#The salton sea 2002

[blueeyeddarkknight]

Val being the most adorable bby girl on movie sets 😭😂😍

#val kilmer #the real mccoy #J.T Parker #Willow #Madmartigan #Willow 1988 #Tombstone #doc holliday #kurt russell #wyatt earp #doc x wyatt #top secret! #Nick rivers #Paydirt #Masked and anonymous #Bunny #the salton sea 2002 #The salton sea #Danny Parker #Tom van Allen #DJ Caruso #at first sight #virgil adamson #kiss kiss bang bang #robert downey jr. #bloopers #Gag reel #Red planet #Robby Gallagher #Bts

[valmybeloved]

I’m back and now we’re talking about one of my favorite Tom cruise characters!

Stacee Jaxx x Danny Parker.

Stacee meets Danny at a bar. Its last call and they’re all alone. Stacee’s eyes scan Danny’s figure on the bar stool. Strong arms covered in tattoos. Strong chest with a slightly soft middle. Short blonde hair. He looks dark and mysterious, maybe even broken. Stacee licked his lips at the thought railing this absolute shell of a man. Stacee buys him a drink, hoping to get to know more about him and of course, flirt a bit. After the bar closes, they go outside to smoke a little. Danny doesn’t know what it was, maybe the weed or Stacee’s charming smile, but he starts to open up a bit. He talks about his job, his friends, his music, and lastly his wife. Stacee’s smile go’s from lusty to comfort. The now, total high Danny puts his head on Stacee’s shoulder as a small tear rolls down his cheek. Stacee calls a cab for them to head to Stacee’s house. He knows that it’s wrong, but Stacee starts to rub Danny’s thigh and peppers his neck with soft kisses as Danny throws his head back with a soft sigh. They continued their love fest at Stacee’s gorgeous house. The bed was soft and warm. Danny was in pure bliss all night. The morning was quiet and peaceful, unlike most Stacee’s morning after. Danny slept a little later than he did but Stacee didn’t mind at all. Danny was adorable when he slept and Stacee couldn’t stop staring at him with the same comforting smile from the night before. Danny woke up to Stacee’s green eyes peering over him and his face went red. After a number Exchange and some breakfast, they went their separate ways. Stacee felt like a little girl with a crush. He had been with many women and men, but Danny was so much different. Stacee had never been in love. Stacee took Danny to see one of his show’s later on that week. Watching Stacee preform was the most electrifying thing Danny had ever seen in a long time. Make love with him after the show was even better. Danny started to come over more and vent about his day. Then went to dinner once a week. Danny slept over on the weekends. Danny said “I love you.” After one of their magical nights. Stacee was in love. So Fucking in love.

#val kilmer #tom cruise #iceman kazansky #pete maverick mitchell #The Salton Sea 2002 #rock of ages #Danny Parker #stacee jaxx #top gun maverick #top gun 1986 #i’m tied

[oathkeeperoxas]

Val Kilmer as Danny Parker | Tom Van Allen in The Salton Sea (2002) dir. by D.J. Caruso

#val kilmer #the salton sea (2002) #actors #mine #my gifs #they beat this man up during this movie lmao #literally 0 gifsets of this movie... i am a trailblazer

[glennk56]

Charles Carroll

Here we have character actor Charles Carroll, I assume unknown to most Tumblr members. He has appeared in films and TV since 1987 in the movie Robocop and as of now has 49 credits. Charles started as a chubby man, got very big and in 2009 started losing weight and has kept it off.

The above photos are from a small role in Robocop, 1987.

The next 2 photos are from TV Movie, Murder of Innocence in 1993 with Valerie Bertinelli.

The next 3 photos are from an episode of Melrose Place in 1994.

The next 3 photos are from the Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken movie, Nick of Time in 1995.

The above 4 photos are from The Last Days of Frankie the Fly with Dennis Hopper in 1996.

Notice he continues to get fatter with every film. (Which I think looks so good on him in this film.)

The above 2 photos are from TV show Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction in 1997.

These 2 photos are from a small part in the 2002 movie The Salton Sea. (probably a larger role that was whittled away in editting.)

The above 4 photos are from Two for the Money with Matthew McConaughey and Al Pacino in 2005.

The above 2 photos are from the film Eagle Eye in 2008.

These 4 photos are from an episode of Monk in 2008. I don't like posting photos like the last but it best shows how big Charles Carroll got before he started losing weight in 2009. Besides you know Monk, shoots first and asks questions later. ;)

The first photo is Charles Carroll as Santa Claus in an episode of NCIS in 2008 and the next is from Nip/Tuck in 2009 and there is a noticeable difference in weight. Most people were probably telling him how great he looked. I never say that because I never believe it to be true. But I will congratulate on the weight loss anyway because it is good for the health. Anyway, Charles continued to lose weight and now looks nothing like he did back when he started.

#Charles Carroll #fat actor #1990s #2000s

[valkilmerr]

Val Kilmer’s Filmography - Find Your Birth Year & Tag Yourself (or as close as possible)

(I’m The Island of Dr. Moreau/ The Ghost and the Darkness/ Dead Girl)

1984 Top Secret!

1985 Real Genius

1986 The Murders in the Rue Morgue

1986 Top Gun

1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

1988 Willow

1989 Billy the Kid

1989 Kill Me Again

1991 The Doors

1992 Thunderheart

1993 The Real McCoy

1993 Tombstone

1993 True Romance

1995 Batman Forever

1995 Heat

1995 Wings of Courage

1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996 The Ghost and the Darkness

1996 Dead Girl

1997 The Saint

1998 The Prince of Egypt

1999 At First Sight

1999 Joe the King

2000 Pollock

2000 Red Planet

2002 The Salton Sea

2002 Hard Cash

2003 Wonderland

2003 The Missing

2003 Blind Horizon

2003 Masked and Anonymous

2004 Spartan

2004 Stateside

2004 Alexander

2005 Mindhunters

2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2006 Summer Love

2006 Moscow Zero

2006 10th & Wolf

2006 Played

2006 Déjà Vu

2006 The Ten Commandments: The Musical

2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel

2008 Conspiracy

2008 Felon

2008 Delgo

2008 2:22

2008 Columbus Day

2008 The Love Guru

2009 The Chaos Experiment

2009 Streets of Blood

2009 American Cowslip

2009 The Thaw

2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009 Hardwired

2009 Double Identity

2010 The Traveler

2010 Bloodworth

2010 MacGruber

2010 Gun

2011 Kill the Irishman

2011 Blood Out

2011 5 Days of War

2011 Twixt

2012 Seven Below

2012 Wyatt Earp's Revenge

2012 The Fourth Dimension

2012 Breathless

2013 Riddle

2013 Planes

2013 Standing Up

2013 Palo Alto

2014 Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

2017 Song to Song

2017 The Snowman

2017 The Super

2018 1st Born

2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019 Cinema Twain Mark Twain

2020 A Soldier's Revenge

2020 Paydirt

2021 The Birthday Cake

2021 Val

2022 Top Gun: Maverick

#val kilmer #i thought i'd do one of these for valerie #i'd have to pick #the ghost and the darkness #i haven't seen dead girl #& #the island of dr. moreau #is not my fav

[icemankazansky]

Love Warrior - Glennon Doyle

Val Kilmer as Tom van Allen in The Salton Sea (2002)

#val kilmer #the salton sea #my edits

[movie--obsessed]

brief intro + currently watching

what's up with ya, tumblr people? as i noted in my bio, this blog here is a sideblog. secondary blog. whatever the better term is. tumblr calls it a secondary blog but i've pretty much only ever seen second blogs referred to as sideblogs. so i think i'll call it that. so. this blog here's a sideblog off of my main, @pirateprincessofpizza.

i always said to myself, "i'll just post whatever i want on my main. i'm not gonna make a sideblog. i have no need for one." ...but i gave in. i want the organized chaos of my main to remain as it is with what i post on there now. which consists largely of once upon a time and other miscellaneous content. so i made this one to obsess over other movies and tv shows and actors. and the possibility of books as well.

this particular post will also consist of an ever-changing "currently watching" list, which will be placed below the cut so you can choose whether you'd like to look at it.

if you're curious if i've seen any films or tv shows, feel free to ask! i have a weird range of things that i've watched. i've seen some films/tv shows that may be somewhat obscure, and i've not seen some that might be well known.

currently watching:

tv (parentheses indicate season i’m currently on, if a show has multiple):

star wars: rebels (season 3)

toradora

rewatch of the flash (season 7)

rewatch of once upon a time (season 1)

i’m also currently working my way through the star wars screen franchise, films and shows both included

films:

val kilmer's entire filmography, basically. so far i've watched, in chronological order:

top secret (1984)

real genius (1985)

top gun (1986)

the murders in the rue morgue (1986)

willow (1988)

billy the kid (1989)

thunderheart (1992)

tombstone (1993)

batman forever (1995)

heat (1995)

the saint (1997)

the prince of egypt (1998) (i think i'll always wonder why he didn't sing in this movie. like. imagine.)

at first sight (1999)

the salton sea (2002)

blind horizon (2003)

conspiracy (2008)

planes (2013)

1st born (2019)

val (2021)

top gun: maverick (2022)

and at some point i'd like to get through johnny depp's entire filmography, an idea that's been hanging around in my brain for years. i've seen:

edward scissorhands (1990)

all pirates films (2003, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2017)

secret window (2004)

finding neverland (2004)

charlie and the chocolate factory (2005)

corpse bride (2005)

both alice films (2010, 2016)

rango (2011)

dark shadows (2012)

into the woods (2014)

and for the fun of it, i'm currently reading gilded by marissa meyer.

#pirate watches movies

[stevebattle]

SR-II – Solar Rover-II by Matt Roman, David Miller, and Zac White (2002), University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma, USA. SR-II uses a simple suspension system with capabilities similar to the rocker bogie suspension used on Sojourner, but closer in design to the Nano Rover. It has 4-wheel drive and uses skid-steering, having just two motors located inside the chassis where a nominal temperature can be maintained. The drive train runs through the hollow tubular suspension, and differential gearing ensures that all four wheels maintain ground contact with equal force. Later versions of the on board autonomous control system were written with Common Lisp running in LispWorks on a Mac-Mini. Field trials were carried out at Anza Borrego, on the western edge of the Salton Sea Lake, where SR-II was able to traverse a 5 km path of pre-planned way-points. These tests demonstrate that simple autonomous rovers can be used to explore Mars, covering up to a kilometer per day, roving faster, farther, and cheaper than current Mars rovers.

#cybernetics #space #robot #2002

[the-plantman-is-queer]

"The Salton Sea is a complicated, dynamic ecosystem on the decline. At 240 feet below sea level, it has filled with water and dried many times over the centuries. In 1905, Colorado River floodwaters breached an irrigation canal and filled the depression with water. Since then, the sea has served as the dumping ground for decades of pollution from farming as well as legacy bomb-testing material.

In 2002, U.S. Geological Survey conducted sediment sampling from 73 locations and concluded that “the agricultural runoff that keeps the sea alive is loaded with salts, pesticides, selenium, and other metals.”"

[nerdhappenings]

Val Kilmer as Danny Parker in The Salton Sea (2002)

#The Salton Sea 2002 #The Salton Sea #Danny Parker #Val Kilmer #gorgeous

[bonnieblue727]

The Salton Sea is an American neo-noir crime thriller film from 2002. It stars Val Kilmer as Danny Parker/Tom Van Allen and Vincent D'Onofrio as Holland Dale "Pooh-Bear" Monty.

Plot

While playing the trumpet in a burning room, the protagonist's voice is heard in narration. His story begins with him posing as "Danny Parker", a speed freak addicted to methamphetamine, who hangs out with friends while indulging in drugs. He also moonlights as an informant for two corrupt cops, Gus Morgan and Al Garcetti. He is trying to set up a large meth score with notorious drug dealer Pooh Bear, an eccentric psychopath who lost his nose to excessive snorting of "Gak",while also attempting to set up a sting operation for Morgan and Garcetti.

Watch the movie

[blueeyeddarkknight]

Val being cat coded 🐱P1

Stalking kitty 🐦

Sad wet kitty

Tongue out first /straw

Agility of a cat

Fashion icon 🕶️

#val kilmer #The doors 1991 #The doors movie #The doors #Jim morrison #The saint #simon templar #The saint 1997 #the salton sea 2002 #Salton sea #Danny Parker #Cat coded #Meme

[blackbeerandcoffeemovies]

Spartan

Ahoy there! Up ahead, SPOILERS be there and they be minor, matey!

Rule # 13:

“When lying in ambush, wait for the enemy to get close enough that your fire will be doubly frightening, and after firing, the enemy can be rushed with hatchets.”

The 28 Rules of Ranging (Modern Version)

Maj. Robert Rogers

1757

Such surreal conditions we’re living in these days: in the middle of a global pandemic and citizens are mandated to be in “cordon sanitaire” confined to their homes with minimal outside exposure and contact. Perfect time to binge-watch on movies old and new!

The question thus becomes: which one do I watch first? 

While working my way through a mental roster of movies, I was listening to Louise Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World”. It’s basically the anthem of all that is warm and fuzzy in this universe. It’s comforting, easy listening and evokes images of what makes life worth living. Yep, what a wonderful world indeed. . . until a brutal international kidnapping and white slavery ring snatches a US President’s daughter who will be shipped abroad half-way around the world and mercilessly passed around and abused by filthy men. Suddenly, the world isn’t so “wonderful” anymore, am I right, Mr. Armstrong? That is until a rogue and salty special forces operative has to track her down in a grand rescue narrative.  

Sounds good!

So what triggered me to re-watch this “rough” (I will expand on this description later) David Mamet film from 2004? I just recently heard President Trump of the US tell his avid fanatics in a press conference about a successful clandestine operation to rescue an American girl being held in a South American country. Got the squeaky wheels turning in my head about a movie with a similar theme which was NOT Liam Neeson talking menacingly over the phone about his “particular set of skills”.

But first, let’s talk about the director, David Mamet. As I’ve often written in these online scrawlings of mine, a director’s story-telling ability is my main concern, the rest just being technicalities and pedantry judged on another level (I keep it simple). Mamet I believe is very capable of being so, as his storied work spans the decades, ranging from writing to directing in various genres. These include personal favorites of mine such as the survival-themed “The Edge”, the action TV series “The Unit”, and the magnificent, epic-like “The Untouchables” with an ensemble of so many notable actors, it’s like a mini-galaxy all its own!    

The movie’s plot is simple: a maverick on a rescue mission with unforeseen complications making his task a “bit” of a challenge. Nothing complicated about it. Yet, when something is “simple”, that’s often where the flaws become obvious. Because of the lack of complexity, you are able to dissect the story more readily and the parts where it is deficient will become obvious. On the whole, this movie was a good immersion of the senses.  

Then there’s Val Kilmer, the lead character who is an elite operator for the military. As I’ve known Kilmer’s body of work, it’s obvious the guy isn’t a talentless hack. My favorite characters were him playing a mix-blood FBI agent in 1992’s “Thunderheart”, an undercover drug addict in 2002’s sublime “The Salton Sea” and his epic, almost comical, a meme-worthy portrayal of Doc Holliday in “Tombstone”.  For this film though, I am two-ways about him. I mean there are moments where you do feel the muted intensity of a veteran commando on a covert mission. Then there are times when you see this look on his face as if muttering to himself: “Must. . . NOT. . . fart!” 

Though not much screen time allotted to him, the equally (if not more so) talented William H. Macy “commands” a scene. He is not a physically tall or imposing man by any means, but the way his voice, his presence, and acting chops blend together, he’s got the stuff of elementary school principals who leave children with trauma!

Ed O’Neill (who can forget Al Bundy in “Married. . . with Children”) also has minimal screen time but convincingly plays a menacing and cunning political bigwig who are the real ones pulling the strings of public officials. Don’t expect to see these kinds of men in the light; scum festers in the dark.   

Finally, a young Kristen Bell playing the damsel to be rescued while both Tia Texada and Derek Luke give serviceable performances as young officers and proteges of sorts.

So why did I deem this film of the esteemed Mamet “rough” in the beginning? I feel there could have been more character-building and a deeper sense of personal motivations could have been explored. While it may be true that the focus should be on the “chase” as the trope of the movie demands, I think I expected more from Mamet. Hence, my uncharitable description above.  

However, don’t let my minor quibbling dissuade you though. This is a nicely-paced, story-driven action flick that will keep you entertained despite a globe-stopping virus of plague-sized proportions!

#Action Thriller

[fuckyeahthomasnewman]

10 scores by Thomas Newman

It is always hard to come up with a top 10. Especially when it comes to film scores. I tend to separate single pieces of music from scores which I found to be less interesting as a whole and scores that work really well even outside of the movie. So I chose the scores which I felt were really strong as a whole.

If you were going to ask me which period is my favourite when it comes to Thomas Newman's scores, then I would say 1999-2008. There have been some great efforts in more recent years, like Passengers or Spectre, but in the end the 9 years after American Beauty are my favourite.

American Beauty was followed by many minimalist scores, which are all really great: White Oleander, Pay It Forward or In The Bedroom. Two of those even made my list. Erin Brockovich because it was his first collaboration with Soderbergh and Little Children, which is a true gem.

I think no score comes close to American Beauty, which sadly did not get the Oscar. It is not just an influential score, it also captures the whole mood of the movie. It is my favourite of his scores and I think objectively also the best. But then again... there is no true objectivity when it comes to music.

Thomas Newman actually started out with more minimalist and electronically driven scores in the 80s. He once even called himself "the Electronics Guy". In the 90s he progressed to more traditional orchestral scores. The Shawshank Redemption is one of those. It also earned him his first Oscar nomination along with Little Women.

The Shawshank Redemption has a strong title theme which is played in the scene where the protagonist escapes the prison. It is a pretty dark piece of music and really brings out the struggle the main character is dealing with. You could call it almost Hans Zimmer-esque. It is the brass section. Speaking of which... guess who won the Oscar in the end. (I am not mad though, it is a great movie that was basically my whole childhood.)

The Player was released two years before that and is a prime example of Newman's use of electronics. He had already established himself by that time and had outgrown the teenage movies from the 80s. The early 90s were a time of his darker electronic scores, like The Rapture or Flesh and Bone. The themes of those movies were definitely darker as well.

American Beauty was a great team effort between Sam Mendes and Newman. Mendes is also a self-declared fan of Newman's work. "Sam [Mendes] wanted things that hammered and thwacked a bit. He was interested in percussion and mallet instruments, so I started working on various ideas that involved xylophones and marimbas." The rest is history.

The Salton Sea is never mentioned on any list about his scores. But it is really unique and different, so I did not want to leave it out. It is a dark and gritty score but it works really well.

I missed out on Road to Perdition for a long time until I actually watched the film. And then it clicked. Probably a top 5 score for me. Dark and brooding but also hopeful, the score is full of different moods.

Finding Nemo is the reason why I am here. I watched that movie over and over again. Finding Dory sadly does not match the perfection of its predecessor. Finding Dory was a great character study but Finding Nemo was basically an ode to the Pacific.

I have to admit, I am not the biggest fan of Newman's cheerier main themes. I love his piano work but the main themes rarely give me that kick that I get out of pieces like the Shawshank main title or the end title of Lemony Snicket. Or the amazing Six Feet Under theme. It is one of my favourites.

Lemony Snicket was pretty weak as a film. More The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and less... Finding Nemo. Or Harry Potter. The score though... brilliant. Verisimilitude could be a modern classic just by itself. Or Regarding the Incredibly Deadly Viper.

Little Children. I guess another contender for my top 5. I know - this list is not it. Perfect minimalism. It fits the film like a glove.

And finally WALL•E. Epic space score. A little less perfect than Finding Nemo but still a strong effort.

The List:

The Player (1992)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

American Beauty (1999)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

The Salton Sea (2002)

Road To Perdition (2002)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Little Children (2006)

WALL•E (2008)

And the top 5 because I talked about it so much:

American Beauty

Little Children

Road to Perdition

Finding Nemo

The Shawshank Redemption

#list #best scores #thomas newman

[josefksays]

RIP R. Lee Ermey (1944-2018) -  Former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant, honorary gunnery sergeant and Marine’s drill instructor turned into character actor best known for his memorable role in Full Metal Jacket (1987), whch earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a solid career as an actor, often playing authoritative characters using of his powerful presence and great voice, died today. Film credits include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Mississippi Burning (1988), Sommersby (1993), Body Snatchers (1993), On Deadly Ground (1994), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Se7en (1995) Murder on the First (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), Toy Story trilogy (1995, 1999 and 2010), Switchback (1997), Prefontaine (1997), Starship Troopers (1997), Saving Silverman (2001), The Salton Sea (2002), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its sequel in 2006), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). ON TV, he’s best known as host to many History Channel programs such as Mail Call and others; appearances on Miami Vice, House, Scrubs and others.

#R. Lee Ermey #In Memoriam #actors #military #Full Metal Jacket #Mississippi Burning #Leaving Las Vegas #Toy Story #my edits

[gleefulmayhem]

The Salton Sea (2002)

#the salton sea