It's time for the yearly fun exercice: my top 10 movies of the year, in illustrations!
At number 10 : #ISawTheTVGlow #cinema #MastoArt #fediart #illustration
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Happy birthday to Tim Curry – proven by ACTUAL SCIENCE to have given the pre-eminent screen portrayal of Long John Silver
From Braemar to Hollywood: The American Appropriation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Pirates
—Richard J. Hill & Laura Eidam, Humanities 2020, 9(1)
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/9/1/10
#Scottish #literature #RobertLouisStevenson #cinema #adaptation #TreasureIsland #Muppets #MuppetTreasureIsland #TimCurry
![One obvious obstacle to physical authenticity is Silver’s leg: cut “close by the hip” in the text, all the actors to play him are bipedal; therefore, they all had to fold and secure their left legs in what must presumably be a very uncomfortable position, making the role physically challenging (Stevenson [1883] 2012, p. 85). Such an arrangement must also make moving like Stevenson’s Silver very difficult. Fleming accounts for this by using an action double for Beery, most clearly in his murder of Tom, allowing the audience to believe in his physical prowess. Newton maneuvers impressively on the crutch but does little to convince the viewer of any physical threat. This fact allows for film adaptations to further soften the Silver character as we will discuss in the next two sections: where Stevenson’s Silver appears to use his disfigurement to disguise his physical abilities, making him dangerous, film adaptations often use it to blunt any real threat. Charlton Heston, for example, is a menacing presence in the 1990 Turner Pictures adaptation, but his age and awkwardness of movement are a clear contrast with Wyeth’s dynamic, nimble Silver. With the possible exception of Tim Curry—who is younger and more agile than his cinematic counterparts—in the playful 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island, the Silver of the screen must rely more on his wits, his charm, and his presence of character, than on any physical threat he poses, in order to manipulate his crew, Jim, or Jim’s friends.](/proxy/post_attachment/1039505/7610f1babce0e83ce90e5f660436eb22.webp "One obvious obstacle to physical authenticity is Silver’s leg: cut “close by the hip” in the text, all the actors to play him are bipedal; therefore, they all had to fold and secure their left legs in what must presumably be a very uncomfortable position, making the role physically challenging (Stevenson [1883] 2012, p. 85). Such an arrangement must also make moving like Stevenson’s Silver very difficult. Fleming accounts for this by using an action double for Beery, most clearly in his murder of Tom, allowing the audience to believe in his physical prowess. Newton maneuvers impressively on the crutch but does little to convince the viewer of any physical threat. This fact allows for film adaptations to further soften the Silver character as we will discuss in the next two sections: where Stevenson’s Silver appears to use his disfigurement to disguise his physical abilities, making him dangerous, film adaptations often use it to blunt any real threat. Charlton Heston, for example, is a menacing presence in the 1990 Turner Pictures adaptation, but his age and awkwardness of movement are a clear contrast with Wyeth’s dynamic, nimble Silver. With the possible exception of Tim Curry—who is younger and more agile than his cinematic counterparts—in the playful 1996 film Muppet Treasure Island, the Silver of the screen must rely more on his wits, his charm, and his presence of character, than on any physical threat he poses, in order to manipulate his crew, Jim, or Jim’s friends.")
Folks, it is now about an hour away from #MONSTERDON the weekly monster movie watch party. If you want to avoid it, best set up a hashtag filter now.
If you'd like to join in, this week we're watching SOLARBABIES (1986) which is not, in spite of the name, a spinoff movie about the sun from Teletubbies. I'm still not entirely clear what it IS, even after reading the description, but it's not that.
The flick's available free with ads over on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/466653/solarbabies
Or you can download from archive.org over here: https://archive.org/details/Solarbabies
Just hit play at the top of the hour and toot along. See you there!
I went to the movies last night to watch Companion. What can I say ?! Don't fu*k with your fu*kbot !! Highly recommended !! 🤖 ❤️
"Lust in the Dust" turn 40 this week. See what other movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka's Movies By The Decade!
https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-240
#Hotchka #MoviesByTheDecade #LustInTheDust #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
MOVIE REVIEW: "MERCY" - IN THEATERS
'Mercy' is a middling but interesting thriller.
https://hotchka.com/mercy-review
#MercyMovie #MGMStudios #MovieReview #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
HOTCHKA CONTEST - WIN ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER ON 4K BLU-RAY
Enter now for your chance to win a copy of the film nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, on 4K Blu-ray. Deadline to enter is Sunday, January 31, 6:00 PM ET.
https://hotchka.com/one-battle-afer-another-bluray-contest
#OneBattleAfterAnother #Oscars #AcademyAwards #Contest #Movies #Film #Cinema #Free
Sempre più spesso i futuri che sembravano impossibili diventano probabili. E Civil War cavalca molto bene le nostre paure, portandoci in luoghi riconoscibili e lasciandoci immedesimare nei suoi personaggi. E l'impatto finale è davvero molto forte.
Culture Round-up - 19 Apr. ‘26 - Zuhur News on: #Sharjah #UAE #Iran #Iraq #Cinema #Egypt #Regeni #Lebanon #Oud #LibyanTheater #Beirut #Documentary
#Nasiriyah #ZanjRebellion please consider subscribing #press
https://www.patreon.com/posts/155972734?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
Tonight, a 1968 #movie for #EuroKino 🎥
2001: A space Odyssey by Stanley #Kubrick
You can watch it on archive.org :
https://archive.org/details/2001-a-space-odyssey-1968_202407
#art #history:
question: what's better than juliette greco?
answer: three juliette grecos.
the smoky-toned chanteuse & actor (interpreter of jacques brel & prevert, boris vian, charles aznavour...) was born #otd in 1927.
the OG boho certainly made a mark with her life. how could she not? jean-paul sartre declared her to have 'a million poems in her voice'.
#illustration #julietteGreco #music #cinema #france
BLU-RAY REVIEW: "YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH" - COLUMBIA PICTURES
Astaire dances and Hayworth becomes a star in a delightful 1941 rom-com.
https://hotchka.com/youll-never-get-rich-bluray-review
#YoullNeverGetRich #FredAstaire #RitaHayworth #ColumbiaPictures #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema #Bluray #BlurayReview
Fellow artists, any thoughts on Harmony Korine's use of AI?
#art #cinema #harmonykorine #ai #aggro_dr1ft #babyinvasion #edglrd
Marvel reveals full cast for "Avengers: Doomsday" ... or do they? Read more on Hotchka+
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/03/avengers-doomsday-cast-announced.html
#AvengersDoomsday #MarvelEntertainment #Disney #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
Actor Clive Revill has died at 94. Read more on Hotchka+
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/03/clive-revill-obituary.html
#CliveRevill #StarWars #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema #Television #TV #Animation #Stage #PerformingArts #Broadway #RIP
« Le «bourgeois gaze», au départ lancé comme une boutade dans un article, est conceptualisé et explicité dans un livre qui vient de paraître aux éditions Les liens qui libèrent. [...]
L'essai «Bourgeois gaze» détaille comment le 7ème art occidental est imprégné d'un «regard bourgeois» ».
L'essayiste #RobGrams et le réalisateur #GillesPerret analysent le «#BourgeoisGaze»
#cinéma #film #cinéastes #critiqueDuCinéma #inégalités #livres @bookstodon
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" turned 70 this week. See what other movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka's Movies by the Decade!
https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-289
#Hotchka #MoviesByTheDecade #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
MOVIE REVIEW: "SINNERS" - IN THEATERS APRIL 18
'Sinners' is Ryan Coogler's masterclass in modern, old-school horror.
https://hotchka.com/sinners-review
#Sinners #RyanCoogler #MichaelBJordan #WarnerBrosPictures #IMAX #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
What movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries this week? Find out in Hotchka's Movies by the Decade!
https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-290
#Hotchka #MoviesByTheDecade #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
I love all films that start with rain:
rain, braiding a windowpane
or darkening a hung-out dress
or streaming down her upturned face…
—Don Paterson, “Rain”
Published in RAIN (Faber, 2010)
#Film / #Movies / #Cinema picks of the day:
➡️ @altfilmguide (newer films) & @altfgclassics (older films) - Film site on offbeat alternative cinema of all kinds
➡️ @EyeForFilm - Film site covering all kinds of movies
➡️ @filmbrain - Mathew Buck aka Film Brain, creator of Bad Movie Beatdown, Projector
➡️ @IndieWire - US-based news on films & film industry
➡️ @filmfreakmafia - Posting film news, quotations & links
➡️ @NFB (in English) & @onf (in French) - National Film Board of Canada
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Actress Valerie Mahaffey has died at 71.
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/05/valerie-mahaffey-dead-at-71.html
#ValerieMahaffey #Entertainment #Television #TV #Movies #Film #Cinema #PerformingArts #Broadway #Stage #RIP
"Batman Begins" turns 20 this week! Find out what other movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka's Movies by the Decade.
https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-253
#Hotchka #MoviesByTheDecade #BatmanBegins #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
