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theoscarsproject · 4 months

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Return to Oz (1985). Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

HOW has this film escaped the legacy of children's horror masterpieces like The Dark Crystal and The Witches? I had pretty low expectations going in, but it really leans into the horror of its setting and lets Dorothy grow and regress in equal measure. Plus the stop motion and puppetry and practical effects are pretty awesome. Yeah, it's flawed, but man, I think I would've been obsessed with this if I'd watched it when I was 9. 7.5/10.

#return to oz #19885 #Oscars 58 #Nom: Visual Effects #walter murch #L. Frank Baum #gill dennis #Fairuza Balk #Nicol Williamson #piper laurie #jean marsh #america #american #horror #childrens #fantasy #1800s #7.5/10

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80smovies · 2 years

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#Return to Oz #Fairuza Balk #Nicol Williamson #Jean Marsh #Piper Laurie #Matt Clark #Walter Murch #Gill Dennis #L. Frank Baum #80s

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gameofthunder66 · 12 days

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'Eraserhead' (1977) film

-watched 4/14/2023- 1 star- on Max

I don't know why this movie got pretty decent reviews- I like David Lynch's far-fetched, comical, horrific, artistic work, but when some of it doesn't make a lick of sense to me, I'm aggravated with myself for having sit there through the entire thing!

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adamwatchesmovies · 2 years

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Return to Oz (1985)

Return to Oz doesn't even approach the quality of the 1939 classic that it’s sorta, kinda, but not really a sequel to (and not only because this is a Disney film, not a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production). It’s a flawed picture, but calling it bad isn’t right. The further along it gets, the more enjoyable it becomes.

Six months after returning home from the Land of Oz, Dorothy Gale (Fairuza Balk) worries her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Suffering from insomnia and constantly referring to a land that doesn’t exist, she's sent to undergo electro-shock therapy. Suddenly, Dorothy is transported once again to Oz, only to find its people in desperate need of a hero.

This 1985 picture starts on the wrong foot. It's too frightening and intense for its young target audience. Then, further trauma as we learn that the Emerald City has been destroyed and all its inhabitants (including the Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion) have been turned to stone by the Nome King. You'll also find the change from musical to non-musical jarring. To be fair, it would’ve been hard, perhaps even impossible to match the immortal songs of the Judy Garland classic so I guess writers Walter Murch (who also directs) and Gill Dennis opted not to even try. Technically, this film is not a direct sequel to the classic so this last point might be a nitpick… but "Return to Oz" wants to have it both ways. It wants to do its own thing... while takes several cues from the original film. It's as if its hoping you’ll forget all but the broadest details of Dorothy's last adventure.

We meet several new friends on Dorothy's quest to save Oz: a mechanical man named Tik-Tok (voiced by Sean Barrett), the scarecrow-like Jack Pumpkinhead (Brian Henson), the moose-like Gump (voiced by Lyle Conway), and a chicken originally from her Aunt and Uncle’s farm named Billina (Denise Bryer). They all look amazing; one thing you cannot criticize this film for is its look, costumes, art director and puppetry. They also have a lot of charm and their share of good moments but why introduce new characters at all? Whether these characters are carbon copies of Dorothy’s old band in the original work by L. Frank Baum is irrelevant. They're all so similar this would have been a better film if we'd gotten more of what we loved the first time we travelled to Oz instead of these replacements.

It takes a lot to get up that hill, but the climb is worth it when you consider what Return to Oz does well. The characters may be overly familiar, but they look like dynamite and all of their unique abilities are well-used. It wins you back, and then we get to the conclusion, which is spectacular. Throughout the film, we see the Nome King’s minions, whose look is so distinct, so unique I’m shocked we haven’t seen them ripped off or imitated elsewhere. It all builds to an intelligent, exciting climax that satisfies. The special effects hold up remarkably well and considering how much it improves as it goes along, you'll be disappointed to hear no third chapter ever materialized.

Return to Oz is too frightening and intense for young children and if you’re going to travel to Oz with them, the Judy Garland pic is a far better choice. Ultimately, I don’t see it holding the same beloved spot in people’s hearts as the similar-feeling The NeverEnding Story or even Labyrinth. It’s more of a curiosity than anything, but there are some that will latch onto it and because of its spectacular visuals, it’s worth taking a chance to see if you’ll be joining the cult following. (On DVD, February 24, 2018)

#Return to Oz #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Wizard of Oz #Walter Murch #Gill Dennis #L. Frank Baum #Nicol Williamson #Jean Marsh #Piper Laurie #Fairuza Balk #1985 movies #1985 films

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uwmspeccoll · 6 months

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Staff Pick of the Week

For today’s staff pick, I want to share another book from the collection of our late friend Dennis Bayuzick, entitled Kimono| Kosode: A Decorative Study of the Kimono. Designed and bound by Carol Schwartzott (b. 1945), this book uses Japanese Chiyogami paper as the ‘fabric’ for the kimonos between archival boards throughout the book. The book explains to readers the history of the Japanese kimono’s creation and augments the information with beautiful decorative elements. Each fold-out includes a cut-out kimono as well as a heading and short section about the topic introduced in the heading. Another interesting feature of this book is its binding; it uses a piano-hinge binding designed by Hedi Kyle (b. 1937) and the patterned paper can also be seen wrapped around the dowels that make up the binding.

The book discusses the origins of the kimono, which was once called a kosode, and goes into detail about the historical periods when the garment gained popularity, explaining how “[with] each period in history, the kosode evolved, adapting its design and decorative elements to current style…”

Printed in an edition of 125 copies by Blacks Corner Letterpress with Monotype Gill Sans Light cast by the Bixler Press & Letterfoundry, this book was created for the Library Fellows of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC in December of 2001.

View more Staff Picks.

View other books from the collection of Dennis Bayuzick.

– Sarah S., Special Collections Graduate Intern.

#staff pick of the week #kosode #kimono #national museum of women in the arts #Dennis Bayuzick #Carol Schwartzott #Japanese Chiyogami paper #japan #piano binding #Hedi Kyle #Blacks Corner Letterpress #Monotype Gill Sans Light #Bixler Press & Letterfoundry #Sarah S.

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fnvminorcharacterpoll · 1 year

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FNV Minor Character Poll - Preliminary Voting Round 6-B: NCR Brass

First image, top left: Dennis Crocker, NCR Ambassador at the NCR Embassy. —"I started my career over twenty years ago back in the NCR as the local mayor and worked my way up from there. I managed President Kimball's first run for a seat on the Council. I suppose that's why I have this ambassadorship."

First image, top right: Maj. Dhatri, NCR officer at Camp McCarran. —"[My former commanding] major froze up [during the Bitter Springs Massacre] and we couldn't get another word out of him. I took over and salvaged the situation as best I could. For my effort, I was promoted to major. Not quite the way I'd have wanted it."

First image, bottom left: Cap. Gilles, commanding NCR officer at Bitter Springs Refugee Camp. —"If this isn't a crisis situation, you'd better have a damn good reason for interrupting me."

First image, bottom right: Col. James Hsu, commanding NCR officer at Camp McCarran. —"On top of everything else, I can't send a patrol on a bathroom break without it being ambushed by someone who heard they were coming. So somebody's getting the word out."

First image, top left: Ranger Jackson, NCR ranger in charge of the Mojave Outpost. —"Thanks, I appreciate it. Come back here when you're done, I might accidentally 'lose' some supplies to pay you with."

First image, top right: Cap. Marie Pappas, head officer of NCR Military Police. —"I hear you've been meeting with Mr. House in the Lucky 38. I bet you think you're pretty special, don't you? Special or not, stay out of trouble and more importantly stay out of my way."

First image, bottom left: Cap. Parker, NCR commanding officer at Aerotech Office Park. —"This here's where folks go when their luck runs out. Drifters up from the Republic, locals that can't turn a dime, drunken reprobates from all around. If you don't have the caps to get onto the Strip, odds are you'll end up here."

First image, bottom right: Maj. Joseph Polatli, NCR commanding officer at Camp Forlorn Hope. —"If the brass back home could get their heads out of their asses long enough to send support, we could turn this all around."

(Preliminary Voting Round masterpost)

#fallout #fnv #fallout new vegas #dennis crocker #major dhatri #captain gilles #james hsu #ranger jackson #marie pappas #captain parker #joseph polatli #prelims

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jimclarkposting · 2 years

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hideous wreaths in formula one: a dissection

in counterpoint to my massive wreath post, there have also been some duds in the history of formula one wreaths. they mostly fall under two categories: tiny, and ostentatiously floral. a curated selection of the two:

first off, these ones are just miserably tiny and undercut any sense of achievement of being on the podium.

in the same vein. james hunt is not impressed.

then you have the ones that are so bedecked in flowers that the whole Yeah, We're Manly Men Racing Manly Cars Etc. theme is rather lost in a floral explosion. great for us, because we don't care, but these people didn't seem to like it too much:

jim's would actually be totally normal if it wasn't such an awkward shape (i couldn't leave him out). gilles, meanwhile, has just been crowned the may queen.

james just really can't catch a break here. the wreath looks like a trashbag with flowers taped to it.

however, these examples are not the worst. not the most egregious. from the categories above, i hereby declare the most disappointing wreaths in the history of formula one to be... these things.

we've got one for each. miserable and tiny for alain (hey, it fits) and disgustingly, terribly ostentatious and also orange for didier. no one in any of these photos looks happy.

so there we have it, a round-up of just two of the ways formula one used to publically humiliate its winners. good thing we don't do that anymore!

#this is only a scratch on the surface #many wreaths have been excellent and just as many have been pure excrement #james really gets the short end of the stick here tho #f1 #classic f1 #formula 1 #retro f1 #vintage f1 #jim clark #gilles villeneuve #jody scheckter #denny hulme #james hunt #alain prost #didier pironi #and also:#rene arnoux #keke rosberg #wreathposting

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myvinylplaylist · 10 months

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Alice Cooper: Welcome 2 My Nightmare (2011)

Best Buy limited edition w/ 4 extra tracks:

Track 15 bonus studio track

Tracks 16,17,18 recorded live at Download Festival 2010

Universal Music

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guardianreadersofthegalaxy · 2 years

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[during Arachnids In The UK]

Thirteen: We're doing the right thing, Yas. We're not killers.

Yas: Yeah we have to think of ourselves here. I don't want to have to shoot something.

Thirteen: Exactly, let's let these spiders die as nature intended...

Thirteen: Slowly and painfully.

[from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia]

#my post #doctor who #incorrect quotes #incorrect doctor who quotes #thirteenth doctor #jodie whittaker #yasmin khan #mandip gill #thasmin #source: it's always sunny in philadelphia #It's always sunny in philadelphia #dennis reynolds #glenn howerton #Dee Reynolds #kaitlin olson

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missy-lou-frodis · 2 years

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened a new exhibit this weekend, “Western Edge,” exploring the roots of country rock growing out of LA in the 1970s.

They opened the exhibit with a grand concert including some of the greats--Chris Hillman, Richie Furay, Vince Gill (of course), John Jorgenson, and Herb Pedersen to name a few, as well as my favorite guitar teacher Denny Sarokin (front and center, nailing those high notes).

#country rock #country music hall of fame #I'm soaring #denny sarokin #vince gill #richie furay #Chris hillman #John jorgenson #herb pedersen #1970s #stone canyon band #desert rose band #guitars #banjo #country and western #I stole these off of Chris' insta and then I emailed them to Denny and then he posted them on his fb so I'm basically now a music historian #western edge

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rbolick · 2 months

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Books On Books Collection - Inscription 3

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abs0luteb4stard · 9 months

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W A T C H E D

#THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER (1962)#CHRISTOPHER LEE #John Gilling #Jimmy Sangster #Kerwin Mathews #Glenn Corbett #Peter Arne #Marla Landi #Desmond Llewelyn #Oliver Reed #Andrew Keir #Michael Ripper #David Lodge #Dennis Waterman #SWASHBUCKLING #PIRATE MOVIE #HAMMER FILMS #WATCHING #ADVENTURE FILM

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watcher-in-the-woods · 1 year

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He said is this the return to Oz? The grass is dead The gold is brown And the sky has claws

Return to Oz (1985)

Directed by Walter Murch Written by Gill Dennis and Walter Murch

Based on The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz, both written by L. Frank Baum

#return to oz #the wizard of oz #fairuza balk #l. frank baum #walter murch #fantasy #dark fantasy #horror movie #horrorfans #wheelers #princess mombi #nome king #dorothy gale #emerald city

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bad268 · 2 months

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Out-of-Pocket (Pepe Marti X Reader)

Fandom: RPF/Formula 2/3

Requested: Yeah on Wattpad (ily zep also happy race week!)

Warnings: none.

POV: Second Person (You/your)

W.C. 869

Summary: Out-of-pocket grid walks and podcasts

As always, my requests are OPEN

MASTERLIST // HITLIST

~~(^Pinterest)

The first race of the season was one for the books. The energy was high, the excitement was through the roof, and all of the drivers were ready to get back to racing. As someone with a moto racing podcast, you were having a blast in the paddock. The plan was you were going to do a Martin Brundle-style grid walk, asking random questions to whatever drivers you could find.

“Jak!” You shouted, running up to your American friend who was walking with Ollie and Kimi. “Can I ask you guys questions for the pod?”

“Don’t say tyre deg,” Jak joked as the other two nodded.

“That's a tequila shot, Jak,” You laughed. “Anyway, I don’t have any on me so, Jak, hypothetically speaking, what would you do if you found a dead body in your hotel room?”

“That’s so random, but I would call my team, I guess?” Jak responded, confused about where the question came from.

“Good to hear you trust your team, sounds like you guys will have a good year,” You stated. “Does this mean you are getting along well with your new team?”

“Yeah, I love the team, and I think we’re gonna do well this year,” Jak beamed.

“Thank you, Jak. Now, Ollie,” You moved the microphone over to Ollie, “You hit me as the type of guy who needs beauty sleep.”

“Where is this going?” He laughed.

“Why is it called ‘beauty sleep’ if you wake up looking like a hot mess? I’ve seen the LAP videos, and you don’t look very beautiful when you wake up,” You teased him.

“Oh you’re one to talk,” He gasped in disbelief, “As if anyone in your opinion looks good waking up unless they’re Pepe!”

“Hey, no need to call me out in my own podcast here!” You jokingly scolded. “I ask the questions. Now, why is it called ‘beauty sleep’ if you wake up looking like a hot mess? I need to know.”

“Maybe it’s not about physical beauty and more about mental beauty,” Ollie quipped. “Ever think of that?”

“No, I did not Aristotle,” You replied sarcastically. “Thank you for bestowing your great mind upon us, oh great one.”

“With pleasure,” Ollie jokingly bowed as he left to follow Jak.

“Kimi! The new man on the block! Tell me, how many pennies do you think would fit in your car?”

“At least five,” Kimi answered immediately and seriously.

“Fair point, thank you,” You replied just as seriously as you moved on to your next target, running after him. “Dennis, do fish drown?”

“NO!” He shouted, started by your sudden appearance. “No, I looked this up and drowning is inhaling water. Fish breathe water, so unless they stop moving and water blocks their gills, they can't drown, but they can suffocate on water.”

“Damn, thanks Bill Nye the science guy,” You said sarcastically as you moved on, beelining for one of your favorite F3 drivers to ask questions to. “Sebastian Montoya, I have a question for you.”

“I love these,” he said to himself before leaning into the microphone and shouting, “Hi Pod!”

“Don’t! I’m the star here,” You joked. “Anyway, if you punch yourself in the face and it hurts, are you weak or strong?”

“Neither, you’re gullible,” He answered.

“Oh, that's a dollar word, look at you go!” You chuckled as you moved on once again. This time you ran into a world champion. “Fernando! My favorite Spanish driver!” You shouted as you ran over to him but not before whispering into the mike, “Lies, Pepe is my favorite.”

“We all know Pepe is you’re favorite, no need to flatter me,” He laughed.

“Well, at least we’re all on the same page,” You dismissed. “In your opinion, what is the worst mode of transportation?”

“Roller skates,” He said after a moment. “The ones with the wheels in a line.”

“What do you have against roller blades, Nando?” You chuckled, genuinely curious.

“I just never learned how to ride them,” He laughed.

“Fair enough, thank you!” You said as you heard back to the Campos garage, knowing Pepe was probably finished with his interview by now. You saw him sitting on the couch in the driver’s room that he shares with Isack, scrolling through his phone. “And here we find the friend of the show, Pepe, in his natural habitat; hiding from everyone.”

“You do know I can hear you,” He chuckled, not even looking up from his phone.

“Oh shit, I thought he was deaf,” You whispered into the microphone, but still loud enough for him to hear. You moved into the room and sat beside him, leaning into his side. “I have a real question for you.”

“Something tells me it’s not a real question, but go on.”

“How does it feel to be in a relationship with the most out-of-pocket moto racing podcaster on the planet?”

“Wouldn’t change it for the world,” He replied as he placed a small kiss on the top of your head. “You should talk to Clement to get on Screaming Meals. I bet that would be the most chaotic episode ever.”

“Don’t give me any more ideas,” You groaned. “Also, I’m trying. James said no.”

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familyabolisher · 7 months

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September 2023 reading

Books:

Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

Dennis Cooper, The Sluts

Vladimir Mayakovsky, Volodya: Selected Works, ed. Rosy Carrick

Vincent Woodard, The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism Within US Slave Culture

Articles, papers, etc.:

S. Brook Corfman, Yentl and the Three-Quarter Profile

Catherine Damman and Saidiya Hartman, Saidiya Hartman on insurgent histories and the abolitionist imaginary

Jules Gill-Peterson, The Way We Weren't

killreplica, Heidegger's Broken Doll

Julian Lucas, How Samuel R. Delaney Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City

Max Pensky, Angel of Mystery: The tangled story behind a famous Klee painting

Gloria Goodwin Raheja, Caste, Colonialism, and the Speech of the Colonized: Entextualization and Disciplinary Control in India

Achim Rohde, Gays, Crossdressers, and Emos: non-normative masculinities in militarized Iraq

Dylan Saba, Review: 'On Zionist Literature' by Ghassan Kanafani

Leo Zeilig, The Dar es Salaam Years

#reading #all the books are bolded bc it was a banger month for books hth #honest 2 god though i spend 90% of my free time on gay little visual novels atp

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thelampisaflashlight · 6 months

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Wyrm

[Dew meets a dragon. Based around this post of mine. Let's go.]

The first time Dew saw the pond, he was walking with Ifrit through the woods, listening intently as the older ghoul explained the history of the property to him.

"That's Ol' Dens' pond." the fire ghoul had said, gesturing towards a ring of metal, half corroded and collapsing into what looks like a leaf covered puddle, "Don't let it's size fool you, the water is incredibly deep... and cold."

Dew stared at the water, eerily still, grimacing as the pair skirted 'round its perimeter in order to stand on several, layered flat stones.

"Who's Ol' Dens?"

"According to Omega, Ol' Dens is an ancient being, some kind of massive blind lizard...? A dragon. Megs said it's a dragon."

Dew gave him a quizzical look then, doubtful.

Ifrit chuffed and patted his head.

"It's a scary story to keep the siblings-" he pinched Dew's cheek, "-and overly curious ghouls from going for a swim... Ah, but, seriously, don't go in there."

"Why not?"

"The last time someone did, they didn't come back up."

"They... drowned?"

Ifrit shook his head then, turning towards him ominously, wiggling his fingers as he pounced upon the smaller ghoul, making him squeal.

"Ol' Dens ate them!"

"IFFY~!"

Dew sighs at the memory, watching the waters of Ol' Dens' pond ripple as he weaves his magic through the muck, following the path of the spring that feeds the overgrown puddle.

His essence coats the walls of the tunnel, too narrow for anything bigger than a large rat to really fit inside.

"Psst, psst, psst... Denny, Denny, I've brought you a treat!" he calls into the water, smiling as a bubble pops to the surface.

Dew grabs the container of worms he has sat beside him, opening the lid to unleash the earthy scent, laughing when the bubbles grew in volume, "Someone's excited."

Bloop.

A tiny, pale face stares up at him, eyes glazed over in white, pink gills swaying.

"Hi, Denny~" Dew cooes, greeting the tiny "dragon", "How's my buddy today?"

The axolotl makes a small "eep" at him, opening his wide mouth insistently.

"Okay, okay..." he smiles, "Every time I see you, you're chubbier and chubbier, I should really stop feeding you extra worms."

"Eep!"

"Valid point, you're a growing boy."

"Eeep."

Dew tosses a worm into the water and watches the creature suck it down greedily.

#lamp writes #shitghosting #nameless ghouls #dewdrop ghoul #ifrit ghoul #ghost band #the band ghost #ghost bc #ghost band fanfic

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