#july 1997

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Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlène of Monaco, Prince Jacques of Monaco and Princess Gabriella of Monaco attend Olympic flame lighting ahead of the XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, France from July 26th to August 11th 2024, in Monaco -June 18th 2024.

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7/14/97 - the spice girls launch their walkers crisps campaign in london.

[thewales-family]

Diana, Princess of Wales poses for official portraits during a photoshoot for "Vanity Fair" in London -July 1st 1997.

📷 : Mario Testino.

[only-johnny-deppp]

24 years ago, on July 11, 1997, Johnny attended the 41th INXS show on North American Leg of the “Elegantly Wasted Tour”, held at the Greek Theatre, in Los Angeles, California. 

Johnny and the Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor, co-founder and lead singer of the rock band INXS, Michael Hutchence were friends since early 90’s and were usually seem together in Johnny’s nightclub “The Viper Room” which was known as one of LA’s coolest spots visited by all the rockstars of that era. Johnny and Michael were also “neighbors”, once both used to live in the same area in the south of France, only around 1 hour far (Johnny in Plan-de-la-Tour and Michael in Roquefort-les-Pins).

The photos above features, Johnny, Michael Hutchence, Michael’s mom  Patricia Glassop and INXS fans. Unfortunately, 4 months after these photos, Michael Hutchence was found dead at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney,  on November 22, 1997, aged 37, after committing suicide.

Back to 2006, rumors began to circulate that Johnny was going to play the role of Michael in a “new biopic-scope movie” titled “Slide Away” that was on the early stages of production. To play Michael’s girlfriend, Paula Yates, some news started to say that Johnny’s former girlfriend, supermodel Kate Moss, was the one chosen. But during a press conference of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest” in Los Angeles in June, 2006, Johnny said that someone sent him a copy of a media report revealing that he had agreed to play Michael: 

“It's not true. Somebody sent that to me and I read it and thought 'Wow, that's kind of interesting," Johnny said laughing "But no one ever approached me about it. I don't think I'd be the guy to play Michael. I knew him pretty well. He was pretty broad, Michael. He was kind of a glam guy. He was like a god, like a shaman, so I don't think I'd be the guy." ~ Johnny Depp (June, 2006)

In the end, two months later, in August 2006, it was revealed that the upcoming movie was “invented” by the press and taken “out of context and misquoted” during a Nick Egan interview, who was said was going to direct it.

[animewithairplanewings]

もののけ姫

Princess Mononoke is a historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli, released on the 12th of July, 1997.

Ashitaka, an Emishi prince, is cursed by a mad god while protecting his village.  Banished, he must travel west to save his life, and ends up in the middle of a conflict among gods and men.

This film is set in roughly 1400’s Japan, which meant that I knew it was on shaky footing to begin with, but I held hope in my heart anyway.  This was Studio Ghibli we are talking about after all, and more importantly Hayao Miyazaki.  I have gone on record stating that “Miyazaki is good at airplanes.”  He can normally seamlessly incorporate them in his works, and capture such a raw form of their appeal that it is truly striking. Unfortunately, in this movie, he does no such thing.  Over the two hour runtime of this movie there is not a single airplane, fantastical or otherwise, nor is there even friendly flying god or dragon to give Ashitaka a lift. Out of every Miyazaki movie that I have seen, this one is by far the worst.

Princess Mononoke

does a great job damaging Miyazaki’s credibility, both as an airplane guy and as an artist, and earns itself a big, fat zero out of five airplanes.

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[nectapeach]

Vogue Italia, July 1997 : “An Interpretation”