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blkinfilm · 6 months

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The Best Man (1999)

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importantbluebirdpoetry · 5 months

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illustratus · 2 years

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The Arming and Departure of the Knights

#arthurian #knights #holy grail #tapestries #stanmore hall #art #middle ages #medieval #mythology #chivalric romance #chivalry #morte d'arthur #holy quest #william morris #john henry dearle #sir edward burne-jones #england #britain

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dedalvs · 1 year

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Do you have any thoughts on the translation scene in Goncharov? I haven't seen a lot of people talking about it but it's a pretty pivotal scene and given that what they're doing is not dissimilar to a conlang imo i figured you might have some good insights

*sigh*

I figured someone was going to ask this eventually...

So listen, the whole translation scene in Goncharov is not technically conlang-related. It's actually even more brilliant, but it's hard to explain.

Since the tutor doesn't speak Russian and the nurse only speaks Italian, the aphasiac Soviet spy has to use an impromptu series of hand gestures to indicate that he either does or doesn't understand. I mean, you can glean that from the subtitles, so that's no big revelation.

But this is where it gets weird and...I mean, linguistically controversial, to say the least, but it was the 70s.

As the tutor and the nurse attempt to communicate with him and each other, they begin to winnow down their vocabulary to words that are cognate between Italian and Russian. And through this back and forth, the languages seem like they're blending, but what they're actually doing is reversing the sound changes of Italian and Russian until they both end up, improbably, at Proto-Indo-European. It's like something you'd see in Fantasia, but aural! It's...utterly bizarre.

And, of course the final word that the nurse and the tutor utter simultaneously, the one that brings the spy to tears, is *bʰewdʰ- "awake, aware"—which, I mean, knowing how the rest of the movie goes...yeah. Bombshell. And it's crazy to me that they didn't subtitle it! Like, you pretty much have to be a PIE scholar to get that, and the entire subplot hinges on it! I mean, bold isn't the word for it. Unfathomable. Cannot believe they got away with that...

Rumor has it that Morris Halle consulted on the film, but he's adamantly refused to talk about. (For years, he'd end all his guest lectures with, "Are they any questions about anything other than Goncharov?") He never once confirmed whether or not he was involved (of course, he wasn't credited, but that wouldn't be unusual for the time even if he was involved).

I can see why you'd think it would be a conlang, but the reverse-engineered sound changes were so precise, and the whole thing so by the book, that there really wasn't any actual invention. It was all Indo-European!

#goncharov #conlang #language #pie #indo-european #proto-indo-european #film #linguistics #morris halle #language evolution #historical linguistics

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anderwater · 1 year

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THE BEST MAN: The Final Chapters (2022)

#the best man #the best man: the final chapters #thebestmanedit #morris chestnut #nia long #taye diggs #sanaa lathan #terrence howard #melissa de sousa #regina hall #harold perrineau #nicole ari parker #tvedit #pocedit #dailytvfilm #tvarchive #tw: nudity

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lascitasdelashoras · 2 months

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Janis Joplin at the Royal Albert Hall, 1969. Photo by Keith Morris

#janis joplin #cantante #blues #rock #soul #royal albert hall #keith morris

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pinkcrocss · 5 days

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So... remember that era when Hollywood kept pumping out those low-budget, black thriller movies (think "Obsessed" with Beyonce + Idris Elba)?

I briefly remember seeing the trailer for this:

I had no intention of watching it, and only sat through the trailer thanks to my long standing love for Morris Chestnut.

Anyway, why am I now learning that the "Femme Fatale" character was Jaz??? (Her filmography is so surprising sometimes)

I tried to watch the trailer again, but it's giving lifetime meets Tyler Perry original, and I just know I won't be able to sit through the whole movie.

Anyway... she still ate up this look though:

#Morris Chestnut is too talented and fine to keep settling for these mediocre movies #Jaz's acting has definitely improved over time #Regina Hall my queen also deserves better #gen v #marie moreau #jaz sinclair

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darlinhutchence · 11 days

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Michael Hutchence during soundcheck at the Royal Albert Hall in 1986.

#michael hutchence #inxs #rockstar #singer #rock #aussie #band #aussie rock #australia #80s #1986 #june 24 #royal albert hall #burn for you #jenny morris #video

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lifelovemusiq · 1 year

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS

We are gathered here today to reunite the cast of ‘The Best Man’ for one final conversation.

Almost 25 years ago, we walked down the aisle with these superstars who changed the landscape of film with one kiss to our frontal lobe.

The Best Man Final Chapters premieres for streaming on Peacock Dec 22, 2022.

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cozyaliensuperstar7 · 8 months

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I've seen 4 out of 7. They were pretty good. 🤷🏾‍♀️

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the fact they recycling the same actors 💀😩 which one was the best? @blvckcouples

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#beyoncé #idris elba #michael ealy #sanaa lathan #morris chestnut #jaz sinclair #regina hall #dennis quaid #megan good #nia long #omar epps #annie ilonzeh #taye diggs #stephen bishop #taraji p. henson #ali larter #black movies #Youtube

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thebowerypresents · 27 days

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The Last Dinner Party Thrill Sold-Out Webster Hall

The Last Dinner Party – Webster Hall – March 26, 2024

Industry plant is a contemptible term that has been laid upon up-and-coming independent artists. The fast-rising London band the Last Dinner Party has been hounded by the label and has been vocal about its basis being untrue. Having formed across university lines, the quintet of female and nonbinary members consists of Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland and Georgia Davies repping King’s College, while Emily Roberts and Aurora Nishevci claim the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It’s hard to argue their talent and ability to uplift a musical sensibility that hasn’t received significant streams since Florence and the Machine or Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” (thanks to a Stranger Things assist). Proving the naysayers wrong, TLDP graced a sold-out Webster Hall on Tuesday to support their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy.

The blistering orchestra of “Prelude to Ecstasy” played over the speakers, welcoming the band to mic stands and guitar necks decorated with colorful ribbons. The ribbons were a reference to their Ribbons for Provisions campaign, in which concertgoers were encouraged to bring canned goods for local food banks and rewarded with a ribbon from the band. Dramatic kick-drum thuds opened the set with “Burn Alive,” as lead singer Abigail Morris pranced about the stage. Although I was expecting flow-y, ornate yesteryear attire to accentuate the band’s Baroque-pop sensibilities, it seemed like Morris, the touring drummer introduced as “Di” and guitarist Mayland swapped the ruffles for blazers they might have picked up at a vintage shop on St. Mark’s Place. Roberts played the flute on “Beautiful Boy,” which with its sad beauty would be fitting as an ode to Timothée Chalamet. The “weeping hour” as Morris dubbed it, soon continued with the lilting vocals dramatized in “On Your Side” and keyboardist Nishevci sang in her native Albanian for the personal “Gjuha.”

The band debuted a new song before outsourcing choir duties to the audience for “Portrait of a Dead Girl” to sing the anthemic chorus, “Give me the strength.” It was clear throughout the evening that these ladies are a tight rock machine anchored by the intoxicating stage presence produced by Morris, who had the crowd in the palm of her hands. The mirror ball was activated to sparkle over the room as they closed with their hit single, “Nothing Matters.” Revelers exiting the venue could not stop complimenting the musicianship and further kicked away any industry-plant stamp. —Sharlene Chiu | @Shar0ck

(The Last Dinner Party play Brooklyn Steel tonight.)

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

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movies-to-add-to-your-tbw · 1 month

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Title: The Phantom of the Opera

Rating: NR

Director: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor

Cast: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, Liz Robertson, Nick Holder, Wendy Ferguson, Daisy Maywood, Barry James, Gareth Snook, Wynne Evans, Earl Carpenter, Kiera Duffy, Sergei Polunin, Philip Griffiths, Simon Green, Stephen John Davis

Release year: 2011

Genres: drama, music, romance

Blurb: Hidden away in the Paris Opera House, a disfigured musical genius terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.

#the phantom of the opera #the phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall #love never dies #nr #nick morris #laurence connor #ramin karimloo #sierra boggess #hadley fraser #liz robertson #nick holder #2011 #drama #music #romance

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illustratus · 1 year

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Quest for the Holy Grail - The Failure of Sir Gawaine; Sir Gawaine and Sir Uwaine at the Ruined Chapel.

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abs0luteb4stard · 1 year

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W A T C H E D

I've seen my share of John Hughes movies. He was the most successful 80s-90s writer.

National Lampoon's Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Mr. Mom, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller, 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles', The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Home Alone 1 & 2, Only the Lonely, Baby's Day Out, Dennis the Menace, Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Dutch...

I just haven't seen any of the MOLLY RINGWALD ones. Well, time to play catchup.

ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL is really clever young actor, more than I ever noticed previously.