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kissproof · 2 years

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You’ve made my day responding so fast!! I want something like, you’re Sam’s new girl after splitting with ginger and everything has his the fan and he’s worried you’re going to bail now that he’s out of the casino business but you’re in it for the long haul and move with him to California and start a life and now I’m rambling but something like that!! Throw in a baby surprise if you want! I’m just ecstatic you responded

thank you for your request lovely! 🥺 it’s a really short snippet as opposed to something longer but i hope you enjoy it even so!

SUMMARY: a bit of morning consolation to start ace’s day right <3

WARNINGS: none

ace had just lit his cigarette when you came into the kitchen that morning, sunlight pouring into the space like the sky had spilled its fresh glass of orange juice on the counter. you felt his shoulders as you passed by him, leaning in to meet his lips in a quick kiss between puffs.

“good morning, handsome,” you sigh, a soft joyfulness behind your voice. your hands immediately start working on a breakfast for yourself, something light. cornflakes, a glass of apple juice, some berries perhaps. ace still puffs at his cigarette behind you, not saying a word.

sometimes you wonder if, when he sits here like this all silent and mellowed out, he thinks about what this kitchen was like when she had still walked around it. kissed him good morning, served his bacon and eggs, answered his phone.

his eyes flicker to and away from you when you do sit across from him. you catch him after a few glances had gone by and tilt your head.

“what?”

“nothin’,” he replies quickly. “nothin’.”

“i know you. that look isn’t nothin’.”

he purses his lips and demolishes his stub in the ashtray between you. his eyes look so sad.

“you uh… you… you gonna go back to your mother’s?”

puzzled, you drop your spoon in what’s left of your tiny islands of milk and flakes. “no. why would i do that?”

a pitiful smile peeks out from beneath his long face. “‘cause i’m uh… i’m sort of a nobody now…”

you immediately reach your hand to cover his on the table, squeezing with a loving urgency. “that is completely ridiculous and you know it. i’m not here for the casinos, the money. i’m here for you, ace. i’m all yours.”

he flips his hand to lock it with yours, thumbing your knuckles with silent gratitude. he pauses for a long while, just admiring how perfectly your hand fits in his. then his eyes flick up to you again.

“will you… will you come to california with me?”

your face immediately alights at his request.

“baby, i’ll go anywhere… anywhere in the world if it means i’ll be with you.”

“i love you, darling,” he says with a sudden, genuine passion before meeting you across the island to kiss you deeply, “so, so much.”

#i just know y/n has the most fabulous pajamas on at all times #can you imagine??#sunshine yellow matching set #all silky with like bright yellow or red accents along the sleeves and collar #gosh ace would have you so right!!!#anon #answered #ace rothstein #sam ace rothstein #sam rothstein #casino #casino 1995 #x reader #robert de niro #kissproof drabbles

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absolute-immunities · 2 years

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In the late 1960s, when I was an undergraduate, Godard rivaled Bob Dylan as an oracular figure of towering hipness—and like Dylan, he was capable of zapping with a blank stare of withering contempt whoever dared to approach him. I met him only once, in October 1980 when his comeback film Every Man For Himself was set to open in New York.

I was the third-string movie reviewer for The Village Voice. A critic for another weekly publication invited me to come along as a wingman when he was chosen to interview the master at an intimate lunch of Chinese food organized by a prominent publicist at her Upper East Side apartment. I cringed with secret joy when, by way of breaking the ice, Godard’s designated interlocutor awkwardly told the filmmaker that he was his “culture hero” and was rewarded with the Stare.

The conversation then turned to Godard’s next project. He was hoping to secure Francis Coppola’s backing to make an American movie he called The Story about Bugsy Siegel, starring Robert DeNiro and Diane Keaton. The setting was Las Vegas. Seeing an opening, I piped up, asking Godard who he thought would have found Vegas more interesting, Marx or Freud. I will never forget the disdainful glance he gave me before turning back to his caramelized sesame chicken. It was, I guess, a trick question. But truly, what was there to say to the smartest person in the room, perhaps the single most important individual in the history of cinema?

honestly, imagine getting these questions when you're just trying to tell these dopes you want to make Casino (1995)

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andreassen90duncan · 2 years

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What Does It Mean To Win At Poker?

If you know how to win at poker, it can be a lucrative game. It's important to know how to play poker effectively and how to find the best poker rooms. Other things that can be helpful include choosing the right games, and taking advantage of the most lucrative freerolls. One must have a good understanding of the rules of poker. Only then can they start playing poker. You can begin playing high stakes poker games. You can have full action by playing at fun money tables and freerolls if you want to play with real money. Before playing high-stakes poker, one should have enough experience. Something that makes the game really unique is that a player doesn't have to have the best hand to win. Imagine that you had ten people. Each person was given one card and told to race on a hill. The person who climbs the highest will be declared first and win. If there is a tie, the players will hold up the cards they were given. The highest card will win. Poker works in a similar way. The player who stays in the hand all the way and has the best hand would take down the pot. No matter what card or hand they hold, the winner would be the one who makes it to the top of the hill or stays in the hand. He would win regardless of his hand if he was the only one to reach the top. While Dan Harrington was busy winning The Main Event in 1995 many people gave their support to Barbara Enright, who had become The Big One's first woman to reach The Final Table. Enright's run to the bracelet was stopped after her pocket eights were outdrawn 6-3s. She eliminated the Hall of Famer in 5th place. Men are such fish. Poker is about making money. But that's not the only thing you should be thinking about when you play.Every time you have the opportunity to call, check or place a bet, it is important that you make the right decision. winning poker game Your money is not your concern. Always be focused on making a good decision.The more you make good decisions in a game, you will win more. Double Joker - Having 54 cards on the deck, this version of video poker is also one of the best and popular in real and online casino gaming world. This game is against the computer. To win, you need to have a better score than the computer. visit here can use different strategies or techniques to beat your house. Be careful not to play with the jokers. You can also use "feeler betting," which is a bet or raise to determine your opponent's strength or your hand's relative strength. You may need to spend some chips, but don't worry too much about losing chips if you face an opponent who is giving away clues that they are the one you should beat. You are placing small feeler wagers to save large amounts of chips if your hand is beaten. You should be familiar with the psychological fights in poker. Poker is a difficult card game because of the psychological warfare that takes place among the players at the table. Poker is an extremely difficult game to master and win. Even if poker is a game you know all the rules and techniques, your ability read your opponent's mind and cards can be crucial. Great poker players have a "poker smile", which is a face of unreadable reactions. Your opponents will find it easier to read your reactions, which makes it easier to win poker.

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fangirl-imagines · 2 years

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The Best Gift for Last//Sam Rothstein x Reader

A/N: A chessy and fluffy Sam fic for the last night of Hanukkah tomorrow! Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate.

It was the last night of Hanukkah and Sam could tell there was something off with you. It was your first time celebrating Hanukkah, having not been raised Jewish yourself, but you had been excited to have Sam share this part of his culture with you. Sam himself actually hadn’t celebrated the holiday since he was a kid and still celebrating with his grandparents but to him getting to celebrate holidays with you and one day your children together was something he dreamed about and looked forward to. Tonight however, you seemed preoccupied, not paying attention to what Sam was telling you and barely touching any of your food.

Sam sighed and leaned back into the couch, “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong?”

“What?” You asked, blinking as you came back to reality.

Sam shook his head, grabbing your hand and squeezing it lightly. “Come on, I know something is up with you. Are you going to tell me so I can fix it?” His smile faltered, “Did you, did you not like celebrating with me?”

“What? Oh, God no, Sam.” You shook your head, sinking back into the couch and letting your head fall on Sam’s shoulder.

You played with his fingers, taking a deep breath.

“Then what is it?” Sam asked gently, kissing the top of your head.

You stayed silent for a second before sitting up straight and facing Sam with a nervous smile.

“Let’s not worry about that right now okay? I think you still need to open your last gift.” You said, quickly standing up and going to fetch the small rectangular box you’d wrapped with a pink bow, Sam’s favorite color.

You moved quickly, almost tripping over your own feet as you went for the gift and back to the couch quickly. Sam watched you closely like you were one of the players in his Casino who he was trying to figure out how they were cheating. He could tell you were keeping something from him but he didn’t know what. Sam decided not to push things too far right now though, smiling at you softly as you sat down.

He chuckled, “You know you didn’t have to get me anything.”

You rolled your eyes, shaking your head. “I wanted to, Sam.” You said, a nervous grin forming on your face. “Besides, this is something you’ve been wanting for a while.”

Sam raised a brow at you, looking down at the small, carefully wrapped box in your hands. He wasn’t sure what on Earth you could have come up with for him but he couldn’t remember saying he wanted anything lately that could have fit in that box. He took the box from you carefully, surprised by how light it was. ‘Too light to even be a watch’ he thought to himself, shaking it slightly like a kid as he looked at you, expecting to see you laugh but the nervous smile hadn’t left your face. His smile dropped slightly seeing how serious you looked. He leaned in and took your chin between his fingers, kissing you gently.

“I love it.” He whispered against your lips.

“You haven’t even opened it yet.” You laughed.

“I don’t have to.” He smirked, “It’s from you.”

“Sam, open the box.” You bit your lip.

He sat up straight and pulled away from you slightly, looking down at the little box in his large hands and pulling gently at the pink ribbon on top until it gave away. Glancing at you out of the corner of his eye, he pulled the top off. The thin white piece of plastic inside stared up at him, making his eyes narrow in confusion. You watched with butterflies in your stomach as Sam pulled the pregnancy test out of the box, turning it over and catching sight of the little pink plus sign staring back up at him. He paused, his entire body frozen as his eyes widened and you could practically see his mind going a mile a minute behind those blue eyes of his that you loved so much.

“Sam?” You asked hesitantly, “Please say something.”

Sam didn’t say anything, still looking at the test. He turned his head and looked at you. You were taken back by the glossy tears in his eyes.

“Sam?” You reached out and gently grabbed his shoulders and just like that he had dropped the test into the box and had you wrapped in his arms, pulling you tight against him. You laughed, squeezing him back. “You’re happy?” You asked, fighting back your own tears at Sam’s reaction. You hadn’t been married very long but you knew how badly Sam had wanted a family.

“Baby,” Sam pulled back, pushing your hair out of your face, “Tell me you're serious.” He demanded, “I need you to tell me you’re serious.” He said, looking you in the eyes, the smile never leaving his face. You smiled at him, nodding,

“We’re going to have a baby, Sam.” You said choking back tears.

Sam shook his head, pulling you towards him and kissing you passionately. “We’re going to have a baby.” He whispered against your lips with a grin.

It looked like next years Hanukkah would be a very different one.

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robert-de-niro-only-fans · 3 years

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I bought a robe, and now I really feel like

Sam Rothstein's wife ✨👑✨

#imagine how cute we would be in our lil robes together #his are silky though #mine is more fluffy #but i just know this is gonna feel great after a BATH omg #mob wives #robert de niro #sam ace rothstein #casino #casino 1995

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gladiates · 3 years

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56 french-language film recs!

I wanted to find some movies I can watch to improve my French, so I looked for films available on Kanopy (which is rly cool--if you live in the US, you can stream some movies for free if your library or school subscribes to it!) All of the following films are on Kanopy, and I imagine you can also find many of them on p*racy sites (totally not endorsing that at all no sir!). I’ve listed each film’s title along with its year and score on IMDB. I only included movies with at least 1,000 IMDB ratings and an average of at least 7/10 so they’re all reasonably acclaimed! I also included a short summary of each from IMDB as well. List below the cut because it’s long!

Cleo From 5 to 7 (1962, 7.9 from ~17.0k votes): Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

The Rules of the Game (1939, 8.0 from ~26.6k votes): A bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.

Breathless (1960. 7.8 from ~73.1k votes): A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.

The 400 Blows (1959, 8.1 from 105.1k votes): A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

Purple Noon (1960, 7.8 from 14.2k votes): Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

The Return of Martin Guerre (1982, 7.4 from ~4.0k votes): In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.

Last Year at Marienbad (1961, 7.8 from ~20.3 votes): In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

The Wages of Fear (1953, 8.1 from ~54.5k votes): In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.

Tell No One (2006, 7.5 from ~50.7k votes): An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?

Queen Margot (1994, 7.4 from 16.3k votes): Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.

Un Flic (1972, 7.1 from ~8.2k votes): After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953, 7.5 from ~16.8k votes): Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.

La Haine (1995, 8.1 from ~150.0k votes): 24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.

Alphaville (1965, 7.1 from 22.9k votes): A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.

Tomboy (2011, 7.4 from 18.4k votes): A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.

Full Moon in Paris (1984, 7.4 from 3.8k votes): Louise, a young woman, who recently finished her studies in arts, is working as a interior decorator trainee. Playing the game of seduction, her life becomes more and more complicated.

Bob the Gambler (1956, 7.7k from 10.8k votes): After losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino.

La Chinoise (1967, 7.1 from ~6.2k votes): A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

The Innocents (2016, 7.3 from ~9.6k votes): 1945. Mathilde is a French Red Cross doctor working on a mission to help the French survivors of the German camps. While she works in Poland, she is asked for help by a nun. In her convent, several nuns are pregnant.

Germinal (1993, 7.1 from ~4.7k votes): In mid-nineteenth-century northern France, a coal mining town's workers are exploited by the mine's owner. One day, they decide to go on strike, and the authorities repress them.

BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017, 7.4 from ~13.4k votes): Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.

Touchez Pas Au Grisbi (1954, 7.8 from ~6.7k votes): An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars demanded as ransom.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975, 7.8 from ~7.4k votes): A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happens that changes her safe routine.

Port of Shadows (1938, 7.8 from ~8.2k votes): A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a smoky French port city.

Lumumba (2000, 7.2 from ~1.8k votes): The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba.

Three Colors: Blue (1993, 7.9 from ~89.6k votes): A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.

The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, 7.7 from ~8.4k votes): Two sisters leave their small seaside town of Rochefort in search of romance. Hired as carnival singers, one falls for an American musician, while the other must search for her ideal partner.

The Brand New Testament (2015, 7.1 from ~29.8k votes): Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?

La Rafle (2010, 7.1 from ~8.2k votes): A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

Diabolique (1955, 8.0 from ~61.4k votes): The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006, 7.1 from ~18.5k votes): Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.

Mon Oncle (1958, 7.8 from ~18.8k votes): Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.

A Man Escaped (1956, 8.3 from ~19.1k votes): A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.

The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011, 7.0 from ~3.6k votes): In 1930s southern France, a father is torn between his sense of honor and his deep love for his daughter when she gets in trouble with the wealthy son of a shopkeeper.

Weekend (1967, 7.2 from ~13k votes): A surreal tale of a married couple going on a road trip to visit the wife's parents with the intention of killing them for the inheritance.

Claire's Knee (1970, 7.6 from ~9.0k votes): On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage stepsisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.

Shoot the Piano Player (1960, 7.5 from ~17.5k votes): Charlie is approached by his crook brother Chico, who is chased by two gangsters. Charlie helps him to escape, but he upsets the criminals, so when his brother Fido is kidnapped, Charlie has to take an attitude with tragic consequences.

My Night at Maud's (1969, 7.9 from ~10.8k votes): The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.

Eyes Without a Face (1960, 7.7 from ~27.5k votes): A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured, and goes to extremes to give her a new face.

Three Colors: Red (1994, 8.1 from ~90.4k votes): A model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.

The Grocer's Son (2007, 7.0 from ~2.3k votes): Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dad's hospitalized. He brings Claire along, hoping she'll become more than a friend. He drives around Provence's countryside, selling mainly to old people.

Pickpocket (1959, ~7.7 from 19.6k votes): Michel is released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery. His mother dies and he resorts to pickpocketing as a means of surviva

La Collectionneuse (1967, 7.5 from ~6.6k votes): A womanizing art dealer and a painter find the serenity of their Riviera vacation disturbed by a third guest, a vivacious bohemian woman known for her long list of male conquests.

Code Unknown (2000, 7.2 from ~11.9k votes): A young man harasses a homeless woman, another man protests, the police arrest both and the woman has to leave the country. What were their various story-lines leading up to this event?

Children of Paradise (1945, 8.4 from ~18.2k votes): The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her.

The Last Metro (1980, 7.4 from ~12.5k votes): In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

Danton (1983, 7.5 from ~6.4k votes): In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.

Orpheus (1950, 8.0 from ~10.5k votes): A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.

Lacombe, Lucien (1974, 7.7 from ~6.5k votes): In 1944, an 18-year old boy from small-town France, collaborates with the Nazi-regime and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish gir

L'Atalante (1934, 7.8 from ~14.4k votes): Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.

Le Million (1931, 7.4 from ~3.1k votes): An impoverished painter and his rival engage in a race across Paris to recover a jacket concealing a winning lottery ticket.

La bête humaine (1938, 7.6 from ~6.8k votes): In this classic adaptation of Emile Zola's novel, a tortured train engineer falls in love with a troubled married woman who has helped her husband commit a murder.

Black Girl (1966, 7.4 from ~3.5k votes): A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.

Out 1 (1971, 7.8 from ~1.1k votes): Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, a deaf-mute and a con artist simultaneously stumble upon the remnants of a secret society.

Les Misérables, Part 1 (1934, 8.2 from ~1.5k votes): The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France, weaved together by the story of an ex-convict named Jean Valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspector, who pursues him for only a minor offense.

Beau Travail (1999, 7.4 from ~8.5k votes): This film focuses on an ex-Foreign Legion officer as he recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in Djibouti.

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introvertguide · 3 years

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15 Badass Movies for a Fun Time at Home or with Friends

There is a buzz in the air as COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out and the hope of having a movie night with friends is again becoming a reality. Watching alone isn’t as fun because I want to talk to somebody about what I have just seen. A full theater does not agree with my introvert nature because somebody screaming or laughing or talking on their phone will ruin it for me. Watching with a fellow cinephile or two is perfect. But what to watch first? People have been stuck inside, so fantasy and alternative worlds have been overly popular. All I do is talk over zoom for a living. I think what I need most right now is a movie about realistic people with realistic skills that go into a situation and just wreck house. I need a badass movie. What is this “badass” movie you might say? Well, here are some basic criteria: 1) There must be a tough lead character who kicks butt while spouting one liners and doesn’t need superhuman powers (high levels of peak skill with speed, aim, or strength is OK if they are plausible in the real world), 2) most of the characters (good and bad) must be likable, admirable or at least memorable, 3) the lead must face and defeat overwhelming odds against them, and 4) extra points for memorable one liners. Also, I am only dealing with human protagonists (sorry Terminator), but slightly superhuman opposition is acceptable. This list is by no means exhaustive, it is just an example of some badass movies. So in no particular order:

1) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

To start off the list, I want to mention the most well known American badass. Indiana Jones is a smart guy with a gun and a whip. He is rugged and punches guys in the face. He has weaknesses but works through them to get the job done. Harrison Ford was in his early 40s for this role and had this tough-as-nails and seen the world kind of feel while still being young enough to fight hand to hand. Any of the first three films featuring Indiana Jones would work here, but this is the original and it started the fun. Easy to watch. Easy to cheer for. Great movie. You can’t really go wrong with any age or group with this one.

2) 13 Assassins (2010)

This movie is extremely badass but not for everyone. This is one of the goriest films I have ever seen as 13 warriors kill off a couple of hundred soldiers and the evil leader that they guard. The movie was directed by Japanese extreme horror icon Takashi Miike if that means anything to you (hey made Audition and Ichi the Killer). The movie has gallons of blood, but also an amazing story of redemption and honor. There are tons of scenes of a single warrior taking on dozens of soldiers and managing to overcome. Not for everyone, but still very much a badass movie.

3) The Raid (2011)

This is an Indonesian action thriller with the word action in bold. The film is directed by Gareth Evans and stars Iko Uwais as part of a small police force that tries to take down an old building that houses a drug lord and his violent gang. It has a lot of what I like in badass movies: one-on-one fights between the lead and almost superhuman villains, long well-choreographed scenes, a banging soundtrack, ridiculous weapons, and ridiculous gore. The fight scenes in tight places and the use of the environment for weaponry is amazing and the sound design makes sure you can feel every punch. The lead character should have no chance, but he makes up for it with skill and being a pure badass. This movie is one of the few that I would describe as having non-stop action.

4) Jon Wick (2014)

When did Keanu Reeves become so cool? I grew up with him being part of the Bill and Ted duo. He decides to learn martial arts and play a god-like being in the Matrix movies and then becomes a one man wrecking crew? I guess he is a badass because he does it so well. Keanu plays a retired hitman who is wronged and decides to go back to work for vengeance. He just won’t stop coming and seems to constantly survive out of pure hatred alone. There are 3 films in the series and any one of them will impress. Pure fun too watch.

5) Casino Royale (2006)

When I was asking around, there were many people who thought that James Bond was the ultimate badass. I disagree in that many of the older films show Bond as overconfident with the assistance of many people. In fact, Q is more of a badass in many ways than James Bond. However, when the series was taken back to its roots with the last book that had not been made into a serious film and made darker, it reached badass levels. From the parkour chase to a poisoning to an extreme torture scene, this was not like any James Bond movie before it. Roger Craig plays a much colder lead who gives no quarter, much more like what the greatest secret agent would have to be. Heavy on violence but light on gore, this film is more for all audiences than other films on this list.

6) Desperado (1995)

What makes this movie is not all about Antonio Banderas and Selma Hayek. It is that every other character is memorable and badass as well. The street standoff with Bucho’s men versus El Mariachi, Quino, and Campo is iconic. El Mariachi murders everyone in a bar with precise skill. The rogue assassin Navajas with all the knives played by Danny Trejo. Nothing but extreme shoot outs and fight scenes with a ridiculous variety of guns and explosives. I think what makes this movie so amazing is that all these amazing assassins are incognito and, when they suddenly produce an arsenal out of nowhere, it is always a pleasant surprise. Quino and Campo are amazing when they bring their guitars.

7) Pulp Fiction (1994)

Truly the role that made Samuel L. Jackson into the ultimate badass. He and his partner Vincent are hitman that keep running into the worst situations. The thing about the film is that everybody is so cool. The characters are cool, the music is cool, the dialogue is cool, hell even the diner featured in the movie is cool. The movie only spans a couple of days (in completely separate segments shown out of order) but packs in 7 distinct situations that are all berserk. From the mind of Quentin Tarantino, this movie is dripping with the best characters traveling through the best story. Highly recommend.

8) Leon: The Professional (1994)

Also known simply as The Professional in the U.S., this film features the debut of Natalie Portman. It is directed by Luc Besson at his best period, right between La Femme Nakita and The Fifth Element. The lead is actually a quiet hitman who reluctantly takes a little 12-year-old girl on as an apprentice to become a paid assassin. Her parents were killed by a corrupt cop and she wants Leon to help her exact revenge. He is an absolute badass and somewhat of a caring surrogate father to the girl. Unlike a lot of the films on this list, the premise is not simply kicking butt in a bad situation. There is serious character growth. Apparently you can be a caring parent and a cold-blooded murderer...and that is badass.

9) Kill Bill (2003)

Being a badass is not exclusive to men and The Bride is a prime example of this. She survives a shot to the head, kills deadly assassins, slaughters a gang, and takes on a crazy school girl bodyguard. She is tougher then any lead I can think of and she has the bad attitude and sense of vengeance that makes for a badass. Combine this with the soundtrack and beautiful cinematography associated with director Quentin Tarantino and you have a beautifully violent movie in which the hits keep coming. Even on this list, the fight scene between the bride and Gogo Yubari is insane. Also note the nod to Bruce Lee with the bright yellow motorcycle suit. Beautifully badass film.

10) Aliens (1986)

In nature, there are few things more dangerous than a mother protecting their young. A mother will fight you to the death and make sure that, at the very least, you won’t be able to go after her kids. Now imagine an alien planet covered with hostile beings created in the mind of James Cameron and Stan Winston and you have a setting made to create a real badass. In the beginning, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is just desperate to survive and barely knows how to use a weapon. She meets a little survivor named Newt and then has a real reason to become aggressive. She and a group of marines fight through a station filled with super destructive xenomorph aliens made straight from nightmares to save this kid. The transformation is truly amazing and culminates in a mech suit versus a giant queen alien and it is extremely badass.

11) Army of Darkness (1992)

Far and away the funniest movie on this list, this is the third film stemming from Evil Dead and again stars Bruce Campbell taking on the deadites that were raised by reading from the Necronomicon. The opposition is the undead evil that faces the world which makes the violence very unrealistic. This was early work from Sam Raimi and features a variety of different shots done to the extreme. What really makes this film stand out is how Bruce Campbell is amazing at delivering a one liner. His classic quips have been used as fun Easter eggs in video games like Duke Nukem and World of Warcraft for decades. The quintessential horror comedy and a perfect example of a badass.

12) Die Hard (1988)

Apparently, I am a big fan of single characters that need to work their way through a building of villains using mostly intelligence and the element of surprise. Throw in some one liners and I am all for it. That is exactly what this is with Bruce Willis crawling barefoot around a 40 story building and fighting off a gang of villains. The movie also has Alan Rickman as the main bad guy and he is chewing the scenery. This is a great example of being a badass, but it is too bad that the follow up sequels were so poor. Definitely stick to the original and let the rest pass by.

13) The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)

An OG of the badass movie genre, this is some of the best of Sergio Leone and the spaghetti western. Instead of one badass, this movie has three different leads that are all amazing. You have the good, Clint Eastwood, who is an amazing shot and a heart of gold under a rough exterior. You have the bad, Lee Van Cleef, playing an conniving assassin that will kill anyone that he doesn’t have a use for. Finally, you have the ugly, Eli Wallach, as a desert rat that will do anything to survive. They all gain information about a gold stash and need to work together to get it, but this creates a vortex of cheating, undercutting, and straight up murder. Clint Eastwood is more of the classic badass with his cigar, hat, and poncho, It is an iconic look on an iconic character in an iconic movie. That is what I call badass.

14) Ong-Bak (2003)

This less of a badass movie and more houses some of the most amazingly badass fight scenes that can only be described as badass. This movie introduced the great Tony Jaa to the western world and showed the high flying nature of Thai boxing and Muay Thai in general. The main character is entered into a street fighting tournament and the moves include a flying double knee drop and a full splits kick. If the whole movie was the tournament, it would be the best movie that ever existed. The variety of opponents makes the fighting even better and the cinematography is top notch. Tony Jaa is truly badass in this film.

15) Dredd (2012)

Not the crappy version with Stallone, this movie is seriously badass. It features Karl Urban who is helmeted for the entire film (as Dredd would be) taking on a 200 story mega slum filled with residents that want to shoot him dead. There is a drug dealer high up in the building and she locks down the entire compound with instructions to kill Dredd, who only has his rookie partner to help. He takes on random resident mobs, groups of gang members, and even a trio of mini guns that have bullets that can rip through walls. He has a smart gun with a bunch of ammo that he uses judiciously to kill everybody. This movie was seriously underrated since it had not been that long since the garbage Judge Dredd came out in 1995. The 2012 is a far superior movie, being much more violent and dark instead of having Rob Schneider as the comedy relief (not badass).

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I know there will be a lot of opinions about what makes a badass film and what movies i didn’t add. Feel free to add your own movies or critique my choices. I will stand by my choices, however, and recommend any of these films for a night of cheers and badass action.

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Hi guys so sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, I’ve been going through a rough patch, but here is part 2 of the new series and I’m going to make it a slow burner to show you how the relationship progress!

Please let me know if you want to be tagged in just this series or tagged in all of my Spencer/ MGG works if you haven’t already.

Hope you all like it, feedback is always welcome✨💕

“I Hope to See You Soon” Part 2

Matthew Gray Gubler x Female Reader

Warnings - None, Fluff 💞

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After your encounter with Matthew, the both of you had spent several weeks texting and calling back and forth. Your book had finally been sent to the publishers and soon it would hit the shelves.

In the meantime you found yourself with a ridiculous amount of free times and there was only so many times you could clean your apartment, go for a walk in your local park and hit the casinos at night.

Matthew was currently away filming but he called you before you went to sleep without fail.

“Hello my sweetness” he would greet you, on the other side of the line.

You couldn’t help but blush at the pet name as you settled Into your sofa.

“Hi Gube” you would return.

He would always ask about how your day was, no matter how boring you thought it might sound and he would tell you all about filming, doing his best not to spoil anything.

You’d recently started watching and was on season four. He was filming season 10. You couldn’t help but have a crush on the fantastic Dr. Reid.

He had informed you that filming was coming to an end and that he would be back in Vegas soon.

He did his best to hide his nerves when he told you that he wanted to see you again.

You, yourself felt as if your heart was going to burst from your chest. You still couldn’t believe that one night in a bar would lead to this and as much as you didn’t want to admit it, your feelings for the charming actor had started to grow.

Of course you agreed to see him and you could hear the relief in his voice as he let you know he already had something planned.

A date was set and soon that day arrived.

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You couldn’t deny that you were nervous, you hadn’t seen Matthew since your original meeting in that bar a month ago. The encounter seemed like a lifetime away as you stood facing your wardrobe.

What to wear, what to wear?

What to wear indeed, as you glanced at your double bed which seemed to hide beneath all the clothing you had piled on top.

You ground in frustration.

Matthew had instructed you to dress warm and casual, while trying and failing to hint that you could pull anything off and he would still find you beautiful.

In the end you decided on a white and brown striped knitted sweater, paired with light blue jeans and a pair of white converse, complete with a small purse.

It didn’t take you long to straighten out your hair and apply a dabble of make up for the day.

You’d just finished putting on your shoes when your doorbell buzzed.

Matthew had arrived. You still had no idea what you two would be doing together, you tried to get the information out of him but to no avail.

Even when you arrived at the destination, Matthew wanted it to be a surprise up until the very last moment, even using a blindfold to cover your eyes until he allowed you to see.

You could sense the childlike excitement radiating off him and he let you take in your surrounds.

You were at a pumpkin patch, particularly the one that Matthew had been going to ever since he was a child.

He had mentioned it one night after bonding over the love you had for Halloween and you spoke of how much you desperately wanted to experience what happened at a pumpkin patch as you’d never manage to attend one.

You just hadn’t imagined that you’d be stood on the grounds of one some weeks later.

You couldn’t help it as a squeal left your mouth and you launched yourself at your date, hugging him tightly.

Matthew himself couldn’t help but giggle at your reaction, but was beyond pleased with himself with how happy you were.

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The two of you spent hours together, running through the corn mazes, making bets on who would make it out first, greeting them farm animals that were out and about; this included Matthew laughing at your phobia of chickens and arguing playfully over which were the best available pumpkins to take home.

You honestly couldn’t remember the last time you had enjoyed yourself so much.

All two soon the day came to an end and Matthew found himself at your front door, just as he had over a month ago.

You thanked Matthew and went to hand back the jacket he had so kindly lent you when the weather had become cold.

“Keep it, it uhh, looks good on you” he says, while doing his best to ignore the blush creeping in on his cheeks.

You give him a small smile in return and place a soft kiss on his right cheek.

“I hope to see you again soon, Matthew”

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softcallofdutyimagines · 3 years

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Anyway, I just finished watching Casino (1995), so I shall now be spending the next few days imagining my self insert character in a sugar baby/crime boss relationship dynamic with some of my faves

#sarah speaks

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handeaux · 3 years

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Prince Trampantogo: The History of Cincinnati’s Longest-Running Hoax

Imagine Cincinnati as the undisputed gambling capital of the United States, eclipsing any meager efforts by Las Vegas or Reno to aspire to that crown. Imagine the Statue of Liberty – the real thing – towering over Central Parkway. It might have come to pass, if only Prince Trampantogo had made good on his promises, if only Prince Trampantogo had been real.

Prince Trampantogo has been among the most enduring hoaxes ever perpetrated on the gullible citizenry of Cincinnati. We were fooled by his first appearance in 1883, and bamboozled again in 1943, again in 1950, again in 1974 and again as late as 1980.

The Prince’s name should have been a giveaway. Trampantojo (note the j instead of a g) is Spanish for an artistic technique better known by its French translation, “trompe l'oeil,” or “fool the eye.” Prince Juan Pablo Trampantogo most certainly fooled the eye of readers of the Enquirer as they read about his 1883 arrival in Cincinnati. The Prince allegedly had deposited $90 million in gold at the Citizens’ National Bank. The leading men of Cincinnati were summoned to his rooms at the Grand Hotel. Reporters swarmed like moths around an electric bulb. Finally a doughty Enquirer scribe managed to enlist artist Francis Pedretti as translator and breached the walls of discretion surrounding the Prince – who spoke not a word of English. To this enterprising reporter the Prince outlined his scheme:

“I propose to keep continually on hand, deposited in the Chemical National Bank of New York City, the First National Bank of San Francisco, the Boatmen's Bank of St. Louis, and any Bank in your city, having a capital of $5,000,000, the sum of $50,000,000 in cash as a guarantee, that for a period of ninety-nine years, I shall thoroughly clean, pave, and tunnel for telegraph and telephone wires and sewerage purposes, the entire City of Cincinnati; in return for which I am to have the privilege of purchase of the four squares in the city, extending from 7 to 11 on Vine, and from Vine to Elm, at the rate of $1,000 a foot for the bare land, paying damages for the buildings thereon, as may be estimated by 3 disinterested parties, or an equivalent amount in Lincoln Park, to build the largest, finest, and most complete gambling establishment in the world, to which the crowned heads of Europe and the entire sporting world shall throng with perfect freedom. It will enrich your city beyond comparison, and make Cincinnati the only spot in the world where spendthrifts will come and throw away their loose change; it will give employment to millions of .laborers, artisans, and workmen.”

Decorating this massive casino would be Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s “Goddess of Liberty” which, according to Prince Tampantogo, “I notice the New Yorkers cannot raise money enough to procure.” The prince itemized the plush carpets, marble pillars, brass statuary and other decorations for his Temple of Fortune, devoted to roulette, rouge et noir, faro, keno, poker and “all the games of every nationality and people of the face of the earth.” Exhausted by his interview, the reporter made his farewell to the generous royal just as the cathedral bells struck the hour of midnight to begin the day of April 1, 1883.

If the Enquirer readers of 1883 did not immediately comprehend that this was an elaborate April Fool’s joke, surely their suspicions must have been aroused when none of the other daily newspapers printed anything related to the plans of the munificent Prince Tampantogo. On this amazing story, the Times-Star, the News Journal, the Gazette, the Commercial Tribune, the Penny Post, the Volksblatt, the Freie Presse and the Volksfreund were silent.

In 1943, the long-awaited “Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors,” researched by the Ohio Writers Project and financed by the Works Progress Administration, landed on local bookshelves. Contained within (page 186) is a description of the Prince’s proposal, with this curious dénouement:

“This was too good to be true and, in point of fact, nothing ever came of it.”

Apparently, this uncritical repetition of the 60-year-old hoax inspired the venerable Alfred Segal, columnist under the nom de plume “Cincinnatus” at the Cincinnati Post, to revive the prank. Segal wrote [4 May 1950] under the headline “Cincinnati Could Have Been A Reno But Officials Snubbed Prince’s Offer”:

“A friend of licensed gambling has dug up some facts of local history which suggest what Cincinnati might have been if it hadn’t missed the boat back in 1883.”

In Segal’s analysis, Cincinnati’s corrupt government rejected the Prince’s offer so as not to offend the many local gamblers.

“It may be that the prince got nowhere with his proposition because what he was thinking of was practically a gambling monopoly for himself. The city authorities couldn’t let the local boys down that way.”

The Enquirer delighted [15 May 1950] in tweaking the completion. In a harrumphing column opening with “Come Now, Mr. Segal!” the Grey Lady of Vine Street chastised the evening paper’s correspondent:

“If the date of the issue (April 1, 1883 – April Fool’s Day to the commoner, Mr. Segal) in which Prince Juan’s story appeared didn’t signal caution to its reader, there were certain irregularities, to say the least, that should have.”

Forgetting that old saying about people in glass houses, the Enquirer itself revived the Trampantogo hoax in 1974, reprinting the Prince’s offer verbatim in a Sunday Magazine walking tour. Despite an editorial caveat buried in the article’s subtitle, authors Mary Gustafson and Barbara Jo Foreman seem to accept the tale at face value:

“The proposal was not accepted by the city fathers and the prince left Cincinnati in disgust. So fashionable townhouses instead of a gambling palace came to line Garfield Place.”

The hoax returned in 1980, when City Councilman Joseph M. Decourcy proposed a gambling casino on Cincinnati’s riverfront. His colleague, David Mann responded that the idea was neither new or original and cited – in detail – Prince Trampantogo’s 1883 designs. No one appears to have enlightened Councilman Mann about the spurious nature of his source.

As the Enquirer’s Owen Findsen pointed out in 1995, the Prince Trampantogo story was not only an April Fool diversion. It was also a biting satire on City politics of the day. A February 1883 flood had slathered Cincinnati streets with muck. The Ohio General Assembly offered a million dollars in repair funds. Republican representatives vetoed the relief, worried that such a package would imply the Republican machine in charge of Cincinnati at the time was incompetent. The veto backfired. Democrats swept into power in city elections a week after Prince Trampantogo made his satirical appearance.

#prince trampantogo #cincinnati hoax #cincinnati gambling

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Christmas Cookies//Sam Rothstein x Reader

A/N: Just a short, fluffy holiday drabble about Sam Rothstein. The reader and Sam are in an interfaith marriage in this and have a baby.

“They're singing “Deck the Halls,” but it’s not like Christmas at all!” You sang loudly as you spun around the kitchen, using your rolling pin as a microphone as you sang along to Darlene Love. Your baby girl sat in her high chair laughing and giggling at your silly dancing, making you smile. You picked up one of her toys and handed it to her before going back to rolling out cookie dough. With Hanukkah over now you were finally allowing yourself to really get into the Christmas spirit, made even more exciting by the fact that it was your and Sam’s first time spending the holidays together and your daughters first Hanukkah and Christmas. So today you decided to start working on one of your favorite Christmas traditions, baking cookies. You figured it would be nice to get y/d/n dressed up and go visit Sam at the Casino and bring him some cookies and hot coffee. Sometimes you were sure that man would never take a break unless he was forced so that was exactly your plan for today.

“Cause I remember when you were here! And all the fun we had last year.” You sang along, reaching for the cookie cutters when a pair of arms wrapped around your waist suddenly, making you jump. You whirled around coming face to face with Sam. He was biting his lip trying not to laugh at you but he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“That’s some welcome home, Mrs. Rothstein.”

You rolled your eyes, “You scared me.” You reached up and kissed him sweetly on the lips. “Welcome home.”

“Hmm, I wasn’t expecting to come home to a show.” You blushed, pushing his shoulder gently, “I didn’t know I had an extra audience member.”

Sam laughed at this, turning around and going over to your daughter, picking her up out of her high chair. “Hi, baby girl.” He kissed her head, “What are my girls doing today?”

You looked down at your apron covered in flour and other baking ingredients and laughed, “Well we were going to surprise you and bring you some cookies but it looks like you surprised us instead.”

Sam looked at you, his grin softening a little. He loved that you wanted to surprise him and that you did things like baking cookies for him and your family. The domesticity of it made him melt. He placed the baby back down in her high chair, kissing her again softly before turning back to you and rolling up his sleeves.

“Can I help?” He asked, pressing you up against the counter.

“Hmm, think you can cut out some cookies Mr. Rothstein?” You teased, wrapping your arms around him.

“I think I can give it a shot.” He chuckled, kissing your neck.

#sam rothstein #sam rothstein x reader #sam rothstein imagine #casino #casino imagine #casino 1995 #casino 1995 imagine #robert de niro #robert de niro imagine #robert de niro x reader #christmas #christmas imagine

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