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richardspletts · 4 months

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#riverdale #riverdaleedit #cheryl blossom #cherylblossomedit #mpetschedit #*#The Wrestler

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wrestlingsavedmylife · 3 months

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I love these gifs so much

#katsuyori shibata #tetsuya naito #njpw #the wrestler

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20th-century-man · 2 years

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Marisa Tomei / Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler (2008)

#Marisa Tomei #The Wrestler #Darren Aronofsky #2008 #film #2000s #gif #my gif #20th-century-man gif

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blackstarwrestling · 1 month

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Slowly becoming a shibata fan page

#katsuyori shibata #the wrestler #njpw #aew

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rjcity1 · 5 months

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Hey!(GIFs) - Shibata

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#aew #hey ew #rj city #hey!(ew)#shibata #katsuyori shibata #the wrestler #danhausen #all elite wrestling #Youtube

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goldenloverss · 7 hours

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Giffed the moment of my boy hittin that shit I love him ❣️

#aew #daniel garcia #katsuyori shibata #the wrestler #gif #giffing shit is so hard shout out to litch anyone who does it 🫡🤕#my gifs 💘#my gifs #daniel garcias harem of men older than him grows larger by the second i am pleased #new bf gained!#all elite wrestling #aew rampage #aew collision

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texaschainsawmascara · 4 months

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Mickey Rourke

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filmforager · 3 months

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The Iron Claw: Review

Fighting with my family

With the super tight trunks and dodgy haircuts, there’s something wonderfully daft about the world of professional wrestling. But whether it’s The Wrestler or Foxcatcher, the sport has served as a serious topic to explore the destructive nature of masculinity in cinema. Weighing in at just over 2 hours, the latest to join the ring is The Iron Claw, a poignant true story about an ill-fated wrestling family.

Set in 1980s Texas, we spend our time with the Von Erichs, an unusually close family of wrestlers and athletes. Led by patriarch and former pro wrestler Fritz Von Erich (a steely Holt McCallany) with his formidable wife Doris (a marvelous Maura Tierney), he rules the home with an iron claw, and looks to his four sons to carry on his wrestling legacy. He even has a hierarchy of what boys he favors - there’s olympic athlete Kerry (Jeremy Allen White), eldest son Kevin (Zac Efron), swaggering David (Harris Dickinson), and the more sensitive Mike (Stanley Simons). As the brothers jostle for a higher position, Kevin starts to have doubts about his father’s tough love approach.

While Fighting with my Family looked at how professional wrestling could bring a family together, this looks at how the need to appear macho in the sport can slowly tear a family apart. The Von Erich family is presented as a stifling cage that the brothers can’t escape, where talking about your feelings is taboo, and shedding a tear during a funeral too ‘unmanly’. There’s even a family curse that is invoked in the face of tragedy, when someone is pushed too close to the edge. From Sean Durkin, writer-director of Martha Marcy May Marlene, this is another excellent study of pent-up emotion and repressed feelings, with a show-don’t-tell approach that grounds the story, and makes major plot developments more upsetting.

As the Von Erich family makes a name for itself in the world of NWA wrestling, the sudden fame and physical demands begin to impact the family dynamic in fascinating, devastating ways. This results in some truly layered performances, including Allen White as the troubled Kerry, and Simons as Mike, whose inability to fit the macho mold is the most heart-breaking plot point. While Kevin’s eyes are opened to a different kind of life with girlfriend Pam (a spirited Lily James), it’s fair to say the others aren’t so lucky.

Sitting ringside to this story of family turmoil is Efron’s Kevin, the brawny elder brother whose emotional maturity has been stilted by the pursuit of someone else’s dream. Trading in on his physicality (and a strong resemblance to He-Man), Efron is perfectly cast as a troubled man who chafes against his father’s domineering parental style, but struggles to put his doubts into words. It’s a complex and perceptive performance, allowing Efron to flex acting muscles that he previously hasn’t been able to. Like his central performance, the film aches with sadness and regret, acting as a plea for men everywhere: when the going gets tough, don’t be afraid to cry!

With a masterful grasp of tone and subtle story-telling that packs a punch, The Iron Claw is a sad and compelling story about the limits of traditional masculinity.

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#iron claw #zac efron #harris dickinson #jeremy allen white #von erichs #lily james #fighting with my family #the wrestler #holt mccallany #sean durkin #4 stars

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speakspeak · 10 months

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Timeless Cool: Mickey Rourke

#timeless cool #mickey rourke #actor #acting #film #cinema #movies #rumble fish #the wrestler #classic #cool #style

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argentobreillat · 5 months

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Mickey Rourke

#mickey rourke #photography #the wrestler #trailer trash

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courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme · 8 months

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Best Evan Rachel Wood movies and performances:

1. The Wrestler - Darren Aronofsky (2008)

2. Across the Universe - Julie Taymor (2007)

3. Whatever Works - Woody Allen (2009)

4. The Ides of March - George Clooney (2011)

5. Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke (2003)

6. The Upside of Anger - Mike Binder (2005)

7. Frozen II - Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (2019)

8. Digging to China - Timothy Hutton (1998)

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filmpalette · 8 months

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The Wrestler (2008) dir. Darren Aronofsky

#the wrestler #darren aronofsky #2008 #mickey rourke #marisa tomei #2000s

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wrestlingsavedmylife · 5 months

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#orange cassidy #katsuyori shibata #the wrestler #hook #danhausen #Does this mean Shibata is Chaos adjacent now????#AEW

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chazraps · 5 months

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I interviewed Ric Flair! AEW Dynamite comes to Target Center tonight and I was able to speak to Ric at our SPEAK MPLS studios to discuss his history at the Target Center, coming to AEW to be part of Sting's retirement, MJF as a champion, acting in Verne Gagne's movie, his thoughts on the upcoming Von Erichs movie 'The Iron Claw' and more -

#AEW #Dynamite #Ric Flair #Sting #Minneapolis #Target Center #MJF #All Elite Wrestling #Curt Hennig #Mr Perfect #The Wrestler #The Wrestler movie #Minnesota #wrestling #Mean Gene Okerlund #Youtube

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blackstarwrestling · 1 month

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#katsuyori shibata #njpw #aew #the wrestler

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brasideios · 7 months

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I've made an exception to my 'do not plan' rule and spent several hours this morning building a spreadsheet that covers ~40 years of plot. [40 years history in the universe I'm writing, that is... though who knows, maybe that's also how long it will take me to write it 😆].

Just wanted to share this cos I'm excited to finally write the damn thing I've been thinking about for *vague arm wave* and just never knew how to tie it together. Happy days!

#AStorySetInSparta #still using this stupid working title #even though I hate it lol #I can't figure out what else to call it #it will include so many bits and bobs I've shared before including #Tanagra #The Wrestler #TheGoodSpartan #and of course the StorySetInSparta snippets #but rewritten with a unifying vision or something like that lol #jpdoingwords

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