Katharine Hepburn dressed up as a shiny silver bug from outer space, from the 1933 film, Christopher Strong. Designed by Howard Greer

KATHARINE HEPBURN's costume party outfit in CHRISTOPHER STRONG (1933).

Costume design by Walter Plunkett

Thinking about pre-code Hollywood director and lesbian style icon Dorothy Arzner

1933 Katharine Hepburn as Lady Cynthia Darrington in Christopher Strong.

A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.

Costume Design by Walter Plunkett and Howard Greer

Katharine Hepburn as Lady Cynthia Darrington in Christopher Strong (1933)

image from here – thank you, tuurverheydepoetryandprose

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The most talked-about actress in America: Katharine HEPBURN. The new flashing personality who set the world agog in "A Bill of Divorcement" soars to higher triumph as the girl who tried to fight flames of desire with thrill after thrill!

The personal story of a million daughters "CHRISTOPHER STRONG" COLIN CLIVE BILLIE BURKE Ralph Forbes Helen Chandler Directed by DOROTHY ARZNER TODAY THURS., FRI. CAPITOL TUESDAY, MAY 23rd is "TREASURE NITE" - from the Kingston Whig-Standard. May 17, 1933. Page 13.

Christopher Strong (1933) Dorothy Arzner

September 16th 2022

Arzner’s films were sharply distinctive from her peers because of how she portrayed her female characters, relationships between women, and heterosexual relationships. In Christopher Strong (1936), Katherine Hepburn plays “an independent female pilot, as a woman over twenty-one who has never had a love affair.” who falls in love with the married and high-class Sir Christopher Strong. Towards the end of the film, Strong's wife Elaine appears to both acknowledge and forgive Cynthia for the affair, turning conventional views of female relationships on their head. Rather than pitting the women against each other, Arzner interrogates typical views of women and their relationships to each other by showing a genuine moment of connection between Cynthia and Elaine. However, her love affair with Christopher Strong is ultimately her undoing and she dies in a suicide plane crash, pregnant with his child.

source: https://www.womeninblog.com/

Christopher Strong

The Oppenheimer cast walking out on their own event to stand in solidarity with the SAG / WGA strike was dope as hell I am obsessed

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story

Release date: October 12, 2023.

Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die — even if you bury them. A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys. Rebellious vampire Spike is working undercover in Los Angeles with his old pal Clem when he meets feisty, rookie Slayer, Indira, who wants Spike to be her mentor. Stakes intensify as Cordelia Chase emerges from an alternate reality where she alone is the Slayer, and Buffy Summers doesn’t exist. Cordelia enlists Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world…his ex, Drusilla. Giles, Anya, Jonathan, and Tara also return, but through the years and the vastness of the multiverse, not everyone is who they used to be…

Writers: Christopher Golden, Amber Benson.

Starring: James Marsters as Spike; Laya DeLeon Hayes as Indira; Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia; Emma Caulfield as Anya and Anyanka; Amber Benson as Tara; James Charles Leary as Clem; Juliet Landau as Drusilla; Anthony Head as Giles; Phina Oruche as Olivia; and Danny Strong as Ghost Jonathan.

Also Featuring: Julia Cho as Ms. Bang; Josh Petersdorf as Kurgan; Juno Dawson as Miranda; Jessica Gardner as Amy Madison; Cheryl Umana as Zantina; Joshua McClenney as Rahim; Denise Pickering as Buzz; Glenda Morgan Brown as Esther; Jasmine Hyde as Althenea; and Michael Swan.

The Sopranos Succession intro

I just watched Horror Express (1972) and this bit cracked me up so bad I had to screen record. He’s so offended.

“Monster!? We’re British, you know!” Lmao

Seven (+) Sentence Sunday

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Alright, so I know haven't been as active since dropping the first chapter of NFL Buck. I've just been sort of down because that same day, the Super Bowl Champs had their parade and rally, and just after it ended there was a mass shooting. My younger sister was there with some friends and they got away unharmed, but when she didn't answer my message for a long 30 minutes, I truly thought the worst. I've just been so sad and angry for Kansas City, for the US really and I just couldn't get into the spirit of writing. I'm not getting into the politics of it all today and my sister is coming for a visit soon, so I'm feeling marginally better. KC Strong.

First chapter of NFL Buck has been dropped, but everything else I've posted for this fic can be found here. Here is a snippet from the Eddie Begin's arc of NFL Buck.

Hurricane Harvey was relentless for almost four days, bullying southern Texas with unforgiving wind and an exurbanite amount of rain. Houston fire department and so many others worked day and night to help those who had not evacuated.  It was absolute chaos, and it blew through Eddie’s entire life. The storms had wreaked havoc on the cell towers, which meant service was spotty to none and radios became the main source of communication for rescuers. By some miracle, though, the internet connection at the firehouse held strong. It was slow and glitched out here and there, reminding Eddie too much of his time in Afghanistan. He watched his infant son grow up through a screen, with his very upset wife barely holding on and his parents hovering nearby, souring the video calls even further. Christopher was no longer a whimpering baby in his mother’s lap but looking at his saddened son on a glitching iPad screen with a tense Maddie sitting beside him, was too familiar.  Add in the argument he had with Buck just before, and the threat of danger just outside the firehouse, Eddie was back to being a scared 19-year-old in war riddled country. “Dad, grandma said we’re not going to visit Buck anymore. That he’s too busy. And Maddie tried to call him, but he didn’t answer and…” The eight-year old’s voice trails off, his lips trembling. Eddie bites his inner cheek hard. This was on him. He gave into his mother’s worries and demands about traveling through Texas during the hurricane.  Helena was too stubborn and being his mother, she knew every damn button to push, and Eddie was tired of fighting.  So, he reluctantly agreed to cancel the visit and his mother grinned a little too sharply before stating, “I’m sure Maddie will enjoy having her brother to herself.” Another ploy to take Christopher and Eddie fucking fell for it. Then his mother took it a step further by graciously telling Buck and Maddie herself, that Christopher would no longer be joining them in Dallas and to enjoy their time together for as long as they need it. Eddie knew his mother didn’t approve of his relationship with Buck, more so than his previous one with Shannon. The only reason she kept her mouth shut was the potential back lash of upsetting Christopher. But she already succeeded in having a hand in driving away Shannon and she probably believed she could do the same with Evan.

With this fic, there are a lot of canon events with twists. The usual timeline does not exists. But I hope you all enjoyed!

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[Raffles]

"There he sat, with a straw hat tilted over his nose and a cigarette stuck between lips."

saw the illustration by John H. Bacon in Gentleman and Players and had the strongest urge to redraw it. so i did :)