dull life. One day, she discovers a small tin box hidden in a wall in her apartment and sets out on a mission to find its owner. Once she does, it compels her to keep doing good for herself and others. Amelie is a charming, relatable character, and the story is sunny enough to cheer anyone out of the doldrums.

6. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Just imagining an enormous chocolate factory is amazing enough in itself, but getting into the shoes of the youngsters lucky enough to be set free therein factory may be a dream all kids (and adults) had once they viewed this classic film that starred Gene Wilder as Mr. Wonka himself. “There is not any life I do know to match with pure imagination… Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be,” Wonka sings to his visitors. It works if you’re a child, an adult, or a senior.

7. The Birdcage (1996)

This classic comedy film stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Christine Baransky, and Hank Azaria. While its themes are serious, life lessons are taught in a riotously humorous way without losing the depth and importance of every. Partners Robin Williams and Nathan Lane run a haul club in Miami and check out to pass for straight when their son announces his engagement to a senator’s daughter. be careful with Agador Spartacus!

8. Grease (1978)

This is a classic boy-meets-girl highschool romance set within the 1950s. Starring John Travolta as bad boy Danny Zucco and Olivia Newton-John because of the virginal Sandy, the film takes us from their initial shy meeting to her eventual transformation to a motorbike babe that ends in an end-of-year senior student celebration. The music soundtrack landed at the highest of the charts and can surely get you humming.

9. Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

In this animated classic by Hayao Miyazaki, young Sophie may be a talented hatmaker who meets Howl, a wizard who lives in a magical, flying castle. An evil witch grows jealous and turns Sophie into an old woman, and Howl must determine the way to reverse the spell and obtain obviate the witch. It’s a fairy tale for both kids and adults and speaks to the thought of true love rising in particular things superficial.

1. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

This is a moving documentary on the lifetime of Fred Rogers and his PBS show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which ran for many years permanently reason. His gentle, truthful nature was key in teaching kids (and adults) the importance of affection, respect, and acceptance. His song “It’s You I Like” resonates with lyrics like “I hope that you’ll remember, even when you’re feeling blue… that it’s you I prefer, it’s you yourself, it’s you. It’s your I prefer .” And once you see him sing this and other songs as he looks directly at the camera, you’ll swear that he’s singing on to you. Because he's.

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