Alan MacDonald (Scottish, 1962) - The Temple of Reason (2020)

Alan MacDonald, Thy Kingdom for a Horse, 2022 Oil on board

Alan Macdonald

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (John Maybury, 1998).

Alan MacDonald - Medusa. 2022

Alan Macdonald

Daily Painting

Alan MacDonald A KNIGHT WHO WANTS A FIGHT (2018)

Alan MacDonald

ARTIST: Alan MacDonald

Alan MacDonald (Scottish, 1962) - A Knight Who Wants a Fight (2018)

first off, thanks @more-than-tender-curiosity for getting this clip!

second off. second off… hoo boy. TWO INSTANCES OF JAY.

alan also sounds like he’s bouta cry which. yea. hugging him. he deserves hugs.

the natsby vibes in this? god. what did we do to deserve this—“why don’t you forget about her?”

the flinch. i am going to talk about the flinch. alan Hated gunshots. you can see this in the start of 1949, and also in a few other movies—Shane being a great example, when Shane shows off his gun to Joey. but why would he flinch here? there’s no gun—it’s just macdonald carey’s hand. is it a character thing or his acting? i don’t know, to be honest, and i desperately want to. he’d been punched in several other films by this point—The Blue Dahlia and The Glass Key, certainly, come to mind. but it’s just carey’s hand. i would say that the flinch—and the reasoning behind it—is probably up for personal interpretation.

and then. “LET/LEAVE ME ALONE.” i can’t very well tell if it’s let or leave me alone, and both would fit just fine. but his voice—his voice. i can’t remember exactly which other movies alan raised his voice in, perhaps The Carpetbaggers? but anyhow, it’s the same in 1949 as it is in whatever other movie he raised his voice for. it’s not bad, honestly.

and also the music at the end. movie composers in the 40s and 50s… i desperately think there should be more recognition of 40s & 50s movie composers.

A smile spreading across his face, Norman takes the present, running his fingers over the smooth paper.

“Thank you,” he says. Norman’s fingers shake as he undoes the sticky tape and eases the paper away from his gift. He finds a book in his hands, a book whose cover makes plenty clear is full of jokes and puns. Which is just the sort of thing Norman likes to read. His smile broadening, he looks up at Ahti, holding the book tighter. “Thank you,” he says again. “This is so lovely.”

Ahti chuckles, and to Norman’s delight, his cheeks flush a little. It’s a rare sight, but Ahti getting bashful is always wonderful to see.  “Perkele, it is nothing. I just saw it… and thought about you.”

“And that is why it’s such a lovely gift,” Norman says. “You… picked something just for me. That means a lot.”

Glancing away, Ahti clears his throat as his cheeks glow redder. “Jumalauta… you are embarrassing me…”

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (John Maybury, 1998).

Been wanting to draw some Arthur fanart ever since I re/watched the entire series recently. These are probably some of my fav chars