Brothers Kenny and Antoine Tyler have always wanted to be basketball heroes, standing out as child athletes and now as college players at the University of Washington. But tragedy strikes during a game, when Kenny, the superstar of the family, sustains a fatal heart attack while playing. This forces Antoine to become the leader on the court, but not without some help from his brother, who returns as a ghost to help the Washington team in its quest for glory. (Starring Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele, Kevin Dunn, Gary Jones, Lorenzo Orr, Vladimir Cuk, Travis Ford, Jack Karuletwa, Chris Spencer, Kirk Baily, and Saundra McClain)
Released March 28, 1997
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'Few films are as ravishing and effortlessly stylish as Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley, the glorious 1999 thriller which sees the likes of Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman swanning around ’50s Italy. Friendships are forged through deception, obsessions develop, jealousies arise and the net slowly closes in on our titular anti-hero – and all the while, the fashion, courtesy of costume designers Ann Roth and Gary Jones, is sensational.
There’s exceptional menswear, of course – louche shirting, perfectly tailored suits, Gucci loafers and signet rings, as worn by Law’s Dickie Greenleaf and then Damon’s Tom Ripley, as he adopts his former friend’s identity – but the two sartorial scene-stealers are, undoubtedly, Paltrow’s sweet-natured Marge Sherwood and Blanchett’s gregarious socialite Meredith Logue.
The former’s uniform of crisp white shirts, tortoiseshell headbands and floral midi-skirts have since become synonymous with laidback summer holiday style, and symbolise her youthful exuberance and naivete. Then, as the seasons change, the plot takes a darker turn and she grows suspicious of Tom, she begins covering up – firstly in sumptuous knits and then, as the story takes her from southern Italy to Rome and then to Venice, sleek trenches and a showstopping leopard-print number with a matching hat.
This incredible fashion legacy poses a challenge for Ripley, Netflix’s upcoming, Steven Zaillian-directed retelling of the Patricia Highsmith classic, this time starring Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn. Filmed in luminous black and white, in place of Minghella’s sun-soaked palette of pastels, it, perhaps wisely, takes an entirely different approach, with costumers Giovanni Casalnuovo and Maurizio Millenotti dressing its stars in more subdued and pared back ensembles – think artfully crumpled cotton shirts, dark tweed, Aran knits and boatneck tops which, for Fanning’s take on Marge, are paired with a slicked back low bun and minimal make-up. It’s simple, certainly, but also impossibly chic...'
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IT/Dreamcatcher crossover: Beaver is Reddie’s son
[By me & @m-o-o-n-thatspellsblog }
Going with the ‘IT’ films timeline where the Losers are 12/13 in 1989. The Dreamcatcher gang would all be born around 1995ish. Richie & Eddie adopt Beaver when he’s around 3 years old.
In this AU, the first Pennywise cycle in 1989 has happened but that’s all!! Pennywise never returned!
In all honesty, none of the Losers expected Richie & Eddie to have kids, and neither did they! But as they grew in their relationship, they both realized they wanted to share their love and raise a child together.
Richie had no idea how much he actually wanted to be a Father until the thought was out there but once they discussed it, Richie put his whole heart into it.
Eddie really wanted to raise a child in a healthy environment and do better for his child than Sonia Kaspbrak ever did with him.
So they end up adopting little Joey Clarendon!
Very quickly, this kid becomes their whole world. This very clumsy, loud-mouthed, short & funny little kid.
Joey is the perfect mixture of his Fathers, who always make sure their child is supported and loved.
He is raised on classic rock and monster movies!
When Joey gets a little older and finds his friend group, Richie & Eddie always welcome them into their home and find it very hard not to get nostalgic.
Richie & Eddie continue to surprise themselves by becoming the ‘classic’ suburban parents who stock up on snacks for their son & all his friends.
But both boys know how important friendship is to a young child and encourage their son.
Richie is always concerned for Joey because he sees so much of himself in him. He motivates his son to be loud & be himself but finds it hard not to fear others criticizing or discouraging Joey the way adults did to him when he was a kid.
Eddie, having experienced the pain of an overbearing and unsupportive parent, desperately wants Joey to feel encouraged to make connections and try new things.
The kids are always at their house. Making a lot of noise and running around the backyard. The sound of their combined laughter makes Richie & Eddie’s hearts swell!
Pete, Henry, Jonesy & Douglas think of Richie and Eddie as their second set of parents!
Joey gets to that phase where he insists his parents use his nickname & call him ‘Beaver’ too. Richie is cool with it but Eddie can’t stop calling him Joey.
Richie teaches Beaver how to do some amazing impressions and of course, how to mess with Eddie.
The Losers are all living apart but have all visited at different points and know Beaver.
Beverly is convinced the two of them figured out how to have a biological child together because Beav is just like them.
Bill overhears Beaver being a little spitfire and can’t help but think of his little friend Eddie.
Ben built a treehouse for Beav and his friends.
Though Beaver later fell out of the treehouse and broke his arm. Ben, taking this personally, came back just to build a rail to ensure safety.
Beaver is constantly getting accidentally injured or getting into hi-jinks at school.
There was a particular incident where Beaver was trying to avoid running the mile at school and lied about having asthma. The school called Eddie to confirm and he nearly had a heart attack for a second.
Beaver grows up with Maggie & Wentworth as his wonderful grandparents. Eddie, who tries hard to stay out of his Mother’s life, will not allow Sonia anywhere near their home.
I could go on forever.....................
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