#david percival

[darksoulcuteface]

I want a David Percival in my life! 🔥🔥🔥

The hottest and sexiest James McAvoy character in my opinion! 😏😏😏

[educatingmerlin]

David Durham played Gwen and Elyan's father, Tom the Blacksmith, in two episodes in Merlin season one.

Durham studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as a violinist. He is also a singer and specializes in classical baritone, and has performed many times in the opera.

His most recent project was an acting role in Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves.

[raiseyourgoblet-of-rock]

“I don’t want to fuck that old man! Ew, that’s gross!” girl then move over

[queer-ragnelle]

What are some of the weirdest stories/books/movies etc you've encountered in your Arthuriana journey? Whatever weird might mean to you (good/bad/unsettling/unexpected/surreal/goofy)

Hi anon!

This is honestly a tough thing to answer because what even constitutes a weird Arthurian retelling? They're all pretty weird haha! But I definitely have a few that come to mind

The French film Perceval (1978) is super weird in a great way! It's shot on a stage with painted backgrounds and metallic trees and structures for the set. Real horses are brought on. A troupe of bards provide diegetic music, playing instruments and singing a narration of events on screen while also acting as characters in their own right (such as the jester Kay throws into the fire). Perceval and Gauvain narrate their own stories in third person at times too. It's surreal! It's as if Perceval's world is "fake," since his mother has kept him isolated for so long, it's a distorted view of reality. This is the closest adaptation of Chrétien de Troyes's Story of the Grail I can think of, it's nearly word-for-word, BUT! They removed the racism and antisemitism. Two thumbs up! The ending is bananas. There's no describing it, you just have to watch. You can download this movie from my MEGA drive or it can be watched for free on Tubi! (Content warning for nudity and some gore.)

The film Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) is my favorite adaptation of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The main character Tom works for NASA developing an android named Hermes. Through a comedy of errors, both Tom and Hermes end up launched into space at the speed of light, traveling through time, and crash land in Camelot, 508AD. Mordred mistakes Tom for a monster (due to his space suit and orb-shaped helmet) but Tom quickly wins Arthur's trust and allowed to hang out. He meets Sandy, a girl who thinks her dad has been transformed into a goose, and together with her and a page named Clarance, works to return home. It's exceedingly silly. I much prefer the character Tom (and Hermes, who is identical in appearance to Tom and jousts for him) to Sir Boss in the Connecticut Yankee film from 1949 with Bing Crosby. Tom's gun is funnier than the original as it's more like a science-fiction laser that blows things up. He also has a magnet ray he uses to draw armored knights where he wants. Not a good film, but goofy and fun. You can download this movie from my MEGA drive! (No content warnings, it's a family movie!)

The film Excalibur (1981) obviously has to make this list. Coincidentally, it's mostly for Percival again. The Grail Quest segment accounts for just 20 minutes of the entire film, but it feels like eons. And it's So Weird. It's safe to call it horror. Percival meets struggle after struggle, encountering many dead comrades along the way, raving mad townspeople struggling to survive, Morgan and Mordred attempting to steer him wrong. He's eventually hung from a tree and has a vision of God's voice. (Hallucination or real?) The dead knight dangling above him sways and his spurs cut Percival free. From there he runs into Uriens and holds him as he dies, struck down by miscreant knights. Percival eventually achieves the grail, obviously, but it's not until he's pushed the absolute limits. It's probably one of my favorite sequences in film ever. 11/10. You can download this from my MEGA drive! (Content warning for nudity, rape, gore, and incest.)

As for books, I recommend The Modern Arthur Trilogy by Peter David. The first one is Arthur running for mayor of NYC, the second one is President of the United States, and the third one he sort of becomes a god. It's wild. Other characters include Guinevere, Lancelot, Morgan le Fay, Mordred, Percival, Merlin, and of course the Lake of the Lake. The sequels randomly add Gilgamesh and Enkidu (and later Noah, like the guy with an ark in the Bible??) and it's all very strange indeed. The first book is definitely the best but Gilgamesh/Enkidu were pretty freaky (affectionate) so I did enjoy that, although the whole premise of book two is...meh. I listened to the graphic audio books which were awesome, the sound effect of Arthur falling down the subway stairs in full armor is worth every penny. (Content warning for incest, murder, cannibalism, racism, and terrorism)

[tinyreviews]

Movie Review: American Fiction 2023. Sarcastic wit. Hilarious punchline. Must Watch!

I gave this movie a pass at first. But the hype from the Oscars made me watch it and I enjoyed this movie a lot! For a comedy, it dealt with quite a lot of serious topics. The last act is kinda messy but the punchline hit right.

It’s a clever story. The structure is clever. The characters are clever. The dialog is clever. The ending is hilarious. MUST WATCH!

Did you find the movie (and dialog) clever? I like the sister, Lisa, a lot!

American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson, in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, and Keith David.

[araiz-zaria]

[artphotographyofmen]

Albus Dumbledore by David Keen

[palamedeeznuts]

D:

i can't get over himb face he looks like an atheist facing the gates of heaven

[insinirate]

brushing up on sir galahad lore is FUNNY as hell hes the churchs mary sue and he is their meowest little meow

[darksoulcuteface]

Check it out

Your tongue, my tongue, millions of star's 🔥🔥🔥

[borealiszero]

Double set for the wolf siblings

[ID start: Four illustrations of chibi Pyrrha Halloran and Dunstan See, my original characters from project: Cursed. The two first illustrations are Pyrrha Halloran. She is dark-skinned and has short black hair with half-black half-red eyes with cat-like pupils. She is smiling joyously, exposing her fang. She is standing proudly, posing with a broadsword on her shoulder. She is wearing a black jacket over her red tactical under shirt. She wear high waisted pants with three red tactical pouches on her legs and red boots. Her broadsword is black with red damascus steel pattern on it. There are three exclamation mark in the speech bubble.

The two last illustrations are Dustan See. He is fair-skinned with short spiky black hair. He is standing casually, holding his black twinblade. He wears black jacket over pinkish-red shirt and black trousers and boots. He wears a white mask with two dots for eyes and a wide smile. The speech bubble contains sparkling star.

Both illustration on the right are layered with layer effects, with Pyrrha's being warmer toned while Dunstan's being cold. The artist signature, @borealiszero are at their legs. // End of ID]

[djemsostylist]

The portrayl of King Arthur and frankly his whole court is going to give me some sort of disease from which i will likely never recover

[insidecroydon]

Farewell but no thanks: troubleshooters leave BxB's board

Step by tiny step, the winding up of failed developer Brick by Brick is coming to an end, reports BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent The deckchairs are being re-arranged on the deck of Brick by Brick, seemingly for one final time. The difference between the SS Titanic and Brick by Brick, though, is that this re-organisation of the furniture is happening after the vessel is already slipping…

[floorman3]

American Fiction Review (MiamiGEMS2023- A Crowd Pleaser Like No Other This Year

Tyler Perry has his little world in Atlanta where he acts, writes, directs, and produces his films and television shows. He has a unique style that sets him apart from many others. As he is a Black man his projects focus on the Black experience. American Fiction is as Tyler Perry as I’ve ever seen but not nearly as bad as most of his projects. This film by Cord Jefferson is one of the best films…