#donald sutherland gif set

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hope. it is the only thing stronger than fear.

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Donald Sutherland

In the Source Link, you will find a completed gif pack of the epic late Donald Sutherland in the first season of tv series - Swimming With Sharks.

Donald played the role of movie mogel - Redmond Isaacson. He is the pervert head of the studio, who torments Joyce Holt and meets his maker by the end of season one. There are 94 gifs in this pack. If using, please credit FabledEnigma. I do not mind if they are used in fanfic, gif hunts, gif crackships, etc, I would really like to see what happens with them.

Source - FabledEnigma

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S*P*Y*S 1974 (Dir By Irvin Kershner)

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2005 Pride & Prejudice

oh boy. I realize I am about to tread on dangerous ground here

I will say that I fully recognize that my prejudice (snort giggle) has influenced when I've seen this in the past. Colin Firth was my first Darcy and that's a hard thing to let go of, even setting aside my obsession preference for him.

That being said, this movie is visually GORGEOUS. Beautiful shots, sets, music, etc. I just...don't love the characterizations of the main characters. Most of the secondary characters I love! Explaining Charlotte's viewpoint for a modern audience and making her warmer, an awkward Collins (I could make a whole post about how if P&P were written today we would consider Collins autistic-coded), they did great! Also, Caroline gives the sassiest, bitchiest curtsies, which I adore.

I appreciate Lady Catherine, not just because I love Dame Judi Dench but because they clearly paint a picture of someone holding onto the past. Not that the costumes in this adaptation are particularly, you know....accurate. in any way. BUT she's got a style that more closely aligns with 1790s than 1810s. (Although maybe that was intentional? Cursory googling suggests the director wanted to bring it back in time but then why isn't everyon- you know what it's fine, it's fine I'm not gonna get into it here, but basically be hyper-accurate or throw all realism out the window, there shouldn't be an in between it just feels lazy)

I very much appreciate the heat in the proposal. It is a FIGHT. I think modern audiences can easily lose that feeling when they're reading the dated text on the page, but they are saying VERY impassioned things and making accusations and I really appreciate the energy this adaptation brings! And the almost kiss, it's hot I get it it's not true to the book but it's fine it's not fair of me to care so much for inaccuracy in this adaptation but not others. still gonna tho I miss the intimacy of her admitting the tragedy of Lydia only to Mr. Darcy, I understand that having the Gardiners there saves time and is more appropriate, but I have strong feelings about that scene where Elizabeth returns Mr. Darcy's trust when she doesn't have to and how it really speaks to her feelings.

Speaking of Lydia, LOVE that she's clearly so so young. Sometimes it's not as obvious.

And my dear Mr. Darcy, bold of you of all people to help Mr. Bingley practice a proposal

but oh dear if that scene isn't just absolutely adorable. I appreciate that this Bingley found some fortitude and requested a private audience with Jane. On second thought, maybe it's for the best that Darcy is the one to help him so he can be like "here's what not to say"

(I'm sorry, she even tells Mr. Bennet about what Darcy did for the family and they STILL didn't include the line about "I'll offer to pay him back, he'll rant and rave about his love for you, and that will be an end to the matter"?? How rude) (But I do adore Donald Sutherland, good scene for him)

The little epilogue scene is sweet, it's cute. I understand why people love this movie. It just doesn't hit me the same way please don't hate me

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Coriolanus Snow

::SPOILERS::

Surprise! I’m not rambling about a classic lit or period drama character this time!

Since The Hunger Games series was released, I avoided reading them. I mean, I did try to pick up the first book a couple of times and it didn’t grab me. I did watch a couple movies…the most intriguing character in there was Donald Sutherland’s President Snow. The late, great Donald Sutherland portrayed such a shadowy figure, but he stole every scene he was in. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to give it all another try. Then last fall, when “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” premiered, my sister a huge fan of both the books and movies, wanted to go see it for her birthday. I went with her.

I understood that it was Coriolanus Snow’s villain origin story, but unfamiliar with much of the world building, I was left drawing historical comparisons. It was entertaining though, and the best of all the movies. Months passed and I’d think of it from time to time. A couple of months ago, I decided to read the books again. This time something clicked and I liked them. They were engaging and I breezed through the first three in a month or so. Then came to book four, which I had been looking forward to because of the movie.

Well, it exceeded all of my expectations. In my opinion, it was the best of the series. This was the first villain origin story that I ever read, which might have been why it ended up as my favorite. I tend to read about heroes and good people…and Coryo, as he was affectionately called, is neither. I was most curious to find out when the switch flipped for Coryo and he became the evil dictator of Panem. Because he wasn’t born evil, and in the movie, on a surface level he appeared like a normal guy.

Appeared.

That’s the trouble with movie adaptations. We don’t have the time to delve into character development, story arcs, back stories, subplots, etc… A miniseries adaptation would have been better, in my opinion. There would have been enough to time to tell the story and explore the world of Panem. It’s why The Handmaid’s Tale works so well as a tv show; it too is a dystopian and we can properly get to know the characters.

In the book, Coryo’s villainy is there from the start of the narrative. And it was written so subtly that it’s not easy to pick up on. Coryo doesn’t set out to do evil, in fact, he’s initially repulsed when he encounters it. A student who just wants to go to university, he is placed in the position of mentoring a District 12 tribute named Lucy Gray Baird. Not only does Coryo show Lucy compassion – brings her food, water, fights for her- and does everything possible to help her survive the games, he falls in love with her. Their friendship and romance spans the length of the book, and you find yourself hoping they can make it work out. You forget he becomes a cruel dictator.

As I said, the villainy is there, rearing its ugly head on occasion. The disdain and envy against Sejanus (who, is an all-around good guy) that morphs into out and out hate. His views of the people who live in the district, believing them to be sub-human (not the phrase used, but the same mentality). Loving Lucy Gray, but at one point thinking of her as bestial and thinking it would be better if she were still kept in a zoo (when the tributes are brought to the Capitol, they are kept in a zoo until the Games start). He becomes possessive of her, thinking of her as belonging to him and considering her his girl. Coryo might view this as romantic, but his viewpoint is often skewed, and he makes excuses for himself. His obsession with her causes him to behave erratically at times. His determination to win the Games and eventual pursuit of a relationship with Lucy when he’s serving as a Peacekeeper in District 12, leads to him killing three different people. His later self-serving actions lead to the deaths of two others, and an attempt on Lucy Gray’s life too. When he is in District 12, that is when his villainy manifests itself completely.

By the end, Coryo has stopped listening to his conscience altogether. He refuses to take responsibility for his actions and he’s also too far down his dark path to feel any remorse. A path that leads to eventual downfall.

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Best of 2023 Movies #10: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

We crack our top 10 with the literary equivalent of Adele as someone describing Susan Collin’s mentioned.

Only here we give a focus to a young Donald Sutherland as he begins his rise to power in a post war Panem.

64 years before Katniss volunteered, a young Coriolanus Snow was looking for a leg up after his family would lose their standing in the war. As one of the first mentors for tributes in the 10th Annual Hunger Games, he is tasked with helping to revive interest after years of declining results.

Here he would come to befriend Lucy Gray Baird a traveling musician who gets reaped but makes an impression on those watching.

Seeing a means to improve not only his standing but the games as well, Corio and Lucy would begin a connection that would set the stage for Panem for decades to come.

Tom Blyth carries this as he manages to humanize the man who would come to rule all.

Rachel Zegler despite her views, holds her own to give reason of how Snow would come to view all things after her betrayal.

The highlights though come from, Viola Davis as Dr. Gaul along with nice support from Jason Schwartzman and Peter Dinklage.

Now we wonder what became of Lucy Gray and how much difference between 64 years of Snow Falling on Top would make for Panem.

SUM 22: Tom Blyth brings Coriolanus Snow to new relatability, with his Snake becoming entangled with the songbird known as Lucy Gray Baird.

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Trust.

episode 4. that's all folks

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Leonard Nimoy as Dr. David Kibner, with Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978

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Favourite movie?

Like everybody, I have many, but if I had to tell you what I put on repeat to watch when I feel like tugging the heartstrings it's Pride & Prejudice (2005). It's poorer than the BBC adaptation in a few ways: as a miniseries, the BBC adaptation can explore and realise more of the novel's themes and complex social-goings on; the costuming is much, much better, the only thing to be bemoaned is that they don't show enough cleavage (too scandalous for our modern tastes, I suppose); there is, of course, better realisation of social propriety... these are all things that make Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth like no other romance, because the historical context, and the way Austen conceived of the romance, is very very particular. It's obvious that the film adaptation had some sense of resentment for this. I mean, the director hated Regency gowns, and he did all this finangling to make the Bennets seem much poorer than they are in the novel so they wouldn’t be up to date fashion-wise. (This affects how the class dynamics are conceived of).

Unfortunately the film does have in its favour is the sense of cinema and drama, Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet (he reminds me of my dad), and honestly I do really like Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy, I was born and bred on the BBC adaptation, but Matthew MacFayden just hits something for me, I suppose. In recent rewatches I've liked Keira Knightley as Elizabeth less but she does have her moments.

Absolutely fucking indecent. I did really like the recent Emma film adaptation though, I thought the romance was very successful, and though the colours were more saturated in set design (I was a fan of this artistic decision) I do really like how the costuming stayed so Regency-true even with historical recreations of actual pieces known in fashion plates and archive. I'm not one of those people who gets really upset about it - I love the P&P 2005 adaptation for a reason - it's just really fun to see the costumes.

I also like the decision to have her gloveless here. Some people criticised this because it was ahistorical, but this is where it works lol? It has a sense of impropriety and by extension sensuality to it. If anything, I think this Emma scene works better than P&P, because I never get the sense it’s actually improper for Elizabeth to be gloveless.

There are a great deal many films I love, but I am not a learned film scholar. I love Ghost in the Shell (1995), I saw it in the cinema actually at a rescreening and it was beautiful. So deep and introspective, I also love that director's Angel's Egg (1985). I am, of course, a fan of Bladerunner and Bladerunner 2049. Rachel is my favourite in both films. Yes, both films (if you know you know, it’s SO clever what they do with ‘Rachel’). I adore her. I also adore K's spiritual journey and how he self-actualises extending compassion to Han Solo's daughter. Personally, I shipped Luv and K, because she does the necessary things for his growth (steps on Joi's chip) and she herself is also as deeply conflicted as K, they're just on different paths. I have toyed with writing a fanfic about them, actually.

What else... I love Midsommar, I think it's the best executed horror I've ever seen that really is a text which resists prescriptive interpretation. No matter whom you speak to, everybody has a different opinion, and I love what it offers. It's surreal, and terrifying, and it's also vividly beautiful. I also love Sunshine (2007), that is one of my favourite sci-fi films, hmm what else, I liked Ex Machina a few years ago more than I do now. I still think it's conceptually successful and I like how complex Ava is as a protagonist versus Caleb, but I'm less fond of it now. I'm not sure why. It's not that it makes me uncomfortable... it just doesn't interest me as much.

I also grew up watching a lot of Old Hollywood because of my parents, so that sort of colours my tastes a bit... I've seen dozens of films I couldn't tell you the titles of, and there are probably a few not great for modern audiences, and ugh, yeah, my dad has a huge crush on Clint Eastwood (my parents are old and they have no idea what he's like now, Dad would be depressed if I told him) and so I've seen all of the Dirty Harry type films so I have a sort of childhood fondness. Probably not entirely appropriate for children. Also Audrey Hepburn was my teenage fascination. Ironically, I don't like the Breakfast at Tiffany's adaptation. The novel is very very different, and that was a teenage love of mine. Oh speaking of, actually, one of my favourite Aussie films is Candy (2006), I was just reminded because I was reading e.e. cummings and he’s quoted in that film. It’s very depressing and very beautiful, be warned lol. I watched it on YouTube back when films used to get uploaded in whole there, that was when I was in high school. Moved me a lot, right age for it I think.

But yes... I'm always willing to watch something different and new. I'm definitely not a film buff, but there are things one can only do with film. I've mostly only reflected on films that brought me joy in some way as opposed to just general emotional-movers to narrow down what I'm talking about.

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Favorite Movies Set Aboard Trains

Below is a list of my favorite movies set aboard a train:

1.  “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974) - Sidney Lumet directed this all-star adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel about Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solving the murder of an American passenger aboard the famed Orient Express.  Albert Finney starred.

2.  “The Tall Target” - Dick Powell starred as a New York City detective who struggles to foil an assassination plot against President-elect Abraham Lincoln during the latter’s rail journey to Washington D.C. in 1861.  Anthony Mann directed.

3.  “North West Frontier aka Flame Over India” (1959) - Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall starred in this adventure tale about a British Army officer ordered to escort and protect a young Indian prince and his American-born governess during their train journey to Delhi during an uprising in the North West province.  J. Lee Thompson directed.

4.  “Silver Streak” (1976) - Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor teamed up for the first time in this comedy thriller about a book editor who stumbles across a murder plot during a train journey from Los Angeles to Chicago.  Arthur Hiller directed.

5.  “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017) - Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in this all-star adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel about Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solving the murder of an American passenger aboard the famed Orient Express.  

6.  “From Russia With Love” (1963) - Sean Connery starred as British agent James Bond in this adaptation of Ian Fleming’s 1957 novel about a plot to assassinate the agent.  Terence Young directed.

7.  “Narrow Margin” (1990) - Gene Hackman and Anne Archer starred in this remake of the 1952 movie, “The Narrow Margin”, about a Los Angeles deputy district attorney who attempts to keep a murder witness safe from hit men while traveling through the Canadian wilderness aboard a train.  Peter Hyams directed.

8.  “The Lady Vanishes” (1938) - Alfred Hitchcock directed this adaptation of Ethel Lina White’s 1936 novel, “The Wheel Spins”, which is about a young English tourist, who discovers that her elderly travelling companion seems to have disappeared from the train they were traveling aboard.  Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave and Dame May Whitty starred.

9.  “The First Great Train Robbery” (1978-79) - Michael Crichton wrote and directed this adaptation of his 1975 novel about a master criminal’s plan to rob a train carrying gold to British Army troops during the Crimean War.  Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down starred.

10.  “The Narrow Margin” (1952) - Richard Fleischer directed this adaptation of  Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard’s unpublished novel about a Los Angeles Police detective and his partner assigned to protect a mob boss’s widow during a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.  Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White starred.

Honorable Mention:  “Shanghai Express” (1932) - Josef von Sternberg directed and actress Marlene Dietrich starred in this film about a group of first-class train travelers who are held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War.  Anna May Wong, Clive Brook and Warner Oland co-starred.

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Welcome

In 1989, the beloved longest-running primetime mystery television series, Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) starring actress Angela Lansbury was spun-off into a best-selling book series.  No one could have predicted that the series’ international fan base would accept the books the same way they had accepted the television show.  Thirty-two years (five decades) and 50-plus books later, the novels are still being published today and finding new fans the world over.

So what’s this site all about?

Over the years, many readers, longtime and newbies, have asked fans for suggestions as to which book they should pick up and read.  Needless to say, with over 50 books in the series, it’s a hard question to answer.  Everyone has an opinion, everyone has a favorite.  You may end up with 50 different suggestions.

Some longtime readers try to remember a specific title in the series that they’ve read but can only remember bits and pieces of the storyline.  Again, with over 50 books in the series, one can easily forget.

Many readers seek out the books which coincide with something happening at that moment in their lives.  Say you’re going on vacation and will be hitting the beach?  Why not read one of Jessica’s adventures that features sun and sand?  Perhaps you’re living through a snowstorm; why not read one of Jessica’s adventures that takes place with lots of snow?  Maybe you’re going on a cruise or heading to Vegas - yep, there’s a Murder, She Wrote book perfect for that too!  Maybe you just want to escape and read a book that will transport you to another country or read a story set during a certain holiday.  This site aims to help you find the book that you’re looking for through the use of tags.

An explanation of each section and specific tags...

Season, Holiday, Weather. Location

These are pretty self-explanatory. ;)

Setting/Lodging

We decided on a combo tag as sometimes a storyline takes place mainly in the location Jessica is lodging in.  Other times this tag simply denotes where Jessica is staying in her various travels, not where the entire storyline takes place (e.g. on a ship in Murder on the QEII).  We have a Houseguest tag which signifies those stories in which Jessica is staying with friends or family outside of Cabot Cove.

Cabot Cove: This could arguably go in the Location section, but we’ve deliberately chosen instead to house it.  The tag indicates those books which are set mainly in Jessica’s hometown of Cabot Cove, not merely a chapter dedicated to Jessica getting ready to set off for a location outside of it.

Cozy: While the books are classified as “cozy mysteries”, certain books are cozier than others (in our humble opinion).  

Guest stars

The Gang: This tag refers to one or more members of Jessica’s inner circle joining her on one of her many adventures outside of Cabot Cove.  We haven’t made specific tags for characters such as Seth Hazlett or Mort Metzger since they are featured in almost all of the books.  However, if they travel with Jessica outside of Cabot Cove, the book will be tagged with The Gang.

Lane Barfield: Jessica’s publisher in Jon Land’s Murder, She Wrote series.

Vaughan and Olga Buckley: Vaughan Buckley is Jessica’s longtime publisher in the Donald Bain series. Olga is Vaughan’s wife.

Frank Fletcher: Jessica’s late husband.

Donna Fletcher, Frank Fletcher (Grady’s son), Grady Fletcher: Grady, Jessica’s nephew, who she raised with her husband Frank (not to be confused with Grady’s son Frank). Donna is Grady’s wife, and mother to Frank.

Evelyn Phillips: Editor of The Cabot Cove Gazette.

Charlene Sassi: Owner of Cabot Cove’s Sassi’s Bakery and Restaurant.

Archibald Semple: Jessica’s British publisher in the Donald Bain series.

George Sutherland: Chief inspector at Scotland Yard; Scottish; Jessica and George have romantic feelings for one another.

Topics

Can’t quite remember one of the Murder, She Wrote books you read but remember a certain topic it mentioned? Which book mentioned an alligator? This tag can help you. Trying to choose a Murder, She Wrote title you’ve yet to read? These tag may help you select a title that dives into a topic which may interest you (ice skating, fashion, art, etc)?

Cessna: Unlike the Airplane tag, which denotes storylines in which Jessica is traveling as a passenger, not flying the airplane herself, the Cessna tag specifies which books have Jessica, who has her pilot’s license in this series, flying her Cessna airplane, sometimes with instructor Jed Richardson by her side.

Other

Hardback: This tag reveals which books were released in hardback. All books have a paperback edition.

Jon Land: This tag reveals which books were written by author Jon Land who took over the series after the death of Donald Bain in 2018.

Terrie Farley Moran: This tag reveals which books have been written by author Terrie Farley Moran (who will be taking over the series from author Jon Land starting in 2021).

Learn Something New: Certain Murder, She Wrote books dive heavily into certain subjects such as French cooking or give reader’s the history of a certain location Jessica has traveled to. This tag reveals which books may teach you something you may not have already known.

Skulls on Cover (paperback only): You may or may not have noticed that there are skulls hidden on the covers to many of the paperback books. They were discontinued at a certain point.  This tag indicates which ones feature them and you should try to find.

Where can I find these books?

Amazon (US, UK), eBay, and at your local library!

Where can I find audiobooks?

Audible, iTunes, Hoopla

Hey, I have a suggestion for a tag!

Feel free to join the Murder, She Wrote Book Club on Facebook and drop us a line!

Now, head on over to our sperate TAGS web site to make your selection!

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Happy October!!!!

In honor of my favourite month, October, I'll be posting a movie, horror icon/character, or mytholgical/folklore creature everyday that puts me in that fun and spooky mood leading up to Halloween 🎃🎃👻💀👻🎃🎃

October 17....

My favourite sci-fi/horror remakes

There have been several horror and sci-fi remakes over the years. As well as multiple remakes of some films. I have two sci-fi/horror remakes that in my opinon have some of the best effects and storylines of the time. The Thing (1982) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).

Invasion of the Body Snatchers was originally a film from 1956, based on Jack Finney's 1954 novel The Body Snatchers. The story has been remade 3 times. In 1978, Body Snatchers in 1993, and The Invasion in 2007. By far my favourite is the 1978 version directed by Philip Kaufman. It stars Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy and Veronica Cartwright. Cartwright, a year later would star as Lambert trying to survive another extraterrestrial attack in Alien.

The 1978 version of Invasion has a very paranoid and in my opinion very realistic tone, despite it's sci-fi aspect. It moves straight forward and throws you into the confusion of the characters immediately. A gooy alien race trying to escape their dying planet come to earth and implant themselves literally as pods with beautiful flowers. A lab scientist named Elizabeth picks one of these flowers to study and takes it home where she lives with her boyfriend, Geoffrey. The next morning Geoffrey is cold and distant, not his babbling self and Elizabeth is immediately worried. There is no change in his behavior and she turns to her friend and colleague Matthew.

As the film progresses, we see the paranoia sink in as Matthew and a few others realise that people are changing. No emotions, monotone actions, and an overall sinister cult like behavior. The feeling of "who can I trust?" sets in for a small group looking to stop this alien invasion.

The effects and make up for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), were really creepy and amazing still. It felt true to the original, but a modern and more horrific transformation. The cast and tone really made this a great movie overall, and is an amazing scary sci-fi film.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

The Thing (1982)

The Thing from 1982 from John Carpenter, is a remake of The Thing From Another World from 1951. Both were based on the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. It had a prequel in 2011. The Thing itself is an alien parasite that assimilates and immitates living organisms. A research group in Antartica discovers a frozen humanoid creature and decides to thaw it out for study. Of course that's when the horrors ensue and the group of researchers have to overcome their paranoia as one by one The Thing takes over.

I love the characters and the struggle that takes place among them. While some try to solve the situation, others jump to accuse. The desperation and paranoia take over, as chances of survival dwindle.

The Thing from 1982 has some of the creepiest and gross alien creatures I've ever seen. The solitude and surrounding Antarctica setting void of life and chance of a quick rescue makes it even scarier.

The tones of paranoia and alien takeover in the two films make them really cool stories. They have the perfect mix of sci-fi and horror and just make for a fun and scary time.

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July 31, 1992 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer is released in Canada and the US.

The horror comedy was written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui. It starred Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer and Luke Perry.

Joss Whedon wasn’t thrilled with the direction the film was taking (pressure to make the film less dark and more of a lighter comedy) and he would eventually walk off the set during production. 

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A  Little  Bit  of  Goldblum:   

for  Robert Altman  -  -  California  Split  (1974)   Nashville  (1976)

“I forgot my mantra.” - -  his single line in a Woody Allen film to date.  Annie Hall  (1977)

Co-Starring with 2 of my other Favorite Actors, Donald Sutherland and Leonard Nimoy, his performance as Jack Bellicec an aspiring, idiosyncratic author and “humanist”,  and the surprise blockbuster success of the film - - Invasion of the Body Snatchers  (1978; dir. Philip Kaufman) - - set Goldblum;s career, in a way, and a memorable on-screen persona

Television :  “Ten Speed and Brown Shoe” (1980), created by television creative force Stephen J. Cannell,  co-starring Ben Vereen, short-lived in part because the subsequent episodes couldn’t match the quality of the pilot telefilm

Working with Philip Kaufman again:  The Right Stuff  (1983), Goldblum plays Harry Shearer’s physically mismatched partner who can finish each other’s thoughts, as NASA recruiters whose original concepts for possible astronauts (including circus performers and stock car racers) are give the thumbs down by Ike and the head of the government space program, LBJ, and are sent out to interview test fighter jocks

a collection of roles and films in the ‘80s:  for Lawrence Kasdan as part of the gathered group of college friends years later in The Big Chill  (1983), as the brainiac surgeon nicknamed “New Jersey”, and a new member of the eponymous hero’s band in the decidedly off-beat The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th  Dimension  (1984; dir.  W.D. Richter),  working again with writer-director Kasdan again as the morally indifferent professional gambler, “Slick” in the energizing Western Silverado (1985), and Into the Night (1985; dir. John Landis)

Striking it big with what are probably his two best known roles:  as out-there scientist Seth Brundel in David Cronenberg’s successful “remake” of The Fly  (1986)  AND as “chaotician” Dr. Ian Malcolm in Steven Spielberg’s Jurrasic Park  (1993) and it first follow-up, also made by Spielberg, The Lost World:  Jurassic Park  (1997)

Work with Wes Anderson:  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and The Grand Budapest Hotel  (2014)

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Leonard Nimoy as Dr. David Kibner, with Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams and Veronica Cartwright in Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978

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Leonard Nimoy as Dr. David Kibner, with Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, and Brooke Adams in Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978