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bee. xxiii. marauders, bellamy & books.

[scratchybeardsweetmouth]

“You’re upside down, and you’re drenched. But you’re safe.” | Ted Lasso 3x05 ⇆ 1x02 ⇆ 1x05

[tennant]

Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt TED LASSO (2020-) — “4-5-1” (3.03)

[nicola-coughlan]

actual snack™️ rebecca welton

[goodsirs]

Mathilde Ollivier as Clémence in 1899 — 1.02 “The Boy”

[infestissum]

Emily Beecham and Andreas Pietschmann as MAURA FRANKLIN and EYK LARSEN in 1899 (2022 - )

[flurgburgler]

not the goncharov renaissance curing my art block

[tsscat]

Goncharov Lore (“Gonchlore” if you will) Masterpost

Note: this is regarding the lore made up by tumblr collaboratively about a fake Martin Scorsese film. See the post that started it all and fake poster.

Goncharov was released in 1973. It was written by Matteo JWHJ 0715 and directed (?) and/or possibly co-written by Martin Scorsese. Scorsese’s big name helped popularize the film, but as a result JWHJ 0715’s significant contribution is often overlooked

Goncharov was forgotten and was actually difficult to acquire for many years. This may have been due to corporations hoarding rights and access, the actually mafia targeting distribution of the film, other factors, or a combination of these. This led to pirating of the film, which allegedly led to pirating discourse surrounding the film

There are talks of a Goncharov II or remake

Goncharov is a mafia boss in Naples of Russian origin. His wife/fiancée is named Katya, also of Russian origin. Goncharov may or may not have fled Russia, and may or may not have been pursued by someone trying to get him back to Russia, possibly to face legal justice. One such person trying to do this could be Valery Michailov

Valery Michailov is Katya’s sister. He may resent Goncharov due to his relationship with his sister and due to Goncharov being wanted by the Russian government. He is somewhat patriotic, possibly a former government worker or soldier.

Katya’s last name is either Michailova or Goncharova (although possibly with the wrong suffix). Her relationship with Goncharov is strained, tense, and possibly loveless. She ends up betraying him in the end. This is often seen as a subversion on the typical tropes for women in mafia movies.

At some point, Katya is on a bridge with Goncharov. At some point, Katya points a gun at Goncharov. At some point, Katya is injured on a boat/in a boathouse.

Katya is amicable with someone named Sofia, who has brown hair. She also has subtextual homoerotic tension with her

Sofia may be working class/poorer than many of the other characters are.

Goncharov has subtextual homoerotic tension with someone named Andrey. Andrey is Goncharov’s old friend/best friend/nemesis/enemy/competitor. There is at least one instance of one of them trying to kill the other.

Ice pick Joe is played by John Cazale, making this his 6th movie. He has a famous 10 minute scene with Katya, and at some point dies, also possibly at the hands of Katya.

Mario Ambrosini works with Goncharov, possibly as a lackey or number two. At some point in the middle of the story, he betrays Goncharov and Goncharov tells him that he “never wants to see [Mario] again”. It is unclear what happens to him after that. Mario also has a relationship with Andrey that some have described as “fascinating”. It is unclear how.

There is a clock motif in Goncharov, and a general theme regarding “running out of time” before death. There are a few characters who seem at the very least subconsciously aware of the fact that they have little time until their death. The film also deals with the theme of fate, of death and tragedy being and inevitable thing for these characters.

Goncharov dies at the end of the movie, due to someone’s betrayal.

Goncharov (1973) was heavily influenced by the American Cold War propaganda of the time. Some argue that it plays right into the stereotypes of Russians, others say it is a clever subversion of the propaganda and stereotypes of the time.

Feel free to add more/expand/add alternative information!

[zootycoon-archive]

i got these knockoff boots online and instead of the brand name on the tag they have the name of an apparently nonexistent martin scorsese movie??? what the fuck

[loseremo]

[anyab]

[Image Description: image 1. a shoe tongue with a patch that reads, "The greatest mafia movie ever made. Martin Scorsese presents goncharov. Domenico procacci production. A film by Matteo Jwhj0715 about the Naples mafia." The word goncharov is placed in the middle and is in large text compared to the rest.

Image 2. A reply by @ AbandonedAmbition that reads, "this idiot hasn't seen goncharov." End Description]

[screwtheprinceimtakingthehorse]

major spoilers under the cut!

Tl;dr: Ingrid and Z OTP

I knew from the moment Ingrid quit Parsons (and Murphy didn't leave with her) that she and Murphy couldn't work out — the entire time that she's been doing dodgy shit, i.e. violating her own moral code (remember that letter to Sears?), Murphy was telling her she was doing the right thing. To make partner. Their shared, singular goal, only it turns out Murphy is willing to go even further to achieve it — he betrays her, and while Ingrid before had the luxury of telling herself she didn't have a choice, he knows he does.

I know exactly when he sold Ingrid out: after they heard about Hunter. He had no reason to before, he and Ingrid were the dream team next to Dan (ugh), but then that fell apart. And he told her, he fucking told her: he's not going back.

He sure kept that gloating well under his hat.

Anyway, back to my point: Murphy represents Ingrid's flaws, he was the perfect foil to her ruthless pursuit of partner. He stood right at the beginning of it, with their wedding fling, and now six years later he's here for the end, whispering into her ear all the while that she's doing nothing wrong even as she's screwing people over and hates herself for doing it. What she told him about how she knew she wanted to be a lawyer? The death knell for their relationship. You don't go into Mergers & Acquisitions to right wrongs, or for justice. You go because that's where the money is.

So when Murphy wasn't upset about the dawn raid, when he told her he loved her instead? He saw that as absolution for what he'd done to her, because it marked Ingrid out as the same kind of person even as she's now on Green Tech's side: acting behind her partner's back to pull a stunt. She's on the side of the good guys now, sure, but that only matters to us, the audience. Not to Murphy. He only sees her ambition. And while he had her, he kept her busy with one hand so she wouldn't see what the other hand was doing.

And the entire time, there were subtle vibes between Ingrid and Z, but it wasn't just for the lols. He is someone who acts in alignment with his moral code, and who's actually honest about who he is and what he wants; the polar opposite of Murphy. Ingrid and Z back each other up without expecting anything in return in the finale. And here's the thing I love about Z: he represents optimism, not idealism as opposed to reality; and what Murphy calls realism, what Marty fucking Adler calls "thinking like a partner," that's just stone-cold ruthlessness and cruelty.

So hell, what I want for season 2 is for Ingrid to kick Murphy to the curb — though of course they're still going to have to work together, and that will turn out wonderfully acrimonious — and for Ingrid and Z to make good on those vibes and oh so achingly slowly fall in love. Nick moved too fast, Murphy made his move immediately when Nick was out of the picture, and Z is going to be the one who understands taking his time — and giving Ingrid time. Because, shit, this is gonna hurt.

In conclusion: Team Ingrid x Z, all the way.

[screwtheprinceimtakingthehorse]

had some more thoughts, under the cut!

Aside from the way that Z and Ingrid are mirrors of each other in understanding their family dynamics as the children of immigrants, and in having "screw-up" younger siblings, there's one really important thing: we get to see their chemistry take shape.

Everything with Murphy is based on a hazy, rose-tinted-glasses memory from six years that we see about half a blurry flashback of. The show actually makes it pretty plain that it's only telling the audience that Murphy is special, while it shows us the ways Z is a solid guy and a good fit for Ingrid. He's driven, smart and optimistic but not a pushover; he's also kind and attentive (eye lash!); he picks up Nick's slack by making sure Ingrid gets home safe after that horrid gala, and as I said above, he is who he represents himself to be.

Ingrid hangs on to a memory of Murphy that the audience doesn't share with her, while we get to know Z in much more meaningful ways than 'he's sweet' (Nick) or 'he's smart and infuriating' (Murphy). There's a hint of screwball spark in Ingrid's first interactions with Z, but it doesn't turn into mindfuckery or pulling pigtails. They're equals in determination and in wit, and even as Ingrid is temporarily willing to do terrible things on her way to the top, Z recognises the good in her and believes in it while challenging her to do better. Nick's support was unconditional, which is sweet but meaningless to Ingrid's growth (as symbolised by their cutesy philosophy "discussions" that only ever skimmed the surface), and Murphy only sought to squash that goodness into calculated ambition.

So yeah, Z is perfect and the show really solidly underpins that by its storytelling!

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

In 1990, the high school dropout rate for Dolly Parton’s hometown of Sevierville Tennessee was at 34% (Research shows that most kids make up their minds in fifth/sixth grade not to graduate). That year, all fifth and sixth graders from Sevierville were invited by Parton to attend an assembly at Dollywood. They were asked to pick a buddy, and if both students completed high school, Dolly Parton would personally hand them each a $500 check on their graduation day. As a result, the dropout rate for those classes fell to 6%, and has generally retained that average to this day.

Shortly after the success of The Buddy Program, Parton learned in dealing with teachers from the school district that problems in education often begin during first grade when kids are at different developmental levels. That year The Dollywood Foundation paid the salaries for additional teachers assistants in every first grade class for the next 2 years, under the agreement that if the program worked, the school system would effectively adopt and fund the program after the trial period.

During the same period, Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995: The idea being that children from her rural hometown and low-income families often start school at a disadvantage and as a result, will be unfairly compared to their peers for the rest of their lives, effectively encouraging them not to pursue higher education. The objective of the Imagination library was that every child in Sevier County would receive one book, every month, mailed and addressed to the child, from the day they were born until the day they started kindergarten, 100% free of charge. What began as a hometown initiative now serves children in all 50 states, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, mailing thousands of free books to children around the world monthly.

On March 1, 2018 Parton donated her 100 millionth book at the Library of Congress: a copy of “Coat of Many Colors” dedicated to her father, who never learned to read or write.

[brightlotusmoon]

The tag that says that Dolly Parton is the backbone of American Society is correct. She’s probably done more than Congress at this point.

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

In 1990, the high school dropout rate for Dolly Parton’s hometown of Sevierville Tennessee was at 34% (Research shows that most kids make up their minds in fifth/sixth grade not to graduate). That year, all fifth and sixth graders from Sevierville were invited by Parton to attend an assembly at Dollywood. They were asked to pick a buddy, and if both students completed high school, Dolly Parton would personally hand them each a $500 check on their graduation day. As a result, the dropout rate for those classes fell to 6%, and has generally retained that average to this day.

Shortly after the success of The Buddy Program, Parton learned in dealing with teachers from the school district that problems in education often begin during first grade when kids are at different developmental levels. That year The Dollywood Foundation paid the salaries for additional teachers assistants in every first grade class for the next 2 years, under the agreement that if the program worked, the school system would effectively adopt and fund the program after the trial period.

During the same period, Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995: The idea being that children from her rural hometown and low-income families often start school at a disadvantage and as a result, will be unfairly compared to their peers for the rest of their lives, effectively encouraging them not to pursue higher education. The objective of the Imagination library was that every child in Sevier County would receive one book, every month, mailed and addressed to the child, from the day they were born until the day they started kindergarten, 100% free of charge. What began as a hometown initiative now serves children in all 50 states, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, mailing thousands of free books to children around the world monthly.

On March 1, 2018 Parton donated her 100 millionth book at the Library of Congress: a copy of “Coat of Many Colors” dedicated to her father, who never learned to read or write.

[brightlotusmoon]

The tag that says that Dolly Parton is the backbone of American Society is correct. She’s probably done more than Congress at this point.

[rocicrew]

6.03   /   6.06

you never know the effect you might have on someone, not really. maybe one core thing you said haunts them forever, maybe one moment of kindness, gives them comfort or courage. maybe you said the one thing they needed to hear.

[rocicrew]

DOMINIQUE TIPPER AS NAOMI NAGATA IN BABYLON’S ASHES.

[emilycarey]

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) + letterboxd reviews 

(insp.)

[evesters-memesters]

[laurens-german]

HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY RETURN TO HOGWARTS | 2022

[inthetags]

reblog this and put in the tags which capital cities you’ve been to