#the wind in the willows 1995

[randomnessoffiction]

A pair of rare cast photos of the now defunct TVC's 1995 animated film of The Wind in the Willows

[ariel-seagull-wings]

GOOD VIBES CHALLENGE: THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (1995)

@thealmightyemprex @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @goodanswerfoxmonster @softlytowardthesun @angelixgutz @princesssarisa @amalthea9

In this adaptation of the famous Kenneth Grahame novel for children, we are presented to the live action framing device of a grandmother, played by Dame Vanessa Redgrave, taking a both ride trough the river with her grandchildren, so they can enjoy a picnic in the banks, and to entertain the children the grandmother reads to them the story of a group of animal friends who might live in the woods, and this way we are introduced to the animation that tells the main story of the adventures of the curious and innocent Mole, his companion, the wise Rat, the stern yet generous Badger, the wholesome family of Otis and his little cub, and the rich, arrogant and extremely inconsequential Toad, who is constantly in pursuit of trilling new vehicles no matter how expensive they are or how dangerous his handling of them can be to those who are in the surroundings.

While the mamal characters present us to a more calm and poetic slice of life story, with focus on how Mole and Rat can long for adventure new knowledges of the wide world while learning with each other to value the beauty that they already have in their every day lifes, Toad's misadventures present a more agitated, cartoony style of slapstick comedy.

The movie perfectly works as family entertainment because it explores well the more energetic comedy of Toad's side plot that can be more atractive to younger viewers, while older viewers will find something more atractive in the calming and sooting daily lifes of Mole and Rat.

This has become my second favorite animated film based on The Wind in the Willows (the first favorite being the Rankin Bass animated film).

[yonderghostshistories]

Watching Jonesy's 1996 Wind in The Willows VS Watching the animated 1995 Wind in The Willows be like:

[sardinesandhumbugs]

Thank you @pink-octopede64 for bringing to our collective attention that this game exists. (Post: here) 

If anyone else is interested in trying to get this game up and running, the archive link is here. Surprising to no one, however, it looks like trying to get a game that’s nearly 30yo playing has its hurdles, but I thought I’d at least share the guide that comes with it. 

[elvisqueso]

Pocahontas (1995): 3 times Pocahontas is compared to her mother + 1 time she's recognized on her own merits.

rambling lil meta under the cut

see, what's crazy about this whole situation is that it makes me wonder what exactly pocahontas's mom was like to have left such a massive impression on literally everyone in their community? there's that outright statement that "yeah, your mom's spirit is in the wind, basically, and our people venerate her as a spiritual guide (at the very least)." we know that she's the main connection between pocahontas and grandmother willow, and there's an implication in there that whatever leadership role she held in the village is expected to fall on pocahontas's shoulders someday.

i am so convinced that this role is some kind of spiritual leader/shaman position. wise-woman, priestess, whatever it's called. we don't see anyone else besides kekata performing any kind of spiritual rites, and even he isn't seen acting in direct contact with spiritual entities. kekata has to perform chants, provide offerings, and use a medium. pocahontas can just fuckign. talk to the things. how is she doing that? why isn't anyone else really able to do that? john smith could talk with grandmother willow but would he be able to if pocahontas wasn't there (i actually think he could but that's a different post)? has she ever done that for literally anybody else? nakoma never mentions grandmother willow. nobody mentions grandmother willow. apparently, the only two people who knew about her before pocahontas brought her new bf over was pocahontas and her mom.

i'm losing track of myself here, but the point is pocahontas is Highly aware of the ghost she's expected to live up to. and it sucks. and there's a lot more to her character arc about this but the eventual come-around to accepting that she has a responsibility to be more than herself and more than her mother's ghost is so heartbreaking because it also meant she had to let go of her soulmate at the same time so i c ry

[tinybrightthings]

10 Classic Films to Give You Cozy, Vintage Winter Vibes

While there are plenty of films that take place during winter or feature a winter section, for this list, I specifically aimed for films that had that cozy, comforting vibe to them.

*I expanded a bit, so this time around, you'll find films here that are pre-1995, again, for those who were looking for something more on the vintage/retro side. Also, I tried my best to find some that weren't strictly Christmas-related, though there are a few of them on the list.

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The Bishop’s Wife (1947, Comedy/Drama/Fantasy)

Cricket on the Hearth (1967, Animation)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Comedy/Romance)

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (1988, Fantasy)

Little Women (1949, Drama/Romance)

Little Women (1994, Drama/Romance)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944, Musical)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954, Musical)

White Christmas (1954, Musical)

The Wind in the Willows: Mole's Christmas (1994, Animation)

[dear-indies]

hi there, i hope you're well!! i was wondering if i could have some female face claim suggestions for someone who has apocalyptic resources and/or otherwise fits that kind of vibe, please? i'm looking for anyone within the 20s or 30s age range, i don't mind which + a variety might actually help a lot. thank you so much!!

Catalina Sandino Moreno (1981) Colombian - From.

Lee Si Young (1982) Korean - Sweet Home, Zombieverse.

Cara Gee (1983) Ojibwe - Stange Empire, The Call of the Wind.

Lupita Nyong'o (1983) Mexican Luo Kenyan - Little Monsters.

Emily Blunt (1983) - A Quiet Place.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1984) - Kate, Birds of Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane.

Elle-Maija Tailfeathers (1985) Kainai Blackfoot and Northern Sami - Blood Quantum.

Jennifer Cheon (1985) Indigenous Mexican and Korean - Van Helsing, The Wheel of Time.

Olivia Thirlby (1986) Ashkenazi Jewish / English, Bohemian Czech - Y: The Last Man.

Kim Ok Bin (1987) Korean - Arthdal Chronicles.

Hera Hilmar (1988) - Mortal Engines, See.

Hannah John-Kamen (1989) Nigerian / Norwegian - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.

Nora Arnezeder (1989) Sephardi Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish / Austrian - Army of the Dead, Tides.

Park Shin Hye (1990) Korean - #Alive.

Cara Theobold (1990) - Zomboat!

Christian Serratos (1990) Mexican / Italian - The Walking Dead.

Aliza Vellani (1991) Indian - Sweet Tooth.

Tanaya Beatty (1991) Himalayan / Da'naxda'xw - Murder at Yellowstone.

Ellora Torchia (1992) South African Indian / Italian - In the Earth, Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands.

Ashley Romans (1992) African-American - Y: The Last Man.

Georgina Campbell (1992) Afro Jamaican / English - Bird Box Barcelona.

Adwoa Aboah (1992) Ghanaian / English - Willow.

Jessica Henwick (1992) Chinese Singaporean / English - Love and Monsters.

Millie Brady (1993) - The Last Kingdom.

Luciane Buchanan (1993) Tongan and Scottish - The New Legends of Monkey.

Zoë Robins (1993) Nigerian - The Wheel of Time.

Mia Goth (1993) Ashkenazi Jewish, Brazilian [Portuguese, including Azorean, small amount of African, possibly other], English, Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian - Infinity Pool.

Devery Jacobs (1993) Mohawh - is queer - Blood Quantum.

Park Gyu Young (1993) Korean - Sweet Home.

Anna Leong Brophy (1993) Irish, Chinese, and Kadazan - Shadow and Bone.

Taylor Russell (1994) Black Canadian / European - Bones and All.

Han So Hee (1994) Korean - My Name.

Avery Konrad (1994) - From.

Ivana Baquero (1994) - The Shannara Chronicles.

Christine Lee (1994) Hongkonger - Black Summer.

Jessie Mei Li (1995) Hongkonger / English - is a gender nonconforming woman who uses she/they - Shadow and Bone.

Alexa Mansour (1996) Mexican and Egyptian - The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

Go Youn Jung (1996) Korean - Sweet Home.

Thaddea Graham (1997) Chinese - The Irregulars.

Amber Midthunder (1997) Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, Hudeshabina Nakoda Sioux, Sissiton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux, Norwegian / Chinese, English - Prey.

Amita Suman (1997) Bhojpuri Nepalese - Shadow and Bone.

Ella Purnell (1996) - Army of the Dead, Yellowjackets.

Morgan Holmstrom (1998) Metis of Cree descent, Ilocano and Sambal Filipino - Day of the Dead (series).

Annalise Basso (1998) - Snowpiercer.

Stefania LaVie Owen (2000) Cuban [Spanish, possibly other] / Unspecified - Sweet Tooth.

Pegah Ghafoori (2000) Iranian - From.

Natalie Malaika (?) Black Canadian - Day of the Dead (series).

Paula Silva (?) Uruguayan - Virus-32.

Leah Brotherhead (?) - Zomboat!

Mia Tomlinson (?) - The Lost Pirate Kingdom.

Chloe Van Landschoot (?) Unspecified - is queer - From.

Here you go!

[dontbecattyratty]

It doesn’t have to be the first version you were exposed to. Choose the version that made you decide you were not going to be normal about these animals

[himbohaggins]

tagged by @charliemack thank yooouuuu<3

last song: i do not know the technical answer to this question there have been a lot of songs in the last 24 hours (i went to a spongebob rave and then a club) so theres really a good mix of spongebob banger remixes, dua lipa, cupcakke, nicki minaj...

currently watching: the pride and prejudice 1995 series (i am almost finished, i had only seen the 2005 movie)

currently reading: the sun and the star, bringing back a lot of nostalgia; and listening to the wind in the willows, also bringing back a lot of nostalgia

current obsession: the very hyper niche terror au's i've been cooking up with @lollians (one of them involving one of my long-time dnd ocs which nobody saw coming and now im insane)

tagging @lollians @artgirlfunkel @crowleys-fat-tits @oughtnots @jopzer @occasional-owl @trantors @manicpixiedreamjop @lieutenant-catboy-little if you'd like to!

[theregencyreticule]

Touch Me

by Stanley Kunitz

Summer is late, my heart.

Words plucked out of the air

some forty years ago

when I was wild with love

and torn almost in two

scatter like leaves this night

of whistling wind and rain.

It is my heart that's late,

it is my song that's flown.

Outdoors all afternoon

under a gunmetal sky

staking my garden down,

I kneeled to the crickets trilling

underfoot as if about

to burst from their crusty shells;

and like a child again

marveled to hear so clear

and brave a music pour

from such a small machine.

What makes the engine go?

Desire, desire, desire.

The longing for the dance

stirs in the buried life.

One season only,

and it's done.

So let the battered old willow

thrash against the windowpanes

and the house timbers creak.

Darling, do you remember

the man you married? Touch me,

remind me who I am.

from Passing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected by Stanley Kunitz

(W. W. Norton, 1995)

[thealmightyemprex]

Favorite movies I have seen in 2023 (Januarsy and Febuary

10.The Love Bug =Who knew mixing the director of Ant Man,the star of Evil Dead,two cast members from the Mummy and a classic Disney property would lead to something very enjoyable

9.The Night Crossing -Disney tells a harrowing true story of two famlies escaping East Germany

8.The Four Muskateers -The second part of that was intended to be one big movie ,and it was fun

7.12 Tasks of Asterix -My intro to Asterix ,and it has me interested in exploring the franchise

6.Sword and the Rose -A highly underrated romantic adventure film

5.Pollyanna-This film hit me in the feels

4.Three Days of the Condor-A really interesting thriller

3.Kidnapped -One of Disneys most mature films with great performances by Peter Finch and Bernard Lee

2.Wind and the Willows 1995- Just such a cozy little film

1.Puss In Boots The Last Wish -One of the best animated films I have seen

@ariel-seagull-wings @amalthea9 @autistic-prince-cinderella @angelixgutz @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @goodanswerfoxmonster @princesssarisa @filmcityworld1 @marquisedemasque

[randomnessoffiction]

@sardinesandhumbugs A BTS featurette for the 1995 animated film

[the-blue-fairie]

The Good Vibes Challenge

As I told @thealmightyemprex, it's taken me so long to recommend films because I've kept overthinking what qualifies as "good vibes" for me compared to others. Like, Return to Oz is one of my comfort movies, but it's also the film that opens with Dorothy taken to an asylum. Likewise, Fanny and Alexander is my ULTIMATE comfort movie, but it's a five-hour magical-realist-style/historical/fantasy epic dealing with the subjects of child abuse, abusive marriages, etc. (It DOES have a happy ending, however.)

But here are my choices.

Rusalochka (1976) directed by Vladimir Bychkov

2. The Magician - I know this was already recommended, but it's good! And it does have elements of a romp, among other things! I love the characters - and I love the odd family vibe between them all. I think it's sweet.

3. Matilda the Musical - on Netflix - I just saw this last night, but aaaaaaaah, it gave me all the feelings! BEAUTIFUL.

4. The animated 1995 version of Wind in the Willows, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave and starring Rik Mayall as Toad. The animation is SO GORGEOUS, i remain in awe. it's like a balmy spring day.

@ariel-seagull-wings @amalthea9 @themousefromfantasyland

[exhaustedwerewolf]

the wind in the willows, kenneth grahame (1908) // night windows, edward hopper (1928) // the old phools, philip larkin (1973) // night house ii, grahame sydney (1995) // that home, the cinematic orchestra (2007) // kitchen window at night, rob pointon (2013) // prague, anne-laure maison (2020) // night window study, sophie treppendahl (2020) // residents of the copan building, victor moriyama, (2020) // into that good night, seamus perry (2021) // untitled, emma collins (2022)

[pink-octopede64]

Here’s something interesting: there is a PC game based on the 1995 adaptation of The Wind in the Willows! Information about this is scarce because outside from some Ebay listings and different box art, it’s pretty obscure and there is no gameplay footage online. But someone did uploaded the game on Archive.org and you can find it here: https://archive.org/details/WindInTheWillowsInteractiveAdventure/

[small-toast]

Alan Bennett voiced Mole in The Wind in The Willows 1995 and Mole in the Mouse and Mole animated shorts? iconic