#ben schnetzer

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I've worked a few tough crowds myself over the years. In politics? In panto.

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pride + gay's the word

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favourite movies wached in 2022

8. Pride (2014) dir. Matthew Warchus

What's the Welsh for lesbian?

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GIJS BLOM • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2018 • Semi Autobiographical • dir. Xavier Dolan

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Max Vandenburg.

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Khadgar gif pack IV.

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“Who is this fucking Ellen Degeneres here?” 😭

gus halper as chance in goat (2016)

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242 - Pride

This week’s episode is one we have promised for some time: 2014′s Pride. The film tells the true story of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, a queer activist group that partnered with a Welsh town in the 1980s during the mining strike under Thatcher’s rule. Following the lives of both the straight townsfolk and the queer Londoners, the film paints a portrait of queerness, allyship, and activism that rings true today while also satisfying on a crowd-pleasing level. After launching at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and winning the Queer Palm, the film launched in the fall of 2014 to some ardent critical fans, but didn’t cross the Oscar finish line.

This episode, we talk about the theatre career of director Matthew Warchus and the film’s comforts in this current tumultuous moment for queer people. We also talk about the film’s tremendous ensemble headlined by Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy, gay infighting, and unofficial THOB mascot Men Trussler.

Topics also include the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, Monica Bellucci bluntly listing director names, and the concept of Festival Regret.

Links:

The 2014 Oscar nominations

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Pride: during the wave of Thatcherism in 1980′s London, activist Mark Ashton founds the collection group “Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners.” With their donations in tow, the members of LGSM travel to a small village of Onllwyn, Wales & gradually build bonds with the mining community!

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Grizzlies (2018) dir.: Miranda de Pencier

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Ben Schnetzer as Rupert Turner

in “The Death & Life of John F. Donovan”

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3 Body Problem

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

3 Body Problem (Season 1, 2024, USA)

Creators: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss & Alexander Woo (based on the trilogy by Liu Cixin)

Directors: Derek Tsang, Andrew Stanton, Minkie Spiro & Jeremy Podeswa

Mini-review:

As a huge fan of any story related to aliens, conspiracies and all that stuff, I couldn't miss out on this show. And, thankfully, I enjoyed it a lot. One of my favorite things is that it focuses mostly on the scientific aspects of the plot, instead of throwing a bunch of senseless action scenes into every episode. It's not like there aren't any set pieces, but they're just not the focus at all. The whole cast does a pretty solid job, but the standout is without a doubt newcomer Zine Tsang; her performance is stunning, even though she's only in half of the episodes. Tbh, my biggest complaint is that the CGI leaves much to be desired, considering all the resources that went into making this show. And also, given the concept, I think the show could have been a lot more adventurous in terms of visuals. But still, 3 Body Problem was a pretty good sci-fi show. I hope we get to see more, but if we don't, I'll probably check out the original books.

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Kate Hewitt:

For UK Father's Day. My dad & husband on Vera's 2nd birthday a few days back. So much love for this image as they tenderly teach Vera to ride her scooter.

Followed by lots of pictures of Ben being the being the best dad imaginable. Puppeteer, cuddler, letting his rehearsals be interrupted by a tiny wannabe musician II maker of the best pancakes, the person who makes Vera laugh the hardest, banana phoning even when she's not watching, soft, kind, deep feeling daddy who keeps Vera safe and goes to her when she calls your name...I could go on... I love you. I love how you father. Vera loves you. Eternally grateful for this.