#Sarah Duhamel

[silentlondon]

Le Giornate del Cinema Muto 2023: Pordenone Post No 7

You don’t have to be superstitious to notice when the date is Friday the 13th, and conduct yourself cautiously as a result. And of course I am not superstitious – unless you count the fact that I am convinced I willed this evening’s gala into existence by the power of my mind. But that’s a story for later on… Continue reading Untitled

[stevebuscemieyes]

Scream 2, 1997

Dir. Wes Craven

[newmovieeveryweek]

week fifty-two (29/12/22)

New Year’s Eve

6/10

i’ve never seen new york in such actual detail. he only has 25 grand of student loan debt? every time i go to type something the scene changes and i forget what i was gonna say. jensen is so ugly and the disney knees 💀 girl eating chocolate = unhappy girl. it’s been a full year since they’ve seen each other and he’s saying that he’s fully committing to her? for sure. i hate when people sing slightly off time. ew those fishnets. found out from the credits that i just called bon jovi ugly lol. 

[fibula-rasa]

“Film Comedy’s Eves” Watchalong

You know how, when you read a book on film, you inevitably inflate your to-watch list to untenable levels (or pause your reading to check some titles out)? Or is that just me?

On that note, I’ve been reading Steve Massa’s Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy. So far, it’s an expansive, indispensable survey of the work of women in the early days of film comedy with a few cheeky extras thrown in. As a devotee of The Silent Comedy Watch Party, I was already familiar with some of the women Steve profiles in the book, but obviously I wanted to see as much of their work as possible.

So, I put together a playlist featuring most of the women from the first chapter of the book, “Film Comedy’s Eves.” The list below was curated based on the prominence of the women in the film as well as general quality (although how good a comedy is is highly subjective!), but the youtube playlist has a few more titles included.

Two quick presentation notes: 

Some of the videos have music and some don’t, so you may want to check your volume level. 

The intertitles for some of these films are not in English, so be sure you have captions turned on for English translations.

I didn’t do write-ups for the films or the divas because if these films interest you, you should check out Steve’s book! I would also be remiss if I didn’t note that many of the women from this chapter of Slapstick Divas are featured on the Cinema’s First Nasty Women set. (See if your local library has a copy!)

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Little Moritz enlève Rosalie / Little Moritz Runs Away with Rosalie (1911) 

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The Diva: Sarah Duhamel (Rosalie)

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Boireau et la gigolette (1912)

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The Diva: Valentina Frascaroli

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Léontine garde la maison / Léontine Keeps House (1912)

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The Diva: Léontine (performer as yet unidentified)

Watch more BELOW the JUMP!

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Cunégonde femme cochère / Cunégonde the Coachwoman (1913)

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The Diva: Little Chrysia

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L’acqua miracolosa / The Miracle Water (1914)

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The Diva: Gigetta Morano

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Lea si diverte / Lea’s Joke (1912)

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The Diva: Lea Giunchi 

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The Handy Man (1923)

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The Diva: Mathilde Comont

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Twelfth Night (1910)

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The Diva: Florence Turner

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All on Account of the Milk (1910)

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The Diva: Mary Pickford

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Her Crowning Glory (1911)

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The Diva: Flora Finch

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[roundaboutnow]

OMFG

okay so I'm trying to work on my essay and black eyed peas comes on and obviously i have to listen to fergie now right? so then im wondering about if fergie ever got remarried or how many kids she has and i look it up and the internet tells me she has 3 kids, one with her ex husband (josh duhamel) and then two royal daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie and at first im thinking 'damn those are unfortunate names' but then im like wait are they actual princesses? so i look it up and they are, and Fergie's a duchess apparently? and im like, since when? so im doing all this research into this and im thinking the whole time that it makes no sense and i think i would have heard about it if Fergie married a prince right?

well it turns out this is a completely different Fergie. the internet has combined the singer songwriter Stacy Ann 'Fergie' Ferguson and the duchess Sarah 'Fergie' Ferguson into one person.

idk if this website just sucks or if AI has infected it or if the author of the article was confused but dont believe the first results you find on the internet bc all of this is a bold faced lie.

[totallylesbians]

Hey, it seems that you know a lot of queer films. Any suggestions which I absolutly have to see? Can you list some maybe?

DEBS is an action/comedy/romance. It follows the poster child (Amy) of a group of spies in training who falls for the notorious super criminal, Lucy Diamond. It’s super campy, but I love this movie. It’s the first LGBT movie I ever saw. Amazing casting choices. Stars Jordana Brewster, Sara Foster, Devon Aoki, Jimmi Simpson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Holland Taylor.

Imagine Me and You. Romance/comedy. Starts off with a wedding where the bride, Rachel, notices Luce in the audience and is drawn to her. They become friends. Rachel learns Luce is a lesbian and begins questioning her own sexuality, and as that develops, she has to decide whether or not to stay with her husband or her newfound romance with Luce. Amazing casting. Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, and Anthony Head.

Carol is a romantic/drama/period film that is set in the early 1950s of New York City. It tells the story of a forbidden love affair between an aspiring (female) photographer and an older woman going through a rough divorce. Good cast. Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, and Sarah Paulson. Mara and Blanchett play the two leads.

Love, Simon is a romance/drama. This movie tells the story of a 17-year-old boy named Simon. He’s a closeted gay high school student, and, like most teenagers at some point, struggles to find the balance between his friends and his family. However, on top of that he also has a blackmailer that threatens to out him to everyone and is trying to figure out the identity of the anonymous classmate that he has developed feelings for that he met online. I feel this movie really shows just how complicated coming out can be for some people, even those who logically know they will still be accepted by their friends. It was incredibly relatable to me and it showed some of my friends just how I felt when making these discoveries about myself. I don’t think I could imagine a better cast for this film. It stars Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Miles Heizer, and Logan Miller.

To Wong Foo is a road comedy movie that centers around three New York City drag queens who go on a road trip together. While on this trip, their car breaks down and they have to stay the weekend in a nearby small town while it gets fixed. Now, I know this doesn’t sound like much, but I promise you, this movie is worth the watch. It was made in the mid 90s and was a monumental, pivotal movie for it’s time. PHENOMENAL casting! Especially with the three leads; Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo. John wasn’t as well known at the time, but Swayze and Snipes already had established careers as heartthrobs and badasses. All of them stood up for this movie and what it stands for and represents. I cannot recommend this one enough.

EDIT!! I meant to save as a draft and hit post instead. I will update with more tomorrow when I’m on the road.

[jim1953us]

Sarah Knafo : Mon premier plateau face à Duhamel sur BFMTV !

Journaleux  reellement en marche !

[memitodu29]

Sarah Knafo ATOMISE Benjamin Duhamel en plein direct de BFM

[chaoticrebels]

Jude Atticus Rossi - Josh Duhamel {Father} - Demon Saeko Aurora Rossi - Gemma Chan {Step Mother} - Half Fae, Half Banshee Aurora Skye Brooks - Sarah Michelle Gellar {Mother} - Angel Kyrie Stardust Brooks - Robert Downey Jr. {Step Father} - Half Vampire, Half Werewolf

[dovebuffy92]

Spoilers Below

INTRODUCTION

In Julia‘s eighth episode, “Chocolate Souffle,” directed by Scott Ellis, Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) almost decides to cancel The French Chef because of her disagreeable encounter with Betty Friedan (Tracee Chimo Pallero). WGBH President Hunter Fox (Robert Joy) starts the episode feeling invigorated by the cooking program’s fame. He hands the reign of WGBH’S flagship program to Alice Naman (Brittany Bradford). WGBH’s President promises to hire another female producer to help her with The French Chef. Hunter tells Russ Morash (Fran Kranz) that The French Chef earned the public television channel enough money to finance him producing and directing social justice documentaries. Julia decides to drop out of The French Chef’s second season because she is worried that the program traps women in the kitchen. Julia also hates that she deceived her husband, Paul Cushing Child (David Hyde Pierce), about how she launched the cooking program.

Julia’s decision to cancel The French Chef creates problems for her “chosen” family. Russ and Alice are forced to go back to producing P. Albert Duhamel’s (Jefferson Mays) I’ve Been Reading. Alice feels betrayed by Julia quitting because she thought they were one big family. She leans on her new long-distance boyfriend for support. Alice decides to visit him in New York because of her unhappiness at work. Avis DeVoto (Bebe Neuwirth) plans to wring Betty’s neck because The French Chef gives her purpose. The television program helps keep Avis active rather than spending all day depressed sitting on her couch sipping wine.

Meanwhile, in New York, Judith Jones (Fiona Glascott) confronts her boss Blanche Knopf (Judith Light), over sucking the joy out of the big gala. Unfortunately, Blanche is too preoccupied to make even one jab about cookbooks. Eventually, the company president confesses to Judith that her eyes are deteriorating. Blanche will soon be blind. Judith promises to be Blanche’s eyes, meaning that she will now have double the workload.

Paul talks Julia into not giving up on The French Chef because the cooking program plants smile on the audience’s faces. Everybody in Julia’s chosen family rejoices over her signing a contract for the second season of the cooking program. She plans to spend a couple of months in France working on the second cookbook with her collaborator Simone Beck (Isabella Rossellini) but will be back in time to start shooting the new season. Sadly, Alice cuts off her relationship with her boyfriend because she plans on focusing all her attention on being the lead producer of The French Chef. Julia Season One ends with the main cast watching the “Chocolate Souffle” episode of their cooking program while dreaming about the future.

MARRIAGE BETRAYAL

The Child’s marriage is based on a true partnership that Julia fractures by not trusting her husband from the jump. Paul crawls into bed dressed in his paisley pajamas. He notices that Julia, clad in floral pajamas, is reading The Feminine Mystique. He calls her a “masochist.” Julia sighs dramatically. She admits that The French Chef was all her idea. In the pilot episode, Julia had told Paul that the cooking program was all WGBH’s idea because they loved her I’ve Been Reading interview when she cooked an omelet for Albert. Paul sits there, puzzled. Finally, Julia states clearly that she lied to her husband to get him on board. She feels relieved that the whole thing will be over tomorrow when they tape the last episode.

Julia continues to reveal everything to Paul, perhaps to convince him to support her leaving The French Chef. She tells her husband that she has been paying for significant portions of the television program through cookbook royalties and checks from her late father, John McWilliams (James Cromwell). Julia did all this behind Paul’s back because she didn’t think he would support her creating The French Chef under these conditions. Paul seems more and more heartbroken as she explains further.

Paul’s upset because he can’t understand why Julia wouldn’t be honest with him. He has been her number one cheerleader from the start of their relationship. More than that, Paul believes they are partners who take on the world together. He feels embarrassed by learning that their The French Chef partnership has been a lie. Paul sees Julia’s deception similar to how the embassy forced him to retire after the years of service he dedicated them. He is not angry that Julia came up with the idea for the cooking program or partly financed it. Instead, Paul feels betrayed because Julia lied to him. She didn’t trust him to be her true partner. Paul feels duped by the person he loves and respects the most.

JULIA’S INSPIRATION

Paul forgives Julia, then inspires her to keep creating what brings her and others joy instead of listening to the naysayers. Throughout this episode, Julia is obsessed with the fact that The French Chef upsets feminists. One conversation with Paul turns everything around. Simone calls Julia in the evening to invite her and Paul to live at the co-author’s home in France for an indefinite period of time. This way, they could cook together until they finish their cookbook. Later in the night, Julia senses that Paul doesn’t want to move to France. He tells his wife that he doesn’t want to run away from The French Chef. Julia argues that the television program has been “poisoned” by her lies. However, Paul doesn’t let her take the easy way out.

The husband tells Julia that he still says yes to The French Chef even after learning the truth. As Julia’s true partner, Paul embraces the cooking program despite the financial risks. The only problem is that Julia still believes that Betty might be right. She doesn’t want to destroy any woman’s life. Paul bluntly argues that The French Chef is not that important in the grand scheme of things. The television program means next to nothing compared to their roles in fighting the Nazis during World War Two. Julia won’t save or ruin the United States by continuing to shoot episodes of The French Chef.

More than that, Paul points out that perhaps The French Chef harms or upsets some housewives like Betty argues, but the cooking program is not for them. The series is for the creative team behind The French Chef and for audiences who find joy in being in Julia’s company for half an hour. There is no reason to destroy something that audiences enjoy because it’s not one demographics cup of tea. Finally, Paul states that the world would be dull if criticisms could silence all the artists. Thankfully he breaks through Julia’s protective shell. Once again, she signs up for The French Chef Season Two the next day.

LAST THOUGHTS

“Chocolate Souffle” reminds us that art doesn’t need to be loved by all to be vital. If even one person finds joy in a painting or cooking program, its existence means something. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

[rrrauschen]

Romeo Bosetti, {1911} Rosalie et son phonographe

[silentlondon]

Looking for a female version of Laurel and Hardy?

Looking for a female version of Laurel and Hardy?

The release of Stan & Ollie has got a lot of people thinking about comedy. And in the Guardian opinion pages, one of my favourite film writers posed a very interesting question. So why hasn’t there ever been a female version of Laurel and Hardy?

Don’t ever make the mistake of assuming the writer wrote the headline. What Gilbey meant, I think, was why hasn’t there ever been a female comedy duo…

[queer-cosette]

I just had a fuckin moment rip my dad mentioned someone was selling commemorative plates of Prince Andrew marrying Fergie and I thought he meant Fergie as in the singer of Fergalicious not Sarah Ferguson 😭

[isqbelevans]

Here’s my head canon about Izzie and the guy she had Hannah with in high school: usually teen pregnancies are thrown out to be abusive situations, however, I believe Izzie and Sean (as I’ve named him) were actually the opposite of that stereotype. Instead of her being a trailer park girl hooking up with a big jock who took advantage of her, I’m gonna say Sean also lived in the trailer park. They were both two smart individuals yearning — deserving something greater than an old trailer park. They always gravitated towards each other, even before getting together. And I’d say Izzie even let him have a say in what they’d do with Hannah. They were both 16 year old kids, who could raise a child but knew she’d be better off with wealthier, more stable parents. Sean would stand outside Izzie’s trailer, hearing Robbie plead with Izzie to keep the baby. Back then, they’d always end up in some fight where afterwards Sean would have to calm down Izzie, in fits of sobs, no longer knowing what to do. By the time Hannah was born Izzie and Sean had broken up but they always stayed together and were their for each other. Once Hannah was given to the Kleins’, Izzie and Sean were still friendly to each other in school, always their for each other when they needed a friend. After they graduated, they parted ways. I’d assume they’d reconnect again sometime; perhaps 20 years later, around this time... and they’d meet Hannah together. And though Hannah has loving parents, Sean & Izzie would still always be there for her because she is their daughter. In this picture, Sean, who’ve I’ve named Sean Michael’s, is portrayed by Josh Duhamel. Josh and Katherine Heigl had such good chemistry in 2010’s Life As We Know It, that I just had to pair them together for this! Please Share!

[corikane]

Second Coming

Scream 2 (1997) by Wes Craven “By definition alone, [Sequels] are inferior films,” Scream 2 warns us early on, or Randy (Jamie Kennedy) does, Woodsboro’s own resident film geek who’s now a film student. While there are exceptions to the rule, Scream 2 isn’t one of them. But I don’t think anyone expects the sequel to a horror classic (and Scream has quickly become that) to outshine the original.…

[joshduhamelsource]

JOSH DUHAMEL & LESLIE BIBB. The Lost Husband (2020) Dir. Vicky Wight.