L.A. Confidential (1997)

"Even if the station doesn't kill all of us, now others will come through the Ring. That is our nature. Won't be able to resist. Anybody who has had a child understands that it is their duty to leave the world better than they found it. Even if we all survive, we're leaving behind an unexploded bomb. Sooner or later, someone will set it off."

David Strathairn as Klaes Ashford // The Expanse (s.3)

David Strathairn

Happy 66th, Frances McDormand.

With David Strathairn in an early-1990s production of Eugene O’Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Sorted caps, Season 4. The Expanse.

Adolphus Murtry - Burn Gorman #6,316

Amos Burton - Wes Chatham #6,734

Arjun Avasarala - Michael Benyaer #1,882

Bobbie Draper - Frankie Adams #9,510

Camina Drummer - Cara Gee #3,348

Carol Chiwewe - Patti Kim #903

Chandra Wei - Jess Salgueiro #2,429

Chrisjen Avasarala - Shohreh Aghdashloo #7,870

Clarissa Mao - Nadine Nicole #314

David Draper - Kolton Stewart #642

Elise Holden - Frances Fisher #287

Elvi Okoye - Lydie Greenwood #5,042

Esai Martin - Paul Schulze #1,611

Felcia Mazur - Kyla Madeira #1,107

Filip Inaros - Jasai Chase Owens #70

Fred Johnson - Chad L. Coleman #316

Jakob Mazur - Steven McCarthy #957

James Holden - Steven Strait #12,748

Josephus Miller - Thomas Jayne #2,419

Klaes Ashford - David Strathairn #5,381

Leelee - Dayle McLeod #825

Lucia Mazur - Rose Gilmore #4,578

Marco Inaros - Keon Alexander #3,308

Nancy Gao - Lily Gao #1,390

Naomi Nagata - Dominique Tipper #6,334

Thomas - Michael Xavier #1,185

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"But, over time, I have garnered their trust. Some, I am quite happy to report, I now call friend."

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Nomadland (2020) dir. Chloé Zhao

Hippolyta & Theseus

And why I love them...

So, I have watched the 1999 version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" probably 20 times over the years. It was one of favorite movies when I was like 15 and those movies stay with a person. Anyway my favorite couple has switched almost every decade, like clockwork. First, it was Demetrius and Helena, for the messy blush of unrequited love, something wished and hoped for and, against all odds, obtained (if somewhat unrealistically and certainly magically, but hey, that just means fairies exist, so what's so bad about that?) <3 Plus Calista Flockhart was/is absolutely hilarious in this movie (oh, spite! oh hell! 😂) and Christian Bale was one of my first crushes. Pshaw, who is this Timothée Chalamet you all speak of? I know but one (1) Theodore Laurence and his name is Christian Bale 😍 Then, it was Lysander and Hermia, for the comedy of it all and the appeal of forbidden love and the way they aggravated poor Theoden King to the point that he was going to lock fair Hermia up in a nunnery (which forever amuses me as a metaphor for death), and the angst and excitement of persevering through Puck-induced magic tricks and hot jealousy and just listen, Dominic West and Anna Friel are fantastic in this, top tier at speaking and selling all those Shakespearean lines like they're totally normal in 1800s Tuscany. Like, really good. In a way that's not just fun to watch/listen to but also has you forgetting that oh yeah, they just went for that creative choice. Let's speak Shakespeare and ride bicycles. No irony about it (well for the most part - looking at you, Kevin Kline 😂) But here I am, changing my mind again...and this time, it's Theseus and Hippolyta who are claiming my whole heart <3 <3 <3 And not just because Sophie Marceau is a forever favorite or because I've only just realized that David Strathairn might be one of the finest actors of our time (seriously, what else did I miss while I was dismissing him as "oh you know, that guy from whatever"). Watching their scenes, I'm just so into it. Mature love portrayed in such a soft and delicate way. The amount that's unspoken is off-the-charts layered gorgeousness. The tiny moments between them. The micro glances, the mutual understandings, the realization that when they're in a group scene, it's still just them <3 AND THEY DANCE AT THE END 😍 Ughhhhhhh add to the OTP list, because I'm suddenly obsessed. Give it another ten years and I'll probably be all about Titania and Nick. But that's when we'll know I've gone too far...and you all have my full permission to smack me across the face and say "ma'am, stop that" 😂😂😂

But for now, it's Theseus & Hippolyta 4Ever <3

. It doesn't matter whether you work in plutonium or dog food because they ain't gonna give you a thing, there's nowhere left to go! You close this plant down and then what? You're gonna be up in Washington, but we're gonna be down here outta work! Your cancer's a maybe, that's all it is, a maybe…

Silkwood, Mike Nichols (1983)

David Strathairn

"Who do you think we are? I'll rephrase that. Who do you think we should be?" "I agree with the Captain." "I admire your loyalty, but I don't believe you. You were a radical, and then you were betrayed. Then you hid out with the Inners, and then you become a big hero. So why is Naomi Nagata here with us now?" "I think this is our time. Time for the Belt to stand up. If not now, it may be never." "Well, perhaps you should explain that to Drummer. She needs to hear it from someone she trusts."

The Expanse (s.03, e.07) : Delta-V

David Strathairn

Happy 75th, David Strathairn.

Photo by Emon Hassan.

The screens of Sneakers (1992)

Nomadland (Chloé Zhao, 2020)