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hollywoodfamerp · 1 year

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Welcome to the Soneva Jani!

“Soneva Jani is nestled within the tranquil waters of the Noonu Atoll, where sun-drenched blue skies and azure seas stretch out in every direction. One of the world’s lowest density resorts, there are just 51 over-water and three island residences, the largest and most luxurious villas in the Maldives, each designed for the ultimate privacy, space and breathtaking ocean views. Relax in iconic Water or Island Villas for the ultimate indulgence.”

UNDER THE CUT, YOU’LL FIND THE LIST OF ROOMMATES!

Unless we got a message from you telling us you wanted to be with a specific person or were not in the ships list - you were included in the generator. If you do not see your FCs name on this list, please message us POLITELY and let us know - sometimes a name gets missed getting put into the generator. We’re human and it happens! At the same time, if your FC is on there twice by any chance then please let us know. Again, mistakes happen. As we accept new applications and people come into the group before AND during the event, this list will be updated. Same will go for if people get unfollowed or ask to leave the group. We posted the pairings in advance so that you may reach out to your roommate and get new interactions going! Even if a mun is on hiatus, be sure to reach out to them so that you can see if you can head-canon some interactions or plan for something when they are off hiatus. All trips are to encourage new interactions and unlikely connections!

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Akanishi Jin and Lee Sunmi

Alexis Kaufman (Alexa Bliss) and Taylor Swift

Ana de Armas and Eiza Gonzalez

Andrew Garfield and Lily James

Andy Biersack and Camila Mendes

Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow

Anya Taylor-Joy and Renee Paquette (Renee Young)

Ariana Grande and Florence Pugh

Ashley Fliehr (Charlotte Flair) and Billie Eilish

Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings

Austin Butler and Wong Kunhang (Hendery)

Ava Max and Geoff Wigington

Awsten Knight and Miley Cyrus

Bella Hadid and Nick Robinson

Ben Platt and Emily Bett Rickards

Beyonce Knowles and Gong Yoo

Bill Skarsgard and Lucy Hale

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Brett Tucker and Sarah Drew

Brittany Baker and Tyler Hoechlin

Bruno Mars and Shelley Hennig

Byun Baekhyun and Timothee Chalamet

Camille Rowe and Elizabeth Gillies

Carrie Underwood and Molly-Mae Hague

Cate Blanchett and Julianna Margulies

Chace Crawford and Kaia Gerber

Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten) and Jackson Wang

Choi Minho and Kim Ahyoung (Yura)

Choi San and Jeon Junkook

Chris Evans and Jade Chynoweth

Christian Yu and Kim Jisoo

Christopher Bang (Bang Chan) and Hwang Hyunjin

Cindy Kimberly and Niall Horan

Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins) and Rebecca Quin (Becky Lynch)

Crystal Reed and Valentina Zenere

Damiano David and Olivia DeJonge

Diamante Quiava Valentin Harper (Saweetie) and Kim Hongjoong

Dove Cameron and Noah Cyrus

Dua Lipa and Jonathan Good (Jon Moxley)

Dylan O’Brien and Maika Monroe

Dylan Sprouse and Madelyn Cline

Eduardo Franco and Peyton Meyer

Emilia Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal

Emily Osment and Meryl Streep

Emma Mackey and Nick Jonas

Emma Stone and Maura Higgins

Florence Welch and Gigi Hadid

George MacKay and Saoirse Ronan

Grace Van Dien and Harry Kane

Grace Van Patten and Lily Collins

Hailey Baldwin and Joey King

Huh Yunjin and Jerome Flynn

Jamie Campbell Bower and Zendaya Coleman

Jesse Lingard and Ryan Gosling

Jessica Chastain and Robert Pattinson

Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson

Joe Keery and Maya Hawke

Joseph Quinn and Riley Keough

Jung Yoonoh (Jaehyun) and Lee Taeyong

Kang Seulgi and Karlie Kloss

Kathryn Hahn and Liam Hemsworth

Kehlani Parrish and Selena Gomez

Kim Jongin and Lee Taemin

Kim Jungwoo and Lucas Wong

Kim Namjoon and Min Yoongi

Kim Taehyung and Jung Wooyoung

Lee Donghyuck (Haechan) and Mark Lee

Lee Felix and Lee Know (Minho)

Lili Reinhart and Zoe Kravitz

Louis Tomlinson and Ross Lynch

Lupita Nyong’o and Tessa Thompson

Madelaine Petsch and Otto Wood

Maia Mitchell and Mike Faist

Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan

Mason Mount and Taylor Hill

Mazz Murray and Shay Mitchell

Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (Megan Thee Stallion) and Park Seonghwa

Meghann Fahy and Victoria De Angelis

Mercedes Varnado (Sasha Banks) and Pamela Martinez (Bayley)

Natalia Dyer and Tom Holland

Perrie Edwards and Sabrina Carpenter

Shawn Mendes and Sydney Sweeney

Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron

Xiao Dejun (Xiajun) and Yoo Jimin (Karina)

Lauren Jauregui and Elizabeth Olsen

Zoey Deutch and Park Jinyoung

Alycia Debnam Carey and Hailee Steinfeld

Pedro Pascal and Sadie Sink

Avril Lavigne and Olivia Rodrigo

Sarah Hyland and Jenna Ortega

Jade Thirlwall and Kathryn Newton

#hollywoodfameevent #hfrpmaldives

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tuppencetrinkets · 1 year

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Sorted caps from the Twilight movies. - below the cut for length & ease of reblogging.

This content is free for anyone to use or edit however you like; if you care to throw a dollar or two my way for time, effort, storage fees etc you are more than welcome to do so via my PAYPAL. Please like or reblog this post if you have found it useful or are downloading the content within. If you have any questions or you have any problems with the links or find any inconsistencies in the content, etc. please feel free to drop me a politely worded message via my ASKBOX (second icon from the top on my theme!)

Alec - Cameron Bright #2,300

Alice - Ashley Greene #9,900

Alistair - Joe Anderson #700

Amun - Omar Metwally #373

Angela - Christian Serratos #3,200

Aro - Michael Sheen #8,400

Bella - Kristen Stewart #126,000

Ben - Rami Malek #1,000

Billy - Gil Birmingham #2,600

Bree - Jodelle Ferland #561

Caius - Jamie Campbell Bower #2,600

Carlisle- Peter Facinelli #11,800

Carmen - Mia Maestro #1,000

Charlie - Billy Burke #14,000

Charlotte - Valorie Curry #230

Demetri - Charlie Bewley #3,000

Edward - Robert Pattinson #60.000

Eleazar - Christian Camargo #1,300

Embry - Kiowa Gordon #1,000

Emily - Tinsel Korey #489

Emmett - Kellan Lutz #4,700

Eric - Justin Chon #1,900

Esme - Elizabeth Reeser #5,00

Felix - Daniel Cudmore #2,000

Garrett - Lee Pace #1,400

Huilen- Marisa Quintanilla #357

Irina - Maggie Grace #1,600

J. Jenks - Wendell Pierce #567

Jacob - Taylor Lautner #35,000

James - Cam Gigandet #357

Jane - Dakota Fanning #3,700

Jared - Bronson Pelletier #987

Jasper - Jackson Rathbone #6,500

Jessica - Anna Kendrick #5,000

Kate - Casey laBow #3,000

Kebi - Andrea Gabriel #1,000

Laurent - Edi Gathegi #989

Leah - Julia Jones #1,253

Liam - Patrick Brennan #223

Maggie - Marlane Barnes #182

Marcus - Christopher Heyerdahl #3,562

Mary - Toni Trucks #222

Mike - Michael Welch #3,500

Moline - Jose Zuniga

Nahuel - JD Pardo #398

Paul - Alex Meraz #411

Peter - Erik Odom #230

Quil - Tyson Houseman #609

Randall - Bill Tangradi #280

Renee - Sarah Clarke #2,000

Renesmee - Mackenzie Foy #3,700

Riley - Xavier Samuel #2,000

Rosalie - Nikki Reed #4,500

Sam - Chaske Spencer #1,100

Senna - Tracy Heggins #228

Seth - Booboo Stewart #1,300

Stefan - Guri Weinberg #1,000

Sue - Alex Rice #598

Tanya - MyAnna Buring #1,800

Tyler - Gregory Tyree Boyce #830

Victoria - Rachelle Lefevre #668

Victoria 2 - Bryce Dallas Howard #897

Vladimir - Noel Fisher #823

Zafrina - Judith Shekoni #454

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cagliostrohq · 1 year

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Hello! I've been lurking but there's so many taken faces that i'm blanking on who to bring. What are your mw fcs that could fit an alchemist?

Fear not, anon! We've got you covered with a list of amazing faceclaims still available for the taking: Tenoch Huerta, Taylor Russel, Alba Flores, Winona Ryder, Dewanda Wise, Joy Sunday, Adria Arjona, Anna Lambe, Davika Hoorne, Madeline Madden, Courtney Eaton, Sasha Lane, Amber Midthunder, Ashley Moore, Chase Sui Wonders, Steven Yeun, Coty Comacho, Quannah Chasinghorse, Lauren Ridloff, Khadija Red Thunder, Kiowa Gordan, Emma D'Arcy, Morgan Holmstrom, Hari Nef, Star Slade, Quintessa Swindell, Priscilla Quintana, Simone Ashley, Rege Jean Page, Zion Moreno, Joe Keery, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Teyonah Parris, Debora Nascimento, Taís Araújo, Anya Chalotra, Poppy Liu, Savannah Lee Smith, Jamie Campbell Bower, Brianne Tju, Kathryn Bernardo, Evan Mock, Henry Golding, Jan Luis Castellanos, Angel Bismark Curiel, MJ Rodriguez, Jacqueline Sato, Rosé, Josie Totah, Maddison Jaizani, Karreuche Tran, Kiernan Shipka, Justice Smith, Lana Condor, Luka Sabbat, Aisha Dee, Rahul Kohli, Sofia Bryant, Stephanie Beatriz, Boun Noppanut Guntachai, Alex Meraz, Anna Diop, Chay Suede, Go Minsi, Michaela Coel, Jesse James Keitel, Jung Hoeyeon, Antionette Robertson, Cierra Ramirez, Grace Dove, Laura Harrier, Manny Jacinto, Sen Mitsuji, Aida Osman, Charlie Heaton, Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hardy, Omar Sy, Lizeth Selene, Charles Michael Davis, Mark Mckenna, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, and Win Metawin!

We tried to focus on those with an abundance of resources, but also feel free to bring in your favorite, underused FCs regardless of how many gifs or icons they have! They're not necessary in order to have fun here! :D

#fantasy rp #appless rp #supernatural rp #original rp #oc rp #come join us for all kinds of d&d flavored shenanigans!#cag: answered #mw

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openingnightposts · 2 months

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#AllisonM.Williams #BillyPorter #Encores!#JellyRollMorton #LeslieUggams #MamieDuncan-Gibbs #NewYorkCityCenter #StephanicPopeLofgren #TulisMcCall

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saintmeghanmarkle · 9 months

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A possible reason for the resurgence of the Beckham-Sussex disconnect by u/Mickleborough

A possible reason for the resurgence of the Beckham-Sussex disconnect Some have been wondering why the Beckham and Sussex distancing is making news lately - it all happened a while back.From this GB News report, it seems that the revival was sparked by the fact that, at football icon Lionel Messi’s debut game playing for David Beckham’s team Inter Miami on 21 July, celebrities were present (ie LeBron James and Serena Williams - and Kim Kardashian), but no Sussexes. The media seized upon that as a definite indication of a rift (although arguably the non-invite to son Brooklyn’s £3.07 m / $4 m wedding would’ve been a clear slap in the face).To recap, according to Tom Bower in the GB news clip, the cooling-off was due to:- The Beckhams being invited to the Sussex wedding ceremony, but not the dinner - Victoria wasn’t impressed, particularly as the Beckhams had helped the Sussexes, but not been properly thanked.- The Beckhams felt that they’d been ostracised by the Sussexes. Victoria had helped Meghan with clothes and makeup, but Meghan turned the cold shoulder anyhow and subsequently decided not to talk to them.- When the Waleses were in Boston for the Earthshot Prize, David flew there from Qatar to support them - but didn’t do the same for the Sussexes, who were in New York. The Sussexes felt slighted.Interestingly this clip from Sky News Australia states that the revived reporting wasn’t based on any new tip-offs - the media just ran with it. A theory is that this is what happens when Harry pisses off the Fourth Estate (ie the public press). post link: https://ift.tt/pQaSO7N author: Mickleborough submitted: August 02, 2023 at 08:41AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

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horrorinicons · 5 years

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please like or reblog if you use or save (:

#it #it chapter 2 #jaeden lieberher #bill denbrough #james mcavoy #eddie kaspbrak #james ransone #Jay Ryan #ben hanscom #Henry Bowers #Nicholas Hamilton #andy bean #stan uris #Wyatt Oleff #icon #icons #iticons

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richietoaster · 5 years

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Review/Reaction of IT Chapter Two

Let’s just start right off the bat and let me just say that Bill Hader better get a fucking award for his performance.

Alright. Here we go y’all. im trying to stay in order with what happened but so much happened in the movie that my brain is just all over the place so excuse me while i try to form words

UNDER THE CUT CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS

• first opening scene is a fucking LOT okay like i sobbed my eyes out and it was just not cool. adrian and his boyfriend? CUTE AF. Him getting brutally beat up and then killed by Pennywise while Don just watches? NOT CUTE AF

• Mike is a precious boy and I love him so. He cares about his friends so much holy shit. they all get mad at him for lying to them tho.But he only did it to protect them. Mike knew some SHIT(tm) our boy is so smart?? I’m glad they kept to his original storyline

• Older Bill gave himself so much shit this film and i just felt so bad. like we know it isnt ur fault okay?? We know you loved your brother, stop putting yourself down. also?? him becoming protective over dean? please stop my aching heart.

• Jessica Chastain owns my whole heart and she can kick my ass anyday. She plays Bev so well and captures young bev’s personality so well. her scene with mrs kersh was very weird. i knew the second she ran naked in the hall i’d be seeing some weird fucking shit okay

• Jay Ryan could kick me and I would personally thank him like?? wow what a man. He immediately recognizes bev when he first sees her and im just?? im happy. so many hidden new kids on the block reference and it had me fucking rolling in my grave

• JAMES FUCKING RANSONE MY DUDE OH LORD okay listen. he gives off young eddie’s panic and chaotic energy so perfectly i felt like i was watching him as an adult, who just never grew up. I think thats what he was going for honestly. He played eddie SO FUCKING WELL

• I’m so sad about stan. THats all you need to know okay. I’ll talk about his letter later on in this. Stan deserved better. that’s all.

• if you are not a fan of vomit you’re not gonna enjoy richie tozier. literally any time something bad happens hes just like ah shit here we go again *vomits* and honestly? that made me laugh. like hes just like oh shit something is happening let.. let me just.. no no its fine guys ill catch up.. EHBWFIJHDFSIJ no okay but bill hader stole the fucking show. his acting was phenomenal and,, again,, i’ll add more onto that later.

• richie scares the shit out of dean. because he thinks hes pennywise. but can you blame him? the kid just. stared at him all creepy and shit. but its so funny. the losers make fun of him bc he doesnt know his own lines from his acts and richies just like “I dont write my own material” and eddies just like “I KNEW IT! I FUCKING KNEW IT” dead. goodbye.

• Young losers were still my favorite part honestly. Eddie kept bouncing that stupid ball in stan’s face in the clubhouse and i was waiting for him to get punched in the face tbh. That didn’t even seem like eddie, that was Jack’s energy bursting through the seams lmfao

• young eddie runs into a fucking box and shrieks and if that isn’t me idk ewhdfiajksjdoi

• THE FUCKING. HAMMOCK. SCENE. okay listen to me. thats gay. hammocks are now gay. gays only. gay interacts only. the bickering between reddie had me in TEARS. eddie kept kicking at his face and just?? casually??? lays on him when richie wont move??

• stan’s fucking shower cap ehfdiujasdiosa and then richie being like “nobodys afraid of spiders stanley okay” and eddie slowly removes his because he cares what richie thinks more than spiders ok

• a flashback from after they defeated IT in the first move with reddie “eddie youve been gone for 24 hours your face is most likely on a milk carton by now” “shut up richie”

• yong Richie has me weak af this whole movie, like always. just getting on Eddie’s case. HE PINES SO HARD OH Y GOD Like wow my sweet boy is so fucking in love ouch. which?? BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT??

• THE ARCADE SCENE?? he checks out the kid standing next to him and tries to get him to hang out more and then the other kid tells him to stop being weird because he’s not gay, too, and then uses the F slur. richie was just so hurt. paul bunyun scene happens after that and hes just like “I just shit my pants” and i cried.��

• pennywise screaming “lets play truth or dare, you wouldnt pick truth! you dont want them to know your secret” gave off the same energy as eddie’s leper blowjob scene from the book. same energy. do with that as you will.

• they had some flashbacks that included pennywise and im not sure if this was before or after they had defeated IT in the first movie but i interpreted it as after and if thats the case... hes supposed to be dead. but now thinking back on it, it was probably just more scenes before they put pennywise to rest for 27 years.

• young richie went to the kissing bridge after that and we ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE. fucking.. r + e :((( although we don’t see him carving the E. but reddie is canon so suck toes antis

• stephen king pretty much being like “I know u and ur endings really do suck” to bill when he comes to buy his bike was so fucking funny. it almost felt like a self insert lmfao. ALSO HIM MAKING BILL PAY 300 BUCKS FOR THE BIKE BC HE KNEW HE COULD AFFORD IT? iconic.

• richie and eddie opening the door to the dog had me laughing. pennywise was just mocking them at that point. they’d be such good dog dads and now im sad

• i was really confused because they added part of stan’s bar mitzvah?? like it wasn’t even the same from the first movie. like they should’ve just put the deleted scene in from ch. 1 and then added that part. thats one of my very few complaints. im slowly hiding them in here.

• henry bowers was kinda irrelevant in this honestly but thank you eddie for stabbing him and richie for killing him for trying to kill mike yall heroes

• BEVS BLOOD SCENE ?? CORRESPONDING WITH BENS BURIED ALIVE SCENE? poetic cinema. 10/10

• the big fight really disappointed me in all honesty. but i think thats because andy said he cut so much from there. i expect it to be better with the director’s cut

• eddie saving richie and then immediately being stabbed by pennywise’s claw? IM DEPRESSED.

• “Rich! rich, i did it! i think i killed him!” Our boy was so happy with himself :(

• eddie’s last words WERE NOT “i fucked your mom”. he was talking to richie and you can hear them talking while the rest are preparing to end pennywise. so im hoping we get that as a deleted scene.

• richie goes back to help finish pennywise but when he goes to check on eddie.. he’s dead. ://// and bev is like “richie, come on, honey.. im sorry” and richie does not want to believe him. he grabs and hugs eddie so tight i swear i could feel that hug from the audience.

• another thing im disappointed in and am sliding in is some of the animations? Like. fucking weird. but okay. luckily i didn’t care too much.

• THE SOB that richie lets out when he holds eddie really hurt my fucking soul jesus christ just kill me

• the losers try cheering him up after and like. thats their friend too but you can just totally tell he’s crying in a different type of grief. THAT WAS HIS FIRST FUCKING LOVE.

• they all remember after and thats really important to me okay

• stan writes letters and its spoken outloud while the other losers get little montages of what theyre doing with their life after the battle. Richie goes back to the kissing bridge and recarves- YES RECARVES AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE E BEFORE HE DOES- he recarves the E and while doing it, stan’s voice says “be proud of who you are” and im fucking cry ibg okay

• in the end, i give this movie a 7/10 rating. although some of the animations were weird and some of the flashbacks had pennywise in it (like hes supposed to be currently dead but ok... maybe nightmares??) the actors were PHENOMENAL and the chemistry between older richie and older eddie made me so happy. my ship is canon. but im still sad about stan and eddies death.

• ignoring canon in 3.. 2.. 1.. now

#it chapter 2 #it chapter two spoilers #IT CHAPTER TWO #it chapter 2 spoilers #IT SPOILERS #reddie #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #bill denbrough #mike hanlon #beverly marsh #ben hanscom #stanley uris

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d-criss-news · 4 years

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Members of the Film & TV Music community, made up of composers, songwriters, music editors, music supervisors, studio executives and more, are contributing their talents to SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES: A CELEBRATION FOR THE FILM & TV MUSIC COMMUNITY, an online benefit event for MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund. This specially produced program debuts June 25th, 2020, at noon pacific on YouTube, and will honor the talented people whose scores and songs transport, inspire, uplift and entertain us by creating the "soundtrack of our lives." The fun, delightful and heartfelt hour-long special will feature leading and iconic singers, composers, songwriters, actors, celebrity guests and others while celebrating glorious Film & TV Music moments with heart and humor. Donations to MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund will be encouraged throughout the show.

"Thousands of music professionals and creators are struggling during this pandemic and remain in desperate need of assistance," says Debbie Carroll, Vice President Health and Human Services MusiCares®. "The continued support from the music community during these turbulent times has been heartwarming and inspiring. The power of music unites us all and gives us hope for better days ahead."

Over 75 film and television composers and songwriters, "From A to Z, Abels to Zimmer," will appear in this program. Collectively, this prestigious group has been nominated for 273 Grammys (with 87 wins), 216 Emmys (with 51 wins) and 136 Oscars (with 34 wins).

Confirmed performers and special guests include Sting, Catherine O'Hara, Ming-Na Wen, Patti LuPone, William Shatner, Elisabeth Moss, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Marla Gibbs, Jane Levy, Mandy Moore, Richard Kind, Alex Newell, Zachary Levi, Paul Reubens, Kiernan Shipka, Harvey Fierstein, Ginnifer Goodwin, Anika Noni Rose, Kasi Lemmons, Ted Danson, Auli'i Cravalho, Darren Criss, Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter, Reba McEntire, Bob Saget, Ken Page, Lucy Lawless, Mary Steenburgen, Dave Coulier, Kevin Smith, Peter Gallagher, Naomi Scott, Annie Potts, Clive Davis, Jodi Benson, Harvey Mason Jr., Susan Egan, Paige O'Hara, John Stamos, Andra Day and Rita Wilson.

Composers and songwriters participating include Michael Abels, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Angelo Badalamenti, Glen Ballard, Lesley Barber, Nathan Barr, Tyler Bates, Jeff Beal, Marco Beltrami, Alan Bergman, Terence Blanchard, Jongnic Bontemps, Kathryn Bostic, Kris Bowers, Jon Brion, Nicholas Britell, Bruce Broughton, BT, Carter Burwell, Sean Callery, Joshuah Brian Campbell, Lisa Coleman, John Debney, Tan Dun, Fil Eisler, Danny Elfman, Charles Fox, Germaine Franco, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hildur Gudnadóttir, Alex Heffes, Joe Hisaishi, James Newton Howard, Justin Hurwitz, Ashley Irwin, Mark Isham, Steve Jablonsky, Amanda Jones, Laura Karpman, Christopher Lennertz, Joe LoDuca, Robert Lopez, Mark Mancina, Gabriel Mann, Clint Mansell, Dennis McCarthy, Bear McCreary, Alan Menken, Bruce Miller, John Murphy, Starr Parodi, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Daniel Pemberton, Michael Penn, Heitor Pereira, Rachel Portman, Mike Post, A. R. Rahman, Tim Rice, Lolita Ritmanis, Dan Romer, Anna Rose, Jeff Russo, Arturo Sandoval, Lalo Schifrin, Marc Shaiman, Teddy Shapiro, Richard M. Sherman, David Shire, Rob Simonsen, Mark Snow, Tamar-kali, Dara Taylor, Pinar Toprak, Brian Tyler, Nick Urata, Benjamin Wallfisch, Diane Warren, Mervyn Warren, Paul Williams, Austin Wintory, Alan Zachary, Geoff Zanelli, Marcelo Zarvos, David Zippel and Hans Zimmer.

Some highlights of the special include:

Members of the Film & TV Music community deliver heartfelt messages of hope, solidarity & encouragement.

"Musicians!" - a humorous musical tribute to the Film & TV Music community featuring Zachary Levi, Patti LuPone, Alex Newell, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peter Gallagher and Harvey Fierstein.

Tony Award winner and Disney Legend Anika Noni Rose highlights the history of African American composers, songwriters and artists who have contributed to the Film & TV Music industry through the years.

Performers Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens and Ken Pagereunite to perform a song from the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Eight-time Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken performs his timeless song, "A Whole New World," alongside his daughter Anna Rose, introduced by Aladdin (2019) stars Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott.

Stars from beloved animated features step out from behind the microphone to lend their voices to inspirational messages, featuring Irene Bedard, Jodi Benson, Auli'i Cravalho, Holly Hunter, Mandy Moore, Susan Egan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Linda Larkin, Paige O'Hara, Annie Potts, Anika Noni Rose and Ming-Na Wen.

John Stamos hosts "Name That TV Tune!" with celebrity panelists including Elisabeth Moss, Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Eve Plumb, Reba McEntire, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Marla Gibbs, Lucy Lawless and Kevin Smith competing to identify famous TV themes.

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist actor Jane Levy invites us into the dreamworld of her Extraordinary Soundtrack Playlist.

Various performers, including members of the original cast of La La Land, sing a parody version of "Another Day of Sun."

William Shatner explores how different scores can give the same film a different meaning as an exasperated director, played by Richard Kind, leads a composer in multiple directions for a short film starring Kiernan Shipkaand Christian Coppola.

Songwriter Paul Williams performs his classic song "The Rainbow Connection," from The Muppet Movie, joined by various special guests from the Film & TV Music community.

Tony- and Emmy-winner and seven-time Oscar® nominee Marc Shaimanperforms an original song tribute to end title sequences.

MusiCares® COVID-19 Relief Fund was created by MusiCares® to provide support to the music community during the pandemic crisis. The music industry has been essentially shut down with the cancellation of music performances, events, festivals, conferences and the many other live events that are the cornerstone of the shared music experience. Since the fund's establishment in March, over 14,000 clients have been served, with many more still needing help.

Show co-creator Peter Rotter says: "When the pandemic tragically hit our world and began to shut down our film music community, I felt that something needed to be done to help those who were in need of support and care. Through MusiCares® we have found the charitable vehicle that can come alongside our hurting musical family.

"Music has always played a role in history; reflecting both the subtle and monumental moments of our lives through its unique DNA. Music connects each of us, acting as a common thread of unification, opening the hearts of all people.

"Regardless of the color of one's skin, status or station in life, music powerfully breaks through boundaries as its message permeates deep within us; healing our human frailties and condition at our cores. Music is transformative and personal. It powerfully underscores our lives."

"Music has always helped transport, uplift and inspire us through wars, economic hardships, health crises and societal upheavals," says show co-creator, Richard Kraft. "When COVID-19 hit, it threatened the lives and livelihood of much of our Film & TV Music community. So, we decided to create an online special that both celebrates the soundtrack of our lives and benefits, via MusiCares®, the artists who create it."

Starting June 25th at noon pacific, watch the video on Youtube via Rolling Stone, Variety & GRAMMY's channels, as well as on www.soundtracklives.com. Donate at soundtracklives.com now!

#darren criss #broadway world #soundtrack of our lives benefit #press #upcoming events #june 2020

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porlockstompf · 4 years

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Reading de Nacht Reading 2019

my favourite books of the year

my overall favourite book of the year:

martin hägglund "this life why mortality makes us free" (2019)

postcyberpunkstompf:

01 ken liu (ed) "broken stars: contemporary chinese sf in translation" (2019)

02 cory doctorow "radicalized" (2019) 03 dave hutchinson "the return of the incredible exploding man" (2019) + dave hutchinson "nomads" (2019) + dave hutchinson "thumbprints" (1978) + dave hutchinson "torn air" (1980) + dave hutchinson "the push" (2009) + dave hutchinson "the villages" (2002) ... damn that elusive "paradise equation" (1981) ... 04 tade thompson "rosewater" (2016) + tade thompson "rosewater insurrection" (2019) + tade thompson "rosewater redemption" (2019) 05 desirina boskovich (ed) "lost transmissions: the secret history of sf & f" (2019)

06 hannu rajaniemi & jacob weisman (eds) "the new voices of science fiction" (2019) 07 gardner dozois (ed) "the very best of the best: 35 years of the year's best science fiction" (2019) 08 jonathan strahan (ed) "the best science fiction & fantasy of the year, volume thirteen" (2019) 09 robert markeley "kim stanley robinson modern masters of sf" (2019) 10 allan kaster (ed) "the year's top hard sf stories 3" (2019)

11 olivier girard (ed) "bifrost 96 la revue des mondes imaginaires: william gibson" (2019) 12 mario guglielminetti "web is over. parabola ed esplosione di ubuweb, l'antiprofilo" (2019) 13 bryan thomas schmidt (ed) "infinite stars: dark frontiers" (2019) 14 baoshu "the redemption of time" [2011] (2019) 15 cixin liu "the supernova era" [2003] (2019)

16 l. x. beckett "gamechanger" (2019) 17 gareth l powell "fleet of knives" (2019) 18 chen qiufan "waste tide" [2013] (2019) 19 derek künsken "the quantum garden" (2019) 20 gregory benford "rewrite: loops in the timescape" (2019)

21 james s.a. corey "tiamat's wrath" (2019) + james s.a. corey "auberon" (2019) 22 jim al-khalili "sunfall" (2019) 23 peter f hamilton "salvation lost" (2019) 24 neal asher "the warship" (2019) 25 jonathan strahan (ed) "mission critical" (2019)

26 jack mcdevitt "octavia gone" (2019) 27 elizabeth bear "ancestral night" (2019) 28 ian mcdonald "moon rising" (2019) 29 carmen maria machado (ed) "the best american sf & f 2019" (2019) 30 valerie valdes "chilling effect" (2019) 31 simon morden "bright morning star" (2019) + s. j. morden "no way" (2019) 32 neil stephenson "fall or, dodge in hell" (2019) 33 graham edwards "string city" (2019)

klassikstompf:

01 arno schmidt "bottom's dream" [1970] (2016) ... & still reading ...

02 jorge luis borgès "borgès restored (the author's preferred translations)" (2016) 03 julie orringer "the flight portfolio" (2019) + julie orringer "the invisible bridge" (2010) 04 pola oloixarac "savage theories" (2017) + pola oloixarac "dark constellations" (2019) 05 simon critchley "memory theatre" (2014)

06 gabriel josipovici "hotel andromeda" (2014) 07 david keenan "for the good times" (2019) 08 wg sebald "vertigo" [1990] (1999) + wg sebald "the emmigrants" [1992] (1996) + wg sebald "the rings of saturn" [1995] (1998) + wg sebald "austerlitz" (2001) 09 luis chitarroni "the no variations "diary of an unfinished novel" [2007] (2013) 10 julián ríos "larva: a midsummer night's babel" [1983] (1991)

11 césar aira "birthday" [2001] (2019) + césar aira "three novels" [1990-2000-1997] (2018) 12 tom mole "the secret life of books" (2019) 13 lucy ives "loudermilk or the real poet or the origin of the world" (2019) 14 lászló krasznahorkai "baron wenckheim's homecoming" [2016] (2019) 15 lucy ellmann "ducks, newburyport" (2019)

16 lars iyer "nietzsche & the burbs" (2019) 17 d harlan wilson "the psychotic dr. schreber" (2019) 18 andrew gallix (ed) "we'll never have paris" (2019) 19 chris kelso (ed) "i transgress" (2019) 20 john crowley "the solitudes" [1987] (2007) + john crowley "love & sleep" (1994) + john crowley "daemonomania" (2000) + john crowley "endless things" (2007) ... (the aegypt cycle)

polarstompf:

01 carlos ruiz zafón "the labyrinth of the spirits" [2017] (2018)

02 volker kutscher "the fatherland files" [2012] (2019) 03 andrea camilleri "the overnight kidnapper" [2015] (2019) + andrea camilleri "the other end of the line" [2016] (2019) 04 mick herron "joe country" (2019) + mick herron "this is what happened" (2018) + mick herron "nobody walks" (2015) 05 john le carré "agent running the field" (2019)

06 guillaume musso "la vie secrète des écrivains" (2019) 07 luke mccallin "the man from berlin" (2013) + luke mccallin "the pale house" (2014) + luke mccallin "the divided city" (2016) 09 henry porter "brandenburg" [2005] (2019) + henry porter "firefly" (2018) + henry porter "white hot silence" (2019) 10 mitch silver "the bookworm" (2018) + mitch silver "in secret service" (2007)

11 alan judd "the accidental agent" (2019) 12 philip kerr "metropolis" (2019) 13 ian rankin "westwind" (2019) 14 jo nesbø "the knife" (2019) 15 david hewson "devil's fjord" (2019)

16 barry forshaw "crime fiction: a reader's guide" (2019) 17 a.a. dhand "one way out" (2019) 18 martin holmén "clinch: the stockholm trilogy 01" (2016) + martin holmén "down for te count: the stockholm trilogy 02" (2017) + martin holmén "slugger: the stockholm trilogy 03" (2019) 19 michael kestemont "de zwarte koning" (2019) 20 soren sveistrup "the chestnut man" [2018] (2019)

21 tim mason "the darwin affair" (2019) 22 patrick conrad "good night, charlie" (2019) 23 chris pavone "the paris diversion" (2019) 24 dov aflon "a long night in paris" (2019) 25 arne dahl "hunted" [2017] (2019)

RIP ANDREA CAMILLERI !

gedächtnisstompf:

01 martin hägglund "this life: why mortality makes us free" (2019) / "this life: secular faith & spiritual freedom" (2019)

02 derrida "la vie la mort: séminaire (1975-1976)" (2019) 03 jean-luc nancy "derrida, suppléments” (2019) 04 jean-françois bouthors et jean-luc nancy "démocratie! hic et nunc" (2019) 05 hannah arendt "de vrijheid om vrij te zijn" (2019) + hannah arendt "nous autres réfugiés" (2019)

06 mckenzie wark "capital is dead": is this something worse?" (2019) 07 johan schokker & tim schokker "extimiteit: jacques lacan's terugkeer naar freud" (2000) 08 gerhard richter & ann schmock (eds) "give the word: responses to werner hamacher's 95 theses on philology" (2019) 09 ranja n gosh "philosophy & poetry: continental perspectives" (2019) 10 shoshana zuboff "the age of surveillance capitalism" (2019)

11 kate zambrano "screen tests: stories & other writing" (2019) 12 daniele carluccio "roland barthes lecteur" (2019) 13 jean-clet martin "la philosophie de gilles deleuze" (2019) 14 mitchell dean & daniel zamora "le dernier homme et la fin de la révolution: foucault après mai 68" (2019) 15 arnon grunberg "vriend & vijand: decadentie, ondergang & verlossing" (2019)

16 kwami anthony appiah "de leugens die ons verbinden: een nieuwe kijk op identiteit" [2018] (2019) 17 quentin meillassoux "science fiction & extro-science fiction" (2015) 18 roberto calasso "het onbenoembare verleden" [2017] (2019) 19 lydia davis "essays" (2019) 20 denise riley "time lived, without its flow" (2019)

poesisstompf:

zoë skoulding "footnotes to water" (2019)

platterstompf:

01 rick moody "on celestial music, and other adventures in listening" (2012)

02 yann courtiau "frictions: ce que la littérature a fait à la musique et ce que la musique a en a fait" (2019) 03 vivien goldman "revenge of the she-punks: a feminist music history from poly styrene to pussy riot" (2019) 04 garrígos, triana & guerra "god save the queens: pioneras del punk" (2019) 05 jon savage "this searing light, the sun & everything else: joy division the oral history" (2019)

06 richard beck "trains, jesus, and murder: the gospel according to johnny cash" 07 mark lanegan "sleevenotes" (2019) 08 jason williamson "jason williamson's house party: sleaford mods 2014-2019" (2019) 09 gallix, hill, & rose (eds) "love bites: fiction inspired by pete shelley" (2019) 10 greg laurie "johnny cash the redemption of an american icon" (2019)

11 marc vos & toon loenders "siglo xx: opdat de dood ons levend vindt & het leven ons niet doodt" (2019) 12 david sandilands & david keenan "go ahead & drop the bomb (memorial device pamflet)" (2019) 13 guillaume belhomme "pop fin de siècle" (2019) 14 chris bohn (ed) "the wire" (magazine) (2019) 15 sylvain sylvain "there's no bones in ice cream: sylvain sylvain's story of the new york dolls" (2018)

16 debbie harry "face it" (2019) 17 jaime gonzalo "poder freak: una crónica de la contracultura vol III" (2014) 18 matthew bower & samantha davies "talisman angelical" (2017) 19 darryl w bullock "the world's worst records: an arcade of audio atrocity vol I" (2013) + darryl w bullock "the world's worst records: another arcade of audio atrocity vol II" (2015) 20 steve zisson (ed) "a punk rock future" (2019) / ivar muñoz-rojas "underground babilonia" (2019)

bilderstompf:

01 didier ottinger "bacon en toutes lettres" (2019)

02 antoni tàpies "cap braços cames cos" (2012) + antoni tàpies "mahlerei und graphik" (2011) 03 laura oldfield ford "savage messiah" (2019) 04 fred vermorel "dead fashion girl: a situationist detective story" (2019) 05 françois schuiten & jaco van dormael "le dernier pharaon" (2019)

06 ken krimstein "the three escapes of hannah arendt: the tyranny of truth" (2018) 07 erik bindervoet & saskia pfaeltzer "aldus sprach nietzsche's zuster" (2019) 08 anthony n fragola & roch c smith "the erotic dream machine: interviews with alain robbe-grillet on his films" (2006)

cyclostompf:

01 bernard chambaz "petite philosophie du vélo" (2019)

02 filip osselaer "de man die doodging (vervolgens mosselen bestelde, de rekening vroeg en verdween): el tarangu, josé manuel fuente" (2019) 03 peter schmink "de cultus van het lijden: een vrije oefening" (2006) 04 laurent willame "les lieux sacrés du cyclisme: 15 pélérinages à faire avant de crever" (2019) 05 jonas heyerick (ed) "bahamontes: uit liefde voor de stiel" [magazine] (2019)

06 johnny vansevenant "1969, het jaar van eddy merckx" (2019) 07 edwin winkels "la vuelta: heroïsche verhalen uit de ronde van spanje" (2019) 08 frederik baeckelandt "fausto coppi (les héros 04)" (2019) 09 harry pearson "the beast, the emperor & the milkman: a bone-shaking tour through cycling’s flemish heartlands" (2019) 10 peter cossins "the yellow jersey / le maillot jaune" (2019)

11 thijs zonneveld "het panini album" (2019) 12 thijs zonneveld "de fiets, de fiets & nog veel meer sportverhalen" (2019) 13 willy vangenechten "hoe word je een wielerfan (en blijf je er een)?" (2019)

some wissenschaftstompf & autres divertissements ...:

01 robert macfarlane "underland: a deep time journey" (2019)

02 george van hal & ans hekkenberg "het kosmisch rariteitenkabinet" (2019) 03 josey waley-cohen "only connect: the difficult second quiz book" (2019)

… tsundoku !

may your home be safe from tigers, leroy, x HNY!

... the annual out of control TBR pile ...

postcyberpunkstompf

ada hoffmann "the outside" (2019) adrian tchaikovsky "children of ruin" (2019) alastair reynolds "shadow captain" (2019) + alastair reynolds "permafrost" (2019) annalee newitz "the future of another timeline" (2019) charlie jane anders "the city in the middle of the night" (2019) farah mendlesohn "the pleasant profession of robert a heinlein" (2019)gareth l powell "ragged alice" (2019) greg egan "perihelion summer" (2019) ian creasey "the shapes of strangers" (2019) jo walton "lent" (2019)

kameron hurley "the light brigade" (2019) karl schroeder "stealing words" (2019) megan o'keefe "velocity weapon" (2019) neil clarke (ed) "the eagle has landed: 50 years of lunar sf" (2019) nina allan "the silverwind" (2019) paul di filippo "aeota" (2019) peter swirski "stanislaw lem: philosopher of the future" (2019) + peter swirski & waclaw m osadnik (eds) "lemography: stanislaw lem in the eyes of the world" (2019) richard kadrey "the grand dark" (2019) rudy rucker "million mile road trip" (2019) simon ings "the smoke" (2019)

klassikstompf

alex landragin "crossings" (2019) enrique vila-matas "mac's problem" [2017] (2019) joseph scapellato "the made-up man" (2019) kevin breatnach "tunnelvision" (2019) michel houellebecq "serotonin" (2019) nell zink "doxology" (2019) roberto bolaño "the spirit of science fiction: a novel" (2019) samanta schweblin "mouthful of birds" (2019) sergio pitol "mephisto's waltz: selected short stories" (2019) will eaves "murmur" (2019)

polarstompf

johan op de beek "het complot van laken" (2019) jon steinhagen "the hanging artist" (2019) juli zeh "empty hearts" (2019) max hertzberg "operation oskar" (2019) + max hertzberg "berlin centre" (2019) peter robinson "many rivers to cross" (2019) tony belloto "bellini & the sphinx" [1995] (2019)

#2019 #rewind #reading #lecture #librarything

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Ch.2 reactions part four

Y’all I have spent all day writing posts about this movie jfc. Anyway, spoilers ahead for everything.

Skateboard Kid & Bill

- I was really surprised by how much I liked Bill in this movie. I really think Andy did Bill more justice than SK ever did because of his choice to focus almost entirely on his guilt over Georgie and downplay the whole... Audra and Bev thing. Bill is at his best when it’s about Georgie and the tunnel vision he gets about that, so watching him project that guilt onto Dean was really, really good.

- Also the kid playing Dean was SO CUTE WTF?? That child’s eyes are half the size of his entire head. And he’s such a good little actor. I still wish he said the iconic “can’t be careful on a skateboard” line, but him being all creeped out by Bill following him around made up for it. Because... yeah he’s not WRONG, it’s super weird for a grown ass man to show up outside your house and then follow you into a carnival ride looking all deranged like that!!

- That being said, the fun house scene was just as heartbreaking as I hoped it would be. “I’m here this time, please just take me” - wow. Just... wow.

- Bill getting tunnel-vision after witnessing that death and going straight to Neibolt like he’s gonna kill Pennywise by himself is so Bill. Classic Bill. There are three words I associate with Bill Denbrough and they are: guilt, vengeance, and tunnel-vision. This movie was overflowing with that.

Henry Bowers

- First of all, Richie fucking peacing out after Ben convinced him to stay was so fucking funny.

- Loved James Ransone in the Henry Bowers scene... he’s such a great comedic actor and he has a special, rare talent for making serious situations have an element of humor without taking away from the seriousness of the situation.

- The Bev-Eddie parallel of him hiding behind the shower curtain to attack Henry!

- He stabbed a guy with a knife he pulled out of his own face! And then fucking roasted him on his way out! Love that about him! (and, again, love the Adrian parallel)

- When he looks at Ben and Bev with blood pouring out of his face hole and just says “Bowers is in my room. :)” That fucking smile killed me, he’s so WEIRD AND CUTE.

- Ben fucking launching into hero mode and running in to Eddie’s room to murder the shit out of Henry. What a man what a man what a mighty good man, he’s a mighty good man.

- I really... really wish that Richie had killed Henry after finding out he stabbed Eddie in the face. I don’t know how that would have worked out? But I still wish it happened that way.

- That being said “That was long overdue. ...Get it? Cause it’s a library?” was SO FUCKING FUNNY.

- Also hilarious was Ben’s “Are you alright?” and Richie’s “NO I’M NOT ALRIGHT I JUST KILLED A GUY!” ..... Ben: “... I was talking to Mike.”

Side Commentary:

- During the bar mitzvah speech, I thought it was really important that the “change is so scary” line was paired with the image of Eddie returning to Neibolt for his fannypack. Because change IS scary, and that’s one of the most important parts of Eddie’s entire character arc. So I really liked that editing choice, and it was very intentional.

- At first I was really pissed that they seemed to be turning Mike’s parents into “crackheads”, so I was VERY HAPPY when at the end of the movie he looks at the same newspaper clipping and the article’s title is very different. Like thank God it was just Pennywise being a bitch and Will and Jess still have their integrity.

Neibolt House:

- Loved revisiting Bill’s speech after they all rush to catch up to him at Neibolt. I love... parallels... and the IT franchise is just overflowing with them, everywhere you look there are parallels and cycles and history repeating... I think that’s half the reason I love it so much.

- More parallels: Beverly saving Ben’s life using the same spear she later gives to Eddie, which he then uses to save Richie’s life... wow. The Benverly/Reddie parallels... so good. That spear saves lives.

- Stan’s head was creepy, but I’m still partial to miniseries!Stan-head sjfksghs.

- Richie immediately running over to Eddie and asking if he’s okay. Continuously putting Eddie’s safety before his own!

- I actually kind of liked Eddie freezing up in this moment. It took some reflection to come to terms with Eddie taking so long to summon his courage, but here’s the take I settled on: in the novel, Eddie IS paralyzed by fear a couple of times because of his mother’s voice in his head telling him to run. As a kid, he manages to push his fear aside and helps his friends, but he grapples with it at first. As an adult, he grapples with it longer and it’s only when Richie’s voice enters his mind asking for help that he jumps into action. So in the movie, it makes sense that Eddie would freeze for such a long time as an adult, after he’s spent a lifetime steeped in fear of literally everything. Of course he wouldn’t leap into action as quickly as he did at age 13.

- Eddie’s “Please don’t be mad, Bill... I was just scared” was fucking HEARTBREAKING and he genuinely sounded like a frightened child who just gravely disappointed his dad. Wow. James Ransone... wow.

- Ben fucking stabbed the shit out of that head, though. Jesus Christ.

Next: final battle and ending thoughts.

#it 2019 #it reacts #stephen king's it #eddie kaspbrak #richie tozier #ben hanscom #beverly marsh #mike hanlon #bill denbrough #henry bowers #initial ch2 thoughts #losers club #i've since retracted some of these opinions

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It, Chapter 2 (2019)

After almost 2 years, Andy Muschietti’s highly anticipated It Chapter 2 is finally in theaters! I had the chance to see it opening night and I must stress something right up front: I am NOT jealous of the task Muschietti took on. Stephen King’s It has long been regarded one of his most ambitious novels, blending themes of childhood nostalgia, multidimensional beings, fear itself and the hold that your hometown can have over you. As proven by the 1990 miniseries, these can be very difficult concepts to translate from page to screen. So how did Andy and his producer sister Barbara Muschietti do this time around?

It Chapter 2 takes place 27 years after the events of 2017’s It, as Pennywise the Dancing Clown returns to the town of Derry, Maine to hunt children, made all the more tasty when forced to marinate in their own fear. After a quick flashback to the first movie, the film jumps to present day. Just as the death of Georgie kicks off the first movie’s, we set this film rolling with a brutal hate crime against Adrien Mellon, a gay man attending Derry’s Canal Day Festival. Upon further investigation, it’s confirmed by OG Loser Mike Hanlon that Pennywise has returned and phone calls are placed to each member of The Losers Club.

As I said, siblings Andres and Barbara Muschietti had no small feat on their hands. Not only did they need to take us through re-introductions of each member of The Losers Club, now all successful adults (safe for Mike, since he never left Derry) but they then dive back into flashbacks to show us more moments where Pennywise had tormented our protagonists. The adult Losers are rounded out by Jessica Chastain (Bev), James McAvoy (Bill), Jay Ryan (Ben), Bill Hader (Richie), Isaiah Mustafa (Mike), James Ransone (Eddie), and Andy Bean (Stan). Reprising their roles in flashbacks are Sophia Lillis (Bev), Jaeden Martell (Bill), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben), Finn Wolfhard (Richie), Chosen Jacobs (Mike), Jack Dylan Grazer (Eddie) and Wyatt Oleff (Stan).

Like Mindhunter earlier this year, It Chapter 2 does an amazing job with its casting. The adult Losers actually pass for grown up counterparts to the younger cast, Ben, Richie and Eddie’s character’s being at the top of my list for the “What Kind of Witchcraft is This?!” award. An honorable mention must go out to Teach Grant and Nicholas Hamilton as adult and young Henry Bowers respectively. I feel Bower’s character was somewhat underutilized, which is sad because both actors gave amazing performances as the Losers’ human bully.

Lastly, we see Bill Skarsgård reprise his role as Pennywise. Skarsgård gave a standout performance in 2017’s It, making the role entirely his own rather than trying to duplicate Tim Curry’s iconic performance in the 1990 miniseries. I was glad to see Pennywise get a little more time to shine during this feeding cycle. We get to see him as an opportunist, hunting down easy prey and we also get to see him as a clever, and ultimately deadly, conniving murderer. Skarsgård’s performance really highlights just how much Pennywise enjoys these feeding cycles, milking each and every minute he’s on screen and giving a portrayal that’s just as goofy as it is menacing. His dialogue this time around seems especially menacing, taking on the tone of an inter-dimensional bully.

As with any adaptation of a Stephen King novel, some key points and characters are left out to allow for breathing room. This gave Muschietti the opportunity to expand on some of the more esoteric aspects of the story, such as the Ritual of Chud, the Losers reverting back to their childhood selves (best exemplified by Bill’s returning stutter) and lastly the origins of Pennywise and the Dead Lights.

The tone of the movie also felt very balanced. It had been stated in many interviews that the Muschietti’s planned to make Chapter 2 much scarier than their first installment, which had me somewhat worried, as I didn’t want them to lose sight of what I felt made the first movie so great! Luckily for audiences, they still managed to effortlessly balance comedy, heartbreaking emotional scenes and amped up terror effortlessly.

Stephen King’s novel frequently jumps back and forth between timelines. Books tend to have an easier time with these jumps, however it has always been much trickier to get the same message across on film. Here is where I feel the movie had the most difficulty. At times, the shift from present day to flashbacks felt a bit jerky, and others felt as though they flowed pretty seamlessly. After a while, the film did feel repetitive and somewhat formulaic in that once one character’s flashback/present day block was done, we knew the next character’s mission was up next. You have to consider the fact that the film makers were working off of a Marvel Cinematic Universe style source material, with 7 main character’s and, at times, two villains to follow. That being said, the movie easily could have fallen apart in less experienced hands and I applaud Muschietti for the way he managed to meld things together as best as he could.

On the other hand, one aspect I found down right distracting was the de-aging effect used on the younger cast. I understand that the cast had grown up in the 2 years or so between filming movies, but I would have rather had the task of suspending my own belief and staying immersed in the movie over being distracted by the digital effects artists trying to make Jeremy Ray Taylor’s cheeks digitally chubby! At times it even made the audio feel as though it was off. There were certainly some wonky green screen shots in the first movie that distracted me in a similar way but I think I actually missed a few lines of dialogue from being thrown off by how strange it looked.

Where the digital effects were used best was in helping Pennywise transform into an array of different creatures. We got to see many different variations on The Eater of Worlds and although I’m a huge advocate for practical effects, I feel the digital effects was definitely necessary for some of the more fun-house-like sequences.

As a fan of both the book and the 1990 miniseries, I feel It Chapter 2 did a great job sticking close to the source material while still being its own adaptation that will surprise fans of King’s book. If you’ve only seen Chapter 1, I think you’ll really love how the story is tied up and would highly suggest you dive deep into the book. First time readers will also have fun realizing what all the shots of turtles in both movies mean! Andy and Barbra Muschietti have once again done a great job tackling one of the most complicated monsters in recent history, without losing sight of the emotional core that makes the story so amazing. Where the movie may struggle structurally, it excels thematically and brings the scares they promised. It Chapter 2 is surprisingly emotional, humorous and will remind you of what it’s like to check under your bed at night!

Rating: 4 Full Moons out of 5 🌕🌕🌕🌕

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