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adamwatchesmovies · 9 months

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The Burning (1981)

Every film genre is worth exploring but of course, it’s best to prioritize the groundbreaking, innovative and defining examples. If you wish to explore the slasher genre, have already memorized Halloween, have hammered out a definitive ranking for all of the Friday the 13th films and want something less "out there" than A Nightmare on Elm Street, then you're in the right mood for The Burning. With iconic imagery, high levels of suspense, plus everything you want from a movie about a killer in the woods, it’ll leave horror fans pleased.

5 years ago at Camp Blackfoot, a prank gone wrong gave the caretaker suffering horrific burns. Once released from the hospital, Cropsy (Lou David) sets out to punish the campers of Camp Stonewater, whose teenagers are all too similar to those who disfigured him.

If you scoff at the idea of young adults being cut to ribbons as entertainment and think gore only belongs in war movies - and even then, only to make a point about how wrong violence is - you’ve got no business watching The Burning. Even if you embrace the genre, the day-for-night scenes and occasionally dated character interactions (or maybe that's just how things were back then) will still make you cringe. You get over it thanks to the ample visceral thrills. Cropsy’s signature weapon is a pair of garden shears/hedge clippers. While a knife might slip quietly between your ribs and a machete will embed itself into your skull, this tool’s specialty is to sever, which is a whole lot of unsettling. To avoid repetition, the film’s body count showcases multiple ways to slay: impalements, stabbings, slashings, etc. If you want blood and gore, this movie’s got plenty without overindulging. You get enough to be shocked but the objective isn’t to gross out.

Plot-wise, everything follows a believable logic. Cropsy used to work at a camp. He knows how things operate, when campers will become isolated and how to cover up his crimes. His murders go undetected for as long as they do because he's careful. There are a lot of campers in the film and they all have their individual stories going on. Sally (Carrick Glenn) holds a grudge against Alfred (Brian Backer) after he tries to scare her in the shower. He says he was just trying to get back at her boyfriend, Glazer (Larry Joshua) who has been mercilessly bullying him. Karen (Carolyn Houlihan) is being pressured to have sex with Eddy (Ned Eisenberg). They have an argument and meanwhile, Cropsy is watching. You get a feeling the killer is always just outside of view, waiting for the right opportunity to strike. The multitude of possible victims, along with the casual sexism of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s makes it difficult to pinpoint who is “good enough” to survive and who will be “punished” by Cropsy. When something goes wrong, everyone assumes it’s the kids trying to pulll pranks or over engaging in teenage drama. No one could suspect the truth but you know and you’re nervously watching, wondering what’s coming next.

The Burning deviates enough from the formula to keep things interesting but also retains what made the genre so popular in its heyday. The gore, makeup and special effects are impressive. The sight of those shears gleaming in the summer light as Cropsy prepares to sink them into his next victim's flesh is hard to forget. It's not reinventing the wheel, it might be tasteless and occasionally dated but what clenches it as a good movie is the conclusion. We get a terrific, final scare; a thematically appropriate final note that makes you eager to revisit The Burning again. (On Blu-ray, November 13, 2020)

#The Burning #Movies #films #Movie Reviews #Film Reviews #Tony Maylam #Bob Weinstein #Peter Lawrence #Brad Grey #Harvey Weinstein #Brian Matthews #Leah Ayres #Brian Backer #Larry Joshua #Lou David #1981 movies #1981 films

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mercurycft · 24 days

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𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 — 𝐀𝐖𝐅𝐂

## leah williamson & awfc x american!reader !!

contains implied themes of domestic abuse

next chapter - series masterlist - account masterlist

under 1k words.

“no you don’t fucking get it, bradley!”

“maybe i just don’t care!”

“grow up, brad.”

you walked away at that, grabbing your car keys off the hook and leaving the house - slamming the door behind you. it had happened quick, a comment thrown into conversation at the wrong time and it had gone down like a lead balloon.

you were in the kitchen, packing away the dishes from the dishwasher when he had come downstairs - phone in hand and still in his pjs from the night before. you weren’t trying to argue, asking him when he was going to get dressed and ready for your evening plans when he had snapped.

it had been brewing for days, hiding in the corners of your flat and shadowing your every move around the city. you could feel it at home, at work. you spent hours of the day trying to justify it to yourself, sighing and heaving deep breaths about how ‘every couple fights’ - but in all honesty, it felt like you and brad did nothing but fight. each of them starting and ending almost identically. he would snap at something you said, you would get pissed off and storm out and then you would go days without speaking.

the argument was three weeks ago. you didn't go back that night, or the next day. not for an entire week. you were done, mentally and physically.

you tried to justify it to everyone around you, divulging into how much he had on his pla te with work, but the constant bickering had been slowly eating you up inside like a bacteria feeding on your energy. until eventually, you realised that it wasn't normal how you would spend at least fifteen minutes outside the house every day after work, composing yourself with a few tender breaths from the safety of your car - dreading what may lay across the threshold. it wasn't normal how you would flinch when his hand raised above him too fast and too high. it wasn't normal how you felt a weight lift off of your shoulders at the thought of never, ever seeing him again.

you weren't really a 'party' girl as such (and as encouraged as your friends), after college you decided to settle into the life you had started to make. you got a job, a nine to five - spending every day talking to people about their problems and ways they could fix it. you got a house, pumping thousands and thousands and thousands into rent and essentials. when brad got his promotion, he decided it would be better for you to take a step into a more 'traditional' role. so for him, you stayed home. you cleaned, cooked and cleaned some more - until the copious amounts of bleach and detergent could no longer wash away the messy smudge of life.

you had come to terms with it now and had made peace with the fact that this specific chapter of your life was closed. buried. burnt and sent straight into the belly of hell.

so after the breakup, as any good friends do, they waited. they waited until you were ready. then they dragged you out of the house and into their favourite bar, a bar you had never stepped foot in and promised you would be forgetting all about brad.

in some ways, they were right.

well, in every way they were right.

so, so right.

chapter one will be here shortly, enjoy, love always - RGx

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polkadotjohnson · 1 month

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Petition to have David Dastmalchian's short films released.

Lost short films:

Cora (dir. Ricky Lloyd George) (yes hello bane of my existence)

The Pandora Experiment (dir. Mike L. Taylor, Matt Steinauer, Collier Landry)

Arc of a bird (from the director of Cass, Hugh Schulze. David plays the same character)

Credits (dir. Hugh Schulze)

Head Case (dir. Collin Schiffli, Bradley Jakubik)

Band (dir. Collin Schiffli)

Keen (dir. Jimmy McDermott)

Say When (dir. Greg Fitzsimmons)

Tweet Me in NY (dir. Traven Rice)

All the Pretty Girls (dir. ???) (Robert Goldman perhaps?)

Girls Will Be Girls 2012 (not a short) (dir: Richard Day. From Reddit: I heard the director, Richard Day, had some technical setbacks with not being familiar with green screen work/a lot of his work being lost when his hard drive crashed. According to Coco Peru, it's in some sort of post-production limbo state, so who knows?)

Also apparently this got successfully backed on Kickstarter, so maybe we should kick some start into the director's butt?/cringe

(there are probably others)

Things to keep an eye on:

Hide Your Eyes (written by David, dir. Erica Scoggins, could be in development hell)

Can't Stop the Dawn (dir. Marianna Palka or Tony Armer, status unknown) (could also be called "Terminal Kill")

Jack and Jill (unknown, mentioned in Dast's old webpage)

Her Director (unknown, mentioned in Dast's old webpage)

Leech Lake (probably a project with Leah Kilpatrick, could be a comic book)

Knights vs Samurai (comic book project with Todd McFarlane and Federico Mele)

These were never made but I'll keep them on the list anyway because eh I'm like that

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Malware

Any news/info on any of these is greatly appreciated

To come out this year (2024)

They Listen (dir: Chris Weitz, est. release date August)

Rosario (dir: Felipe Vargas, est. release date September)

No release date as of yet:

Dust Bunny (dir: Bryan Fuller)

The Life of Chuck (dir: Mike Flanagan)

Murderbot (TV)

"I don't like the idea of something existing if I can't get a copy of it."

— Brad Jones, DVD-R Hell.

WATCH

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First two links might not work on mobile because it sure as hell isn't working on mine but it's just the links to my Vimeo and YouTube playlists, you can see them on the header of the blog

#david dastmalchian #cora #the pandora experiment #petition #rare films #lost media #with where to watch links for ease of access

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lovelyladyabsinthewrites · 2 years

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Love Song for a Vampire Pt.8

Pairing(s): Edward Cullen x Wolf!Reader, Edward Cullen x Bella Swan, Jacob Black x Bella Swan, Embry Call x Reader

Warnings: none really

Words: 2097

Summary: The wolves and Cullens get together to train in preparation for the battle with the newborns.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18 Part 19 Part 20 Part 21 Part 22 Part 23 Part 24 Part 25 Part 26 Part 27 Part 28 Part 29 Part 30 Part 31 Part 32 Part 33 Part 34 Part 35 Part 36 Part 37 Part 38 Part 39

“You still can’t hear her thoughts?” Inquired Carlisle as he listlessly waited for everyone to arrive. Bella was waiting back in Edward’s room as she wanted to be a part of the training too. At the very least watch. It concerned her that the wolves might get hurt, maybe even be killed. She felt immense guilt over the fact that Victoria was doing all of this because of her. James died because of her and Victoria wanted retribution.

Pursing his lips together, Edward gives a stiff shake of his head. “No. Nothing. Maybe it was something in the poison they ingested, but I can still hear Sam’s.” Now there were two people whose thoughts he couldn’t read. Frustrated, Edward runs a hand through his bronze colored hair.

Such a curious case it was that it daunted on Carlisle: if the Volturi were to find out about Edward and (y/n), they would surely want to thoroughly investigate them. And that didn’t bode well for either of them.

“You’ve told Bella about (y/n), right?”

“Yes. But I reassured her that the feeling wasn’t mutual. That I loved her.” Telling her that hadn’t made her any happier though. Because she had been hanging out in La Push lately, Bella had a great knowledge of the Quileutte wolf pack. Their lore and history. Imprinting was something far beyond the wolf’s control. The divinity of fate chose those two to be together for a reason. By fate’s will it was done. No matter how long it took, eventually they would be together. One way or another.

Late at night, Edward would ponder on what a life with (y/n) would be like. The sad thing was, that image was getting clearer and clearer.

Slowly the thoughts of the wolves were coming in.

Carlisle pats Edward on the shoulder. “I’ll get the others. Go and welcome them.”

They emerged cautiously from the thicket, giant creatures that were bigger than Edward. These were no house dogs. Lethal and deadly, (y/n) was one of them. Even though he couldn’t hear her thoughts, Edward knew which one was her. Surprisingly (y/n)’s wolf was rather large despite the height of her human form. The fur on her face was dark black that slowly peeled to gray with streaks of shimmering silver. Amber eyes lit like tiny flames scan the area before meeting Edward’s eyes.

Quickly averting her attention to somewhere else, that confirmed even further that it was (y/n). She trotted closely alongside another wolf who nudged her with his long snout. A much slimmer and sleeker wolf who Edward would have mistaken for Leah had he not been able to read their mind. The pale gray wolf, almost like smoke, was Jacob’s friend Embry. He was smaller than (y/n)’s wolf by a few inches and seemed stuck to her side like glue. Odd. Very odd. Embry’s thoughts are friendly though and excited for the training of the day as seemed to be the other wolves.

The bear-like size of Sam’s wolf towers over all the others. His presence causes the others to settle down.

With respect, Sam tilts his snout downwards. “Thank you for having us.”

The gray snout of Leah Clearwater curls in a silent snarl, but she keeps her thoughts quiet as to not receive a reprimand from Sam.

“We will do what we must to ensure the safety of Bella and the rest of the humans in Forks.” Sam’s thoughts reply. Edward catches a slight image of the night he and his brothers saved (y/n) and Sam. The rest of his pack see it too, the younger ones Brad and Collin flatten their ears. Something so terrifying that brought even their alpha to their knees.

Footsteps of the other Cullen arrivals had Paul and Jared take on an alert stance while Jacob lit up at the sight of Bella walking down the porch stairs. Some of the pack had already seen her a few days ago as it was her senior graduation party. A large, puffy jacket protected her from the cold weather of the day where as the vampires and wolves didn’t need any added insulation. Another reminder to Edward of how fragile she was because Bella was human. She wasn’t made to survive in his world.

Her dark eyes regard Edward before awkwardly makes her way to Jacob to say hello. Their relationship had been quite rocky since the discovery of (y/n) imprinting on him. There was nothing he could do or say to comfort Bella. Everyone could sense the tension as (y/n) tries to distance herself from the human girl. Not out of malice or resentment, no; (y/n) felt equally awkward about imprinting on Bella’s boyfriend. Regret and shame made her slink back in the pack with Embry trying to give her encouraging words. Edward felt for her but right now there wasn’t anything he could do. They had bigger matters at hand.

Jasper takes the lead, hands behind his back. This was his area of expertise. Fighting newborns was nothing new to him as was apparent from the multitude of silver scars he possessed. “Now, I’m sure (y/n) has explained the severity of a newborn army as we had informed her a few days ago. In fighting newborns there are two important things to remember.” The wolves settle in and listen intently to every word Jasper said. They knew his information could mean life or death. “First off, never let them get their arms around you. No matter how big you are they’ll crush you instantly. Second is never go for the obvious kill. Newborns are smarter than they look and will be expecting it.”

Turning to Emmett, Jasper grins. “My lovely assistant and I will demonstrate the fighting techniques of many newborns and vampires. Never lose focus. And most importantly never turn your back on your enemy.”

Smiling in return made Emmett’s dimples more pronounced as he takes his stance in front of Jasper. He rolls up the white sleeves of his shirt before charging full speed. Yet Jasper is faster and initially becomes a blur as he maneuvers around the burly brunette. Despite his best effort, all Emmett could grab was empty air. There’s a clear sign of frustration in Emmett’s movements as he struggles to even lay a finger on his adoptive brother. The wolves watched intently, taking in every step until in a blink of an eye Jasper managers to get Emmett from behind. Teeth poised at his throat to demonstrate just how easy it would be to end him. It made some of the wolves shift uncomfortably, including (y/n). There was fur missing on the side of her face, replaced by fresh jagged scars that had been on its way to healing.

From there on, the rest of the Cullens joined in as part of the demonstration. They appeared to be a bunch of blurs as they fought, quick and dizzying for the normal human eye. Bella found it difficult to keep track of who was who. Alice and Edward used their special abilities to their advantage. It may have appeared unfair to others, but when it came down to your life, one couldn’t be fair.

Jasper looked on as Edward and Carlisle went head to head in a vicious collision. “Focus on speed and agility. Keep your opponent off guard. Use their momentum against them.” He could sense the wolves getting antsy, wanting to join in the sparring. Sam had to snap at a squirrely Brady who anxiously started to whimper.

Perky Alice stands beside her mate and smiles. “Why don’t we have one of the wolves try? They can get in some practice. I’m sure neither of them would mind fake fighting with a vampire.”

Grinning at his cute girl’s idea, Jasper nods. “Yes, good idea. (y/n), will you come up here and demonstrate for us a simulation of what it will be like for a wolf to fight a newborn.”

All eyes on (y/n)’s timid wolf who tried to look for a way out. An encouraging noise from Sam and Embry made (y/n) hesitantly part from her pack. She stood in front of Jasper, awaiting for him to attack. Her partner wasn’t to be Jasper though.

A small side turn of his body. “Ed, do you mind?”

Stiffly he siddles up to Jasper, trying not to look at a distraught Bella. “I don’t think that’s a good idea, Jazz. Things are already weird with us.”

“You can read her mind though and best anticipate her actions so you don’t get too hurt.”

“Not anymore.”

Even though he said it quietly, with everyone’s super hearing they were able to catch every word. And unfortunately so did Bella. Since they had first met, Bella had thought she was the only one who Edward couldn’t read. It had made their relationship even more special.

Jacob growled beside her as she confronted Edward in a low voice. “Since when?”

Absolutely awkward for everyone there. (y/n) was frozen; amber eyes staring around her. Jasper could feel the storm inside of her brewing. Before he could do anything about it, (y/n) took initiative and with a huff she lunged at Edward who had not been anticipating it. He tumbles to the ground, a chorus of barks and howls. Recovering quickly, Edward is able to swiftly propel the giant wolf off of him with his legs. Silence from (y/n)’s mind leaves Edward hesitant on his next sequence of actions. He had never fought one of their kind before. True he had been close to attacking Jacob quite a few times, but no physical fights had ever ensued. Looking at her now, Edward seemed to have forgotten that (y/n) wasn’t human like Bella. She was strong and dangerous. (y/n) charged again and Edward was prepared this time.

Or so he had thought.

Taking a giant leap over his head, (y/n) skids behind him and with incredible speed she headbutts him in the back so that he nearly falls forward.

Her pack howls with delight, stamping their giant paws against the earth. From behind she could have easily snapped his head off with her giant jaws had it been an actual fight. Instead she just sighs out a big gust of warm air to the back of his head.

“Well done (y/n).” Edward could hear the grin from Jasper’s voice and heard his impressed thoughts. “With that, let's call it a day.”

Emmett helps his slightly shocked brother back up to his feet. “You’re lucky they’re on our side. She whooped your ass.”

An awkward chuckle, Edward turns around to watch (y/n) being dog piled by a few other wolves as they congratulated her. There’s pride on Sam’s face and when he catches Edward’s eyes, he gives the vampire a knowing look.

“Be careful.” His thoughts warned. “If you hurt her, she can very well hurt you too.”

That was very clear.

Being quiet, Bella leaves Jacob’s side much to his irritation. Wolf eyes watch enviously at the girl that he would never be destined to be with. “Are you okay? She seemed pretty rough on you. . .”

Rounding up his pack, (y/n) untangles herself from limbs and tails, shaking herself off. It looks like she’s grinning at a bouncing Embry and Quil who still bumped into her incessantly. Embry’s thoughts were filled with admiration and. . . adoration.

“Yeah. . . I’m fine.”

Why didn’t he feel fine then?

“That was definitely terrifying!” You laugh, letting the sand consume your feet.

Jacob, despite Bella having returned to Edward’s side, was full of elation. “Edward didn’t even know what hit him!”

“Literally!” Quil cackles. The four of you had stopped by the closest convenience store for snacks to celebrate the occasion.

Good. As long as they had forgotten what Edward had said in front of everyone. He couldn’t read your thoughts anymore. It was a somewhat relieving fact, having your thoughts safe at least from one person now.

What had happened though?

Unconsciously you scratch at the irritating scabs that were forming on the side of your face. He could read your thoughts before that day.

Fighting him had been exhilarating. So close to him, you entrapped his scent inside of you. Sweet and invigorating, you couldn’t get enough of it. Even now you could still smell him.

Shame trickled down your back though. You shouldn’t be thinking about him like that.

Bella. There was Bella.

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#edward cullen x reader #edward cullen fanfiction #edward cullen fanfic #edward cullen x you #twitter #twilight saga #twilight fanfiction #twilight fanfic

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most-datable-datable-bracket · 11 months

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Most Datable Datable Character round 1 match-ups

Mammon from Obey Me VS Mat Sella from Dream Daddy

Elliott from Stardew Valley VS Colonel Sanders from I Love You, Colonel Sanders!

Sebastian from Stardew Valley VS Brad from Coming Out On Top

Kent from Amnesia VS Zen from Mystic Messenger

707 from Mystic Messenger VS Dimitri Kotov from Tailor Tales

Tamarack Baumann from Our Life: Now and Forever VS Saffron from Potionomics

Roxanne from Potionomics VS Shuu Iwamine from Hatoful Boyfriend

Leano from Potion Permit VS Lucas from Rune Factory 5

V from Mystic Messenger VS Joyce from //TODO: today

Timo Salminen from Love Tangle+ VS Jinguji Ren from Uta no Prince-Sama

Valerie Oberlin from Monster Camp VS Louis from The Walking Dead: The Final Season

Emily from Stardew Valley VS Aiji Yanagi from Collar x Malice

Chrom from Fire Emblem: Awakening VS Corsac from Potionomics

Isabela from Dragon Age VS Ivy Attwood from Love Tangle+

Leah from Stardew Valley VS Nadia Satrinava from The Arcana

Edelgard von Hresvelg from Fire Embelm: Three Houses VS Oliver Cowell from Love Tangle+

Shane from Stardew Valley VS Gregor from Fire Emblem: Awakening

Steph Gingrich from Life is Strange: True Colors VS Fenris from Dragon Age 2

Stu from Monster Roadtrip VS Cove Holden from Our Life: Beginnings and Always

Vishnal from Rune Factory 4 VS Artem Wing from Tears of Themis

Yoosung Kim from Mystic Messenger VS Cliff from Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town

Ashe from Fire Emblem: Three Houses VS Susumu Yamazaki from Hakuoki

Asmodeus from Obey Me VS Dylas from Rune Factory 4

Luna from Potionomics VS Qiu Lin from Our Life: Now and Forever

Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect VS Baxter Ward from Our Life: Beginnings and Always

Abigail from Stardew Valley VS Lysithea von Ordelia from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Julian von Garibaldi from Black Wolves Saga VS Mercedes von Bartels from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Saint-Germain from Code:Realize VS Laito Sakamaki from Diabolik Lovers

Ayame from Andromeda Six VS Linhardt von Hevring from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Saeran Choi from Mystic Messenger VS Liara T'soni from Mass Effect

Kei Okazaki from Collar x Malice VS Mint from Potionomics

Finn McNamara from Life is Strange 2 VS Scott Howl from Monster Prom

#It's time to fear for my faves #If Mammon or Cove falls I'm immediately stopping the tournament /j #Not a poll #most datable datable character #Round 1

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smashpages · 7 months

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Out this week: Titans Beast World: Evolution (DC, $7.99):

In preparation for the upcoming Beast World crossover event, DC collects several older Beast Boy stories in this one-shot by Marv Wolfman, Bob Haney, Leah Williams, George Perez, Bill Molno, Marguerite Sauvage and more, with a cover by Brad Walker.

See what else is arriving in comic shops this week.

#comics #comic books #new comic book day #can't wait for comics #ncbd #new comics day #new comics #comic covers #beast boy #dc #dc comics #titans: beast world #new comics tuesday #brad walker

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sixxteenbullets · 11 months

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REQUESTS

FANDOMS-

IT (2017) || Henry Bowers, Beverly Marsh

THE OUTSIDERS || Dallas Winston, Ponyboy Curtis, Darry Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Johnny Cade, Cherry Valance, Tim Shepherd, Curly Shepherd

THE WALKING DEAD || Daryl Dixon, Carl Grimes, Michonne, Maggie Rhee, Glen Rhee

TWILIGHT || Jacob Black, Seth Clearwater, Leah Clearwater, Paul Lahote, Embry Call, Sam Uley, Edward Cullen, Rosalie Cullen, Alice Cullen

TOP GUN(MAVERICK) || Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell, Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky, Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw, Robert 'Bob' Floyd

SHAMELESS|| Lip Gallagher, Carl Gallagher, Veronica Fisher, Kevin Ball, Mandy Milkovich

PERCY JACKSON|| Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase

CALL OF DUTY|| John Price, Simon 'Ghost' Riley, Johnny 'Soap' MacTavish, Keegan Russ, Konig

JUJUTSU KAISEN|| Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Ryomen Sukuna, Takuma Ino, Shoko Leiri, Kento Nanami, Choso Kamo, Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, Toji Zen'in, Maki Zen'in

OTHER || Johnny Castle, Rusty James, Brigitte Fitzgerald, Ginger Fitzgerald, Randall 'Pink' Floyd, Tyler Durden(Brad Pitt), Brad Pitt

DO'S

Request for other characters

Request other fandoms

Request as much as you want

Mental Disorders (to the best of my ability)

Eating Disorders

Abusive pasts

Gore

Self harm/Sewer Slide

Trauma

Manipulation

hurt&comfort/Angst (love me some sadness)

Fluff

Song fics

DONT'S

SA/Non-con/CNC

Racism

Heavy smut

Pregnancy

Voyeurism

Anything regarding mommy/daddy pet names

Expect me to answer your request right away, or do anything I'm not comfortable with.

ASK

Smut

Poly

Most things can be mentioned as past traumas, but I will NOT write anything in on the 'dont's' list in detail. Just ask!

ABOUT ME (to give you an idea of what I can write)

I'm a feminist

I have a history of SA/emotional abuse/an ED

I'm Bi

I love animals sm

My favorite artists are Jeff Buckley, Lana Del Rey, Hole, Megadeth, Ethel Cain, Cigarettes After Sex, Bon Iver, and Evanescence

LIST CHANGES OFTEN

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jules-has-notes · 2 months

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Beauty & the Bieber (Unexpected Musical) — PattyCake Productions music video

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Continuing their signature style of combining childhood classics with modern music, the PattyCake guys decided to tackle a tale as old as time for their next project. In addition to Justin Bieber's melodies and the musical motifs from the 1991 animated film, they also included elements from the forthcoming 2017 live action remake.

Details:

title: Unexpected Musicals — Beauty and the Bieber

performers: Jamie Fritz (Belle); Earl Elkins, Jr. (Beast); E. Michael Evans (Gaston); Joey D'Angelo-LaJoie (LaFou); Alexander Browne (Lumiere); Brad Pettitt (Prince Adam); Leah Lowman (village girls); Anita Wakim (Enchantress)

original songs / performers: [0:15] "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber; [0:53] "Baby" by Justin Bieber, feat. Ludacris; [1:09] "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber; [1:21] "Never Say Never" by Justin Bieber, feat. Jaden; [2:12] "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber; [2:36] "Company" by Justin Bieber; [3:30] "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber, feat. Nicki Minaj; [4:10] "Sorry" by Justin Bieber; [4:22] "Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake, feat. Justin Bieber; [4:44] "Cold Water" by Major Lazer, feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

written by: "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber, Michael "BloodPop" Tucker, Sonny "Skrillex" Moore, Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, & Joshua Gudwin; "Baby" by Justin Bieber, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, & Christina Milian; "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber, Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, & Ed Sheeran; "Never Say Never" by Adam "Messy" Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Jaden Smith, Omarr Rambert, & Justin Bieber; "Boyfriend" by Mike Posner, Mason Levy, Matthew "Blackbear" Musto, & Justin Bieber; "Company" by Justin Bieber, Andreas Schuller, James Wong, Leroy Clampitt, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, James "JHart" Abrahart, & Thomas Troelsen; "Beauty and a Beat" by Max Martin, Anton "Zedd" Zaslavski, Savan Kotecha, & Nicki Minaj; "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, Michael "BloodPop" Tucker, Sonny "Skrillex" Moore, Justin Tranter, & Julia Michaels; "Let Me Love You" by William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine, Justin Bieber, Andrew "Watt" Wotman, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, & Louis Bell; "Cold Water" by Thomas "Diplo" Pentz, Justin Bieber, Karen Marie "MØ" Ørsted, Benjamin "Benny Blanco" Levin, "King Henry" Allen, Philip "Jr Blender" Meckseper, Ed Sheeran, & Jamie Scott

arranged by: Layne Stein & Tony Wakim

release date: 17 March 2017

My favorite bits:

combining the rhythmic strings and the villagers' greetings from "Belle" with the melody for "I'll Show You"

Belle explicitly giving Gaston the brush-off

the tinkling minor motif from the animated movie as Belle enters the castle

Earl's fantastic growl at the end of "Never Say Never"

LaFou's gleeful fawning over Gaston and dancing on the tables

the sneaky ♫ "May-be" ♫ from "Company" overlapping with the tavern scene and leading into the "Be Our Guest" instrumentation

the Beast's lovely vulnerability during the dinner and dancing

using the crunchy horn motif from "Battle on the Tower" to create menace in this version of "Let Me Love You"

Earl's voice being layered over the final lyrics after the transformation

Trivia:

○ The obvious starting point for this project was Jusin Beiber's "Beauty and a Beat", which Tony and Layne had performed as part of VoicePlay's "Wow! Vol. 1" medley during the 2015 Sing-Off tour, but one song does not a full plot make. The guys delved into his extended catalogue to find songs that fit certain story beats and would blend well with the animated movie's score.

○ This was an incredibly ambtious undertaking. According to the PattyCake guys, preparations took five months, and filming spanned "six long days" (and nights, clearly).

○ All that hard work paid off, though, since they were able to time their YouTube release for the same day that the Emma Watson movie hit theaters.

○ VoicePlay recorded a Beauty and the Beast medley for "Once Upon an Ever After" (2012), their first album with Tony as a member of the group. Excerpts from that arrangement later appeared in their music videos "Be Our Guest", "Aca Top 10 – Disney Sidekicks", and "Aca Top 10 – Disney Villains". They also included "Belle" in their "Aca Top 10 – Broadway" countdown.

○ "Love Yourself" was the first song in VoicePlay's PartWork series, which they started as preparation for Tony leaving the group.

○ Layne occasionally used "Baby" as his interruption at the end of VoicePlay's "Road Trip" medley / comedy sketch.

○ On top of their usual studio work, this production required multiple location shoots:

The outdoor village scenes were filmed at the Casa Feliz museum.

Beast's castle interior was the Ballroom at Church Street, which closed in 2019, and was demolished 2023.

The tavern was an actual bar, the Tap Room at Dubsdread.

○ Between the main cast and dozens of background folks, they needed so many costumes that Tony enlisted his sister Anita to help wrangle them all.

○ There are several of Tony's fellow "Beetlejuice Revue" alumni among the main cast:

Michael (Gaston) played Dracula and Frankenstein's monster.

Joey (LaFou) played Wolfman and Dracula.

Brad (Prince Adam) was a dancer in the final "Mashup" iteration of the show.

○ There are also many friends and family among background cast and crew, including several cast members from previous Unexpected Musicals. Olivia Adkins and Leah Lowman are among the village crowd as Snow White and Cinderella. Rachel Copeland and Matthew Buckner are in the tavern crowd, but not as their previous characters. Many of the other villagers were clubgoers in "Hocus Heathens".

○ This video got a nice write-up on Huffington Post.

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