#miss pam grier

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

miss pam grier, friday foster |1975|

#gif #miss pam grier #pam grier #1975 #my hero #friday foster #delivering the milk #film #arthur marks

[evangelinesbible]

Idc if we've talked about it before it's heavy with the Sade, Myá, Pam Grier w the voice smoothness of Aaliyah and general aura of Beyoncé and I'm still not convinced ur not Beyoncé herself like you have no proof

Also my fama is 3rd house 11° Taurus thank you Miss Carter

You’ve convinced yourself a delusion I can not save you from.

But yea 😭 you said my celeb look alikes were sade, Mya and and solonge. Pam Grier is a new one. you still believe I'm Beyonce for some reason I can't possible understand why 🙄

Taurus Fama gives me a down to earth celebrity that people relate a lot too which is ironic cuz your the most chaotic person I know 😭 but the 3H might show that erratic chaos in a more control way in the public eye. You’d probably be famous online doing things like video games (I know you steam on twitch so) public speaking as well, writing, planning things, videos/vlogs maybe. Producing stuff regarding art and cinema speak to me as well. Famous creative director as well.

[aliveandfullofjoy]

Well, it may be a few days late, but it's here! One of my favorite new year traditions: my ten favorite new-to-me films of 2022!

This year was particularly challenging for me, but we made it through, and thanks in no small part to these beautiful films. They're wildly different, but they all moved me and got under my skin in ways I couldn't shake, so please consider this a strong endorsement for each of them!

The same rules as always: no movies from this past year (2022) or the year prior (2021). Every other year is fair game.

01. After Life (dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda, 1998; Japan; 119 mins.) “I was part of someone else’s happiness.”

It starts with a great premise: After death, people get one week to select one memory from their lives to hold onto for the rest of time. I knew I was always going to love After Life because I tend to love Kore-eda’s films. This is almost certainly his most compassionate film (which is saying something, considering compassion is pretty much his whole deal), and, as usual for him, the actors all give terrific performances. What I wasn’t anticipating was how much After Life ends up being, of all things, a love letter to dramaturgy. It goes back to the film’s very premise. The memory people keep forever isn’t really their memory – not exactly anyway. It’s a performance, a reenactment painstakingly crafted and filmed by the people who work in this bardo. When the client selects their memory, the storytellers begin building it as a narrative, as something with a script and a clear arc. I can imagine some people finding this to be depressing, but it almost sounds like my dream job. 

Side note: I watched this film about a week before my birthday, and at the time I was also playing a lot of the gorgeous video game Spiritfarer on Nintendo Switch, which is all about ferrying wayward souls to the other side. Turns out my capacity for cosmic yearning and spiritual angst knows no bounds.

After Life is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

02. Jackie Brown (dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1997; USA; 154 mins.)

“I’ll send you a postcard.”

Tarantino is a hit-or-miss filmmaker like no other for me, but holy cow, y’all, when he hits, he hits. Everything about Jackie Brown comes together as gracefully as possible, and it’s stunning, frankly, that it was only Tarantino’s third feature. It’s pulpy, it’s twisty, it climaxes with as thrilling a sting as I’ve ever seen, and every scene – every second, really – feels effortless. To watch Jackie Brown is to feel safe in the hands of a storyteller at the top of their craft. Since I’m a sap, it helps that this is most likely his most tender film: every character is so well-drawn and well-realized, and every actor is doing great work (Bridget Fonda, Micheal Keaton, a weirdly against-type Robert De Niro), but the film’s three leads turn in career-best performances. Pam Grier makes Jackie a heroine for the ages, Samuel L. Jackson is a terrifying and magnetic tour de force, and Robert Forster, the heart of the film, is breathtakingly decent in a typhoon of violence and crime. The three performances, rich enough on their own, are at their best when they’re sharing the screen. It’s nothing short of electrifying.

Jackie Brown is currently available on demand.

03. Barry Lyndon (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1975; UK/USA; 185 mins.)

“Good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now.”

I’m glad I finally crossed Barry Lyndon off my watchlist, even if it’s clearly the kind of film that rewards multiple viewings. Kubrick’s meticulous world-building has rarely been more accomplished or authentic than it is here. The sprawling world of Barry Lyndon stretches beyond the edges of the screen, with a huge cast of great character actors giving superb performances. The film’s legendary design work is every bit as staggering as its reputation suggests: John Alcott’s jaw-dropping cinematography, Ken Adam and Roy Walker’s extravagant art direction, and Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund’s gorgeous costumes. It’s also surprisingly funny! A genuinely magnificent piece of work from a master filmmaker.

Barry Lyndon is currently streaming on HBO Max.

04. F for Fake (dir. Orson Welles, 1973; France/Iran/West Germany)

“Our songs will all be silenced. But what of it? Go on singing.”

At least 80% of F for Fake is footage of Orson Welles stream-of-consciousness monologuing about art and culture and history and making himself chuckle in different fields and parks and cafés while wearing little hats and jackets. Naturally, I loved it. A strange, poetic, and fascinating magic trick of a film, further proof that Welles was truly in a class of his own as a storyteller, a filmmaker, an illusionist, and a self-made myth. What a gift.

F for Fake is currently streaming on HBO Max and the Criterion Channel.

05. There Was a Father (dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1942; Japan)

“There’s nothing to be sad about.”

Yasujiro Ozu is rightly regarded as one of the world’s greatest filmmakers, but I’ve long had a pet theory that he was one of the great dramatists of the 20th century. All of his films play out as carefully plotted chamber dramas, their enormous emotional power hidden in the smallest, most subdued interactions between its characters. There Was a Father is as bleak and beautiful as any of Ozu’s films, and maybe the most gutting. At the heart is frequent Ozu collaborator Chishu Ryu, who gives a stoic, honest, and shattering performance as a man whose worldview left him detached from his family and emotionally numb. It’s hard to imagine this being approved by the Japanese national censors during World War II, but thank goodness we have it.

There Was a Father is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

06. Betty Tells Her Story (dir. Liane Brandon, 1972; USA; 20 mins.)

“I guess I still haven’t solved the way I felt about that. The uncomfortableness of being praised for a prettiness I never had, but, you know, kind of excitement about feeling very special suddenly. And it’s gone.”

A short masterpiece of solo storytelling. Liane Brandon fixes her camera on Betty, who recounts a story about buying and losing an expensive dress to wear to a gala. She tells the same story twice – once for the factual sequence of events and once to describe the way she felt as it was happening – and the contrast is amazing to watch. Wherever Betty went after telling Brandon her story, I hope she was happy. Betty Tells Her Story was just inducted into the National Film Registry, ensuring this devastating, empathetic, monumental piece of filmmaking can be preserved forever. Thank God for that.

Betty Tells Her Story is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

07. Donkey Skin (dir. Jacques Demy, 1970; France; 90 mins.)

“Donkey Skin! What a beautiful name.”

What a treat. Donkey Skin easily stands alongside Jacques Demy’s earlier musicals The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls of Rochefort as some of the most blissful films in the genre. As with his other films, the production values are off the charts, including some truly outrageous costumes, and an exquisite score from Demy’s frequent collaborator Michel Legrand. The cast is great, too, including the always magnetic Catherine Deneuve, an endearingly goofy Jacques Perrin, a brooding Jean Marais, and high-camp MVP Delphine Seyrig. The humor is delightfully weird, it looks and sounds amazing, and there are a handful of truly inspired musical sequences. It’s a magical film.

Donkey Skin is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

08. Shoes (dir. Lois Weber, 1916; USA; 50 mins.)

“Whatever happened, life must go on. Whatever boats are wrecked, the river does not stop flowing to the sea.”

Lois Weber’s Shoes must be one of the most affecting melodramas in Hollywood history. Anchored by Weber’s beautiful direction and a haunting performance from twenty-year-old Mary MacLaren, the film becomes something of a neorealistic fable in its depiction of an impoverished young woman doing whatever she can to get enough money to buy a much-needed new pair of shoes. The characters feel authentic and Weber’s depiction of poverty is unflinchingly raw, but the simplicity and intimacy of the film are its strengths. A landmark American film.

Shoes is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

09. Edward II (dir. Derek Jarman, 1991; UK; 90 mins.)

“My father is deceased. Come Gaveston, and share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.”

A transgressive, furious film that beautifully draws parallel lines between the late 80s and early 90s and Marlowe’s source material. Everything about Jarman’s Edward II is bleak as hell, boldly queer, and utterly fascinating: Tilda Swinton playing a spurned sociopathic queen in elaborate costumes! Men screaming in the pouring rain! The realm everyone fighting and dying for being a pitch-black labyrinth of concrete! What’s lasted for me, though, is the utterly stunning sequence where Annie Lennox(!) sings Cole Porter’s “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye” while Edward and Gaveston part ways. A beautiful puzzle of a film.

Edward II is currently available on demand.

10. Detour (dir. Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945; USA; 66 mins.)

“That’s life. Whichever way you turn, Fate sticks out a foot to trip you.”

This is one lean, nasty noir. Clocking in at just over an hour, Detour is a relentlessly paced and relentlessly mean thriller, one that puts a fittingly mopey Tom Neal in a runaway car in the opening minutes and never, ever lets up. He’s joined (if not supported) by Ann Savage, who gives a truly venomous performance, practically spitting every lethal line she has. It’s bleak, it’s powerful, and it’s gorgeous in its own hellish way. I’ve never connected with film noir quite as much as I would like to, but this is as perfect an example of the genre as I’ve ever seen.

Detour is currently streaming on the Criterion Channel and Prime Video.

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order): At Land (dir. Maya Deren, 1944); Bright Star (dir. Jane Campion, 2009); Brown Sugar (dir. Rick Famuyiwa, 2002); The Cameraman’s Revenge (dir. Ladislas Starevich, 1912); Cops (dir. Buster Keaton & Edward F. Cline, 1922); Daybreak Express (dir. D.A. Pennebaker, 1953); The Dover Boys at Pimento University (dir. Chuck Jones, 1942); A Fish Called Wanda (dir. Charles Crichton, 1988); Full Metal Jacket (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1987); Inside Man (dir. Spike Lee, 2006); Inspiration (dir. Karel Zeman, 1949); Ivan’s Childhood (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962); La Ciénaga (dir. Lucrecia Martel, 2001); The Last of Sheila (dir. Herbert Ross, 1973); Les Diaboliques (dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955); Les Vampires (dir. Louis Feuillade, 1915); McCabe & Mrs. Miller (dir. Robert Altman, 1971); The Meetings of Anna (dir. Chantal Akerman, 1976); Nitrate Kisses (dir. Barbara Hammer, 1992); Pépé le Moko (dir. Julien Duvivier, 1937); Police Story (dir. Jackie Chan, 1985); Portrait of Jason (dir. Shirley Clarke, 1967); Postcards from the Edge (dir. Mike Nichols, 1990); Pyaasa (dir. Guru Dutt, 1957); Reluctantly Queer (dir. Akosua Adoma Owusu, 2016); The River (dir. Jean Renoir, 1951); The Secret of Roan Inish (dir. John Sayles, 1994); The Slumber Party Massacre (dir. Amy Holden Jones, 1982); Speed (dir. Jan de Bont, 1994); The Story of a Three-Day Pass (dir. Melvin Van Peebles, 1967); 13th (dir. Ava DuVernay, 2016); Wasp (dir. Andrea Arnold, 2003); You Were Never Really Here (dir. Lynne Ramsay, 2017)

And finally, some miscellaneous viewing stats:

First movie watched in 2022: Bright Star (dir. Jane Campion, 2009)

Final movie watched in 2022: The Thin Man (dir. W. S. Van Dyke, 1934)

Least favorite movie: Garden State (dir. Zach Braff, 2004)

Oldest movie: Cinderella (dir. Georges Méliès, 1899)

Longest movie: Les Vampires (dir. Louis Feuillade, 1915 – 422 mins.)

Shortest movie: Western Spaghetti (dir. PES, 2008 – 2 mins.)

Month with most movies: December (26)

Month with fewest movies: April (8)

First movie from 2022 seen: Turning Red (dir. Domee Shi, 2022)

Total movies: 190

Yay! Movies are good sometimes! Good stuff!

#year in review #sometimes elliott watches movies #after life #hirokazu kore-eda #jackie brown #quentin tarantino #barry lyndon #stanley kubrick #f for fake #orson welles #there was a father #yasujiro ozu #betty tells her story #liane brandon #donkey skin #jacques demy #shoes #lois weber #edward ii #derek jarman #detour #edgar g. ulmer

[thealmightyemprex]

So.....I stumbeled upon a horror host,which movie should I watch

So last year I lamented that I kind of missed out on the era of horror hosts ....Well I stumbled upon a modern one with Crature Fetures,and I thought since it is Halloween might as well give this horror staple a try

Gonna start with a film I have seen ,and then one I havent .I have the second film picked,but what should the first film be

Mr Sardonicus-Film with Guy Rowlfe as a man with a perma smile

Abomnible Dr Phibes -Vincent Price as a killer slaying doctors in ways reminicent of the 10 plagues of egypt

Scream Blacula Scream-William Marshall is a vampire who reaches out to Pam Grier to return to life

@makingboneboy @themousefromfantasyland @ariel-seagull-wings @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @amalthea9 @princesssarisa @angelixgutz @the-blue-fairie

[usagirotten]

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines prequel coming on October 6

This October, the #PetSemataryPrequel will reveal the spine-chilling secrets that started it all. Prepare to meet the darkness lurking in the shadows, resurrected to terrify once more. Don't miss this terrifying tale! Paramount+ has unveiled a first-look image and October 6 premiere date for the horror movie Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Stephen King’s self-proclaimed scariest property of all time.

The movie, the debut directorial effort from screenwriter Lindsey Beer, acts as a prequel to King’s Pet Sematary and is based on an untold chapter penned by the It scribe. He has called it his scariest property. The film follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding and, once unearthed, has the power to destroy everything in its path. The pic stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country), with Pam Grier and David Duchovny also featuring. The film is directed by Beer and penned by Beer and Jeff Buhler. The producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. Pet Sematary will feature in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming collection that curates horror movies and Halloween episodes from TV series. It will launch on October 6

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#horror #horrormovie #MustWatch #PetSemataryBloodlines #stephenking

[robynqueenofstuff]

Let Me Introduce You: International Woman's Day Special

I haven’t done this in a while but in honour of international women’s day I’m bringing it back for just one day! It’s been years but my point is still valid, in fact, The expansion of foreign media in recent years means exposure to more female leads and characters, Not to mention History, mythology, powerful female characters have always been there. It’s not new. So those who dismiss women as something they never see at the center in film or those who complain there’s a girlboss epidemic, do not engage. You all need to buy brains.

And trans women are included because I don’t care for TERFs.

There are so many different examples I could use including every action woman of Pam Grier’s career or really early characters like Johanna Oakley [The String of Pearls aka the original Sweeney Todd] but I’m going to settle for these lassies who actually had posts in the works that I never got around to.

Ginger from Chicken Run

essentially an animated great escape focusing on forced breeding with a truly chilling villain [who is also female] remains an all-time favorite. With the release of the pleasantly surprising sequel Dawn of the Nugget, I would like to mention Ginger, who remains a complete rebel without fail, even when she’s desperate and disillusioned, she gets an idea and it’s back to work. Talk about a determined freedom fighter. Solitary cannot keep this bird down.

The Powerpuff Girls

The icons. Sugar spice and everything nice [unless Buttercup is being a little shit] created by a monkey and raised by the ultimate daddy scientist. These girls grow up while fighting evil and stay adorable while doing so. Of course, I’m a total Bubbles. What can I say about these heroes that haven’t already been said?

Yona of the Dawn

this gem starts off as a spoiled sweet brat whose life turns into a saga of betrayal and redemption as she becomes a fugitive in her own land and has to learn to exist outside four walls. Her gradual acceptance of her family’s shortcomings and her own journey into a leader from a distraught fallen princess is fascinating to see.

Joyce Byer's

Mama Bear made woman. Dare you to contradict. This woman lives for her kids and not even her dead-end job or useless police or shifty as hell scientists will stop her. even if you think she’s crazy she doesn’t give a shite. DO. NOT. MESS. WITH. HER. KIDS. plus she’s played by Winona Ryder. Icon and one of my favorite actresses.

Gracie Hart

Miss Congeniality ages better and better with every passing year as does its lead character. Who actually does feel like a real person seriously give this woman social media and tell me I’m wrong. She starts off as dismissive and scornful to the contestants of a beauty pageant she’s investigating and then becomes more understanding and protective of them all without losing her badass edge. I would SO watch a crossover with her and Elle Woods.

So there you have it. Some great female characters that differ in personality from different pieces of media. Should I bring this series back? It won’t be daily like before but I could squeeze one in weekly. Contemplate it while you enjoy International Women’s Day.

#let me introduce you #good female character examples #international women's day #terf repellent #no faux feminism #icons

[thamuthafuckinbear]

pam grier was a top tier bitch. im angry i missed her heyday

[fmhiphop]

Happy 30th Anniversary! Best Rapper Cameos on 'Martin'

Happy 30th Anniversary to a cultural masterpiece! The Martin reunion show is now streaming on BET+ and has brought to mind many of the standout rapper cameos on the series. These rapper cameo appearances are significant for being some of the earliest instances of rappers appearing on a broadcast television series. Let's take a look at our 8 favorite rapper cameos that appeared on Martin. 8. Method Man Method Man is no stranger to appearing in TV and film in the current stage of his career. However his cameo on Martin was his first opportunity to flex his acting chops. In the episode he plays a burglar robbing Martin's apartment that plays along with an ongoing beef between Martin and Pam to make off with the goods. https://youtu.be/L9SskNJEr_8 7. Bushwick Bill Bushwick Bill of The Geto Boys had a cameo on Martin along with Tony Cox. The duo brought plenty of laughs in the Season 1 episode. 6. Tone Loc Tone Loc had quite the career in the early 90's following the release of his smash hit song "Funky Cold Medina". He appeared on many series of the era but his cameo on Martin stands out. He played a former popular student that bullied Martin in their school days. Martin finds him breaking into students' lockers at their reunion and finally stands up to him.   5. Yo-Yo Yo-Yo had several cameos on Martin as Sheneneh's partner in crime Keylolo. She had a hilarious dynamic with Lawrence's character. The duo portray the roles of 90s hot girls perfectly and created classic scenes with their natural chemistry. Yo-Yo was also the protege' and frequent collaborator of West Coast rap legend and entrepreneur Ice Cube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JakcHkiEBKQ 4. Snoop Dogg   Snoop Dogg's cameo on Martin was featured in an episode where Pam and the crew throw Martin and Gina a surprise engagement party. However, the couple is so busy arguing that they miss the whole thing. Snoop Dogg comes through because he was invited by his Uncle Jerome and takes the party to a whole new level. All the party attendees leave shortly before the couple arrives as they head off to L.A. with Snoop to keep it going. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mepYI1k6ptU 3. Christopher "Kid" Reid Christopher "Kid" Reid is one half of the iconic 90s duo Kid 'n Play. The group is widely known for their films House Party, House Party 2 and Class Act. Reid appeared on Martin as the host of a competition for a fan to win a date with him. Hilariously, Sheneneh ends up being the winner and Kid decides he is unable to go through with it after seeing her in person. This rapper cameo led to one of the funniest moments of the series, Forever Sheneneh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjdMd9bLY04 2. OutKast OutKast's cameo on Martin came at a time when the South was just finding a way into mainstream hip hop success. In the episode All The Players Came, OutKast serves as the musical guest while Martin and the crew rally to save a local theatre. This is a guest-heavy episode that really showed admiration for the Black actors and actresses that paved the way for shows like Martin to exist. It featured appearances from Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Rudy Ray Moore, Whitman Mayo and Ja'net Dubois. It is also notable that the show was based in the East Coast and the episode came out in 1995. Later that year, the duo was booed after winning best new artist at The Source Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtzbYKd5qsw   1. The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie's appearance on Martin was one of the biggest cultural moments of the day. One of the most influential rappers of the 90s appeared on a top-rated Black sitcom. The episode focuses on Biggie's search for background singers to take on tour with him. Martin is an old friend that lets Big stay with him to avoid commotion at a hotel. This allowed people to see the smooth personality that Biggie had in another format. There was no way we could make a list about our favorite rapper cameos on Martin without this taking the top spot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5nDgGb27-s Martin is a show that has consistently connected with generations of TV watchers for decades and one of the strongest pieces of its legacy is the excellent rapper cameos. BET+ will begin streaming the Martin: The Reunion on June 16 with comedian Affion Crockett as the host. The first trailer dropped yesterday featuring a tribute to the character Tommy played by the late Thomas Mikal Ford. Check out some of our other news: Martin Lawerence Partnership With Detroit Pistons Lil Nas X Upset Over Not Receiving BET Awards Nomination Malcolm “Laidback Mack” Morrow | IG: @mack_stay_manifesting | FB: The Hood Hippie MS | Twitter: @_laidbackmack_ Read the full article

[wrongspacetime]

The L Word (2005) | The L Word : Generation Q (2021)

#the l word generation q #tlwgq #the l word #kit porter #angelica porter kennard #jordan hull #pam grier #tlwgqedit #mygifs #💔💔💔 #i really miss kit

[scifipinups]

#pam grier #miss connors #class of 1999 #1990

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

I really wish there were more towering/tall female characters in action, sci-fi and fantasy works like Cleopatra Jones from the eponymous movie for example; she still holds the record for being the tallest female lead ever in movie history (she was 1.88 meters) to this day and this was in the early ‘70s during the heyday of the blaxploitation movie era. Give us more tall (and bulky as well) female representation you cowards!!! @ creators

#tall females #characters #text #it's an interesting to think about #she was one of the first female leads in action and she was also black #along with miss pam grier #these women are actual pioneers for women in action and the sheer LACK of recognition they get is staggering and disrespectful #but that's another discussion for another day #i'm making this post cuz an oc of mine went from being a 5'7 brunette chick with emotional issues to a 6'9 green cold and commanding giant #ashdggdsjkgjdfhdgdgf #like...the height difference is astonishing #she went from being barely 170 cm to being fucking 206 cm bruh ahsgsgdgdgd #she's fucking TALL #and bulky on top of that #green tall bulky and strong...she-hulk who? #btw she also has powers a cloak and a few cibernetics to make her badass af #no i can't show y'all the visuals cuz i have them in my mind i haven't actually drawn her yet hshgdggdgf #yes i took inspiration from HIM if some of things i mentioned rang a bell #i'm a super simp so don't @ me #but yeah #TALL WOMEN DESERVE MORE REPRESENTATION #i checked tamara dobson's (cleopatra jones) imdb page and it ouright states that she's tallest female lead ever and not just in action #but like in overall movie history #so i modified a bit of my post so the info is more accurate and correct #and you guys don't get confused by my statement

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

coffy |1973| jack hill

#gif #miss pam grier #pam grier #1973 #coffy #film #jack hill #important #iconic #influential

[twixnmix]

JET magazine covers from 1977

#michael jackson #muhammad ali #1977 #tina turner #oj simpson #Janet Jackson #Marguerite Simpson #good times #richard pryor #pam grier #natalie cole #Janelle Commissiong #king of pop #Chaka Khan #miss universe #pop culture #jet magazine #1970s #african american #jimmie walker #bern nadette stanis #esther rolle #vintage #1970s fashion #1970s music

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

BFCD Calendar: Celebrity Birthday List

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

MARCH: HAPPY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, SIS!!!

1: Alexis Fields, Lupita Nyong’o 2: Danielle Moné Truitt, Nathalie Emmanuel 3: Gloria Hendry, Meagan Tandy 4: Angela V. Shelton 6: Anna Maria Horsford, Birgundi Baker 9: Christiana Pitts 10: Ego Nwodim 11: Ajani Russell 13: Adina Porter 14: Tamara Tunie, Carol Speed, Elise Neal, Greta Onieogou 15: Aaron Rose Philip 16: Cynthia Bond, Sierra McClain, Ajiona Alexus  18: Vanessa L Williams, Queen Latifah, Ayisha Issa, Amanda Foster, Bonnie Mbuli, Christina Elmore  19: Alycia Pascual Pena 20: Bianca Lawson, Dominique Jackson, Erica Luttrell, Freema Ageyman, Vanessa Bell Calloway 

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) 21: Sonequa Martin Green 22: Kandyse Mcclure 23: Chaka Khan, Vanessa Morgan 25: Jeryl Prescott 26: Diana Ross 27: Mariah, Halle Bailey 28: Celai West, Chrystale Wilson 30: Gabrielle Byndloss 31: Erica Tazel, Andrea Bordeaux, Zethu Dlomo-Mphahlele

APRIL (National Stress Awareness Month)

1: Cece Show, 2: Nikki Perkins, Amber Gray 3: Catherine Lough Haggquist, Sarah Jeffery, Young MA, 4: Lorraine Toussaint, Jill Scott, Khadi Don, Maya Angelou 6: Simona Brown, Lauren Ridloff 7: Billie Holiday, 8: Skai Jackson, Femi Taylor 9: Jazmine Sullivan, Bianca Belair, Kisha Knight Pulliam 10: Dana Heath, Jasika Nicole, April Weeden-Washington  11: Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Summer Walker 12: Imani Lewis, Retta, Suzzanne Douglas 13: Brittany Marie Batchelder, Marci T. House 14: Da Brat 15: Ester Dean, Kron Moore, Samira Wiley 16: Ebony Obsidian, Vallerie Rae Miller 

Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) 21: Gugu Mbatha-Raw  24: Reagan Gomez Preston 25: Gina Torres, Leyna Bloom 26: Debra Wilson 27: Lizzo 28: Aleisha LaNaé Allen, Cheslie Kryst, Madge Sinclair 29: Shahadi Wright Joseph

MAY (Women's Healthcare Month)

1: Victoria Monet 2: Golda Rosheuvel 3: Meagan Tandy, Chinenye Ezeudu, Danielle Deadwyler, Genevieve Nnaji 5: Gabrielle Nevaeh Green 6: Gabourey Sidibe, Adrienne Warren, Bresha Webb 7: Devyn Tyler 11: Dominique Thorne 12: Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kim Fields 13: Pearl Thusi 14: Tamara Dobson 15: Anjelika Washington, Bahia Watson, Sommore, 16: Janet Jackson, Aleyse Shannon 17:  Francis Callier, Rochelle Aytes, Cynda Williams 19: Grace Jones, Angel Theory 

Gemini (May 21-Jun 20) 21: Da’Vine Joy Randolph 22: Naomi Campbell 24: Patti Labelle, 25: Ebonee Noel, Octavia Spencer, Zazie Beetz, Leslie Uggams, Aïssa Maïga 26: Pam Grier, Lauryn Hill, Madeleine Mantock, Marie Pierra Kakoma 27: Left Eye, 28: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gladys Knight 29: Laverne Cox, Mel B, Ashleigh Morghan, Michole Briana White 30: Javicia Leslie, DeWanda Wise 31: Cupcakke, Normani 

JUNE (HAPPY JUNETEENTH AND BLACK MUSIC MONTH!!! HAPPY PRIDE LADIES,GAYDIES & THEYDIES)

1: Shailyn Pierre-Dixon 2: Brandee Evans, Jadah Marie, Laura Kariuki 3: Assa Sylla, Elizabeth Adare, Josephine Baker 4: Bahni Turpin 5: Denisea Wilson 6: Alex Datcher 9: Logan Browning, Gloria Reuben 10: Faith Evans 12: Felecia M. Bell 13: Daniella Perkins 14: Marla Gibbs, Tamara Smart 15: Judy Pace, Ashley Nicole Black 16: Iantha Richardson 17: Venus Williams 18: Fatou Jobe 19: Phylicia Rashad, Alysia Rogers 20: Tika Sumpter 

Cancer (June 21-July22) 22: DomiNque Perry 23: Brandi Rhodes, Britne Oldford 24: Solange, Candice Patton, Adele Oni, Dominique Tipper 25: Brenda Sykes 26: Antoinette Robertson 27: Anjela Lauren Smith, Chantel Riley

JULY (HAPPY DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH)

1: Storm Reid 3: Audra McDonald, Alyah Chanelle Scott 4: Edmonia Lewis 5: Ellen Bendu 6: Della Reese, Little Miss Flint, Tia Mowry 7: Cree Summer, Akira Golz 8: Riele Downs, Taja V. Simpson 10: Angel Haze 11: Lil’ Kim, Aida Osman, Annarah Cymone, Aerial Hull, 14: Alisha Wainwright, Angela Lewis, Geretta Geretta, Kelly Jo Minter 15: Shari Headley 17: Diahann Carroll, Amanda Warren, Asjha Cooper

Leo (July 23-Aug 22) 24: Brenda Crichlow, Herizen Guardiola 25: Iman, Jajube Mandiela  26: Grace Byers 27: Gabrielle Graham, Savannah Smith 29: Sweet LD, 30:Vivica A. Fox 31: Wunmi Mosaku, Bukamina Cebekhulu

AUGUST

1: Tempestt Bledsoe 2: Alvina August 3: Chandler Kinney, Jo Marie Payton 4: Eris Baker 5: Chip Fields, 6: Merrin Dungey, 7: Kheris Rogers, 8: Meagan Good, Kimberly Brooks 9: Whitney Houston, Angely Gaviria  11: Viola Davis, Sophie Okonedo 12: Imani Hakim, Yvette Nicole Brown 13: Dawnn Lewis,  Deborah Ayorinde 14: Jackée Harry, Halle Berry, Marsai Martin, Aliyah Moulden 15: Christine Adams, Andrea Lewis 16: Angela Bassett 19: Sara Martins, Tracie Thoms 20: Ashley Nicole Williams 21: Loretta Devine, Kelis 

Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22) 23: Angelique Noire, Clarissa Thibeaux 24: Ava Duvernay, Harriett D Foy 25: Ashley Winfrey, China Ann McClain 26: Keke Palmer 27: Chandra Wilson, Demetria McKinney 29: Kelly McCreary 30: Angel Coulby

SEPTEMBER

1: Zendaya Coleman, Skye Townsend, Bianca Brewton 3: Iza 4: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, Sammie Ware 5: Clark Backo, Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, Kat Graham, Jade Payton 6: Anika Noni Rose, Daniele Gaither, Naomie Harris, Trina McGee 7: Afton Williamson 9: Camilla Beeput 

10: Treshelle Edmond 11: Taraji P. Henson 12: Jennifer Hudson 13: Aisha Dee 14: Ololade "Lolly" Adefope 16: Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke "Toks" Olagundoye 17: Danielle Brooks 18: Aisha Tyler, Jada Pinkett Smith 19: Sanaa Lathan 20: Debbi Morgan, Enuka Okuma, Victoria Dillard 21: Jerrika Hinton  

Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22) 22: Teyonah Parrish 23: Cush Jumbo, Janelle James, LisaRaye McCoy 24: Yetide Badaki 26: Serena Williams, Fola Evans-Akingbola 27 Beverly Osu 28: Vernee Watson-Johnson

OCTOBER

1: Hamamat Montia, Michaela Coel, Jurnee Smollett Bell, Priah Ferguson 2: Akira Akbar 3: Ayo Edebiri, Tessa Thompson 4: Dana Davis, Ella Balinska, Ambrosia Kelley 5: Heather Headley 7: Toni Braxton, Adriyan Rae, Amber Stevens West, Aweng Chuol, Grace Saif 10: Damaris Lewis, Enam Asiama 13: Tisha Campbell, Ashanti, Aude Legastelois 15: Bethany Brown 17: Sharon Leal, Angel Parker 18: Joy Bryant 19: Ciara Renée Harper 21: Nakia Burrise 22: Carmen Ejogo 23: Amandla Stenberg, Duckie Thot

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) 24: Monica Brown 25: Ciara 26: Florence Kasumba, Folake Olowofoyeku 29: Gabrielle Union 30: Charnele Brown, Eva Marcille, Nia Long 31: Letitia Wright

NOVEMBER

1: Zoë Soul 3: Antonia Thomas 4: Brittany Adebumola, Demene Hall  5: Dominique Thorne 6: Thandiwe Newton, Lisa Berry, Alix Lapri 7: Dara Renee 8: Alfre Woodard, Esther Rolle 9: Dorothy Dandridge 10: Eve Jeffers 11: Camille Hyde, Susan Kelechi Watson 13: Aisha Hinds, Monique Coleman, Whoopi 15: Rachel True, Yaya Dacosta, Gloria Foster 16: Lisa Bonet 19: Erika Alexander, Gabrielle Elyse, Susan Heyward 

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) 22: Crystal Scales, Patra 24: Ifeoma Nwobu 25: Wakeema Hollis, 26: Tina Turner, Garcelle Beauvais, Camille McDonald 27: Robin Givens, 28: Angelica Ross S. Epatha Merkerson 29: Lovie Simone, Franchesca Ramsey 30: Kayden Grace Swan

DECEMBER

1: Janelle Monae, Zoe Kravitz 2: Lesley Ann Brandt, Celeste O’Connor  4: Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, Nefessa Williams 5: Lauren London 6: Ashley Madekwe 7: Idara Victor 8: Nikki Minaj 10: Kiki Layne, Raven Symone 11: Chloe Coleman, Condola Rashad, Xosha Roquemore 12: Regina Hall, 16: Kiara Muhummad, Gretchen Palmer 18: Adelayo Adedayo 19: Cicely Tyson 21: Quinta Brunson, Michelle Hurd 

Capricorn  (Dec 22-Jan 19) 22: Alexis Floyd, BernNadette Stanis 23: Brooke & Bria Singleton, Ruby Barker 25: Bethany Antonia, CCH Pounder 27: AmandaMaryanna, Faithe Herman 28: Nichelle Nichols, 30: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Aesha Ash 31: Susan Wokoma, Donna Summer, Rosalind Cash, Denee Benton

Obviously this isn’t a comprehensive list and will be updated as more are remembered or learned. So, list will be updated as needed. Currently/Continually working on it.

JANUARY: WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR!

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) 1: Josette Simon  2: Erica Hubbard, Renée Elise Goldsberry 3: Angelique Perrin, Nicole Beharie 4: Vanity, Jill Marie Jones, Miss Tina Lawson, Lenora Crichlow, Alexandra Grey, Coco Jones, Sindi Dlathu 5: Ms. Juicy Baby 6: Betty Gabriel, Jacqueline Moore, Tiffany Pollard, Armelia McQueen, Tanyell Waivers 7: Blue Ivy Carter, Ruth Negga, Sofia Wylie, Zora Neale Hurston, Zaraah Abrahams 8: Butterfly McQueen, Ryan Destiny, Cynthia Erivo 9: Amber Ruffin, Flo Milli, Anais Lee/Mirabel Lee,

10: Kathleen Bradley, Sisi Stringer, Teresa Graves 11: Adepero Oduye, Aja Naomi King, Amiyah Scott, Kim Coles, Mary J. Blige 12: Cynthia Addai Robinson, Erinn Westbrook, Issa Rae, Naya Rivera, Zabryna Guevara 13: Janet Hubert, Andy Allo, Shonda Rhimes 14: Adjoa Andoh, Vonetta McGee, Emayatzy Corinealdi 15: Regina King 16: Debbie Allen, Aaliyah, FKA Twigs, Sade 17: Eartha Kitt, Indya Moore, Michelle Obama, Ann Wolfe, Quen Blackwell 18: Ashleigh Murray, Estelle 19: Simone Missick  

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) 20: Rukiya Bernard 21: Anastarzi Anaquway 22: Blesnya Minher, Dwan Smith 23: Lanei Chapman 24: Kenya Moore, Tatyana Ali 25: Ariana DeBose, Jenifer Lewis, Tati Gabrielle, Etta James, Willow Nightingale 26: Angela Davis, Anita Baker, Bessie Coleman, Ciera Payton, Desiree Burch, Sasha Banks, Zara Cully  27: Betty Adewole 28: Tyra Ferrell 31: Kerry Washington

FEBRUARY: HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH, SIS!!!

3: Ellen Thomas 6: Mame Anna Diop, Heir of Glee (Phillicia Deanell) 7: Essence Atkins, Kirby Howell Baptiste 8: Quintessa, 9: Alice Walker, Camille Winbush 10: Yara Shahidi, Uzo Aduba 11: Kelly Rowland, Brandy 12: Latrice Royale 14: Danai Gurira, Aniela Gumbs 15: Amber Riley, Lynn Whitfield, Meg Thee Stallion, Zuri Reed 16: Hailey Kilgore  18: Emelia Burns, Genelle Williams, Toni Morrison

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) 19: Caroline Chikezie, Angela Meryl, Ariel Alexandria Davis 20: Rihanna 21: Aunjanue Ellis, Ann Ogbomo 22: Genneya Walton 23: Niecy Nash 24: Kasi Lemmons, Tawny Newsome, Dede Lovelace 25: Geffri Maya 28: Rae Dawn Chong, Tasha & Sidra Smith 29: Augusta Savage

#Black Actresses and Female Entertainers Masterlist #BFCD Birthdays Masterlist #Happy Birthday #BFCD Calendar #Birthdays #Calendars #celebrity birthdays #BFCD Masterlist #Pink Aesthetic #January - December #January 1 #December 31 #Black Women in Entertainment #holidays and observances #Nesha Photosets

[yeahiwasintheshit]

again, i made an effort to watch a bunch of classic or famous horror movies that ive never seen before in october

Midnight Mass - this was really well done, production wise. Some genuinely creepy moments, (like in the cave) but I didn’t really care for the ending. And a little too religious-y, in that entire hymnals were sung and full liturgies were recited for some reason i cant understand other than to fill time? eventho the basic idea of this show is blatantly blasphemous (compliment) the portrayals of the religious rites and rituals were done with such love and care, you know the director was an altar boy at some point. lol

The Empty Man - i had to google this to remember anything about it, it was soooo goddamn forgettable. lol i

Scream Blacula Scream - this was just on tv early in the month and i think i missed like the first couple minutes, but it is total 70s blaxploitation cheese. its a mess of vampires and voodoo and silliness. but it was entertaining. lol it does have pam grier which is a plus.

Cabin Fever - another one that i thought was gonna be more horror and it was not that. i think they were trying to make more comedic or something but it wasnt funny, it was just awful. alot of humor that wouldnt work in 2021, gay and retarded jokes and a rapey scene that doesnt even seem to know it is. its a goodamn mess.

Squirm - this is in that category of horror where you pick some kind of non-threatening animal and it somehow thru sciene or the supernatural becomes a threat. this time its worms. and theyve been electrified and now kill people lol. really bad 70s horror. dumb story, bad performances. i did laugh once tho cause they have this kinda closeup shot of these worms squirming around and they added like pig squeals to it and it was funny.  they worms do come out of the shower head tho, its silly. lol

Cat’s Eye - not really horror but more twilight zone-y type short stories. Drew Barrymore and the cat are the thread that connects the 3 stories. I saw this when I was a kid and wanted to see again. It’s fine.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers - the 70s version is superior tho this isn’t bad for 50s horror. It does build the sense of paranoia and eventho it’s over the top, kevin mccarthy gives a good performance.

Cabin in the Woods - I really enjoyed this! I hadn’t been spoiled on exactly what happened but I knew there was some kind of basement floors of monsters or something. This took it to such crazy places, it was a lot of fun. When I saw it was a joss weadon movie I was not thrilled, I mostly can’t stand any of his hyper quippy garbage dialogue, but it used his shitty writing as a plot device in the beginning, I think. I enjoyed it!

Land of the Dead - ugh this was a dumb ass movie. I hate hate hate the new trope of having zombies with consciences, or self aware, or able to use weaponry, and this shitty movie had it all. Just garbage. I guess it had a sort of interesting idea about classism or whatever, but give me a break, this was lame

Suspiria - I really enjoyed this one! I only vaguely knew it had to do with witches, and the plot of the movie is basically secondary to the absolutely gorgeous set design and lighting. Everything is so visually striking, it really takes more importance than the movie itself, which is so basic, it’s barely there. The plot is set in a dance studio, but the dance between the actors, the lighting, the staging is really the star of the movie. I dug it.

#yiwits reviews #midnight mass #the empty man #scream blacula scream #cabin fever #squirm #cats eye #invasion of the body snatchers #the cabin in the woods #land of the dead #suspiria

[b-a-p-memoir]

Miss Pam Grier, HONEY!!!

#Fave #Pam Grier