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weirdlookindog · 1 month

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Isabelle Dufresne in Simon, King of the Witches (1971)

#simon king of the witches #isabelle dufresne #1970s horror #1970s movies #1971 #bruce kessler #occult horror

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oreolesbian · 1 year

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THE GAY DECEIVERS (1969)

dir. Bruce Kessler

#2022 film recap #the gay deceivers #bruce kessler #film tag

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oflightandshadows88 · 2 years

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Simon, King of the Witches (1971) | dir. Bruce Kessler

#simon king of the witches #bruce kessler #1971 #70s #70s movies #70s horror #horror #horroredit #horrorstills #screencaps #my screencaps

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storyofmorewhoa · 8 months

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The Gay Deceivers (1969) directed by Bruce Kessler

#the gay deceivers #bruce kessler #danny devlin #daniel joseph devlin #jerome wish

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joe-spookyy · 8 days

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hello an american werewolf in london nation here is me dressed as jack. and hello reanimator nation here is me meeting dan and herb. #bless up like and subscribe for more baller vfx makeup and fire outfits.

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faggotwalkwithme · 4 days

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some doodles :p

#an american werewolf in london #david kessler #bugsnax #snorpy fizzlebean #my name is bruce #evil dead #ash williams #mindwarp #bruce campbell #doodles #fanart

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owlinks · 16 days

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skyjacks really got me looking up "how to animate" during exam season

#fellas were really going through it today #i have 3 very specific scenes in my head that i need to manifest right now #1) a transition between young wide eyed jonnit and older grizzled captain kessler #2) uriel and the morning star nerfing god #though my last drawing p much captured what i have in mind #but still #3) cu and gable fight for SURE. emily and abby already heard this. but i wanna animate gable doing some bruce lee bouncing footwork so bad #i wish i could simply project my ideas on a wall via my eyeballs #skyjacks #gable skyjacks #jonnit kessler

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wrence · 2 years

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https://beatles60.group/blog/towards-a-first-single

The summer of 1962 was heading towards autumn. The Beatles were heading towards the release of their first single. In this episode of The Beatles60 podcast we talk about the convoluted path ‘Love Me Do’ followed to be that first single. It included some drama for Ringo. We talk about what must’ve been going through his mind. By the time ‘Love Me Do’ was released, there was a feeling that the relationship between George Martin and the Beatles was starting to solidify. We talk about all that and we have a little discussion with author Jude Southerland Kessler about John’s mother, Julia. An episode packed with insights. Don’t miss it!

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uwmspeccoll · 11 months

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Shakespeare Weekend!

Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, is volume twenty-one of the thirty-seven volume The Comedies Histories & Tragedies of William Shakespeare, published by the Limited Editions Club (LEC) from 1939-1940. Macbeth was first printed in the folio of 1623.

Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) illustrated Macbeth. He was an renowned actor, son of the even more renowned Ellen Terry, who was once considered one of the worlds most famous men in theater. He also was also a noted wood-engraver, even though he only actually illustrated one book with wood engravings, an edition of Hamlet published by Count Harry Kessler at The Cranach Presse.

His illustrations for Macbeth, perhaps unfortunately, are not done in wood-engraving. Those working at The Limited Editions Club seemed to have excitedly pushed for the use of color, to express the rich costumes in the play. These illustrations were drawn with lithographic crayon on brown paper then reproduced in lithography by Fernand Mourlot in Paris.

The volumes in the set were printed in an edition of 1950 copies at the Press of A. Colish, and each was illustrated by a different artist, but the unifying factor is that all volumes were designed by famed book and type designer Bruce Rogers and edited by the British theatre professional and Shakespeare specialist Herbert Farjeon. Our copy is number 1113, the number for long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

View more Limited Edition Club posts.

View more Shakespeare Weekend posts.

-Teddy, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Shakespeare Weekend #teddy #william shakespere #Limited Editions Club #macbeth #shakespeare #fine press books #Press of A. Colish #Gordon Craig #Bruce Rogers #Fernand Mourlot #Lithography #Herbert Farjeon #LEC

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frankiefellinlove · 2 years

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"DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN" TOUR:

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX, July 15, 1978

(Photos Bruce Kessler, D Raid, Lynn Goldsmith, Michael Ochs Archives, Mike Norton, Richard E. Aaron

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best-childhood-book · 1 year

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Second Competition Masterpost

Links to all the polls in the second competition

Preliminary Round

Poll 1: 7,000,000-1,100,000 ratings (here)

Poll 2: 1,090,000-480,000 ratings (here)

Poll 3: 450,000-320,000 ratings (here)

Poll 4: 310,000-250,000 ratings (here)

Poll 5: 240,000-190,300 ratings (here)

Poll 6: 190,000-137,000 ratings (here)

Poll 7: 130,000-103,500 ratings (here)

Poll 8: 103,000-91,900 ratings (here)

Poll 9: 91,400-75,900 ratings (here)

Poll 10: 75,100-59,600 ratings (here)

Poll 11: 59,300-47,900 ratings (here)

Poll 12: 47,600-42,200 ratings (here)

Poll 13: 42,000-35,000 ratings (here)

Poll 14: 34,000-26,000 ratings (here)

Poll 15: 25,700-23,000 ratings (here)

Poll 16: 22,300-20,680 ratings (here)

Poll 17: 20,600-18,390 ratings (here)

Poll 18: 18,300-15,490 ratings (here)

Poll 19: 15,480-12,800 ratings (here)

Poll 20: 12,400-10,400 ratings (here)

Poll 21: 10,090-9,070 ratings (here)

Poll 22: 9,020-8,564 ratings (here)

Poll 23: 8,560-7,200 ratings (here)

Poll 24: 7,040-6,100 ratings (here)

Poll 25: 6,095-5,000 ratings (here)

Poll 26: 4,960-4,000 ratings (here)

Poll 27: 3,960-2,740 ratings (here)

Poll 28: 2,710-2,170 ratings (here)

Poll 29: 2,160-1,500 ratings (here)

Poll 30: 1,390-810 ratings (here)

Poll 31: 800-350 ratings (here)

Poll 32: 340-8 ratings (here)

Round One

Poll 1: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs Ferngully (Movie Tie-In) by Diana Young (here)

Poll 2: Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan vs The Ogre Downstairs by Diana Wynne Jones (here)

Poll 3: Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene vs Rainbow Magic by Daisy Meadows (here)

Poll 4: Magic Treehouse by Carolyn Keene vs Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson (here)

Poll 5: Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler vs Animorphs by K. A. Applegate (here)

Poll 6: Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey vs A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy (here)

Poll 7: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler vs The Last Dragon by Silvana de Mari (here)

Poll 8: Inkworld by Cornelia Funke vs My Secret Unicorn by Linda Chapman (here)

Poll 9: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne vs Pony Pals by Jeanne Betancourt (here)

Poll 10: Wayside School by Louis Sachar vs Gunnerkrigg Court by Thomas Siddell (here)

Poll 11: How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell vs The Royal Diaries by Various Authors (here)

Poll 12: Worst Witch by Jill Murphy vs Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville (here)

Poll 13: Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park vs Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton (here)

Poll 14: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy vs Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin (here)

Poll 15: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo vs The Ever Afters by Shelby Bach (here)

Poll 16: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket vs The Giants and the Joneses by Julie Donaldson (here)

Round Two

Poll 1: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan (here)

Poll 2: Rainbow Magic by Daisy Meadows vs Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne (here)

Poll 3: Animorphs by K. A. Applegate vs Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (here)

Poll 4: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandeler vs Inkworld by Cornelia Funke (here)

Poll 5: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne vs Wayside School by Louis Sachar (here)

Poll 6: Worst Witch by Jill Murphy vs How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (here)

Poll 7: Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton vs Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (here)

Poll 8: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo vs A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (here)

Round Three

Poll 1: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins vs Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osborne (here)

Poll 2: Animorphs by K. A. Applegate vs Inkworld by Cornelia Funke (here)

Poll 3: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne vs How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (here)

Poll 4: Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton vs A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (here)

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weirdlookindog · 1 year

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Simon, King of the Witches (1971)

#simon king of the witches #1970s movies #bruce kessler #horror

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wonderlandleighleigh · 2 years

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can we maybe get Midge and Lenny getting Lily ready/dropping her off for her first day of school?

Lily is a very small little girl. Most five-year-olds are small, sure, but Lily is tiny. Lenny's seen photos of Midge when she was that age, and it matches up pretty well.

Lily, despite Lenny's own height, is tiny.

And so finding her when she does not want to be found is an exercise much like he assumes finding the treasure of Sierra Madre wound be.

"Lily Ada Bruce, this ceased being funny about five and-a-half minutes ago," Lenny calls. "I know school seems scary, but it's going to be fine."

Midge whirls around herself, overturning the couch and peaking under furniture. "Did she run away? Where is she?"

"She's here somewhere," Lenny mutters. "If I were the size of a thimble and I didn't want to go to kindergarten, where would I hide...?"

Midge narrows her eyes and heads for the kitchen. He follows, and watches as she swings open one of the cabinets, revealing a scrunched up child amongst the non-perishable food. "Gotcha!"

"No!" Lily cries as Midge scoops her out of the cabinet and into her arms. "No, Mama, I don't want school."

"Everyone has to go to school, Sweetie," Midge tells her. "It's how we learn things."

"But I know how to read and write my name and I can count so high!" Lily argues.

"School is where we learn to tolerate idiots, Lily," Lenny explains. "That's what it's there for."

"I don't like idiots!" she announces.

Midge huffs out a breath. "Lily, it's going to be funy."

"But Daddy says idiots are there!"

Midge gives Lenny a dirty look - and not the fun kind - and he shrugs helplessly.

"You'll make new friends and learn all sorts of great things," Midge assures her as she carries her to her room to get her ready the rest of the way.

"But I like being here with you and Daddy," Lily complains. "Daddy has a lawyer meeting I wanna do that."

He knew it was a bad idea to take Lily to see Kessler. They're still working on getting the laws changed and he's previously taken Lily with him.

"I was going to write Justice Warren a letter and send him a cookie!" Lily says regretfully.

"And you can still do that after school," Midge assures her. "Please give this a chance, okay? Try to have a good time. Go in with an open mind."

The little girl sighs heavily. "Okay."

Midge nods approvingly. "Okay. Time to go! Daddy will come by and pick you up after the day ends."

"And then we can get milkshakes," Lenny promises.

"Lenny!"

"We've never been above bribery before," Lenny reminds her.

She rolls her eyes playfully, and they head out the door.

#fic #au #tmmm #Midge/Lenny #Midge x Lenny #Lily Bruce

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mydaroga · 9 months

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Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans 2023

I've always loved connecting with people who share my passions. For me, cons aren't about meeting celebrities or room parties, though those are both fine. For me, it's about meeting people whose eyes don't glaze over after thirty seconds of your special interest. So when I began my deep dive into Beatlemania, I wanted to find people who really wanted to chat. (Some of you have witnessed these efforts here, to varying degrees of success.) So I googled "Beatles conventions" and, on a whim, bought a ticket to the Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago, partly because I had someone to stay with (over an hour away, but still) and didn't need to shell out for a room.

If my goal was to engineer a feeling like, say, my best one on one convos here, or the Meta the Beatles discord, or old school livejournal, or the K/S cons, it was only marginally successful. Still, I think it was a positive experience and I am considering attempting to afford the next one in February at the utterly stunning remodeled TWA hotel.

The Fest, which used to be called BeatleFest until Apple Corps intervened in 1997, has been ongoing since 1974 when founder Mark Lapidos asked John Lennon if he was cool with the idea of a Beatles convention. You can see various guests over the years here, so clearly it's a known quantity in Beatledom. Many people there this weekend have been attending since the beginning, and it's an annual (or bi-annual) tradition.

It differs from other fan cons I've been to in that the focus is largely on music itself. This is natural, but what I mean is, there is constantly at least one musical act playing Beatles music in some form. On the main stage and breakout rooms you also have guests: Pattie Boyd, Gregg Bissonette (Ringo's current drummer), Billy J Kramer, Terry Sylvester (the Hollies), Joey Molland (Badfinger), Jay Bergen (John's lawyer), Allan Kozinn (The McCartney Legacy), Bruce Spizer (various books about the recordings), Kenneth Womack (upcoming Mal Evans book!), Susan Ryan (long time Fest fixture and historian), Skylar Moody (Beatles TikTok), Jude Kessler (The John Lennon series), Sara Schmidt (Meet the Beatles for Real), Steve Matteo (Act Naturally: the Beatles on Film). There are dealers with vintage and current merch and memorabilia, a "museum" room with historic merch, old clippings, an "ashram" where you can attend various meditation and yoga sessions, a karaoke room, costume and talent contests, even a Beatles Rock Band setup I failed to attend despite my yearning to one day play it.

Some of the panels were pretty sparsely attended, and there was a strong feeling that a lot of people go to listen to the bands and stay up all night. But what that meant for those of us who were there to talk and make connections was, I got to talk and make a ton of connections. I met Sara Schmidt and her mother and they took me under their wing and introduced me to anyone who was anyone. I had a lovely chat with Ken Womack. Wally Podrazik insisted on taking a photo of my Nerk Twins shirt and demanded I email him. I spoke to Allan Kozinn about how a John boy comes to write the most comprehensive Paul biography ever. I met a lady named Tina who is going to hook me up with info about early slash and RPF fic (because I've heard several of you youngin's declare it's a relatively new phenomenon and I know it isn't!). I danced to a great cover band while looking like Twiggy. I had a lot of comments about my Stamp Out the Beatles shirt. I spoke to Steve Matteo about his book about the Beatles on film, and shared my own film work in which he took an avid interest.

All in all, it never got as in depth as you can with good fandom friends in a quiet setting. I've also heard that attendance and quality have gone down in recent years, and changes have been implemented due to stupid copyright shit (like, no being able to show any of the licensed films or cartoons? Which is a huge bummer.). But I do feel that I made connections and furthermore, felt embraced and included and warmly welcomed. No one questioned the fact I got here via "Get Back," no one challenged me on being new, no one made any attempt to gatekeep or Beatle bro at me. Only ONE person even asked who my favorite Beatle was. They all seemed genuinely delighted to have a new weirdo to share their passion with.

I haven't decided if I'm attending again, but I do already have plans in the works to suggest a few panels more in line with the type of con activity I like to see. Because even if it's not exactly the interactions I've been seeking, there's no substitute for face to face discussion and squee. And now, my photos!

Jay Bergen, Gregg Bissonette, Terry Sylvester, Joey Molland, Billy J Kramer, Pattie Boyd, and moderator Terri Hemmert.

So many shirts! My little outfits, missing my prized Stamp Out the Beatles sweatshirt:

Weirdass vintage Beatles merch:

And finally, what I spent too much money on because everyone I talked to had written a book, GDI. Plus, 1974 era buttons because I like old stuff and they were $10:

#kris talks a lot #the beatles #fest for beatles fans #conventions #beatles fandom

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storyofmorewhoa · 8 months

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The Gay Deceivers (1969) directed by Bruce Kessler

#the gay deceivers #bruce kessler #jerome wish #danny devlin #daniel joseph devlin

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theycallme-thejackal · 1 year

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One MidgeLenny x TSwift Fic Per Day

154. Change

They’re a funny group, sitting on a bench outside of the United States Supreme Court.

There’s Kessler, sitting on one end, looking completely relaxed, but Midge knows it’s not that he doesn’t care. He’s been very good at staying calm over the course of this journey.

Next to him is her husband, Lenny Bruce, controversial, legendary comic. He’s chain smoking, and bouncing his leg anxiously. He didn’t get much sleep last night, and the three people occupying this bench are incredibly aware of just how much he has on the line here.

It was his decision to tank his last trial. He wanted to lose to get here, to argue before the Supreme Court and hopefully change the way comics are perceived on stage. To allow those coming up after him to say what they want without threat of jail time.

She hated it, and the longer they sit here, waiting for ten o’clock to come, the more she hates it. It doesn’t matter that Kessler had all but guaranteed a win. All that matters is that if they don’t win, her husband gets sent to a workhouse, leaving her with four kids to take care of and no partner.

Fuck, she hates this.

The hand not holding his cigarette is folded between both of hers in her lap, and she strokes his skin soothingly with her thumb. As anxious as she is, she knows he’s at least ten times more nervous about what happens when the Supreme Court hands down their opinion.

The time ticks down, and finally, at ten on the dot, it’s time.

They all stand there, her fingers tangled with her husband’s, and she feels him squeezing tightly. It hurts a little, but she says nothing, allowing him to channel all of his nervous energy through her. She’s so focused on him that she hardly registers what’s being said.

Until she hears that they won.

They won...

They won.

Lenny immediately scoops her up in his arms, holding her tightly around the waist, her feet dangling as she clutches his shoulders for balance, and she can feel tears dampening her skin. When she feels secure in his arms, she strokes through his curls with her fingers, letting him finally succumb to the exhaustion, the struggle he’s gone through over the last two years.

The walls that were put up to hold them back have finally come down.

He puts her back on her feet and turns to Michael, shaking his hand and offering profuse thanks. “Always a pleasure to fuck the man,” Michael replies with a wry grin, and Lenny barks that short laugh that she hasn’t heard much of these last couple of years.

As soon as they reach the hotel, she watches the energy drain from his body. He’s been surviving on coffee and cigarettes and pure nervous energy for the last few days, and he slumps against the wall, his head thudding gently.

She reaches for him, loosening his tie, and he looks at her apologetically. “I know I said we’d celebrate - ”

She shakes her head as the knot comes undone. “I don’t care about that right now,” she promises. “I think you need to sleep for twenty-four hours.”

His lips quirk in the shadow of a smile, and he nods. She helps him undress down to his boxers and undershirt and guides him to the bed, pulling the covers aside and kissing him gently. “Get some sleep,” she whispers.

She starts to move away, but he reaches for her, stopping her with a gentle hold on her hand. She looks back at him, and she sees, for the first time in months, a glimmer of joy in his eyes. “We won?” He asks, as though unsure if this morning was simply a dream.

Tears in her eyes, she nods. “We won,” she confirms with a smile.

His eyes close, his grip on her hand goes slack as he immediately falls asleep, and she calls down to the front desk, ordering room service for when he wakes in a few hours and realizes how hungry he is.

Then she undresses and slips into bed behind him, curling herself around him and slipping into sleep as well.

#midgelenny #midge x lenny #midgexlenny #tmmm fanfic #marvelous mrs. maisel fanfic #otp: more important than god #jackal fics #mltswift

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