#runaway (anne-marie carolls) | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

djinmer4 · 6 years

Text

Family Ties (Amalgam!verse)

Takes place no more than a month before ‘Fashion Faux-Pas’.

“-die nachricht weitergeben. Ja, wir sehen uns im Dezember. Habe dich lieb Mama.“ Kurt hung up the phone and turned to the other members of the New Blood. “There, you see? Irene’s perfectly fine. That letter you received was clearly some sort of prank.”

Runaway just curled further in herself. She muttered in a low voice, “That’s good tah know. But Ah don’t think the letter was referring to our foster mother.”

Kurt frowned. “In that case just disregard it. We certainly owe no care to the woman who abandoned both of us.”

At this point Kokoro broke in. “Wait, I thought the two of you were only foster siblings. Are you saying you’re actually related?”

The older man took up the responsibility of answering questions. Clearly Anne-Marie wasn’t up to participating in long discussions right now. “Yes, actually. Irene never told us, but it’s the same name on the birth certificates. Raven Darkholme.”

“So you have the same mother and foster mother? That’s an odd coincidence.”

“No foolin’.” Runaway roused herself to help her brother explain. “Irene was listed as legal guardian by my parents. When Dad died, she came tah the States tah adopt me.”

The British ninja turned to the other half of the sibling pair. Kurt just shrugged. “I just got dumped on Irene’s doorstep. I guess since Raven saw she was willing, she felt fine dumping a second kid on her.”

“Irene and Raven are friends. That’s what Irene says.”

“Mom puts up with way too much shit from this Raven chick.”

“Okay, time out.” Wraith lifted his hands from where he was massaging his girlfriend’s shoulders. “We’re getting off topic heah. The point is-” The pitch-black man turned to the ninja, who only having walked in during Kurt’s phone call had missed some important parts. “Runaway has received a lettah, stating that if she didn’t come to the-” He took a quick glance at the paper on the table. “Dworshak Dam, in Clearwater, her mother would be killed. The question is, do we go or not?”

“I vote no. We have no proof that letter isn’t a hoax or a prank or a trap.” Ryder crossed his arms and tactfully didn’t mention the lack of caring on his part. It was pretty clear that wasn’t a winning argument with his little sister.

“Not your letter, mine. Therefore my decision. Ah’m going.” Anne-Marie was usually fairly easy-going, but on this issue she wasn’t going to budge.

Finally Kurt lowered his eyes. “Fine. But not by yourself. I’ll accompany you as Nightcreeper.” He looked around. “Anyone else want to come?”

“Ah’m coming!” Announced Todd. “It wouldn’t be right if Ah didn’t come to support my girlfriend in her hour of need.”

“I’m not,” stated Angelhawk. “Actually I’d prefer if most of us stay here. Amazon and Dark Claw currently have a lead on Green Skull and are pretty close to tracking him down. We need to stay here to provide back-up once they find him.” Runaway looked up with shock, fear and betrayal in her amber eyes. “A-although I guess we can spare one more person to go on this . . . snipe hunt.”

For a while there was silence. Kurt wondered if maybe he should back out. Most of the JLX was uncomfortable dealing with Nightcreeper, perhaps they’d have more volunteers if he didn’t go. Just as he was about to make the offer, Kokoro spoke up. “I’ll go.” She turned a glare on the taller man. “But just to be clear, I’m doing this for Runaway, not you.”

He rolled his blue eyes. “Ja, ja. I’m over your.already. Stop projecting.”

“Fine.” The young woman with the bi-colored hair took charge, knowing that the sniping would go on for hours if no one did. “We’ll leave tahmarrah, in the late afternoon. That’ll give us enough time to case the joint before we attack.”

“Kokoro, what do you sense?” Asked Wraith.

“About two dozen cult members, armed and acting as guards. Not exactly brilliant but we’ll have problems if they gang up together on any of us.” The ninja’s eyes glow pale white in the dim lighting. “A couple more inside, probably high ranking members.” She frowned. “Several anxious individuals, but no one panicking or despairing the way a hostage would. If they’ve got her, she’s been knocked out.”

“Can’t rule it as a prank yet then.” Runaway bit down on her lip nervously. “Okay, Nightcreeper, Wraith, you’re on distraction duty. Kokoro and I will sneak it while their attention is focused on you.”

“Hihihi! As you wish, mein schwester.” Nightcreeper followed words to actions, teleporting directly in front of one of the spotlights. While the cult members cried out in surprise and opened fire on the invulnerable mutate, Wraith charged a handful of cards and threw them at the helicopters they could see parked on the tarmac. Amidst the smoke and confusion Kokoro and Runaway made their way to the wall. Kokoro cut a hole in and they slipped away from the fighting.

Inside the telepathic ninja guided their way, avoiding the guards rushing out to reinforce their fellows. Finally the two of them made their way to a large door. Behind it they could hear a woman calling out for help. Runaway looked at her co-worker. Kokoro cast out her psychic senses. “Only one living signature. But muted. I think there’s some shielding in the walls.”

“Okay.” said Runaway, and promptly punched the reinforced steel door in. The two New Blood burst into the room, but unfortunately no hostage did they see. Instead it was, “Graydon Quinn!” The leader of the Pro-Earth movement, anti-alien movement.

“Hah! I knew that letter would send the JLX running to investigate. It’s only too bad that the other half of my trap didn’t pan out! But I can kill the two of you and claim a job well done!” The madman cackled behind his glass cage, pressing a button that called up a set of reinforced walls and opened up some spray nozzles.

“Gas! Quick, make a hole before we’re overwhelmed!” Runaway tried to punch an opening in the wall, but the gas made her dizzy and weak. Kokoro was no better. She raised her swords to cut they’re way to freedom, but saw them fizzle and fade away. Strange, she should have greater resistance to the gas than Runaway but instead her strength was fading even faster. As she looked at the glowing green mist she realized why. “Runaway, they’ve got kryptonite mixed in!”

The human woman stopped trying to punch her way through the walls and started trying to block the nozzles. But there were too many and placed too far apart. At the going rate they were both doomed.

Then an explosion blasted one of the walls out. Debris showered over the two women, hammering down on their bodies and cutting into their skin. But it also brought blessedly fresh air as well so they didn’t care. As they took a few moments to recover, gunfire cut through the air . . . and the glass walls of the control center Creed had been hiding in. A pale woman with red hair, dressed in white and wielding a large automatic stepped into the room. “Anne? Anne, are you here?” she cried out. When she saw the two of them, she rushed over.

The woman hesitated when she got there, looking at Kokoro then Runaway. But when the latter looked up, exposing the starburst in her hair, the red-head rushed over to her with an expression of relief. “Oh thank the Gods, you’re still alive! I thought I was too late!” With that she shoved the automatic off to her back and helped the younger woman stand up.

As the three of them made their way out of the compound, Kokoro got a good look at their rescuer. “Kantique!” she hissed, summoning her swords again. They were short and the blades looked brittle, but she dare not go undefended in this creature’s company. “How dare you show your face here?”

The older woman looked at her coldly, clearly not recognizing her from their first encounter. “Rescuing my daughter of course. Who are you?”

“My name is Elizabeth Tatsu Braddock. You killed my parents. Prepare to die.” With that she lunged towards the other two.

Kantique moved her daughter to a sheltered position behind her, using the gun to block Kokoro’s strikes. “Braddock? Braddock? Oh yes, the Kryptonian survivor who went native on this planet. I knew I should have spent more time cleaning up lose ends.”

“Well, you won’t have to worry about that anymore! This is one loose end intent on cleaning up you!” Kokoro continued to slash at the alien assassin while Kantique maneuvered her towards the edge of the dam. Finally the red-head side-stepped a thrust, moving into the ninja’s personal space. One hand on her shoulder, a well-braced stance and a quick shove were all she needed to knock the other over the guard rail.

As Kokoro screamed, she felt someone grab her, then smelt a familiar puff of sulfur and the usual disorientation that accompanied Nightcreeper’s teleports. The two of them were back on the edge of the bridge, listening to Kantique answer Runaway’s questions. “I’ve had many children over the years. But you’re my only daughter. You matter more to me than all the rest.”

“Well, that answers some questions about my childhood.” muttered Nightcreeper, wrapping his tail around Kokoro to prevent her from going after Kantique again. “Mood lighting, action, the reveal after the fight, I give it four stars!”

“If Ah mean so much to you, why did you abandon father and Ah when Ah was only three?”

The older woman sighed. “I’m an interstellar assassin in the employ of Thanoseid. I stayed with Mark and you as long as I could. But Irene warned me that my enemies were catching up to me. I had to leave you for you to be safe.”

Runaway sank to her knees, shaking her head. The look on her face was disbelief warring with shock.

The other sighed. “Just stay away from your brother’s ploys in the future. Not that he’s going to be having a long one now.” She turned to where they could hear a helicopter rising. As it crested the dam they could see Graydon Quinn inside, a look of hate distorting his face. Upon seeing Runaway, Kantique and Kokoro together, a look of unholy glee came upon him.

“All three alien bitches here together! Truly a sign from the Lord!” He tried to open fire, but Kantique was faster. She managed to clip his rotors with her spray, causing the helicopter to start spiraling down.

Runaway’s mind was still far away. “Wait, Graydon Quinn’s my brother too?”

“Half-brother. With some army officer named Creed Quinn. Don’t worry my dear, I’ll take care of him shortly.” With that the alien pulled a detonator out of nowhere- “Trouserspace!” crowed Nightcreeper- and pressed it. Explosions rocked the section of the bridge they were on, and it began to separate from the rest of the damn.

Upon seeing this, the green man grabbed Kokoro and his sister and teleported them back onto dry land. There they saw that section of the dam, plus thousands of tons of water go crashing down on the helicopter Quinn was on. After all the rumbling they, plus the exhausted Wraith (”Don’t go skipping out having fun without me, pardner.” “Ja, ja, es tut mir leid.”) spent time looking for both Graydon Quinn and Kantique. But they turned up nothing.

Back at the station, Runaway and Wraith were taking time to recover in private. Nightcreeper had delivered a report of what happened, to the frustrated, irritable Dark Claw. As he applied the patch and started to shed fur and too sharp teeth and a tail, Kokoro decided to confront him.

“So your Mom’s Kantique.”

“Irene’s my mom,” he corrected forcefully. “Kantique’s just the glorified egg donor.”

“Runaway doesn’t see it that way.”

“Anne-Marie still idolizes Raven. It’ll take her a while to recover from the disappointment.”

“And you?”

The last of the fur fell away and dissolved on the breeze. Kurt shrugged and started putting on his every day clothes (suit, shirt, tie and even matching vest). “I’ve always known that my mother must not have cared for me. The feeling’s mutual.”

Kokoro nodded, but seemed distracted. When he was finally dressed, she sauntered over. “Stay away from me.”

“Was?”

“I said, stay away from me. Stay away from my brother and Angelhawk too. And Gloria Mundi. Don’t ever go to England if you can help it.” She leaned up to speak directly into his ear. “If I ever fucking see you again, I’ll take your head off!”

With that she stomped off. Wraith, who had slipped in as shadow while they weren’t paying attention turned to watch her go. Once the door had sealed behind her, he looked back at Ryder. “Did she mean that for the super-heroing as well? Because it’ll be hard to be on the same team if she wants to kill you every time she sees you.”

Kurt finished buttoning the vest and shrugged. “Ah, it’s alright. Dark Claw says he wants me to help mentor a new team that’s being created. So I was going to leave the New Bloods anyway.”

Wraith was less sanguine about the matter. “Hope you get along better with this one. God knows, you can’t do any worse.”

#amalgam!verse #nightcreeper #kurt ryder #runaway (anne-marie carolls)#wraith (todd lebeu)#kokoro #tatsu braddock #kantique #not always nightcreeper's fault #first time writing versions of rogue and remy #i wanted to add kitty and jubilee but there were already too many people in the group

3 notes · View notes

classicmarvelera · 4 years

Text

Celebrating Women of Marvel

* Ruth Atkinson a.k.a. Ruth Atkinson Ford, R. Atkinson - artist, Fiction House, Timely Comics (Co-Creator of Millie the Model & Patsy Walker), Lev Gleason Publications

* Violet Barclay - Timely/Atlas Comics inker

* Linda Fite - writer, The Cat (Marvel Comics)

* Marie Severin - prolific EC and Marvel Comics artist

* Sana Amanat - editor, Ms. Marvel (Marvel)

* Samm Barnes - Marvel Comics writer

* June Brigman - artist and co-creator, Power Pack (Marvel Comics); final artist Brenda Starr, Reporter comic strip (1995-2011)

* Sarah Byam - writer, Black Canary (DC Comics), Mode Extreme (Marvel/Razorline)

* Bobbie Chase - Marvel Comics editor

* Amanda Conner - artist, The Pro (Image Comics), Disney's Gargoyles (Marvel Comics)

* Kelly Sue DeConnick - writer, Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), Avengers Assemble (Marvel Comics)

* Rachel Dodson - inker, Marvel and DC

* Jo Duffy a.k.a. Mary Jo Duffy - writer and Marvel Comics editor

* Robin Furth - plotter, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Marvel Comics)

* Shaenon K. Garrity - writer, Marvel Comics' Marvel Holiday Special

* Carol Kalish - executive, Marvel Comics

* Elaine Lee - writer, Vamps (DC Comics), Saint Sinner (Marvel/Razorline)

* Marjorie Liu - writer, X-23, Black Widow, Dark Wolverine, NYX, Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics)

* Cynthia Martin - artist for (among others) Marvel Comics's Star Wars

* Laura Martin - colorist, Planetary (DC Comics/WildStorm), Astonishing X-Men (Marvel Comics), Ruse (CrossGen)

* Adriana Melo - artist, Ms. Marvel (Marvel Comics)

* Mindy Newell - writer/editor, Marvel, DC, and First

* Ann Nocenti - writer, Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

* Sonia Oback - colorist, "Uncanny X-Men", "X-23: Target X" (Marvel Comics)

* Glynis Oliver - colorist, X-Men (Marvel Comics)

* Sara Pichelli - artist, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy (Marvel Comics)

* Tamora Pierce - writer, Marvel Comics' White Tiger

* Erica Schultz - writer, “Daredevil Annual” 2018, "Revenge: The Secret Origin of Emily Thorne" (Marvel Comics)

* Louise Simonson a.k.a. Louise Jones - Marvel Comics editor; Writer and co-creator, Power Pack (Marvel Comics);

* Mary Skrenes - writer and co-creator, Omega the Unknown (Marvel Comics)

* Christina Strain - colorist, Runaways and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (all Marvel Comics)

* Margaret Stohl - writer, Mighty Captain Marvel, Life of Captain Marvel, Spider-Man Noir (Marvel)

* Laurie S. Sutton - writer and editor, DC Comics and Marvel Comics

* G. Willow Wilson - writer, Cairo (Vertigo), Ms. Marvel (Marvel)

* Kim Yale - writer/editor, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, First Comics, and Warp Graphics

The readers and fans of Classic Marvel Era thank you for your contributions to the House of Ideas. For us, you are The Real Superhero Women

#classic marvel era #classic marvel art #marvel comics #classic marvel comics #marvel 80th anniversary #women of marvel #international women’s day #women in comics

52 notes · View notes

isitsapphic · 4 years

Text

All of these shows/movies have sapphic characters in them

Attempting to provide the most comprehensive list of TV shows and movies with sapphic characters. TV shows are followed by a list of wlw characters. Some films have been cited with their original title as well as the English translation. Please message me or submit a post with any missing shows or films.

-Aimee & Jaguar

-All About E

-All American (Coop, Patience)

-Almost Adults

-Ana Y Vitoria

-Anatomy of a Love Seen

-Antonia’s Line

-Annihilation

-Anyone But Me (unsure which characters)

-Atomic Blonde

-Atypical (Casey, Izzie)

-AWOL

-Battle of the Sexes

-La Belle Saison/ Summertime

-Below her Mouth

-Bessie

-Better Than Chocolate

-BFFs

-Birds of Prey

-The Bisexual (unsure which characters)

-Black Lightning (Anissa, Grace)

-Bloomington

-Blue Gate Crossing

-Blue is the Warmest Color

-The Bold Type (Kat, Adina)

-Booksmart

-Bound

-Broad City (Ilana)

-Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Rosa)

-Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Tara, Willow, Kennedy)

-Bumblefuck USA

-But i'm a Cheerleader

-Cable Girls (Carlotta)

-Carmilla (Carmilla, Laura)

-Carol

-Charmed reboot (Mel, Nico, Jada)

-Chasing Life (Brenna)

-Ci Qing/Spider Lilies

-Circumstance

-Cloudburst

-Concussion

-The Danish Girl

-Daphne

-Dear White People (Kelsey, Brooke)

-D.E.B.S.

-Degrassi: Next Class (Rasha, Zoe)

-Desert Hearts

-Disobedience

-Dope

-Drifting Flowers

-Duck Butter

-The Duke of Burgundy

-Elena Undone

-Elisa and Marcela

-Entre Nous/Between Us

-Everything Sucks (Kate, Emaline)

-Faking It (Amy)

-Farewell, My Queen

-The Favourite

-Fear of Water

-Feel Good (Mae, George)

-The Feels

-Les Filles Du Botaniste/ The Chinese Botanist’s Daughter

-Fire

-The Firefly

-First Girl I Loved

-The Fosters (Stef, Lena, Monty)

-Four-Faced Liar

-Foxfire

-Freeheld

-Fremde Haut/Unveiled

-Friends (Carol, Susan)

-Fucking Amal/Show Me Love

-Gentrified (Ana, Yessika)

-Gia

-The Girl King

-Girltrash: All Night Long

-Glee (Brittany, Santana, Dani)

-Glow (Yolanda, Arthie)

-Gentleman Jack (Anne, Ann)

-Gray Matters

-Grey’s Anatomy (Callie, Arizona, Carina, Penny, Amelia, Erica)

-Go Fish

-Godless (Mary Agnes)

-Good Trouble (Alice)

-The Good Wife (Kalinda)

-Gotham (Barbara, Tabitha, Renee)

-Gypsy (Jean, Sidney)

-The Half of It

-The Handmaid’s Tale (Moira, Emily)

-The Handmaiden

-Hart of Dixie (Crickett)

-The Haunting of Bly Manor (Jamie, Dani)

-The Haunting of Hill House (Theodora, Trish)

-Heart Beats Loud

-Heavenly Creatures

-High Art

-High Fidelity (Robyn)

-The Hours

-How to Get Away With Murder (Annalise, Eve)

-The Hunger

-I Am Not Okay With This (Sydney)

-I Can’t Think Straight

-If These Walls Could Talk 2

-Imagine Me & You

-The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

-The Intervention

-Intimates (Ji sor)

-Itty Bitty Titty Committee

-It’s In the Water

-Jane the Virgin (Rose, Luisa, Petra, Jane Ramos)

-Jennifer’s Body

-Jenny’s Wedding

-Jessica Jones (Jeri)

-Joven y Alocada/Young and Wild

-Karmen Gei

-The Kids are Alright

-Killing Eve (Eve, Villanelle)

-The Killing of Sister George

-Kissing Jessica Stein

-Kyss Mig/ Kiss Me

-The L Word (basically all of them)

-Legends of Tomorrow (Sara, Ava)

-Lez Bomb

-Lianna

-Life Partners

-Light as a Feather (Alex)

-Lip Service (basically all of them)

-Liz in September

-Lost and Delirious

-Lost Girl (Lauren, Bo)

-Love My Life

-Lovesong

-Loving Anabelle

-Madam Secretary (Kat)

-Madchen in Uniform

-Madre Solo Hay Dos (Mariana, Ana)

-Margarita with a Straw

-Marvel’s Runaways (Karolina, Nico)

-Master of None (Denise)

-Mein Freund aus Faro/ My Friend from Faro

-A Mi Madre Le Gustan Las Mujeres/ My Mother Likes Women

-The Miseducation of Cameron Post

-Monster

-Mulholland Drive

-My Summer of Love

-Newness

-El Nino Pez/ The Fish Child

-One Day at a Time (Syd, Elena)

-Orange is the New Black (a lot of them)

-The Originals (Freya, Keelin)

-Orphan Black (Cosima, Delphine, Kenzie)

-Pariah

-A Perfect Ending

-The Perfection

-Person of Interest (Root, Shaw)

-Personal Best

-Pitch Perfect Trilogy

-The Politician (Skye)

-Portrait of a Lady on Fire

-Portrait of a Serial Monogamist

-Pride

-Princess Cyd

-Pretty Little Liars (Emily, Maya, Paige, Alison)

-Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

-Puccini for Beginners

-Queen Sugar (Nova)

-Queer as Folk (unsure which characters)

-Rafiki

-Reaching for the Moon

-Red Doors

-RENT

-Riverdale (Cheryl, Toni)

-Rookie Blue (Gail, Holly)

-Room in Rome

-Rosewood (Pippy, TMI)

-Rough Night

-The Runaways

-Russian Doll (Lizzy)

-Sancharram/ The Journey

-Santa Clarita Diet (Lisa, Anne)

-Saving Face

-Saving Hope (Maggie, Sydney)

-The Secret Diaries of Ms Anne Lister

-A Secret Love

-Sense 8 (Amanita, Nomi)

-Set it Off

-Sex Education (unsure which characters)

-She’s Gotta Have It (Nola)

-Shrill (Fran)

-Signature Move

-The Sinner (Heather)

-Skins (Naomi, Emily)

-South of Nowhere (Ashley, Spencer)

-The Spy Who Dumped Me

-Stranger Inside

-Stranger Things (Robin)

-Stud Life

-The Summer of Sangalie

-Supergirl (Alex, Maggie, Kelly)

-Tales of the City (unsure which characters)

-Tangerine

-Thelma

-Trinkets (unsure which characters)

-Tru Love

-The Truth about Jane

-Unfreedom

-V for Vendetta

-Valencia

-Vida (unsure which characters)

-Viola di Mare/The Sea Purple

-Vita and Virginia

-The Walking Dead (Tara)

-Water Lillies

-The Watermelon Woman

-Wentworth (Bea, Allie, Frankie, Bridget)

-When Night is Falling

-With Every Heartbeat

-Workin’ Moms (Frankie, Giselle)

-The World to Come

-Wynona Earp (Waverly, Nicole, Shae)

-Yes or No

-You and Me Forever

-You, Me, Her (Izzy, Emma)

-Younger (Maggie, Lauren)

-The 100 (Clarke, Lexa, Niylah)

-911 (Hen, Karen, Eva)

288 notes · View notes

aswithasunbeam · 4 years

Note

Hey, how are u? I love the 18th century. Do you have any book suggestion about women on that time? Any historical paper or research about it i should read? Like, whatever. From how they were educates to what they ate lol

Oh my gosh, I have so many book suggestions!!

Liberty’s Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800, by Mary Beth Norton

Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, by Carol Berkin

A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation, by Catherine Allgor

Dear Abigail: The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters, by Diane Jacobs (If you like the Schuyler Sisters, I highly recommend you give this book a try - Abigail and her sisters were just as amazing as our favorite trio!)

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, by Annette Gordon-Reed

Finding Charity’s Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland, by Jessica Millward

Phillis Wheatley: Complete Writings

And here’s some more books that have also been featured on Liz Covert’s amazing “Ben Franklin’s World” podcast - so if you don’t have the money to go buy the book right now, you can at least listen to a wonderful, in-depth interview with the historian who wrote it for free!

Elizabeth Seton: American Saint, by Catherine O’Donnell

The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright, by Ann M. Little

Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge, by Erica Dunbar

Maternal Bodies: Redefining Motherhood in Early America, by Nora Doyle

A Woman’s Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution, by Rosemarie Zagarri

Betsy Ross and the Making of America, by Marla R. Miller

Abigail Adams: A Life, by Woody Holton

Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women in the Early American Republic, by Cassandra A. Good

Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America, by Rachel Hope Cleves

#women #history #18th century #book recs #ask

35 notes · View notes

chipcoffeyblog · 5 years

Text

Looking for something fun and totally outside the (candy) box for you and your special someone to do for Valentine's Day? Something totally different and a little bit off-the-wall? Then keep reading! Most of us enjoy spooky TV shows and movies, right? We love that delicious adrenaline rush of being creeped out just a bit by thoughts of ghosts and the paranormal! If that sounds like you - and/or your special Valentine - then keep reading! Wouldn't it be big fun for you and your Valentine to spend a night (or weekend) at a haunted hotel? Just imagine what you might experience! And think of the bragging rights you'll have when recounting your ghostly adventures to family and friends! As part of my work as a psychic and medium, I have traveled extensively and stayed at some of the most interesting - and haunted - hotels in the United States. I like to stay at places that have a rich history, combined with stories about the spirits that reportedly roam throughout the properties. I have seen and heard otherworldly things that would send delicious little goose bumps up and down the spines of most people! Below is a list of some of the haunted hotels that I have enjoyed visiting and predict that you will enjoy visiting, too. New York City: The Jane Hotel - Some of the survivors of the sinking of the Titanic stayed in the building that is now the Jane Hotel in NYC's Greenwich Village. Guests report seeing ghostly apparitions and hearing the sound of sobbing . And the elevator often appears to have a mind of its own, traveling up at down between floors randomly. Guest rooms are inspired by luxury ship and train cabins and tend to be on the small side, many with shared baths. If you desire an en suite bathroom, choose to stay in one of the Captain's Cabins. Added bonus: You're in NYC! There is so much to see and do! Visit all the sites and see a Broadway show!

New York State - Catskills area: Burn Brae Mansion in Glen Spey, NY - Spectral apparitions and ghostly sounds are often heard by guests at this lovely bed and breakfast that was once the elaborate Victorian home of the widow of George Ross MacKenzie, third president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Other unexplained occurrences include doors opening and slamming shut; the sound of children playing; the sound of animals when no animals are present; and the sound of an organ playing, although there is no organ in the house. During my visit there, I distinctly smelled cookies baking in the downstairs area, but no one was baking cookies. Added bonus: The surrounding area is beautiful! Go for a hike, horseback riding, rafting, etc. Los Angeles, California: Millennium Biltmore Hotel - The ghost of Elizabeth Short is said to haunt the Biltmore. Ms. Short was last seen alive at the Biltmore shortly before her gruesome demise in 1947 and that still unsolved case has been dubbed "The Black Dahlia Murder." Soldiers who stayed in the building during and after World War II and young children are also said to roam around the hotel. Perhaps iconic stars from bygone Hollywood days pay post mortem visits to The Biltmore? Added bonus: Hollywood, with all its star studded sites, is close by...and so are California beaches! Atlanta, Georgia: Georgian Terrace - In December of 1939, this hotel hosted the "Gone With the Wind" Gala after the movie's premiere in downtown Atlanta. Clark Gable (and wife, Carole Lombard), Vivien Leigh (and future husband, Laurence Olivier) and other stars of the movie were in attendance. Some say that a gangland-style murder and other deaths have occurred here and there are frequent reports of ghostly activity occurring within the hotel. Added bonus: The haunted Fox Theatre is across the street from the hotel...and you're close to downtown ATL. Austin, Texas Driskill Hotel - This lavish hotel, located in downtown Austin and completed in 1882, was built by Colonel Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his entire fortune to build "the finest hotel south of St. Louis." He is said to haunt the hotel, along with a little girl who fell down the grand staircase while chasing her runaway ball and two brides who allegedly took their own lives in the bathtub of room 525, exactly 20 years apart. Added bonus: There are great places to eat, drink and be merry nearby. Do your part to help "Keep Austin Weird"! Denver, Colorado Brown Palace - One of the spirits that is said to haunt the Brown Palace is a young boy, dressed in Victorian era clothing, who has been seen rifling through the luggage of hotel guests. During one of my stays there, I returned to my room to discover that little intruder looking inside my backpack that was sitting on a chair! When we saw each other, we both gasped and he instantaneously vanished, leaving me startled and wide-eyed! Added bonus: The hella haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado is about an hour drive from downtown Denver. The stately hotel was the inspiration for author Stephen King's best selling novel, "The Shining," which he wrote after he and his wife were guests there. The hotel has been featured on numerous paranormal TV shows. Kansas City, Missouri area Belvoir Winery and Inn - This cozy and comfortable, yet quite elegant, 9 room bed and breakfast, with its 1,500 square feet bridal suite, is located in Liberty, Missouri on the site of a huge former Odd Fellows complex. The inn was once an orphanage, so the sights and sounds of children who once called this building their home are regularly seen and heard by Belvoir guests. Numerous television shows have filmed at the inn and on the property, including Kindred Spirits, Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters and American Pickers. Added bonus: Have a glass or two of Belvoir's wines or your favorite cocktail at the inn's lovely bar located on the main level. And visit George, the inn's "mascot," who just happens to be a real skeleton! New Hampshire Omni Mount Washington Hotel - Located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, this property is simply spectacular! The most prominent spirit that is said to haunt the hotel is Princess Carolyn, former owner of the hotel, whose lovely suite is now available for guests to occupy. The hotel's dining room has a permanently set up table for Princess Carolyn in case she happens to stop in for lunch or dinner. Added bonus: Sightings of the elusive Bigfoot have been reported in the area! Soak up the gorgeous scenery! Take the cog railway to the top of Mt. Washington. Go skiing on the nearby slopes during winter months. Boston, Massachusetts Omni Parker House Hotel - Rich in history and hauntings, the Parker house is the birthplace of Boston Cream Pie and Parker House Rolls! The Kennedy family, arguably America's "royal family," often visited this hotel. It is said that future president John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier at a table in the hotel's restaurant. At one time, civil rights activist Malcolm X, Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse were employees of the hotel. While staying there, I was confused when I encountered the spirit of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. My encounter finally made sense when the hotel's historian told me that Booth had frequently stayed at the hotel and had even practiced firing his gun nearby. Added bonus: Granary Burying Ground (cemetery), final resting place of numerous Revolutionary War patriots, including Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and John Hancock, is nearby Tampa, Florida area The Don Cesar - Affectionately known as "The Pink Palace" and located in St. Pete Beach, not far from Tampa on Florida's west coast, this hotel, like others on my list, is said to be haunted by its original owner. Wealthy New Englander Thomas Rowe built the hotel in 1925 in remembrance of his unrequited love for a lovely Spanish opera singer. The star crossed lovers are said to haunt "The Don," as are members of the New York Yankees baseball team, including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, due to the fact members of the team once stayed at the hotel during spring training. Other reported spectral guests include gangster Al Capone and World War II era soldiers who may have stayed (and died) there while the building was being used as a convalescent hospital for aviators and pilots. Added bonus: The hotel has a lovely Gulf of Mexico beach. San Francisco, California Queen Anne Hotel - A charming Victorian era boutique hotel located in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. Both the public areas and guests rooms are furnished in an eclectic style. The hotel was once an exclusive boarding school for young ladies, as well as a brothel that housed "ladies of the night." The headmistress of the girl's school, Miss Mary Lake, reportedly haunts the hotel, sometimes unpacking suitcases, tucking guests in at night and singing to them while they fall asleep. The most haunted room is said to be room 410, which was once Miss Mary Lake's office. Voodoo queen Mary Ellen Pleasant lived across the street from the hotel in the 1800's and it is thought that perhaps her spirit also roams the halls of the Queen Anne. Added bonus: Enjoy all that The Golden Gate City has to offer! Ride a cable car; eat some great seafood at a waterfront restaurant; visit Fisherman's Wharf and the spectacular Palace of Fine Arts, built for the 1915 World's Fair. Portland, Oregon The Benson - A world class luxury hotel that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by Simon Benson and opening its doors in 1913, it is believed that Mr. Benson is the primary spirit who haunts the hotel. He is frequently seen on the grand staircase, in the hotel bar and dining room, and on the 7th, 9th and 12th floors of the hotel. A small and mischievous little boy, whom people assume is the ghost of one of Benson's sons, often appears and plays pranks on hotel guests. The ghost of a former porter who worked at The Benson is also sometimes seems, as well as the spectral images of a lady in white (doesn't every haunted property have a lady in white? LOL) and a lady in blue. Added bonus: Take a trip to see the nearby and spectacularly beautiful Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls! New Orleans, Louisiana Bourbon Orleans Hotel - Once the location of the Sisters of the Holy Family's convent, girl's school, medical ward and orphanage, the Bourbon Orleans is reportedly haunted by the spirits of those who resided there during that earlier time. A Confederate soldier has also been seen at the hotel, as well as a lonely ghost dancer, seen dancing solo in the hotel's ballroom. The 3rd and 6th floors are said to be some of the most haunted areas. Added bonus: Laissez les bon temps rouler and enjoy all of the delicious and decadent delights that The Big Easy readily serves up! Savannah, Georgia East Bay Inn - This stately old building was built in the mid-1800's and once housed the offices of cotton merchants, as well as warehouses for cotton. In the mid-1980's, the property opened as a charming inn with 28 guest rooms. The rooms are spacious, with wooden floors, exposed brick establishing walls and high ceilings. A friendly ghost named Charley, a former worker in the building, allegedly haunts the inn. It is claimed that he is heard walking the halls late and night and sometimes will jiggle the doorknobs. Witnesses have said that lights flicker and some of their personal belongings mysteriously disappear. Room 325, known as "Charley's Room," is said to be the most haunted. Added bonus: Is there really anyplace in Savannah that isn't haunted? Visit them all! Walk along River Street. Take a ride on the riverboat. Put on your walking shoes and visit Savannah's numerous squares. And don't miss a visit to the magnificently beautiful Bonaventure Cemetery. San Antonio, Texas The Menger Hotel - The land on which the Menger sits is part of the historic site of the Battle of the Alamo. It is said that between 32 and 45 ghosts haunt the Menger. (Who came up with that number?!?) Among those ghosts are Teddy Roosevelt; Sallie White, a former chambermaid at the hotel who was shot nearby by her common law husband and died on the hotel's 2nd floor; and Richard King, a cattle baron who often stayed at the Menger and died in his suite on the 3rd floor. If you are brave enough, you can stay in the King Ranch Suite where Richard King died and sleep in the same bed where he took his last breath! Added bonus: Visit The Alamo. Walk along the River Walk. Dine in some of San Antonio's fabulous eateries. San Diego, California (Coronado Island) Hotel del Coronado - The elegant hotel, located on Coronado Island, has a resident ghost named Kate Morgan. Kate was a guest at the hotel in 1892 and killed herself with a gun a few days after an ugly break-up with her male lover. Guests at the hotel have reported seeing Kate's ghost walking in the hallways and along the hotel's lovely beach. During my visits to the hotel, I always hope to encounter the spirit of Marilyn Monroe, who shot the film, "Some Like It Hot," on the property back in 1958. Added bonus: While in the San Diego area, pay a visit to the haunted Whaley House in Old Town San Diego, where you can also shop at some of the area's charming stores. Washington, DC Hay-Adams Hotel - Washington socialite Marian Adams, known by the nickname Clover, reportedly haunts the Hay-Adams. Clover was an amateur photographer who died after ingesting some of the potassium cyanide that she used while developing her photographs. Her death was ruled a suicide, but some believed that she had been murdered. The ghost of Clover Adams haunts the hotel's 4th floor. Maids have told stories of hearing a woman sobbing, calling out their names and asking "What do you want?" in unoccupied rooms. Some guests say that visits by Clover's spirit are accompanied by the scent of almonds. Potassium cyanide, which caused Clover's death, is extracted from almonds! Added bonus: Visit the many beautiful monuments in DC, as well as The Smithsonian and nearby Arlington Cemetery.

19 notes · View notes

justforbooks · 5 years

Photo

Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96

Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director and designer who reigned in theater, film and opera as the unrivaled master of grandeur, orchestrating the youthful 1968 movie version of “Romeo and Juliet” and transporting operagoers to Parisian rooftops and the pyramids of Egypt in productions widely regarded as classics, died June 15 at his home in Rome. He was 96.

A son, Luciano, confirmed the death to the Associated Press but did not cite a cause.

Mr. Zeffirelli — a self-proclaimed “flag-bearer of the crusade against boredom, bad taste and stupidity in the theater” — was a defining presence in the arts since the 1950s. In his view, less was not more. “More is fine,” a collaborator recalled Mr. Zeffirelli saying, and as a set designer, he delivered more gilt, more brocade and more grandiosity than many theater patrons expected to find on a single stage.

“A spectacle,” Mr. Zeffirelli once told the New York Times, “is a good investment.”

From his earliest days, he seemed to belong to the opera. Born in Italy to a married woman and her lover, he received neither parent’s surname. His mother dubbed him “Zeffiretti,” an Italian word that means “little breezes” and that arises in Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo,” in the aria “Zeffiretti lusinghieri.” An official mistakenly recorded the name as “Zeffirelli.”

Mr. Zeffirelli grew up mainly in Florence, amid the city’s Renaissance riches, and trained as an artist before being pulled into theater and then film by an early and influential mentor, Luchino Visconti. Mr. Zeffirelli matured into a sought-after director in his own right, staging works in Milan, London and New York City, where he became a mainstay of the Metropolitan Opera.

His first major work as a film director was “The Taming of the Shrew” (1967), a screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. But Mr. Zeffirelli was best known for the Shakespearean adaptation released the next year — “Romeo and Juliet,” starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey in the title roles.

He reportedly reviewed the work of hundreds of young actors before selecting his two stars, both of whom were still in their teens. With a lush soundtrack by Nino Rota, and with its equally lush visuals, the film won the Academy Award for best cinematography and was a runaway box office success. Film critic Roger Ebert declared it “the most exciting film of Shakespeare ever made.”

It “is the first production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ I am familiar with in which the romance is taken seriously,” Ebert wrote. “Always before, we have had actors in their 20s or 30s or even older, reciting Shakespeare’s speeches to each other as if it were the words that mattered. They do not, as anyone who has proposed marriage will agree.”

In the opera, an art form already known for its opulence, big voices and bigger personalities, Mr. Zeffirelli permitted himself to be deterred by neither physical nor financial constraints. “Opera audiences demand the spectacular,” he told the Times.

Mr. Zeffirelli had notable artistic relationships with two of the most celebrated sopranos of the 20th century, Maria Callas and Joan Sutherland. But certain Zeffirelli sets seemed to excite the opera world even more than the performers who sang upon them.

One such example was his production of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” an extravaganza set in 19th-century Paris and famous for its exuberant street scene and magical snowfall. After its 1981 premiere at the Met, it was said that the audience lavished on Mr. Zeffirelli a grander ovation than the one reserved for conductor James Levine and the singers who played the opera’s bohemian lovers.

“For the first time,” Mr. Zeffirelli told the Times, “audiences will have a sense of the immensity of Paris, and the smallness of this little group’s place — the actual space of a garret. The acting is now intimate and conversational, which is exactly what Puccini wanted. Since the garret is raised, every whisper and gesture will come across clearly in the theater.”

His production of Verdi’s “Aida,” performed at Milan’s La Scala in 1963 with soprano Leontyne Price and tenor Carlo Bergonzi, featured 600 singers and dancers (including scantily clad belly dancers), 10 horses, towering idols, palm trees and sphinxes littering the expanse of the stage. “I have tried to give the public the best that Cecil B. DeMille could offer,” Mr. Zeffirelli told Time magazine, referring to the Hollywood director’s biblical epics, “but in good taste.”

It was sometimes said that Mr. Zeffirelli was beloved by everyone except music reviewers, some of whom disparaged his style as excessive to the point of taking attention away from the music. Writing in the Times, Bernard Holland panned Mr. Zeffirelli’s set for Puccini’s “Turandot,” set in China, as “acres of white paint and gold leaf topped by the gaudiest of pagodas” and quipped that “if the gods eat dim sum, they certainly do it in a place like this.”

In time, the Metropolitan Opera replaced some of Mr. Zeffirelli’s productions, although the modernistic newcomers — notably Luc Bondy’s dreary “Tosca” in 2009 — did not always prove as popular.

“It’s like somebody decides that the Sistine Chapel is out of fashion,” Mr. Zeffirelli told the Times. “They go there and make something a la Warhol. . . . You don’t like it? O.K., fine, but let’s have it for future generations.”

As for those who had criticized his direction of “Romeo and Juliet” for similar reasons, he retorted, “In all honesty, I don’t believe that millions of young people throughout the world wept over my film ... just because the costumes were splendid.”

Mr. Zeffirelli was born in Florence on Feb. 12, 1923. His father, Ottorino Corsi, was a Florentine businessman, and his mother, Alaide Garosi, was a fashion designer. Her husband was a lawyer, and he died before Mr. Zeffirelli was born.

His mother continued a fraught relationship with Corsi, once attempting to stab him with a hat pin. “The opera? My destiny?” Mr. Zeffirelli observed in a 1986 autobiography, “Zeffirelli.” “I think there is a case to be made.”

After the death of his mother when he was 6, he became the charge of an aunt. He recalled his upbringing in the 1930s in the semi-autobiographical film “Tea With Mussolini” (1999), which he directed and which starred Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright as English expatriates in Florence who take in a parentless child during the era of fascist rule.

Mr. Zeffirelli attended art school before studying architecture at the University of Florence. His studies were put on hold during World War II, when he fought alongside antifascist partisans. His interests shifted more toward film, particularly after he saw Laurence Olivier star in the 1944 Technicolor film adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” which Olivier also directed.

“The lights went down and that glorious film began,” Mr. Zeffirelli recalled in his memoir. “I knew then what I was going to do. Architecture was not for me; it had to be the stage.”

He met Visconti while working in Florence as a stagehand. Visconti, with whom he lived for a period, gave him his push into professional work, hiring him to work as a designer for an Italian stage production of Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” in 1949.

Mr. Zeffirelli soon began designing and directing at La Scala and later the Met. He designed, directed and adapted from Shakespeare the libretto for the production of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra” that opened the Met’s new opera house at Lincoln Center in 1966.

Mr. Zeffirelli said he found it invigorating to shift from one art form to another. His theatrical productions starred top-flight actors including Albert Finney and Anna Magnani. On television, he directed “Jesus of Nazareth,” an acclaimed 1977 miniseries with a reported price tag of $18 million and a cast that included Robert Powell as Jesus, Hussey as the Virgin Mary, Olivier as Nicodemus, Anne Bancroft as Mary Magdalene and James Earl Jones as Balthazar.

Mr. Zeffirelli received a best director Oscar nomination for “Romeo and Juliet.” (He lost to Carol Reed for the musical “Oliver!”) He also garnered a nomination for best art direction for his 1982 film adaptation of Verdi’s opera “La Traviata,” starring Teresa Stratas and Plácido Domingo, one of several such operatic film adaptations he made.

His other notable films included “Hamlet” (1990) starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. Less acclaimed was “Endless Love” (1981), starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt in a tragic story of teen romance, which Mr. Zeffirelli admitted was “wretched.”

Politically, Mr. Zeffirelli positioned himself on the right, serving as a senator in the political party Forza Italia. “I have found it an irritating irony that those who espouse populist political views often want art to be ‘difficult,’ ” he wrote in his memoir. “Yet I, who favor the Right in our democracy, believe passionately in a broad culture made accessible to as many as possible.”

He described himself as homosexual, preferring not to use the word “gay.” In 2000, he adopted two adult sons, Pippo and Luciano, both former lovers, according to the newspaper the Australian. A complete list of survivors was not immediately available.

Looking back on his life and career, Mr. Zeffirelli once told The Washington Post that he was struck by “how much is risked to become something” — “to make something of his life,” he continued, speaking of himself in the third person. To show that “he’s not a bastard.”

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at http://justforbooks.tumblr.com

#JUST FOR BOOKS #IN MEMORIAM #Franco Zeffirelli

16 notes · View notes

hettiesworld · 6 years

Text

Updated MCU Album!

(Look at old post for old links)

Chris Evans:

Beautiful Monster (Ne-Yo)

Three Times A Lady (The Commodores)

Hollywood (Michael Buble)

Don’t Stop Believin’ (Journey)

Finesse (Bruno Mars)

Dangerously (Charlie Puth)

Filthy (Justin Timberlake)

Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House)*

Jeremy Renner:

Thunder (Imagine Dragons)

Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran) [cover]

Believer (Imagine Dragons)

Castle on the Hill (Ed Sheeran)

Can’t Stop The Feeling (Justin Timberlake)

Clocks (Coldplay)

7 Days (Craig David)*

My House (Flo Rida)*

Scarlett Johansson:

Trouble (P!nk)

Instruction (Demi Lovato)

Ciao Adios (Anne Marie)

Symphony (Zara Larsson)

One Last Time (Ariana Grande)

Run Away From Me (Carly Rae Jepsen)

Sebastian Stan:

How Long (Charlie Puth)

Kids (MGMT)

Heavydirtysoul (Twenty One Pilots)

All Night (Big Boi)

Starboy (The Weeknd)

Runaway Baby (Bruno Mars)

Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)*

Elizabeth Olsen:

Anywhere (Rita Ora)

What You Waiting For? (Gwen Stefani)

Crazy In Love (Beyoncé)

Hollaback Girl (Gwen Stefani)

Break The Rules (Charli XCX)

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

Duets/Groups:

Duets:

Back To You - CE & SJ

Can’t Remember To Forget You - SJ & EO

Havana - EO & JR

Beautiful Liar - CE & JR

4 Minutes - JR & HA

Swish Swish - Avengers Ladies ft. CE

Groups:

Avengers Ladies - SJ, EO, HA & CS (Cobie Smulders) [Mostly Little Mix songs]

Marvel Hotties - CE, JR, SS & RDJ [Any boyband songs except 1D]

Another Day of Sun (La La Land cast)*

Africa (Toto)*

Walk on Water (30 Seconds to Mars)*

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Want to find out what the music video would look like? Ask for a specific song which is not crossed out and actor to me!

@thoughtsofdarc, @pegasusdragontiger, @averyrogers83, @spectralarchers, @heather-lynn, @hellomissmabel, @avengersthotty, @chrisevansisdaddy13, @katiew1973, @thisismysecrethappyplace, @jaqui-has-a-conspiracy-theory, @bojabee, @s-carol-v, @shadow16350, @pitubea1910, @caplansteverogers, @jrennerlicious, @dean-in-the-devils-trap, @mrs-stan-barnes

#marvel #chris evans #jeremy renner #sebastian stan #scarlett johansson #elizabeth olsen #hayley atwell #cobie smulders #music #possibly a future album #perhaps #10 years of Marvel

31 notes · View notes

mythicallore · 6 years

Text

The Green River Killer - A History

Gary Leon Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second of Mary and Thomas Ridgway's three sons. His home life was somewhat troubled; relatives have described his mother as domineering and have said that young Ridgway witnessed more than one violent argument between his parents. His father was a bus driver who would often complain about the presence of sex workers.

Ridgway had a bed wetting problem until he was 13, and his mother would wash his genitals after every episode. He would later tell defense psychologists that, as an adolescent, he had conflicting feelings of anger and sexual attraction toward his mother, and fantasized about killing her.

Ridgway was dyslexic, and was held back a year in high school. When he was sixteen, he stabbed a 6 year old boy, who survived the attack. Ridgway had led the boy into the woods and then stabbed him through the ribs into his liver.

Ridgway graduated from Tyee High School in 1969 and married his 19 year old high school girlfriend, Claudia Kraig. He joined the US Navy and was sent to Vietnam, where he served on board a supply ship and saw combat. During his time in the military, Ridgway began to have frequent sexual inter course with numerous sex workers and contracted gonorrhea; although angered by this, he continued his practice without protection. While Ridgway was abroad, Kraig had an extramarital affair. The marriage ended within a year.

When questioned about Ridgway after his arrest, friends and family described him as friendly but strange. His first two marriages resulted in divorce because of infidelities by other partners. His second wife, Marcia Winslow, claimed that he had placed her in a chokehold. He had become religious during his second marriage, proselytizing door to door reading the Bible aloud at work and at home, and insisting the his wife follow the strict teachings of their pastor. Ridgway would also frequently cry after sermons or reading the Bible. Despite his beliefs, Ridgway continued to solicit the services of sex workers and wanted his wife to participate in sex in public and inappropriate places, sometimes even in areas where his victims' bodies were later discovered.

According to women in his life, Ridgway had an insatiable sexual appetite. His three ex-wives and several ex-girlfriends reported that he demanded sex from them several times a day. Often, he would want to have sex in a public area or in the woods. Ridgway himself admitted to having a fixation with sex workers, with whom he had a love-hate relationship. He frequently complained about their presence in his neighborhood, but he also took advantage of their services regularly. It has been speculated that Ridgway was torn between his lusts and his staunch religious beliefs.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ridgway is believed to have murdered at least 71 women near Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. In court statements, he later reported that he had killed so many that he lost count. A majority of the murders occurred between 1982-1984. The victims were believed to be either prostitutes or runaways picked up along Pacific Highway South, whom he strangled. Most of their bodies were dumped in wooded areas around the Green River, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and other "Dump sites" within South King County. There were also two confirmed and another suspected victims found in the Portland Oregon area. The bodies were often left in clusters, sometimes posed, usually nude. He would sometimes return to the victims' bodies and have sexual intercourse with them. Ridgway later explained that he did not find necrophilia more sexual satisfying, but having sex with the deceased reduced his need to obtain a living victim and thus limited his exposure to being caught. Because most of the bodies were not discovered until only the skeletons remained, three victims are still unidentified. Ridgway occasionally contaminated the dump sites with gum, cigarettes, and written materials belonging to others, and he even transported a few victims' remains across state lines into Oregon to confuse the police.

Ridgway began each murder by picking up a woman, usually a prostitute. He sometimes showed the woman a picture of his son, to trick her into trusting him. After raping her, Ridgway strangled her from behind. He initially strangled them manually. However, after many victims inflicted wounds and bruises on his arm while trying to defend themselves. Ridgway began using ligatures. He killed most victims in his home, his truck, or a secluded area. In the early 1980s, the King County Sheriff's Office formed the Green River Task Force to investigate the murders. Task force members included Robert Keppel and Dave Reichert, who periodically interviewed the incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy in 1984. Bundy offered his opinions on the psychology, motivations, and behavior of a killer; he suggested that the killer was revisiting the dump sites to have sex with his victims, which turned out to be true, and if police found a fresh grave, they should stake it out and wait for him to come back. Also contributing to the investigation was John E Douglas who developed a profile of the suspect.

Ridgway was arrested in 1982 and 2001 on charges related to prostitution. He became a suspect in the Green River killings in 1983. In 1984, Ridgway took and passed a polygraph test, although careful review using quality control protocols later developed by the FBI determined that Ridgway actually failed his polygraph test. On April 7, 1987, a police took hair and saliva samples from Ridgway.

Around 1985, Ridgway began dating Judith Mawson, who became his 3rd wife in 1988. Mawson claimed in a 2010 television interview that when she moved into his house while they were dating, there was no carpet. Detectives later told her he had probably wrapped a body in the carpet. In the same interview, she described how he would leave for work early in the morning some days, ostensibly for the overtime pay. Mawson speculated that he must have committed some of the murders while supposedly working these early shifts. She claimed that she had not suspected Ridgway's crimes before she was contacted by authorities in 1987, and had not even heard of the Green River Killer before that time because she did not watch the news.

Author Pennie Morehead interviewed Ridgway in prison, and he said while he was in the relationship with Mawson, his kill rate went down, and he truly loved her. Indeed, of his 49 known victims, only 3 were killed after he married Mawson. Mawson told a local television reporter, "I feel I have saves lives... by being his wife and making him happy."

The samples collected in 1987 were later subjected to a DNA analysis, providing the evidence for his arrest warrant. On November 30, 2001, Ridgway was at the Kenworth Truck factory, where he worked as a spray painter, when police arrived to arrest him. Ridgway was arrested on suspicion of murdering four women nearly 20 years earlier after first being identified as a potential suspect, when DNA evidence conclusively liked semen left in the victims to the saliva swab taken by the police. The four victims named in the original indictment were Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, Cynthia Hinds, and Carol Ann Christensen. Three more victims - Wendy Coffield, Debra Bonner, and Debra Estes - were added to the indictment after a forensic scientist identified microscopic spray paint spheres as a specific brand and composition of paint used at the Kenworth factory during the specific time frame when these victims were killed.

Early in August 2003, Seattle television news reported that Ridgway had been moved from a maximum security cell at King County Jail to an Airway Heights Minimum-Medium Security Level Tank. Other news reporters stated that his lawyers, led by Anthony Savage, were closing a plea bargain that would spare him the death penalty in return for his confession to a number of the Green River murders.

On November 5, 2003, Ridgway entered a guilty plea to 48 charges of aggravated first degree murder as part of a plea bargain, agreed to in June, that would spare him execution in exchange for his cooperation in locating the remains of his victims and providing other details. In his statement accompanying his guilty plea, Ridgway explained that he had killed all of his victims inside King County, Washington, and that he had transported and dumped the remains of the two women near Portland to confuse the police.

On December 18, 2003, King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones sentenced Ridgway to 48 life sentences with no possibility of parole and one life sentence, to be served consecutively. He was also sentenced to an additional 10 years for tampering with evidence for each of the 48 victims, adding 480 years to his 48 life sentenced.

Ridgway confessed to more confirmed murders than any other American serial killer. Over a period of five months of police and prosecutor interviews, he confessed to 48 murders - 42 of which were on the police's list of probable Green River Killer victims. On February 9, 2004, county prosecutors began to release the videotape records of Ridgway's confessions. In one taped interview, he told investigators initially that he was responsible for the death of 65 women, but in another taped interview with Reichert on December 31, 2003, Ridgway claimed to have murdered 71 victims and confessed to having had sex with them before killing them, a detail which he did not reveal until after his sentencing. In his confession, he acknowledged that he targeted prostitutes because they were "easy to pick up" and that he "hated most of them." He confessed that he had sex with his victims' bodies after he murdered them, but claimed he began burying the later victims so that he could resist the urge to commit necrophilia.

Ridgway talked to and tried to make his victims comfortable before he committed the murders. In his own words, "I would talk to her... and get her mind off of the sex, anything she was nervous about. And think, you know, she thinks, 'Oh, this guy cares'... which I didn't. Which I didn't. I just want to, uh, get her in the vehicle and eventually kill her.

Later in a statement, Ridgway said that murdering young women was his "career."

Ridgway was placed in solitary confinement at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla in January 2004. On May 14, 2015, he was transferred to the USP Florence, a high-security federal prison east of Canon City, Colorado. In September 2015, after a public outcry and discussions with Governor Jay Inslee, Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner announced that Ridgway would be transferred back to Washington to be "easily accessible" for open murder investigations. Ridgway was returned to by charter plane to Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla from the High Security Federal Prison in Florence Colorado, on October 24, 2015.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Ridgway

#Murder #gary ridgway

1 note · View note

duhkooks · 7 years

Text

I’M BORED

Gay people of tumblr. It's time. It's time for me to make a list of gay thangs that I’ve watched, and will watch bc they’re not out yet. These are the shows I personally like and not like because do I have a choice? Diz shyt r limited. I’ll add more if I ... can recall other thangs that I’ve watched.

Movies:

1. The Handmaiden

2. Imagine Me and You

3. Kyss Mig / Kiss Me

4. Gia

5. Loving Anabelle

6. Water Lillies

7. Boys Don’t Cry

8. I Can’t Think Straight

9. Thelma

10. The World Unseen

11. The Four Faced Liar

12. Lost and Delirious

13. Bloomington

14. Cracks

15. Saving Face

16. When Night is Falling

17. My Summer of Love

18. The Gymnast

19. The Chinese Botanist’s Daughter

20. The Truth About Jane

21. Show Me Love

22. D.E.B.S

23. A Marine Story

24. Viola Di Mare/ The Sea Purple

25. Rome and Juliet

26. Farewell, My Queen

27. Yes or No (Part 1, 2, 3)

28. Fingersmith

29. Tipping the Velvet

30. Elena Undone

31. Blue Is The Warmest Colour

32. Girltrash: All Night Long

33. Ambrosia

34. Anatomy of a Love Seen

35. Chinese Puzzle

36. Camila the Movie

37. Princess Cyd

38. All About E

39. Bare

40. Jennifer’s Body

41. Life is Peachy / Ashamed

42. Liz in September

43. AWOL

44. Me, Myself and Her (x)

45. Blush

46. The First Girl I Loved

50. Edie & Thea

51. Summer Time

52. Margarita with a Straw

53. The Girl King

54. Circumstance

55. Concussion

56. Kissing Jessica Stein

57. Breaking the Girls (x)

58. Bound

59. Camp Takota

60. Of Girls and Horses

61. Contracted

62. Room in Rome

63. Jenny’s Wedding

65. Heavenly Creatures

66. Desert Hearts

67. Jack and Diane

68. Gray Matters

69. Better Than Chocolate

70. Tru Love

71. The Intervention

72. When Night Is Falling

73. Love My Life

74. Baka Bukas / Maybe Tomorrow

75. The Summer of Sangalie

76. Monster

77. The Duke of Burgundy

78. Spider Lillies

79. The Secret Diaries of Ms. Anne Lister

80. Girl With Dragon Tattoo

81. Fire (x)

82. Black Swan

83. Mullholand Drive

84. Foxfire

85. Boy Meets Girl

86. High Art

87. The Fish Child

88. The Runaways

89. The Secrets / Ha-Sadot

90. Aimee and Jaguar

91. Freeheld

92. But I’m a Cheerleader

93. Carol

94. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

95. Atomic Blonde

96. Carmilla: The Movie

97. Based on a True Story

98. Kiss Me! / Embrasse Moi

99. Siebzhen / Seventeen

100. The Miseducation of Cameron Post

101. My Days of Mercy

102. Passion

103. Once A Time With You (x)

104. Disobedience

105. Below Her Mouth

106. Its in the Water

107. Addicted to Fresno

108. Almost Adults

109. Running on Empty Dreams

110. Warmish (x)

111. A Date For Mad Mary

112. Becks

113. The Truth About Emanuel

114. Empty Sky (x)

115. The Firefly

116. White Lily

117. Our Love Story (Korean)

118. Liberty’s Secret

119. Raven’s Touch

120. Alto (x)

121. 1448 Love Among Us (x)

122. Fear of Water

123. Eloise’s Lover

124. Affinity

125. The Greatest Love

126. Je te Mangerais

127. Fried Green Tomatoes

128. She: Their Love Story

Anime:

Blue Drop

Kannazuki no Miko

Maria Watches Over Us

Simoun

Strawberry Panic

Sasameki Koto

Citrus

Sakura Trick

Kuzu no Honkai

Candy Boy

Aoi Hana

Kuttsukiboshi

Konohana Kitan

A Centaur’s Life

Kase-san

Netsuzou Trap

Slow Start

Kobayashi San Chi No Maid Dragon

Legend of Korra

Shuumatsu no Izetta

Akuma no Riddle

Manga (I love them all):

Citrus

Lilith (Sirius)

Yagate Kimi Ni Naru

What Does The Fox Say

Tamen De Gushi

Fluttering / Exciting Feelings

The Love Doctor

Pulse

Netsuzou Trap

The Third Party

Serenade

It Would Be Great If Yoh Didn’t Exist

Lily Love

She Who’s Most Special To Me

2 Lives 1 House

Yuri Kuma Arashi

Watashi no Muchi na Watashi no Michi

Slightly Sour Secret

Love Data

Third Party

Series:

Glee

Lost Girl

Las Aparicio

The L Word

Pretty Little Liars (N)

Los Hombres De Paco

Orphan Black

Orange is the New Black (N)

Skins (N)

10. Coronation Street

Tierra De Lobo

Verbotene Liebe

Rookie Blue

Faking It

East Los High

Chasing Life

Hormones The Series

Everything Sucks (N)

Arrow

Transit Girls

Edge of Normal

Stop XOXO

Girlfriend

Club Friday The Series 8

The “Other” Love

Gypsy (N)

Wynonna Earp (Netflix)

The Runaways

How to Get Away with Murder (N)

One Day at a Time (N)

Daughters of Club Bilitis

The 100 (N)

Taagad

South of Nowhere

Sense8 (N)

Bomb Girls

The Bold Type

SKAM

Jane the Virgin (N)

Black Lightning (N)

Heartless (N)

Godless (N)

Mary Kills People

The Underwear

Grey’s Anatomy (N)

Supergirl (N)

Fresh Off the Boat

I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone

Stitchers

Unfortunatly Ashly (1, 2)

Las Estrellas

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

The Shannara Chronicles

Barbelle (Y)

The Rich Man’s Daughter

Futari Monologue

Lip Service

StartUp

Saving Hope

We Are Gamily

Black Mirror

Person of Interest

Na Wspolnes

Seis Hermanas

Palermo Oggi

Defiance

The O.C.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (N)

Starting From Now (Y)

Disengaged

Til Lease Do Us (Y)

Lily Fever (Y)

Carmilla (Y)

Anyone But Me (Y)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (N)

Legend:

(N) - Netflix

(Y) - Youtube

Bold - me like

If you have money, please support them and buy/rent whatever you’re planning to watch.

#personal #lesbianshows #lgbtq #lesbian movies

93 notes · View notes

thekillerblogofkillers · 7 years

Text

Gary Ridgway (1949-?)

Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, is an American serial killer who was initially convicted of 48 separate murders and is believed to be responsible for more than 90. As part of Ridgway’s plea bargain, an additional conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions to 49, making him the most prolific American serial killer in history though confirmed murders alone. He murdered many women and girls in Washington State during the 1980s and 1990s. The majority of Ridgway’s victims were alleged sex workers and other vulnerable women, including underage runaways. The press nicknamed him the Green River Killer after the first 5 victims were discovered near the Green River and the killer’s identity was unknown. He strangled the women, usually by hand but sometimes by using ligatures. After strangling them, he dumped their bodies in forested/overgrown areas in King County, often returning to the corpses to have sexual intercourse with them. On November 30, 2001, as Ridgway was leaving the Kenworth truck factory where he was employed in Renton, Washington, he was arrested for the murders of 4 women whose cases were linked to him via DNA evidence. As part of a plea bargain Ridgway agreed to tell police the location of women who were missing and was spared the death penalty, instead receiving a sentence of life imprisonment.

Gary Leon Ridgway was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 18, 1949, the 2nd son of Mary and Thomas Ridgway’s 3 sons. His home life was troubled, with relatives later describing his mother as domineering, saying that young Ridgway saw more than 1 violent argument between his parents. His father was a bus driver who often complained about the presence of prostitutes. When Ridgway was just 16, he stabbed a 6-year-old boy, who survived. He led the body into the woods and then stabbed him through the ribs into his liver. Ridgway graduated from Tyee High School in 1969 and married Claudia Kraig, 19, his high school girlfriend. He joined the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam, where he served on board a supply ship and saw active combat. During his time in the military, Ridgway began having frequent sexual encounters with prostitutes and contracted gonorrhoea – despite being angered by this, he continued having sleeping with sex workers without protection. While Ridgway was away in the service, Kraig had an extramarital affair and the marriage ended within a year.

When friends and family were questioned about Ridgway after his eventual arrest, they described him as friendly but strange. His first 2 marriages ended in divorce because of infidelity on both sides. Ridgway’s 2nd wife, Marcia Winslow, claimed that he had once placed her in a chokehold. Ridgway became religious during his 2nd marriage, going door-to-door trying to convert people, reading the Bible aloud at work and at home, insisting that his wife followed the strict teaching of their pastor. Ridgway would frequently cry after sermons or reading the Bible, but he also continued to use the services of sex workers during this marriage. He also tried to convince his wife to participate in sex in public/inappropriate places, sometimes even in areas where his victims’ bodies were later found. The women in Ridgway’s life said he had an insatiable sexual appetite. His 3 ex-wives and numerous ex-girlfriends reported that Ridgway demanded sex several times a day, often wanting to have sex in a public area or in the woods. Ridgway himself admitted to having an obsession with sex workers, claiming to have a love/hate relationship with them. He often complained about them being present in his neighbourhood, but also used their services frequently. It has been speculated that Ridgway was torn between uncontrollable lusts and staunch religious beliefs.

Through the ‘80s and ‘90s, Ridgway is believed to have killed at least 71 women near Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. His court statements later reported that he had killed so many he had lost count. A majority of the murders occurred between 1982-1984. The victims were mostly runaways or sex workers picked up along Pacific Highway South, whom Ridgway strangled. Most of the victims’ bodies were dumped in wooded areas near the Green River, except for 2 confirmed and another 2 suspected victims who were found in the Portland, Oregon area. The corpses were often left in clusters, some of them posed, usually nude. He would sometimes return to the bodies and have sex with them. Because most of the bodies weren’t discovered until the remains were skeletal, 3 victims remain unidentified. Ridgway occasionally contaminated the dumpsites with gum, cigarettes and written materials that belonged to other people, even transporting a few victims’ remains across state lines into Oregon to confuse police. Ridgway began each murder by picking up a woman – usually a sex worker. He would sometimes show the women a picture of his son in an attempt to trick her into trusting him. After raping the victim, Ridgway would strangle her from behind, initially manually. Many victims managed to inflict bruises and wounds on his arm in an attempt to defend themselves. Out of concern that these injuries would draw attention, Ridgway began using ligatures to strangle his victims. Most victims were killed in his truck, home, or a secluded area. In the early 1980s the King County Sheriff’s Office formed the Green River Task Force to investigate the murders. The most notorious members of the task force were Robert Keppel and Dave Reichert, who interviewed incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy in 1984. Bundy offered his opinions on the psychology, motivations and behaviour of the killer – he suggested that the killer would be revisiting the dump sites to have sex with his victims, which did turn out to be true, and if police found a fresh grave, they should stake it out and wait for the killer to return. John E. Douglas also contributed to the investigation, who later wrote a lot on the subject of the Green River Killer.

In 1982 and again in 2001 Ridgway was arrested on charges related to prostitution. He became a suspect in the Green River killings in 1983 and in 1984 took a polygraph test, which he passed. Quality control protocols that were developed by the FBI later revealed that Ridgway had actually failed this test, and on April 7, 1987, police took hair and saliva samples from Ridgway. Around 1985, Ridgway began dating Judith Mawson, who became his 3rd wife in 1988. Mawson claimed in a 2010 TV interview that when she moved into his house there was no carpet – detectives later told her that he had probably used his carpets to wrap bodies in. She also talked about how Ridgway would leave for work early in the morning, claiming the reason was for overtime pay. Mawson believed that he must have committed some of the murders while supposedly working these early morning shifts. She claimed that she hadn’t suspect Ridgway’s crimes at all before being contacted by authorities in 1987, and hadn’t even heard of the Green River Killer before then because she didn’t watch the news. Author Pennie Morehead, who interviewed Ridgway in prison, said that while he was in a relationship with Mawson his kill rate went down, and speculated that he had truly loved her. The evidence supports this, due to the fact that of Ridgway’s 49 known victims, only 3 were killed after he married Mawson. Mawson later told a local television reporter, “I feel I have saved lives...by being his wife and making him happy.” The samples that were collected in 1987 were later subjected to a DNA analysis and provided the evidence for his arrest warrant. On November 30, 2001, Ridgway was at the Kenworth Truck factory, where he worked as a spray painter, when police arrived to arrest him. He was arrested on suspicion of murdering 4 women nearly 20 years after being first identified as a potential suspect, when DNA evidence conclusively linked semen left in the victims’ saliva swab taken by police. The 4 victims named in the original indictment were Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, Cynthia Hinds, and Carol Ann Christensen. 3 more victims – Wendy Coffield, Debra Bonner, and Debra Estes – were added to the indictment after a forensic scientist identified microscopic spray paint spheres as a specific brand and composition of paint used at the Kenworth factory during the time frame when these victims were killed.

In early August 2003, Seattle TV news reported that Ridgway had been moved from a maximum-security cell at King County Jail to an Airway Heights Minimum-Medium Security Level Tank. Other news reports stated that his lawyers, led by Anthony Savage, were working on a plea bargain that would spare him the death penalty in return for his confession to a number of the Green River murders. On November 5, 2003, Ridgway entered a plea of guilty to 48 charges of aggravated 1st degree murder as part of a plea bargain, agreed to in June, that spared him the death penalty in exchange for his cooperation in locating the remains of his victims and providing other details. In Ridgway’s statement accompanying his guilty plea, he explained that all of the victims were killed inside King County, Washington, and that he had transported and dumped the bodies of 2 women near Portland to confuse police. Deputy prosecutor Jeffrey Baird noted in court that the deal contained “the names of 41 victims who would not be the subject of State v. Ridgway if it were not for the plea agreement.” King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng explained his reasons for making the deal: “We could have gone forward with seven counts, but that is all we could have ever hoped to solve. At the end of that trial, whatever the outcome, there would have been lingering doubts about the rest of these crimes. This agreement was the avenue to the truth. And in the end, the search for the truth is still why we have a criminal justice system...Gary Ridgway does not deserve our mercy. He does not deserve to live. The mercy provided by today’s resolution is directed not at Ridgway, but toward the families who have suffered so much...” On December 18, 2003, King County Superior Court Judge Richard Jones sentenced Ridgway to 48 life sentences with no possibility of parole and 1 life sentence, to be served consecutively. He was also sentenced to an additional 10 years for evidence tampering for each of the 48 victims, adding 480 years to his 48 life sentences.

In 2003, Ridgway led prosecutors to 3 bodies. In August 2003 the remains of a 16-year-old girl were found near Enumclaw, Washington, 40 feet from State Route 410. They were pronounced as belonging to Pammy Annette Avent, who was believed to be a victim of the Green River Killer. The remains of Marie Malvar and April Buttram were found in September. On November 23, 2005, The Associated Press reported that a weekend hiker found the skull of 1 of the 48 women Ridgway admitted murdering in his 2003 plea bargain with King County prosecutors. The skull of Tracy Winston, who was 19 when she disappeared from Northgate Mall on September 12, 1983, was found on November 20, 2005 by a man hiking in a wooded area near Highway 18 near Issaquah, southeast of Seattle. Ridgway confessed to more confirmed murders than any other American serial killer. In a 5 month period of police and prosecutor interviews, he confessed to 48 murders, 42 of which were on the police’s list of likely Green River Killer victims. On February 9, 2004, county prosecutors began releasing the videotape records of Ridgway’s confessions. In one of these videos, he told investigators that he was responsible for the deaths of 65 women, but later claimed to have murdered 71 victims and confessed to having had sex with them before he killed them, a detail which he didn’t reveal until after he was sentenced. In his confession, he acknowledged that he targeted sex workers because they were “easy to pick up” and that he “hated most of them.” He confessed to having sex with the bodies of his victims after he murdered them, but claimed that he later buried the victims so he could resist the urge to commit necrophilia. Ridgway would talk to his victims and try to make them comfortable before murdering them. He later said: “I would talk to her...and get her mind off of the, sex, anything she was nervous about. And think, you know, she thinks, ‘Oh, this guy cares’...which I didn’t. I just want to, uh, get her in the vehicle and eventually kill her.” In a later statement Ridgway said that killing young women was his “career”.

Ridgway was put in solitary confinement at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla in January 2004. In 2005, Ridgway made more pleas with the Federal government and was transferred to Airway Heights where he was put in a minimum-medium security tank. On May 14, 2015, he was transferred to the USP Florence, a high-security federal prison east of Canon City, Colorado. In September 2015 after public disgust and discussions with Governor Jay Inslee, Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner proclaimed that Ridgway would be sent back to Washington to be “easily accessible” for open murder investigations. Ridgway was taken by chartered plane back to Washington from the High Security Federal Prison in Florence, Colorado on October 24, 2015.

#gary ridgway #green river #green river killer #washington #seattle #kenworth #serial killer #murder

33 notes · View notes

papermoonloveslucy · 7 years

Text

Lucy Meets the Law

S5;E19 ~ February 13, 1967

Synopsis

Lucy thinks she's being arrested for littering when she is actually being mistaken for a red-haired jewel thief.

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Gale Gordon (Theodore J. Mooney), Mary Jane Croft (Mary Jane Lewis)

Roy Roberts (Mr. Cheever) does not appear in this episode.

Guest Cast

Claude Akins (Lieutenant Finch) appeared as himself (playing a giant native) in “Desert Island” (ILL S6;E8). He is perhaps best remembered for playing Sheriff Lobo in “B.J. And the Bear” (1978-79) and its sequel “The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo” (1979-81). Akins died in 1994.

Iris Adrian (Hard Head Hogan) appeared on Broadway in the 1930s and was a Ziegfeld girl. In Hollywood she did more than 160 films. This is her only appearance with Lucille Ball.

Hard Head is a bouncer in a beer hall. She is in jail for assault and battery.

Ken Lynch (Officer Peters, below left) started playing policemen on TV in 1950 and continued to do so for much of his career. This is his only appearance with Lucille Ball.

Joseph Perry (Officer Miller, above right) started his screen acting career in 1956. His final credit was playing Nemo for seven episodes of “Everybody Loves Raymond” in 1999. He died the following year. This is his only appearance with Lucille Ball.

Byron Foulger (Mr. Trindle) had played the leader of the Friends of the Friendless in “Lucy’s Last Birthday” (ILL S2;E25). He previously appeared on “The Lucy Show” in “My Fair Lucy” (S3;E20).

Mr. Trindle is the proprietor of the jewelry store that was robbed.

Jody Gilbert (Matron aka ‘Tinkerbell’) had appeared with Lucille Ball and Gale Gordon on the 1952 special “Stars in the Eye” celebrating the opening of CBS's new Television City studios. She was a regular on the CBS series “Life With Luigi”. She will also appear in two episodes of “Here's Lucy,” in one of which she also plays a prison matron.

Two passersby, the other women in the line-up, and the actual red-haired jewel thief (above) are all uncredited. Interestingly, Hazel Pierce, who was Lucy's stand-in and frequent day player, is not in this episode.

Some video releases title this episode "A Case of Mistaken Identity." This is one of more than 30 episodes of “The Lucy Show” that have fallen out of copyright protection and are in the public domain, resulting in its appearance on many inexpensive video and DVD releases.

There was no new “Lucy Show” episode on Monday, February 6, 1967. Instead, CBS showed a repeat of “Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft” (S5;E9).

The final draft of the script was dated December 27, 1966. The above copy belonged to Julian Davidson, “The Lucy Show” music coordinator. The episode was filmed January 6, 1967, the first to be filmed after the holidays.

This was the first and only episode written by Alan J. Levitt. It was also his first script for television. He went on to write for “Maude” (1972-74) and one of Lucille Ball's favorite sitcoms “Three's Company” (1977-78). Levitt shows a firm grasp of writing farce, balancing Lucy's belief that she has been arrested for littering, with the audience's knowledge that she is believed to be a jewel thief, using cleverly worded dialogue that allows both Lucy and police to have a conversation without giving away the misconception.

Mary Jane tells Lucy that littering is against the “Keep America Beautiful” Campaign. ‘Keep America Beautiful’ was founded in 1953 by a consortium of nonprofit organizations, government agencies, concerned individuals, and American businesses (including original “I Love Lucy” sponsor Philip Morris). ‘Keep America Beautiful’ joined with the Ad Council in 1961 to dramatize the idea that every individual must help protect against the effects litter has on the environment. These included the popular 1963 television campaign "Every Litter Bit Hurts" and the character ‘Susan Spotless’ in 1964. The organization is still active today.

In order not to implicate her friend, Lucy tells the policemen that Mary Jane is the name of her cat. She says she likes to call the cat up and say “What's new, pussycat?” What's New Pussycat was the name of a hit film of 1965 written by Woody Allen. Its title song was nominated for an Oscar and was a big hit for Tom Jones.

When thrown in the cell with a growling Hard Head, Lucy says she doesn't feel very welcome. The Matron remarks that “You're as welcome as the flowers in May.” “Welcome as the Flowers in May” was a song written by Anne Young round 1903.

Trying to be tough, Lucy tells Hard Head Hogan her 'handle' is “Steel Knuckles Carmichael” but her friends call her “Knuck.” Hogan continually gets the name wrong, calling her ‘Muck’ and ‘Cluck.’

Mr. Trindle can't positively identify the jewel thief in a line up of red headed women. He says he didn't anticipate so many red heads. Lt. Finch replies “What did you figure on? A bunch of Yul Brynners?”

Yul Brynner (1920-85) was an actor known for his bald head. He was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” several times, generally comparing him with Fred, who was nearly bald himself. At the time of filming, Brynner had just been seen in The Return of the Magnificent Seven, a sequel to 1960's hit The Magnificent Seven, in which he also appeared.

Finch says the women in the line up would make Ma Barker look like a camp fire girl. This is the second episode in a row to mention Ma Barker. Kate Barker (1873–1935) was the mother of several criminals who ran the Barker gang. She traveled with her sons during their criminal careers. Barker was also mentioned in “Lucy and the Great Bank Robbery” (S3;E5) and “Lucy Puts Main Street on the Map” (S5;E18). Ma Barker was parodied as Ma Parker in a 1970 episode of “Here’s Lucy” (above) played by Carole Cook.

Entering the action late in the episode to vouch for Lucy, Gale Gordon gets a smattering of entrance applause from the studio audience.

Callbacks!

Although never incarcerated before, Lucy Carmichael's previous brushes with the law include: “Lucy and the Runaway Butterfly” (S1;E29), “Lucy is Her Own Lawyer” (S2;E23), “Lucy the Meter Maid” (S3;E7) and “Lucy Makes a Pinch” (S3;E8).

Behind Bars! Lucy Ricardo was arrested and in jail in several episodes: “New Neighbors” (S1;E21) in New York City, “Tennessee Bound” (ILL S4;E14) in Bent Fork, and “Lucy Takes a Cruise To Havana” (1957) in Havana. Lucy also comes very close to going to jail in “Ricky and Fred art TV Fans” (ILL S2;E30) for stealing change from a cash register, and in “Paris at Last” (ILL S5;E18) for forging Francs!

More Mistaken Identity! In “Ricky and Fred are TV Fans” (ILL S2;E30) Lucy Ricardo is mistaken for jewel thief ‘Sticky Fingers Sal’, and hauled down for questioning, just as Lucy Carmichael is here.

Fast Forward!

Lucy Carter voluntarily goes to jail in a 1973 episode of “Here's Lucy” that also features Gale Gordon and Jody Gilbert as a Matron. This time her cellmate is Mumsie Westcott, played by Elsa Lanchester, who may (or may not) have been criminal hatchet murderess Eleanor Holmby when Lucy and Ethel go “Off to Florida” (ILL S6;E6).

Lucy Carter also got her mug shot taken in “The Case of the Reckless Wheelchair Drive” (HL S5;E6). Again, she makes her ‘criminal face’ for the camera.

Intentional mistaken identity is behind “Lucy Carter Meets Lucille Ball” (HL S6;E22) where a look-alike contest brings out several Lucy doppelgangers, including Lucille Ball herself!

“Lucy Meets the Law” rates 4 Paper Hearts out of 5

This woman looks a bit like Lucille Ball! Also, the book’s former owner’s initials are “LR” - Lucy Ricardo!

4 notes · View notes

allbestnet · 8 years

Text

Best Books of the 20th Century (322 books)

Lord of the Rings [trilogy] by J. R. R. Tolkien

Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Peter and the Wolf by Sergey Prokofiev

Call of the Wild by Jack London

Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust

Ulysses by James Joyce

Peanuts by Charles M. Shultz

Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence

White Fang by Jack London

Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Dubliners by James Joyce

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Kim by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Trial by Franz Kafka

Sea Wolf by Jack London

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Stranger by Albert Camus

Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence

Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann

Plague by Albert Camus

Rebecca by Dame Daphne Du Maurier

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Pearl by John Steinbeck

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Castle by Franz Kafka

Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco

Nostromo by Joseph Conrad

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Virginian by Owen Wister

Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy

Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

My Ántonia by Willa Cather

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

Victory by Joseph Conrad

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Garfield by Jim Davis

Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery

Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter

Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence

Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling

Finnegans Wake by James Joyce

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck

Passage to India by E. M. Forster

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sanctuary by William Faulkner

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

Red Pony by John Steinbeck

Light in August by William Faulkner

Lost Horizon by James Hilton

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

Ambassadors by Henry James

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers

O Pioneers by Willa Cather

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe

Room With a View by E. M. Forster

Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Howards End by E. M. Forster

Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Curious George by H. A. Rey

Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Good-bye Mr. Chips by James Hilton

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Dune by Frank Herbert

Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Horse and his Boy by C. S. Lewis

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

Last Battle by C. S. Lewis

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Wings of the Dove by Henry James

Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien

Firm by John Grisham

Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Roots by Alex Haley

Native Son by Richard Wright

Stuart Little by E. B. White

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry

Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey

Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Time to Kill by John Grisham

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

Rainmaker by John Grisham

Sula by Toni Morrison

Borrowers by Mary Norton

Where's Waldo by Martin Handford

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Giver by Lois Lowry

Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Pelican Brief by John Grisham

Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Color Purple by Alice Walker

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Separate Peace by John Knowles

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Sounder by William Howard Armstrong

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien

Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Runaway Jury by John Grisham

Incredible Journey by Sheila Every Burnford

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

Painted House by John Grisham

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

Client by John Grisham

Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema

Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Tar Baby by Toni Morrison

Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

Chamber by John Grisham

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Partner by John Grisham

Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Holes by Louis Sachar

Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy

Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

Cider House Rules by John Irving

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Peck

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Superfudge by Judy Blume

Jazz by Toni Morrison

Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Brethren by John Grisham

Testament by John Grisham

Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

Street Lawyer by John Grisham

Left Behind by Tim F. Lahaye

Patriot Games by Tom Clancy

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Timeline by Michael Crichton

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel

Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin

Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia by C. S. Lewis

Chosen by Chaim Potok

While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark

Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans

Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy

Lost World by Michael Crichton

Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Last Precinct by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Southern Cross by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt

Cause of Death by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Valley of Horses by Jean Auel

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy

Death in the Family by James Agee

Shipping News by Annie Proulx

Tribulation Force by Tim F. Lahaye

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

Point of Origin by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Black Notice by Patricia Daniels Cornwell

I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven

"O" Is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton

Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

Paradise by Toni Morrison

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley

"N" Is for Noose by Sue Grafton

Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor

#books

4 notes · View notes

torturedwarrior · 5 years

Text

Gary Ridgway A.K.A Green River Killer:

Who is Gary Ridgway? How many victims did he murder? What was his choice of weapon? Method of murder: Strangulation. Serial killer Gary Leon Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, murdered at least 49 women in Washington state before he was caught in 2001. QUICK FACTS, NAME: Gary Ridgway, OCCUPATION: Murderer, BIRTH DATE: February 18, 1949 (age 70), PLACE OF BIRTH: Salt Lake City, Utah, AKA: Green River Killer, FULL NAME: Gary Leon Ridgway, ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius. “You can't go back and change the past; it's over with. All we can do is try to make it better.”— Gary Ridgway

“One of the best things people ever did is they know how to kill.”— Gary Ridgway. Born February 18, 1949, Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial murderer and is also identified as Green River Killer. Initially, he was accused of 48 person killings. Another indictment was applied in his trial, raising the total of penalties to 49 and rendering him according to reported assassinations the second most active serial killer in the history of the USA. During the 1980s and 1990s, he murdered several young girls and women in Dc. In poor conditions, most Ridgway's perpetrators were said to be sex workers and other individuals, including young runaways. After the first five casualties in the Green River were identified and his identification became recognized, the press gave him the nickname. His victims were strangled, typically by hand, but sometimes by ligaments. He would abandon their corpses after strangling them in overcrowded and forested areas in King County, sometimes referring to the bodies in order to have sex with them. On 30 November 2001, Ridgway was arrested for the murder of four women whose cases linked to him through DNA evidence, while he was working Kenworth's trucking company, operated in Renton, Washington. He had been denied capital penalty and obtained a life sentence without parole as part of a plea deal to reveal the whereabouts of those currently missing.

Ridgway’s Early Life:

The second of the three sons of Mary and Thomas Ridgway were born on 18 February 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He had some difficulty in his home life; his mother was characterized as oppressive by relatives and he was subjected to several aggressive fights between his parents while he was young. His dad was a bus driver who often worried about the sex workers ' involvement. Ridgway had a bedwetting disorder until he was thirteen, and after each episode his mother cleaned his genitals. He would then inform psychiatrists at the prosecution that as a teenager he fantasized about killing his mother and had mixed feelings of anger and sexual attraction. Ridgway is dyslexic and has been kept at secondary school for a year. A six-year-old boy who survived the attack stambled when he was 16. Ridgway took the child to the woods and shot him through his abdomen through the ribs. The IQ of Ridgway in "strong eighties" was registered

Ridgway’s Adult Life:

In 1969 Ridgway married his 19-year-old girlfriend of high school, Claudia Kraig, who was graduating from the High School in Tyee. He has left the United States Navy and Ridgway's sexual intercourse with sex workers was common throughout his time in the military, with gonorrhea deal, while furious at this, he was continuing to work without security. He was sent to the nation where he worked on the supply ship and saw combat. Kraig had an extramarital affair when Ridgway was overseas. Within one year, their marriage ended. When Ridgway was interviewed, he was characterized by friends and family as polite yet odd after his detention. His first two relationships lead to a split from both spouses ' infidelity. Marcia Winslow, his second wife, said that he held her in surprise. During his second marriage, he was a devout, he proselytized, read the Bible aloud at home and at work and demanded that his wife obey his shepherd's strict teachings. Upon sermons, while reading the Bible, Ridgway would also still weep.

Notwithstanding Ridgway's conviction, he continued to ask sex workers to help his wife in public and unsafe places for sexual activities, and even where the remains of her victims were later found. Ridgway had an insatiable sexual appetite according to women in his life. His three ex-friends and a variety of ex-friends confirmed that several times a day he had requested sex. In a public space or in the forest he also wishes to have sex. Ridgway admitted himself to being addicted to sex workers, for which he had a friendship of love and hate. He frequently protested about their existence in his area, but also used their facilities on a regular basis. Several people have speculated that Ridgway had been divided by his interests and strong religious beliefs. Ridgway had a baby, Matthew, with his second wife Marcia.

Green River Killings:

Slaughtering’s of Ridgway began in 1982, when young fighters and women started to vanish in southern King County in Washington, State Route 99. He took many of them home and strangled them, and then buried them in a small wooded area. On the now famous Green River were the first few species. Nicknamed the Green River Killer, Ridgway evaded the law in 2001, when the first detective named to the investigation in 1982, King County Sheriff Dave Reichert, held a committee to discuss facts with a modern DNA testing tool. In December 2001, he was convicted with four offences of aggravated violence. The investigation created a correlation between the facts from the survivors and Ridgway. Eventually, Ridgway pleaded guilty for 48 first-grade shootings, which were exacerbated. I killed so many women I have a hard time keeping them straight. -Gary Ridgway.

Green River Killer’s Victims:

Remains of five of the women pictured below were found in or near the Green River.

Wendy Lee Coffield was 16 years of age and last seen on July 8, 1982 in the Tacoma, Washington area. Her body was found in the Green River under the Peck Bridge. The Peck Bridge is located where the Frager Road and Kent-Des Moines Road intersect in Kent, Washington.

Debra Lynn Bonner was 23 years of age. She had been missing since July 15, 1982 from South 216th Street and Pacific Highway South, south of the SeaTac Airport. Her body was found on August 12, 1982 in the Green River near Kent, Washington.

Marcia Faye Chapman was 31 years of age. She was last seen leaving her home near South 188th Street and Pacific Highway South on August 1, 1982.

Her body was found in the Green River on August 15, 1982.

Cynthia Jean Hinds was 17 years of age and last seen on August 11, 1982 in the area of South 200th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was recovered in the Green River near Kent, Washington on August 15, 1982.

Opal Charmaine Mills was 16 years of age. She last spoke with her family on August 12, 1982 when she made a collect call home from South 194th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was recovered next to the Green River near Kent, Washington on August 15, 1982.

Tracy Winston was 19 years of age. She was last seen on September 12, 1983 at 6 p.m. at the Northgate Mall. Her body was found on March 27, 1986 in Cottonwood Park at South 238th Street and Frager Road, one mile from the Peck Bridge.

Remains of the women pictured below were all found along Star Lake Road in south King County.

Gail Matthews was 23 years of age and last seen on April 10, 1983 around 6 p.m. near South 216th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on September 18, 1983 at South Star Lake Road and 51st Avenue South.

Delores Lavern Williams was 17 years of age. She was last seen in March of 1983 at a bus stop outside the Red Lion Inn on Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on March 31, 1984 near South 53rd Street and Star Lake Road.

Terry Renee Milligan was 16 years of age. She was last seen on August 29, 1982 near South 144th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on April 1, 1984 near Star Lake Road.

Sandra K. Gabbert was 17 years of age and last seen on April 17, 1983 near South 142nd Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on April 2, 1984 at Star Lake Road and 55th Avenue South.

Alma Smith was 18 years of age. She was last seen on March 3, 1983 near South 188th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on April 2, 1984 at South 277th Street and Star Lake Road.

Carrie Ann Rois was 15 years of age. She was last seen between May 13, 1983 and June 13, 1983. Her body was found March 10, 1985 in a swampy area off the Star Lake Road

Remains of the women pictured below were all found near where Highway 18 intersects with I-90 in eastern King County.

Tina Marie Thompson was 22 years of age and last seen on July 25, 1983 between 1:30 and 3 a.m. at South 144th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on April 20, 1984 near Highway 18 and Southeast 104th Street, south of the Highway 18/I-90 interchange.

Maureen Sue Feeney was 19 years of age. She was last seen on September 23, 1983 between 5 and 6 p.m. at 1515 East Madison Street in Seattle. Her body was found on May 2, 1986 on the east side of Highway 18 near Southeast 104th Street.

Remains of the women pictured below were all found near Exit 38 off I-90.

Delise Louise Plager was 22 years of age. She was last seen October 30, 1983 at 3 p.m. at a bus stop on Beacon Hill. Her body was found February 14, 1984 near Exit 38 off I-90.

Lisa L. Yates was 21 years of age. She was last seen between December 17 and December 23, 1983. Her body was found March 13, 1984 near Exit 38 off I-90.

Kimberly Nelson was 20 years of age and was last seen on November 1, 1983 about 11 a.m. at a bus stop outside the Ben Carol Motel on Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on June 13, 1986 on Garcia Road, approximately three miles from Exit 38 off I-90.

Remains of the women pictured below were all found near Highway 410, east of Enumclaw, Washington.

Debbie May Abernathy was 16 years of age. She was last seen September 5, 1983 at 8th Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle. Her body was found on March 31, 1984 on a logging road of Highway 410 near Milepost 37.

Mary Sue Bello was 25 years of age and last seen on October 11, 1983 in the Magnolia area of Seattle. Her body was found on October 12, 1984 near Milepost 34 on Highway 410.

Martina T. Authorlee was 18 years of age. She was last seen on May 22, 1983 outside the My Place Tavern at South 188th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found November 14, 1984 near Milepost 36 on Highway 410.

Marta Reeves was last heard from when she made a phone call to her husband on March 5, 1990. Her body was found September 20, 1990 on Highway 410 between mileposts 33 and 34.

Roberta Hays was last seen sometime after February 1987. Her body was found on September 11, 1991 near Milepost 36.5 on Highway 410.

Pammy Avent was 16 years of age and last seen on October 26, 1983 after leaving her home in Seattle. Her body was found on August 16, 2003 near Milepost 26 on Highway 410.

Remains of the women listed below were all found near the sound end of SeaTac Airport & Tyee Golf Course.

Gisele A. Lovvorn was 19 years of age. She was last seen July 17, 1982 in Normandy Park. Her body was found September 25, 1982 in a wooded area near South 200th Street and 18th Avenue South.

Constance Naon was 21 years of age. She was last seen on June 8, 1983 at 6 p.m. near South 188th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found October 27, 1983 in a vacant lot near South 192nd Street and 28th Avenue South.

Kelly Ware was 22 years of age. She was last seen on July 17, 1983 at a bus stop at 22nd Avenue East and East Madison Street, and last heard from on July 18, 1983 Her body was found October 29, 1983 in the 2500 block of South 192nd Street.

Mary Bridgett Meehan was 19 years of age and last seen at the Western Six Motel near South 165th Street and Pacific Highway South on September 15, 1982 at 8:30 p.m. Her body was found on November 13, 1983 at South 192nd Street and 27th Avenue South.

Andrea M. Childers was 17 years of age. She was last seen on April 14, 1983 about 12 p.m. at a bus stop on 21st Avenue and Union Street. Her body was found October 19, 1989 in a wooded area near South 190th Street and 24th Avenue South.

Remains of the women pictured below were found in Tigard, Oregon.

Denise D. Bush was 23 years of age. She was last seen October 8, 1982 at 12:30 p.m. at the Moonrise Hotel at South 144th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her skull was found in Tigard, Oregon on June 12, 1985.

Shirley Marie Sherrill was 19 years of age and was last seen in October/early November 1982 in the Chinatown area of Seattle. Her body was found on June 14, 1985 in Tigard, Oregon.

North Airport / Ballpark

Remains of the women listed below were all found north of SeaTac Airport near a ballfield.

Shawnda Leea Summers - 17 years of age. She was last seen on October 2, 1982 at 5 p.m. on Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on August 12, 1983 in a vacant lot near South 146th Street and 22nd Avenue South.

Cheryl Lee Wims - 18 years of age. She was last seen on May 23, 1983 leaving a residence in the 2100 block of 21st Avenue south. Her body was found in a wooded area near South 146th Street and 16th Avenue South on March 22, 1984.

Bone Find- The remains of a white female, between 14 and 18 years of age were found on March 21, 1984 behind the ballpark at South146th Street and 16th Avenue South.

Highway 18

Remains of the women listed below were all found near Highway 18 in south King County.

Cindy Ann Smith - 17 years of age. She was last seen on March 21, 1984 at 5 p.m. at 20055 28th Avenue South. Her body was found on June 29, 1987 near Green River Community College.

Patricia Barczak was 19 years of age. She was last seen near South 139th Street and Pacific Highway South on October 11, 1986. Her body was found off Highway 18 near Seattle International Raceway on February

Other King County Sites

Remains of the women pictured below were found in various sites in King County.

Linda Jane Rule was 16 years of age and last seen on September 26, 1982 at the Seals Motel on Aurora Avenue North in Seattle. Her body was found on the campus of Northwest Hospital on January 31, 1983.

Carol Ann Christensen was 29 years of age. She was last seen when she got off work on May 3, 1983 near South 148th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her remains were recovered on May 8, 1983 in a wooded area near Southeast 242nd Street and 248th Avenue Southeast in the Maple Valley area of King County.

Yvonne Shelly Antosh was 19 years of age. She was last seen on May 31, 1983 at 11 p.m. at the Ben Carol Motel at South 140th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found on October 15, 1983 at Southest 316th Street and the Auburn-Black Diamond Road.

Colleen Renee Brockman was 15 years of age. She was last seen in the downtown Seattle area on December 28, 1982. Her body was found on Jovita Boulevard in Pierce County, Washington on May 26, 1984.

Mary Exzetta West was 16 years of age and last seen around 2 p.m. on February 6, 1984 at Rainier Avenue South and South Ferdinand Street. Her body was found on September 8, 1985 in a wooded area of Seward Park at the base of a tree.

Debra Lorraine Estes was 15 years of age. She was last seen on September 20, 1982 at South 333rd Street and Pacific Highway South. Her remains were recovered on May 30, 1988 in the 200 block of South 346th Street.

Patricia Ann Yellowrobe was 38 years of age and last seen in the Seattle area. Her body was found in Seattle on August 16, 1998 in the 9400 block of Des Moines Memorial Drive South in King County

April Buttram was 18 years of age and last seen at a bus stop in the Rainier Valley between August 18 and September 1, 1983. Her body was found August 30, 2003 on Southeast 96th Street just east of Snoqualmie Parkway.

Marie Malvar was 18 years of age and was last seen getting into a truck at a 7-11 store at South 216th Street and Pacific Highway South. Her body was found September 27, 2003 in the 29200 block of 65th Avenue South.

Still Missing:

These four women are listed on the official Green River Homicides list. They remain missing today.

Kassee Ann Lee was a 16 year-old girl. She was last seen on August 28, 1982 in the area of South 200th Street and 30th Avenue South. This area is just east of Pacific Highway South.

Becky Marrero was 19 years of age. She was last seen on December 3, 1982 when she left her motel room at South 168th Street and Pacific Highway South.

Kelly Kay McGinnis was 18 years of age and was last seen on June 28, 1983 at South 216h Street and Pacific Highway South.

Patricia Ann Osborn was 19 years of age and last seen on October 28, 1983 when she left an area at North 115th Street and Aurora Avenue North in the City of Seattle to walk to a nearby restaurant.

In spite of the possibility of death, Ridgway reached a deal with prosecutors to announce that he has buried the remains of many young women who had never been identified, while also agreeing to plead guilty to any future case in which the facts would support his statement. In December 2003, he was sentenced to death in prison for more crimes than any U.S. serial killer. During 2011, Ridgway received a fresh sentence for life. An anonymous body was discovered. In an interview with a news agency during 2013, he reported that 75-80 people had been murdered, speculating about Ridgway telling the truth and pointing at the other. “I also picked prostitutes as victims because they were easy to pick up, without being noticed. I knew they would not be reported missing right away and might never be reported missing.” -Gary Ridgway, “I liked to drive by the clusters around the county and think about the women I placed there.” -Gary Ridgway.

Work Cited:

Blanco, Juan Ignacio. "Gary Ridgway | Victims | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers." Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Web. 11 Feb 2020. <http://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ridgway-gary-victims.htm>.

"Gary Ridgway - Early Life, Wives & Murders - Biography." Famous Biographies & TV Shows. 27 Apr 2017. Web. 11 Feb 2020. http://www.biography.com/crime-figure/gary-ridgway

"GARY RIDGWAY FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS." GARY RIDGWAY QUOTES A collection of Gary Ridgway famous quotes, sayings and quotations... Web. 11 Feb 2020. <http://citationproducer.com/mla-citation/cite/website.html>.

"Gary Ridgway - Wikipedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 11 Feb 2020. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Ridgway>.

#gary ridgway #green river killer #serial killer #blogging #blogg #writing #writer #writeaway

0 notes

tuseriesdetv · 5 years

Text

Guía de series: Estrenos y regresos de enero 2020

Empezamos el nuevo año con más series nuevas que días tiene el mes. ¿Preparados para no dar abasto? ¿Qué criterios seguiremos a la hora de elegir nuestras nuevas adquisiciones?

¡Feliz año!

Leyenda:

Verde: series nuevas.

Rojo: series de las que haremos reviews semanales.

Negro: regresos de otras series.

Naranja: miniseries o series documentales.

Amarillo: tv movies, documentales, especiales o pilotos.

Morado: season finales.

Púrpura: midseason finales.

Calendario de series

1 de enero:

Messiah (1T completa) y Spinning Out (1T completa) en Netflix

Dracula y Doctor Who (12T) en BBC One

Bancroft (2T) en ITV

Mrs Brown's Boys (especial Año Nuevo) en BBC One

Almost Family (vuelve) en FOX

2 de enero: Last Man Standing (8T) y Deputy (1T) en FOX

3 de enero:

Anne with an E (3T y última completa) en Netflix

Blue Bloods (vuelve), Hawaii Five-0 (vuelve) y Magnum P.I. (vuelve) en CBS

Dracula en BBC One

5 de enero:

Golden Globes en NBC

Call the Midwife (9T) en BBC One

Power (vuelve) en Starz

God Friended Me (vuelve) y NCIS: LA (vuelve) en CBS

Bless the Harts (1T finale) en FOX

6 de enero:

Manifest (2T) en NBC

Father Brown (8T) en BBC One

All Rise (vuelve), Bull (vuelve), The Neighborhood (vuelve) y Bob Hearts Abishola (vuelve) en CBS

7 de enero:

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (1T) en NBC

Schitt's Creek (6T y última) en Pop

The Haves and the Have Nots (7T) en OWN

FBI: Most Wanted (1T), FBI (vuelve) y NCIS (vuelve) en CBS

Mixed-ish (vuelve), Black-ish (vuelve) y Emergence (vuelve) en ABC

The Resident (vuelve) en FOX

8 de enero:

Party of Five (1T) en Freeform

White House Farm en ITV

Criminal Minds (15T y última) en CBS

Modern Family (vuelve), Single Parents (vuelve) y Stumptown (vuelve) en ABC

Chicago Fire (vuelve), Chicago PD (vuelve) y Chicago Med (vuelve) en NBC

9 de enero:

Death in Paradise (9T) en BBC One

Mom (vuelve), Carol's Second Act (vuelve), The Unicorn (vuelve) y Evil (vuelve) en CBS

The Good Place (vuelve), Superstore (vuelve), Will & Grace (vuelve), Young Sheldon (vuelve), Perfect Harmony (vuelve) y Law & Order: SVU (vuelve) en NBC

10 de enero:

AJ and The Queen (1T completa), Medical Police (1T completa) y Jamtara (1T completa) en Netflix

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (1T) en NBC

Deadwater Fell (1T) en Channel 4

Sick of It (2T) en Sky One

Grantchester (5T) en ITV

King Gary (1T) en BBC One

SKAM España (3T completa) en Movistar+

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (1T finale) en Disney+

11 de enero: The New Pope en HBO

12 de enero:

The Outsider (1T) en HBO

Vera (10T) en ITV

Critics' Choice Awards en The CW

13 de enero:

Cold Feet (9T) en ITV

The Good Doctor (vuelve) en ABC

14 de enero:

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (1T completa) en Netflix

Arrow (vuelve) y Legends of Tomorrow (vuelve) en The CW

This Is Us (vuelve) y New Amsterdam (vuelve) en NBC

15 de enero:

Good Trouble (2bT) en Freeform

The Magicians (5T) en Syfy

68 Whiskey (1T) en Paramount Network

Grace and Frankie (6T completa) en Netflix

Pequeñas coincidencias (2T completa) en Amazon

The Goldbergs (vuelve) y Schooled (vuelve) en ABC

Riverdale (vuelve) y Nancy Drew (vuelve) en The CW

SWAT (vuelve) en CBS

16 de enero:

Everything's Gonna Be Okay (1T) y Grown-ish (3T) en Freeform

Legacies (vuelve) en The CW

17 de enero:

Sex Education (2T completa) y Ares (1T completa) en Netflix

El embarcadero (2T y última completa) en Movistar+

Little America (1T completa) en Apple TV+

Diary of a Future President (1T) en Disney+

Cobra (1T completa) en Sky One

Troop Zero en Amazon

American Housewife (vuelve) y Fresh Off the Boat (vuelve) en ABC

Charmed (vuelve) y Dynasty (vuelve) en The CW

Servant (1T finale) en Apple TV+

19 de enero:

9-1-1: Lone Star (1T) en FOX

Avenue 5 (1T) y Curb Your Enthusiasm (10T) en HBO

Batwoman (vuelve) y Supergirl (vuelve) en The CW

20 de enero:

Carter (2T) en WGN America

Family Reunion (2T completa) en Netflix

All American (vuelve) y Black Lightning (vuelve) en The CW

Prodigal Son (vuelve) en FOX

21 de enero:

Legends of Tomorrow (5T) en The CW

The Conners (vuelve) y Bless This Mess (vuelve) en ABC

22 de enero: Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (1T completa) en Comedy Central

23 de enero:

Outmatched (1T) en FOX

The Bold Type (4T) en Freeform

The Dead Lands (1T) en Shudder

The Ghost Bride (1T completa) y October Faction (1T completa) en Netflix

Grey's Anatomy (vuelve), Station 19 (vuelve) y A Million Little Things (vuelve) en ABC

Supernatural (vuelve) en The CW

24 de enero:

Star Trek: Picard (1T) en CBS All Access

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (3T completa) y The Ranch (4bT y última completa) en Netflix

Shrill (2T completa) en Hulu

26 de enero: Shameless (10T finale) en Showtime

28 de enero:

Miracle Workers (2T) en TBS

Arrow (series finale) en The CW

29 de enero: Good Trouble (2T finale) en Freeform

30 de enero:

Evil (1T finale) en CBS

The Good Place (series finale) en NBC

31 de enero:

BoJack Horseman (6bT y última completa), Luna Nera (1T completa), Diablero (2T completa) y Ragnarok (1T completa) en Netflix

Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer en Amazon

Shrill (2T finale) en Hulu

Estrenos de series

Messiah (Netflix)

Un hombre llamado Al-Masih (Mehdi Dehbi, Tyrant) dice ser el mesías en Oriente Medio. Sus presuntos milagros están propiciando un seguimiento internacional cada vez mayor, y las dudas sobre su identidad crecen también, incluso en la CIA. Con Michelle Monaghan (The Path, True Detective), John Ortiz (The Guest Book, Togetherness), Tomer Sisley (La commune, Les Innocents), Will Traval (Arrow, Jessica Jones), Melinda Page Hamilton (Devious Maids, Mad Men), Stefania LaVie Owen (The Carrie Diaries), Jane Adams (Hung), Beau Bridges (Homeland, Masters of Sex) y Philip Baker Hall (Room 104, The Loop). Creada por Michael Petroni (The Book Thief) y dirigido por James McTeigue (Sense8, V for Vendetta). Diez episodios. Estreno: 1 de enero

youtube

Spinning Out (Netflix)

Una prometedora patinadora artística (Kaya Scodelario; Skins, The Maze Runner) está a punto de colgar sus patines tras una aparatosa caída. Cuando aprovecha la oportunidad surgida de competir por parejas con un chico (Evan Roderick, Arrow), teme que salga a la luz un oscuro secreto. Completan el reparto January Jones (Mad Men, The Last Man on Earth), Willow Shields (The Hunger Games), el ex patinador olímpico Johnny Weir, Sarah Wright Olsen (Marry Me, Parks and Recreation), Will Kemp (Reign, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce), Kaitlyn Leeb (Shadowhunters, Slasher), Amanda Zhou (October Faction), Mitchell Edwards (All American, The Fix), Svetlana Efremova (The Americans) y Charlie Hewson (White Collar). Creada por Samantha S. Stratton (Mr. Mercedes), antigua patinadora. Escrita por Stratton y Lara Olsen (90210, Boy Meets World). Diez episodios. Estreno: 1 de enero

youtube

Dracula (BBC One)

Basada en la novela de Bram Stoker (1897), nos trae a un Dracula (Claes Bang; The Square, Bron) recién llegado a la Inglaterra victoriana. Con John Hefferman (Collateral, Dickensian), Dolly Wells (Doll & Em, Blunt Talk), Joanna Scanlan (No Offence, Requiem), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Game of Thrones), Morfydd Clark (Patrick Melrose, The City and the City), Lujza Richter (Phantom Thread), Clive Russell (Curfew, Rellik), Catherine Schell (The Spoils of War, Doctor Who), Jonathan Aris (Sherlock, Lucky Man), Sacha Dawan (Iron Fist, Line of Duty), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits, Utopia) y Youssef Kerkour (Nightflyers, Home). Escrita por Mark Gatiss y Steven Moffat, creadores de Sherlock y guionistas de Doctor Who. Tres episodios. Estreno: 1 de enero

youtube

Deputy (FOX)

Cuando muere el sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles, una vieja regla aprobada en el salvaje Oeste convierte en su sucesor al hombre menos indicado: Bill Hollister (Stephen Dorff; True Detective, Star), un abogado de quinta generación que se encuentra más cómodo acabando con los criminales que manejando temas políticos. Lidera un equipo de personas ambiciosas y complicadas que no descansarán hasta impartir justicia. Completan el reparto Yara Martinez (Jane the Virgin, True Detective), Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town, The Bridge), Danielle Moné Truitt (Rebel), Bex Taylor-Klaus (Arrow, The Killing), Shane Paul McGhie (Sacred Lies, After), Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives, Mad Men), Natalia Cigliuti (This Is Us, The Glades) y Karrueche Tran (Claws, The Bay).

Escrita y producida por Will Beall (Aquaman, Training Day). El piloto fue dirigido por David Ayer (Training Day).

Estreno: 2 de enero

youtube

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)

Zoey Clarke (Jane Levy; Suburgatory, Castle Rock) es una programadora informática que vive en San Francisco y, a partir de un acontecimiento inusual, comienza a escuchar a través de canciones los deseos y necesidades de la gente que le rodea. Al principio se cuestiona su cordura, pero pronto se da cuenta del maravilloso regalo que ha recibido. También cantarán Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), Peter Gallagher (The O.C., Covert Affairs), Alex Newell (Glee), John Clarence Stewart (Luke Cage, What/If), Carmen Cusack (Sorry for Your Loss), Mary Steenburgen (Back to the Future, Last Man on Earth), Andrew Leeds (Barry, Get Shorty), India de Beaufort (Veep, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World), Michael Thomas Grant (Roadies), Kapil Talwalkar (American Princess), Alice Lee (Brittany Runs a Marathon) y Stephanie Styles (Bonding, American Vandal).

Drama musical escrito por Austin Winsberg (Gossip Girl, 9JKL), dirigido por Richard Shepard (Girls) y producido por Paul Feig (A Simple Favor, The Office).

Estreno: 7 de enero

youtube

FBI: Most Wanted (CBS)

Spin-off de FBI centrado en el equipo de búsqueda de los fugitivos y los criminales más buscados del país. Está protagonizada por Julian McMahon (Charmed, Runaways), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones, Manhunt: Unabomber), Kellan Lutz (Twilight, The Comeback), Roxy Stemberg (Absentia, Emerald City), Nathaniel Arcand (Heartland, Black Summer), Alana De La Garza (Law & Order, Forever), Lorne Cardinal (Kayak to Klemtu) y YaYa Gosselin.

Creada por René Balcer (Law & Order).

Estreno: 7 de enero

youtube

Party of Five (Freeform)

Reboot de la serie emitida entre 1994 y 2000 que seguía a cinco hermanos que crecían juntos tras la muerte de sus padres. En esta ocasión, los hermanos Acosta tratan de sobrevivir juntos tras la deportación de sus padres a México. Protagonizada por Brandon Larracuente (13 Reasons Why, Bloodline), Emily Tosta (Mayans MC), Niko Guardado (The Goldbergs), Elle Paris Legaspi (To My Family), Garcia (Tales of the City), Sol Rodriguez (Devious Maids) y Elizabeth Grullon. Creada por Amy Lippman (Party of Five, Masters of Sex) y Christopher Keyser (Party of Five, The Society). Diez episodios. Estreno: 8 de enero

youtube

White House Farm (ITV)

Drama sobre el asesinato de cinco miembros de la misma familia -abuelos, madre e hijos gemelos de seis años- en una granja de Essex en agosto de 1985 y la investigación posterior. Basada en hechos reales. Protagonizada por Freddie Fox (Cucumber, Year of the Rabbit), Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, The Full Monty), Stephen Graham (This Is England, Boardwalk Empire), Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack), Mark Stanley (Sanditon, Criminal), Alexa Davies (Detectorists, Harlots), Cressida Bonas (The Bye Bye Man), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones, Close to the Enemy), Amanda Burton (Silent Witness, The Level) y Nicholas Farrell (The Cry, Will). Escrita por Kris Mrksa (The Slap, Requiem) y Giula Sandler (Nowhere Boys, Glitch) con la cooperación de Colin Caffell, padre de los gemelos asesinados. Seis episodios. Estreno: 8 de enero

youtube

AJ and The Queen (Netflix)

Ruby Red (RuPaul) es una drag queen arruinada que viaja de club en club en una caravana de los años 90 junto a AJ (Izzy Gaspersz), una huérfana de once años un tanto desquiciante. Con Josh Segarra (Arrow, Orange Is the New Black), Michael-Leon Wooley (Dreamgirls, The Princess and the Frog), Katerina Tannenbaum (Sweetbitter, The Bold Type), Tia Carrere (Relic Hunter, Wayne's World), Misty Monroe (Overdue, Foursome) y Matthew Wilkas (New York is Dead, Top Five). Comedia creada por RuPaul y Michael Patrick King (2 Broke Girls, Sex and the City). Diez episodios. Estreno: 10 de enero

youtube

Medical Police (Netflix)

Es un spin-off de la comedia Childrens Hospital en el que Lola (Erinn Hayes) y Owen (Rob Huebel) descubren un virus en el hospital pediátrico de São Paulo, Brasil y trabajarán juntos como agentes del gobierno para encontrar una cura y descubrir la conspiración que está detrás de todo. Completan el cast Lake Bell (Cat), Rob Corddry (Blake), Ken Marino (Glenn) y Malin Akerman (Valerie) volverán como recurrentes. Completan el cast Sarayu Blue (I Feel Bad, No Tomorrow), Fred Melamed (Casual, Lady Dynamite) y Eric Nenninger (One Day at a Time, Wet Hot American Summer).

Escrita y producida por Rob Corddry, creador de la original. Dirigida por David Wain (Childrens Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 10 de enero

youtube

Jamtara (Netflix)

El estado de Jharkhand es la capital del phishing en la India. Allí, los primos Sunny y Rocky, junto a sus amigos, dirigen un exitoso negocio de estafa desde la pequeña ciudad de Jamtara. Cuando las noticias informan de este negocio, todo el mundo quiere formar parte de él. Protagonizada por Amit Sial, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aksha Pardasany, Sparsh Srivastava, Monika Panwar, Anshumaan Pushkar, Kartavya Kabra, Rohit Kp, Harshid Gupta, Sarfaraz Ali Mirza y Aatm Prakash Mishra.

Inspirada en hechos reales. Escrita por Trishant Srivastava y dirigida por Soumendra Padhi. Nueve episodios.

Estreno: 10 de enero

youtube

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (NBC)

Inspirada en la novela 'The Bone Collector (1997) y en la película de 1999, sigue a Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby, Grimm, Proven Innocent), un antiguo detective de la policía de Nueva York y genio forense que tuvo que retirarse tras el ataque de un asesino en serie. Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel; Midnight, Texas; Ballers) es una joven oficial que sigue el rastro del criminal y se alía con Rhyme para atraparlo. Completan el reparto Brian F. O'Byrne (Aquarius, FlashForward), Tate Ellington (Quantico, The Brave), Courtney Grosbeck (Parenthood, Homeland), Ramses Jimenez (Vida, Fear The Walking Dead), Brooke Lyons (The Affair, Life Sentence), Roslyn Ruff (Divorce, Godfather of Harlem) y Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Mad Dogs).

Escrita y producida por VJ Boyd (Justified, SWAT) y Mark Bianculli y dirigida por Seth Gordon (The Goldbergs, Atypical).

Estreno: 10 de enero

youtube

Deadwater Fell (Channel 4)

En una pequeña e idílica comunidad escocesa, una madre (Anna Madeley; The Crown, Patrick Melrose) y sus tres hijos aparecen asesinados. Aunque parecían una familia feliz y perfecta, el padre (David Tennant; Broadchurch, Doctor Who) es el principal sospechoso. Con Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife) y Matthew McNulty (Misfits, Versailles).

Escrita por Daisy Coulam (Humans, Grantchester). Cuatro episodios.

Estreno: 10 de enero

youtube

King Gary (BBC One)

Comedia sobre un matrimonio de los suburbios que quiere encajar y ser aceptado por los vecinos y también impresionar y estar a la altura del padre de él (Simon Day; The Fast Show, The Life of Rock with Brian Pern). Protagonizada por Tom Davis (Murder in Successville, Plebs), Laura Checkley (Wanderlust, Detectorists), Camille Coduri (Doctor Who, Him & Her), Neil Maskell (Humans, Utopia), Romesh Ranganathan (The Reluctant Landlord), Dustin Demri-Burns (Sick Note, GameFace), Lisa McGrillis (Mum, No Offence), Mim Shaikh (Informer) y Emma Sidi (W1A).

Creada por Davis (Murder in Successville) y James De Frond (Murder in Successville). Seis episodios.

Estreno: 10 de enero

The New Pope (HBO)

Continuación de The Young Pope en la que John Brannox (John Malkovich; Being John Malkovich, Places in the Heart) reemplaza a Lenny Belardo (Jude Law) como papa. Con Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, Casino), Marilyn Manson (Salem, Sons of Anarchy), Ulrich Thomsen (Banshee, Counterpart), Mark Ivanir (Barry, Homeland), Kika Georgiou, Massimo Ghini (Raccontami), Jessica Piccolo Valerani (Loro), Antonio Petrocelli, Henry Goodman (Genius) y Yulia Snigir. Vuelven Javier Cámara, Cécile de France, Ludivine Sagnier, Ignazio Oliva, Silvio Orlando y Maurizio Lombardi.

Escrita y dirigida por Paolo Sorrentino (Youth, La grande bellezza). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 11 de enero

youtube

The Outsider (HBO)

Adaptación de la novela de Stephen King (2018) en la que una simple investigación de asesinato lleva a un policía y a un investigador a cuestionarse qué es real, ya que una malvada fuerza sobrenatural interviene en el caso. Protagonizada por Jason Bateman (Ozark, Arrested Development), Cynthia Erivo (Bad Times at the El Royale, Harriet), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline, Rogue One), Bill Camp (The Looming Tower, The Leftovers), Mare Winningham (The Affair, Mildred Pierce), Paddy Considine (Informer, Peaky Blinders), Julianne Nicholson (Masters of Sex, Law & Order: True Crime), Yul Vazquez (Treme; Midnight, Texas), Jeremy Bobb (The Knick, Godless), Marc Menchaca (Ozark, The Sinner), Michael Esper (Trust, The Family), Hettienne Park (Hannibal, Blindspot), Derek Cecil (House of Cards, Treme) y Max Beesley (Jamestown, Ordinary Lies).

Escrita por Richard Price (The Deuce, The Wire) y dirigida y producida por Jason Bateman (Ozark). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 12 de enero

youtube

68 Whiskey (Paramount Network)

Dramedia militar, adaptación de la israelí Charlie Golf One, que sigue las vidas de un grupo de médicos del ejército que trabajan en Afganistán. Protagonizada por Sam Keeley (Dublin Murders, Burnt), Gage Golightly (Red Oaks, iZombie), Cristina Rodlo (The Terror, Too Old to Die Young), Jeremy Tardy (Dear White People, Ballers), Nicholas Coombe (Imaginary Mary, Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Derek Theler (Baby Daddy, American Gods), Beth Riesgraf (Leverage, Complications), Lamont Thompson (NCIS: LA, The Brink), Usman Ally (On Becoming a God in Central Florida, A Series of Unfortunate Events), Artur Benson (Shooter), Aaron Glenane (Picnic at Hanging Rock) y Linc Hand (Revenge, Ghosted).

Escrita por Roberto Benabib (Weeds), dirigida por Ron Howard (Arrested Development, Felicity) y producida por Brian Grazer (Arrested Development, Friday Night Lights). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 15 de enero

youtube

Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)

Comedia creada, escrita y protagonizada por Josh Thomas (Please Like Me) sobre un neurótico de veinticinco años que vive con su padre soltero y dos hermanas adolescentes, una de ellas con autismo, y no ayuda a criar a las chicas hasta que su padre cae gravemente enfermo. Completan el reparto Kayla Cromer, Maeve Press y Adam Faison (Here and Now). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 16 de enero

youtube

Ares (Netflix)

En la primera serie neerlandesa original de Netflix, Rosa (Jade Olieberg) y Jacob (Tobias Kersloot) descubren, tras el accidente de un amigo, que la sociedad secreta de estudiantes a la que se han unido para entrar en la élite de Ámsterdam oculta oscuros secretos del pasado de la nación. Completan el cast Lisa Smit, Robin Boissevain, Frieda Barnhard, Rifka Lodeizen, Roos Dickman, Jip van den Dool, Steef de Bot, Janni Goslinga, Dennis Rudge, Minne Koole, Jennifer Welts y Florence Vos Weeda.

Creada por Pieter Kuijpers y escrita por Michael Leendertse. Ocho episodios.

Estreno: 17 de enero

youtube

Little America (Apple TV+)

Antología que adaptará las sorprendentes historias reales de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos contadas en Epic Magazine.

Escrita por Emily V. Gordon y Kumail Nanijani (The Big Sick) junto a Lee Eisenberg (Hello Ladies, The Office). Ocho episodios. Ya está renovada por una segunda temporada.

Estreno: 17 de enero

youtube

Diary of a Future President (Disney+)

Comedia sobre las idas y venidas en la vida de Elena (Tess Romero), una niña cubanoamericana que se convertirá en la Presidenta de Estados Unidos (Gina Rodriguez; Jane the Virgin, Annihilation). Con Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black, Maniac), Charlie Bushnell, Michael Weaver (Here and Now, Ouija: Origin of Evil), Carmina Garay, Harmeet K. Pandey, Sanai Victoria (The Paynes, No Good Nick), Avantika Vandanapu, Nathan Arenas, Tiernan Jones y Connor Falk.

Creada por Ilana Peña (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) y escrita por Robin Shorr (The Middle, Galavant). Producida por Gina Rodriguez (Carmen Sandiego). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 17 de enero

Cobra (Sky One)

Drama que nos contará qué ocurre en los pasillos de las sedes del gobierno británico durante tiempos de emergencia nacional. Protagonizada por Robert Carlyle (Once Upon a Time, Trainspotting), Victoria Hamilton (The Crown, Doctor Foster), Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones, Fortitude), David Haig (Killing Eve, Penny Dreadful), Marsha Thomason (White Collar, Better Things) y Lucy Cohu (Broadchurch, Ripper Street).

Escrita por Ben Richards (Strike, The Tunnel). Seis episodios.

Estreno: 17 de enero

youtube

9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX)

Spin-off de 9-1-1 ambientado en Texas y protagonizado por un sofisticado policía de Nueva York (Rob Lowe; Parks and Recreation, Brothers & Sisters) que se muda con su hijo (Ronen Rubinstein, Dead of Summer) a Austin, donde tendrá que compaginar su trabajo con su vida personal. Completan el reparto Liv Tyler (The Lord of the Rings, The Leftovers), Jim Parrack (True Blood, The Deuce), Sierra McClain (Empire, Mindhunter), Natacha Karam (The Brave), Brian Michael Smith (Queen Sugar), Rafael Silva (Fluidity) y Julian Works (American Crime, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones).

Producida por Lowe, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk y Tom Minear.

Estreno: 19 de enero

youtube

Avenue 5 (HBO)

Comedia de turismo espacial ambientada cuarenta años en el futuro, cuando la humanidad puede viajar por el Sistema Solar. En pleno viaje alrededor de Saturno, una serie de dificultades técnicas provoca el descontento de los pasajeros y varios acontecimientos inesperados. Protagonizada por Hugh Laurie (House M.D., The Night Manager), Josh Gad (The Comedians, Frozen), Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Luther, Quarry), Rebecca Front (Humans, The Wrong Mans), Lenora Crichlow (Being Human, Flaked), Suzy Nakamura (Go On, Dr. Ken), Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager, Girls), Himesh Patel (Yesterday, The Luminaries), Kyle Bornheimer (Casual, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) y Jessica St. Clair (Playing House, American Housewife).

Creada, escrita y producida por Armando Iannucci (Veep). Ocho episodios.

Estreno: 19 de enero

youtube

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (Comedy Central)

Comedia protagonizada y producida por Awkwafina (The Farewell, Jumanji: The Next Level), e inspirada en su vida, sobre una veinteañera que vive en Queens con su padre (BD Wong; Mr. Robot, Gotham), su abuela (Lori Tan Chinn; Orange Is the New Black) y su primo (Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live).

Escrita por Awkwafina, Karey Dornetto (Portlandia, Community) y Teresa Hsiao (Family Guy, American Dad!) y dirigida por Lucia Aniello (Broad City). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 22 de enero

youtube

Outmatched (FOX)

Cay (Maggie Lawson; Psych, Santa Clarita Diet) y Mike (Jason Biggs; American Pie, Orange Is the New Black), un matrimonio de clase obrera y sin estudios del sur de Jersey, tratan de arreglárselas para criar a cuatro hijos, tres de los cuales resulta que son genios: Brian (Connor Kalopsis, The Grinder), un condescendiente y pretencioso fenómeno de las matemáticas que cree que sabe más del mundo que sus padres; Nicole (Ashley Boettcher, Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street), una prodigio del lenguaje falsa y manipuladora que consigue todo lo que quiere; y Marc (Jack Stanton, The Mick), un sabio introvertido que quiere ser el próximo Beethoven. Solamente una hija no es un genio, y esa es Leila (Oakley Bull; Thanksgiving, Beautiful Boy), la única a la que sus padres pueden entender aunque sea remotamente. Les acompañan Tisha Campbell-Martin (Empire, Dr. Ken) y Finesse Mitchell (Roadies, Saturday Night Live).

Escrita y producida por Lon Zimmet (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, I'm Sorry). Jonathan Judge (School of Rock, Life in Pieces) dirige el piloto.

Estreno: 23 de enero

youtube

The Dead Lands (Shudder)

Inspirada en las tradiciones e historias maorís, nos presenta a Waka Nuku Rau (Te Kohe Tuhaka), un guerrero asesinado que regresa de entre los muertos para redimir sus pecados. Pero el mundo al que regresa ha sido devastado por una brecha entre la muerte y el más allá y los espíritus de los que acaban de morir acosan a los vivos. Waka conocerá a Mehe (Darneen Christian), una mujer decidida que se convertirá en su protegida y en su guía moral, y juntos combatirán a las fuerzas tanto naturales como sobrenaturales que se crucen en su viaje para reparar el mundo.

Creada por Glenn Standring. Ocho episodios.

Estreno: 23 de enero

youtube

The Ghost Bride (Netflix)

En Malaca (Malasia), a finales del siglo XIX, una joven (Huang Peijia) recibe la lucrativa proposición de convertirse en la novia fantasma de un chico fallecido recientemente (Wu Kang Ren) para salvar a su adinerada familia de una deuda de por vida.

Basada en la novela de Yangsze Choo (2013), escrita por Kai Yu Wu (Hannibal, The Flash) y dirigida por Quek Shio-Chuan (Guang) y Ho Yuhang (At the End of the Daybreak, Mrs K). Seis episodios.

Estreno: 23 de enero

youtube

October Faction (Netflix)

Adaptación del cómic de Steve Niles en la que Deloris (Tamara Taylor; Bones, Altered Carbon) y Fred Allen (J.C. MacKenzie; Molly's Game, Vinyl), un matrimonio de cazadores internacionales de monstruos, se retiran y comienzan a vivir junto a sus hijos adolescentes, Viv (Aurora Burghart) y Geoff (Gabriel Darku, Impulse), en el estado de Nueva York y pronto descubren que vivir en un pueblo pequeño no es tan ideal como pensaban. Completan el reparto Wendy Crewson (Saving Hope, Revenge), Megan Follows (Reign, Winonna Earp), Stephen McHattie (Orphan Black, The Strain), Amanda Zhou (Spinning Out), Sara Waisglass (Degrassi: The Next Generation) y Maxim Roy (Shadowhunters).

Creada, escrita, producida y dirigida por Damian Kindler (Sleepy Hollow, Sanctuary). Diez episodios.

Estreno: 23 de enero

Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)

Patrick Stewart (X-Men) vuelve a interpretar al capitán Jean-Luc Picard, personaje de Star Trek: The Next Generation, en el siguiente capítulo de su vida. Con Santiago Cabrera (Heroes, Salvation), Michelle Hurd (Blindspot, Devious Maids), Alison Pill (The Newsroom, American Horror Story), Harry Treadaway (Mr. Mercedes, Penny Dreadful), Rebecca Wisocky (Devious Maids, For All Mankind), Isa Briones (Hamilton) y Evan Evagora.

Escrita por Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation) y dirigida por Hanelle Culpepper (Star Trek: Discovery, Criminal Minds). Diez episodios. Ya está renovada por una segunda temporada.

Estreno: 24 de enero

youtube

Luna Nera (Netflix)

Nos encontramos en la Italia del siglo XVII. Una joven matrona acusada de brujería (Nina Fotaras; Il nome della rosa, Skam Italia) se ve obligada a huir de su pueblo junto a su hermano pequeño y se une a un grupo de mujeres. Es entonces cuando deberá elegir entre un amor imposible y perseguir su destino. Protagonizada Giada Gagliardi, Adalgisa Manfrida, Lucrezia Guidone (La ragazza nella nebbia), Barbara Ronchi (Fai bei sogni), Giorgio Belli, Manuela Mandracchia (Fai bei sogni) y Federica Fracassi (Benedetta follia).

Creada por Francesca Manieri (Il Miracolo), Laura Paolucci (L'amica geniale, Gomorra) y Tiziana Triana. Basada en la trilogía de novelas de Triana, cuyo primer libro se publicó en 2019. Seis episodios.

Estreno: 31 de enero

youtube

Ragnarok (Netflix)

En Edda, un pueblo ficticio de Noruega, los inviernos calurosos y las fuertes trombas de agua auguran la batalla de los dioses en el fin del mundo. Magne (David Stakston, Skam), recién llegado al pueblo, parece distinto al resto de chicos de su edad. Quizás pueda salvarlos a todos. Con Jonas Strand Gravli (22 July, Amundsen), Herman Tømmeraas (Skam), Emma Bones (Home Ground), Theresa Frostad Eggesbø (Skam), Henriette Steenstrup (Lilyhammer) y Gísli Örn Garðarsson (Beowulf, Prince of Persia).

Escrita por Adam Price, creador de Borgen y Herrens veje. Seis episodios

Estreno: 31 de enero

youtube

#series tv #television

0 notes

lindyhunt · 6 years

Text

The Most Stylish Films of 2018

Last year, the fashionable film that people couldn’t stop raving about was Phantom Thread. Makes sense, given that the film is literally about a fashion designer. There are sumptuous silks aplenty, not to mention antique lace, tailored skirt suits and too many elaborate gowns to count. This year, though, the Most Stylish Film mantle could belong to any number of films whose premise has nothing to do with fashion, yet there’s style oozing out of every frame. Here’s our pick of the films whose sharp curatorial eye and strong sense of fashion made them a delight to behold in 2018.

The Favourite The costume designer for this period film is Sandy Powell, the Oscar winner behind the looks of films like Shakespeare in Love, Carol and Gangs of New York. She’s likely to add another nom to her name with her latest film, The Favourite, which stars Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone as the three leads. The 18th century absurdist drama about Queen Anne and the women jostling for power in her court provides the perfect setting for Powell to flex her style muscles, because rather than skewing to historical accuracy, the film’s director Yorgos Lanthimos wanted the film’s costumes to reflect the wicked humour and dark comedy driving the film.

Rather than the over-the-top gowns and pastel frills of the 1700s, Powell decided to embrace a black and white colour palette in order to create a “punk rock” version of the royal court. From repurposed denim for the servants to black laser-cut vinyl and cotton for the court costumes to a dramatic ermine-covered formal robe for the Queen, each look is full of personality.

“Normally I do spend a lot of time on colour. I love colour,” Powell tells Vulture. “But it was quite nice to do something that was different. So because it was black I had to really look into different textures and also things that would light. That sort of worked terribly well within the story and within the settings, and economically actually we had very, very limited funds and time. So there wouldn’t have been time to have done court costumes as they would have been.”

View this post on Instagram

The Favourite In select theaters November 23

A post shared by The Favourite (@thefavouritemovie) on Sep 4, 2018 at 5:46am PDT

Colette

Over the course of her lifetime, early 20th century French writer Colette lived many lives. Her journey from innocent young girl in the countryside to iconoclastic writer in Paris is a fascinating one, made even more compelling by the fact that she comes into her own as a gender nonconformist during an era when a woman wearing trousers was unthinkable. Costume designer Andrea Flesch used clothes to mirror Colette’s evolution in this biopic about her life starring Keira Knightley.

“What’s special in her character is that she always finds her way to be unique and modern. I feel her wardrobe reflects her independent, sensitive, pure personality, which breaks through the strict rules of fashion at the turn of the century,” Flesch tells Variety.

Flesch poured over archival photographs, paintings and the period fashions of the time to create the costumes, many of which were actually vintage and restored at the Museum of Applied Arts in Hungary.

View this post on Instagram

Breaking new ground. Breaking convention. Breaking free. #Colette Get tickets: Link in bio.

A post shared by Colette (@colettemovie) on Sep 25, 2018 at 9:04am PDT

Black Panther

Costume designer Ruth E Carter has two Oscar nominations to her name—for Amistad and Malcolm X—and has worked on over 40 films, but Black Panther was an experience like none other. The biggest source of inspiration, she tells Forbes, was in “bring[ing] ancient Africa to the foreground in a way that’s never been seen before in cinema.” Featuring an all African and African-American cast, the film depicts a fictional country known as Wakanda, telling the story of its rich history through vibrant colours, traditional crafts and ancient tribal designs.

“I selected things from indigenous tribes and implemented them in a futuristic model,” Ruth E Carter tells British Vogue. “Because the culture that [director] Ryan Coogler created is unique, I could combine elements of many African tribes – including the colour red, the triangle shape, neck rings and beadwork – without worrying about cultural appropriation.”

“The chevron marks on the armour of the all-female warrior clan known as the Dora Milaje, for example, mimic the sacred geometry and imagery found in African artwork,” explains the Vogue piece. “The stacked beadwork suggests the wearer’s marital status, and the tiny talismans on the fighter’s front tabard—a fertility doll, a piece of jade or amethyst perhaps—are symbolic of the wearer’s skill set and spirituality.”

View this post on Instagram

Wakanda awaits. Watch hours of bonus footage and more from Marvel Studios’ #BlackPanther on Digital, @Movies.Anywhere, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD today: [link in bio]

A post shared by Black Panther (@blackpanther) on May 25, 2018 at 9:05am PDT

Suspiria

Luca Guadagnino’s follow-up to last year’s runaway hit Call Me By Your Name takes place in a world far, far away from a sun-drenched village in Italy. Suspiria, a remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 cult classic about a dance academy in Germany, is dark and unsettling, its pall of terror amplified by the costumes.

“We made dresses out of real human hair extensions,” the film’s costume designer, Giulia Piersanti, tells Vogue. “They were all draped by hand onto a ribbon cage-like structure to keep the body free for movement and emphasize the bareness of the body, as well. Each piece was different in shape and colour and they were all inspired by Grecian, Madame Grès–esque draping.”

The film’s 1970s setting is evoked through dramatic caftans, printed pussy-bow blouses, midi skirts and patchwork cloaks, inspired by old issues of a West German fashion magazine that Piersanti found on eBay. “Neither Luca nor I wanted colour to be a prominent element in the costumes, but from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to make my own prints for the film,” she tells Dazed. “I was really interested in the works of artists I admire, like Louise Bourgeois and Rebecca Horn, who both use the female body as a tool. I used archetypes of the female body in a series of 70s-style graphic prints, which were then used to make blouses and skirts and dresses.”

View this post on Instagram

Best not to keep Madame Blanc waiting. #Suspiria

A post shared by Suspiria (@suspiriamovie) on Oct 19, 2018 at 1:00pm PDT

If Beale Street Could Talk Walking out of this film and back into the real world feels like you’ve just put a sepia filter over your eyes. After the deep colours and visual richness of Beale Street, everything else sort of pales in comparison. The colour language of the film is an important element of the story, and one that reflects the original text the film is based on—a James Baldwin novel.

“He gave us the colour. He is so descriptive of colour of the clothing in the book,” costumer designer Caroline Eselin-Schaefer tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Wherever James Baldwin is descriptive of clothing in the book, we wanted to honour it.”

Deep red, blue, yellow and green hues saturate the film, which is set in 1970s New York. Fonny, the male protagonist, wears a red and black checked jacket, while the mother of Tish, the female protagonist, wears a green summer dress, just as described in the novel. But when it came to Tish herself, there wasn’t much to go on. “He’s not really descriptive of Tish,” Eselin-Schaefer says. “We took artistic license with Tish and to show her sort of innocence and purity.”

One of Tish’s standout looks is the cream cape she wears on a date with Fonny. “That cape, to me, was the essence of optimism.… I just think it made her ‘angelic” to signify the hope of their new relationship.” As the story takes a tragic turn, so too does Tish’s style, the optimistic hues of her clothing replaced by darker, more sombre shades.

View this post on Instagram

Tomorrow. #BealeStreet

A post shared by If Beale Street Could Talk (@bealestreet) on Sep 19, 2018 at 11:25am PDT

Crazy Rich Asians

When Cartier is considered “too common” for Singapore’s wealthiest women, you know you’ve got to raise the style stakes way, way high. And it’s precisely what costume designer Mary E Vogt did to depict the OTT lavish lifestyle at the centre of Crazy Rich Asians. They turned instead, to Hong Kong–based bespoke jeweller Carnet, several of whose pieces were featured in the film, alongside dresses from labels like Missoni, Ralph Lauren and Dior.

Director Jon M. Chu advised Vogt to refer to classic fairytales like The Wizard of Oz and Cinderella as a starting point. “And a Wong Kar-wai movie, which is not a fairy tale, that he really loves: In the Mood for Love,” Vogt tells Vulture. “That movie was very influential on this film because of the colours.”

Vogt was also careful to incorporate pieces from local Asian designers, such as Dubai-based Michael Cinco and Kuala Lampur-based Carven Ong.

“Even though the people in Singapore wear a lot of high-end Western clothing, you want to mix in the local culture. That was really really beautiful,” Vogt tells Fashionista.

View this post on Instagram

So excited for @crazyrichasians to finally open in China next week! Love this new Chinese poster too ❤️ #crazyrichasians

A post shared by Constance Wu (@constancewu) on Nov 24, 2018 at 9:31pm PST

Ocean’s 8 This film has not one, not two but eight female characters with distinct styles of their own, from Sandra Bullock’s sleek sophisticate to Cate Blanchett’s rock ‘n’ roller to Rihanna’s Rastafarian. Plus, the plot line revolves around the “fashion Oscars” aka fashion’s biggest night aka the Met Gala, so suffice it to say, fashion plays a big role in this film.

“We couldn’t go to Macy’s and buy these dresses, it would never have looked real!,” costume designer Sarah Edwards tells British Vogue. “We had to have access to authentic designer gowns.”

They got access. And then some. Prada! Givenchy! Valentino! Burberry! Even if it wasn’t starring eight of the most sensational women in Hollywood, the film would still be a visual delight.

View this post on Instagram

Game on. #Oceans8 – Get tickets: link on page

A post shared by Ocean’s 8 (@oceans8movie) on May 28, 2018 at 10:00am PDT

Sorry to Bother You This surreal quasi-sci-fi film demanded strong costumes to convey its political, social and cultural themes, and costume designer Deirdra Govan was up to the challenge.

Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson and Armie Hammer, the satirical comedy tells a complex tale of capitalism, racism and systemic oppression. At one point, Hammer wears an equestrian jacket with a sarong and a riding crop while Stanfield’s outfits range from sober beige and brown sweaters to dapper suits in hues like mauve and green, but the sartorial star of the film is undoubtedly Thompson, who plays a provocative artist named Detroit. Her outfit choices include earrings that read “Kill Kill Kill” and “Murder Murder Murder” and t-shirts spelling out slogans like “The Future is Female Ejaculation.”

“What I loved about the way [Riley] wrote Detroit is that she’s so clear about who she was and what she was doing,” Govan tells The Cut. “I definitely am a product of being here in Brooklyn and part of the afro-chic, Afropunk movement. I wanted to bring a little of that punk funk to Detroit and also let her be experimental, let her paintings speak not only on the walls or in her performance art but also in her clothing.”

View this post on Instagram

Sundance here we come! #SorryToBotherYou — shirt by @feedmyfeelings via @otherwild

A post shared by Tessa Thompson (@tessamaethompson) on Jan 18, 2018 at 11:40pm PST

0 notes