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shadowkatGot today off - as a paid holiday, it used to be Columbus Day, and is now officially Indigenous Peoples Day.
I watched two Christian Bale flicks over the weekend that dealt with genocide and indigenous people. One was Hostiles (starring Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi) - a Western - took place in the 1800s, and was about an Army Captain who fought various indigenous tribes (killing men, women and children as part of his job during the "Indian Wars") is tasked with escorting, Chief Yellow Hawk and his family of Cheyenne to the Valley of the Bear in Montana. The movie shows people can change, and can find redemption. The other film was The Promise (starring Oscar Issacs and Bale in a love triangle with another woman whose name I can't remember), - it focused on the genocide by the Turks of the Armenians during the first part of WWI. Turkey has a lot to answer for in WWI. It's soil is saturated in blood from that war and prior. But then, aren't all our soils saturated in blood? Doesn't justify or excuse it - so much as make it worse and make me wonder sometimes if humanity is worth saving? I had to remind myself it was a movie, and many Armenians survived - to bring their culture elsewhere. It was harrowing in places. I cried.How could one not?
I'm seeing a general theme in my viewing? I also saw Penguin Lessons on Netflix - which is adapted from Michel's memoir of teaching at a school in Fascist Argentina during the 1970s. It also deals with fascism, and the horrorific effects of it on those around. And is a charming tale of a cynical teacher and his friendship with a penguin.
Yup. I need to find a film or series that isn't about Fascism? [Still hope to visit the Jewish Holocaust Museum near Battery Park on Thursday, and walk down the pier afterwards.
Speaking of Bale? He's got another movie coming out. Ironically, Oscar Issacs and Christian Bale are in two different films, but they are in the same over all genre, and versions of the same story trope.
Oscar Issacs is playing Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein by Guilermo Del Torro which takes place in 1800s England, while Christian Bale is playing Frankenstein the Monster in Maggie Gyllenhal's film The Bride - about the Bride to Frankenstein, which takes place in 1930s Chicago.
Here's the trailers:
The Bride - this is only in Theaters. (Bale's worked with Maggie Gyllenhal before - but when both were actors. And enjoys working with female filmmakers. He hit it off with the filmmaker behind American Psycho.)
AND Frankenstein
I should add Oscar Isaccs to my male actor crushes, also Antonio Banderas.
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Angel S1 rewatch. Apparently they liked the actor who played Ken in the Buffy episode Anne so much they rehired him - to play the demon fiancee of Doyle's wife Harry in Bachelor Party. I was watching - and thought, wait, isn't that Ken from Anne? I thought Buffy killed him? And why is Doyle's cute human wife marrying him? OR is this just my imagination?
It wasn't. I looked up the actor - we can do that now - got to love IMBD, it didn't exist in the 1990s and early 00s. Makes life so much easier. Anyhow, he played both parts. And they actually did that a lot on Buffy and Angel - reused actors. Which is ironic - considering Julie Benze wasn't allowed to be on Rosewell and Buffy at the same time. You weren't allowed to be on two WB shows that weren't closely related to each other at the same time. They were afraid they'd confuse the audience. Yet, rehiring the actors to play different roles wasn't an issue?
I only noticed the guy who played Ken was the same one in Bachelor Party - because I saw Anne about a month ago.
(It's a horribly written episode with plot holes a plenty. (Example? It doesn't make a lot of sense that Harry left Quinn and hooked up with another demon, when Quinn's half-demon status caused her to freak. It also doesn't make a lot of sense that four-five years later, they are still married. And it kind of drops in out of the blue? There's no real build-up. It's a testament to Glenn Quinn's charm that it works at all.) The writing in Angel S1 is very uneven and reminiscent of Buffy's early seasons. Sigh. Network television - always a mixed bag. Cordelia is fulfilling the Xander role here and not always in a good way. Seriously Cordy can you be any more annoying. I'm reminded of why I didn't watch Angel consistently back in the day and Dochawk had to send me copies of the episodes on VHS - for me to be able to write about them in 2002. The episodes aren't that...compelling? Relatable? Good? And the characters don't jump off the screen or grab me in the same way they do on Buffy.)
Glenn Quinn's story is rather tragic. And what happened to him on Angel is kind of the opposite of what happened with Marsters. Both were popular with fans. But Glenn Quinn was a heroine addict - and an alcoholic - and his addiction caused issues with both Roseanne and Angel. As a result, Whedon had to cut his turn on Angel shorter than planned. He was a fan favorite - but causing issues. It was the exact opposite of Marsters, who became so popular with the fans, cast, crew, and writers - and didn't cause any issues and was easy to work with - he got invited back again and again, and ended up getting a full time gig. Marsters was older than Quinn, had a kid, and hungrier. Marsters would leave work at 4 am, and drive no stop four or five hours to Mendocino California from LA, to see his kid each weekend. Then drive back to get to work on time. He didn't have time. Quinn left Angel in S1, then died two years later in Ireland of a heroine overdose. He was in and out of rehab in Ireland. One of the things he loved about the role of Quinn - was it freed him up to use his Irish accent.
I watched two Christian Bale flicks over the weekend that dealt with genocide and indigenous people. One was Hostiles (starring Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi) - a Western - took place in the 1800s, and was about an Army Captain who fought various indigenous tribes (killing men, women and children as part of his job during the "Indian Wars") is tasked with escorting, Chief Yellow Hawk and his family of Cheyenne to the Valley of the Bear in Montana. The movie shows people can change, and can find redemption. The other film was The Promise (starring Oscar Issacs and Bale in a love triangle with another woman whose name I can't remember), - it focused on the genocide by the Turks of the Armenians during the first part of WWI. Turkey has a lot to answer for in WWI. It's soil is saturated in blood from that war and prior. But then, aren't all our soils saturated in blood? Doesn't justify or excuse it - so much as make it worse and make me wonder sometimes if humanity is worth saving? I had to remind myself it was a movie, and many Armenians survived - to bring their culture elsewhere. It was harrowing in places. I cried.How could one not?
I'm seeing a general theme in my viewing? I also saw Penguin Lessons on Netflix - which is adapted from Michel's memoir of teaching at a school in Fascist Argentina during the 1970s. It also deals with fascism, and the horrorific effects of it on those around. And is a charming tale of a cynical teacher and his friendship with a penguin.
Yup. I need to find a film or series that isn't about Fascism? [Still hope to visit the Jewish Holocaust Museum near Battery Park on Thursday, and walk down the pier afterwards.
Speaking of Bale? He's got another movie coming out. Ironically, Oscar Issacs and Christian Bale are in two different films, but they are in the same over all genre, and versions of the same story trope.
Oscar Issacs is playing Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein by Guilermo Del Torro which takes place in 1800s England, while Christian Bale is playing Frankenstein the Monster in Maggie Gyllenhal's film The Bride - about the Bride to Frankenstein, which takes place in 1930s Chicago.
Here's the trailers:
The Bride - this is only in Theaters. (Bale's worked with Maggie Gyllenhal before - but when both were actors. And enjoys working with female filmmakers. He hit it off with the filmmaker behind American Psycho.)
AND Frankenstein
I should add Oscar Isaccs to my male actor crushes, also Antonio Banderas.
****
Angel S1 rewatch. Apparently they liked the actor who played Ken in the Buffy episode Anne so much they rehired him - to play the demon fiancee of Doyle's wife Harry in Bachelor Party. I was watching - and thought, wait, isn't that Ken from Anne? I thought Buffy killed him? And why is Doyle's cute human wife marrying him? OR is this just my imagination?
It wasn't. I looked up the actor - we can do that now - got to love IMBD, it didn't exist in the 1990s and early 00s. Makes life so much easier. Anyhow, he played both parts. And they actually did that a lot on Buffy and Angel - reused actors. Which is ironic - considering Julie Benze wasn't allowed to be on Rosewell and Buffy at the same time. You weren't allowed to be on two WB shows that weren't closely related to each other at the same time. They were afraid they'd confuse the audience. Yet, rehiring the actors to play different roles wasn't an issue?
I only noticed the guy who played Ken was the same one in Bachelor Party - because I saw Anne about a month ago.
(It's a horribly written episode with plot holes a plenty. (Example? It doesn't make a lot of sense that Harry left Quinn and hooked up with another demon, when Quinn's half-demon status caused her to freak. It also doesn't make a lot of sense that four-five years later, they are still married. And it kind of drops in out of the blue? There's no real build-up. It's a testament to Glenn Quinn's charm that it works at all.) The writing in Angel S1 is very uneven and reminiscent of Buffy's early seasons. Sigh. Network television - always a mixed bag. Cordelia is fulfilling the Xander role here and not always in a good way. Seriously Cordy can you be any more annoying. I'm reminded of why I didn't watch Angel consistently back in the day and Dochawk had to send me copies of the episodes on VHS - for me to be able to write about them in 2002. The episodes aren't that...compelling? Relatable? Good? And the characters don't jump off the screen or grab me in the same way they do on Buffy.)
Glenn Quinn's story is rather tragic. And what happened to him on Angel is kind of the opposite of what happened with Marsters. Both were popular with fans. But Glenn Quinn was a heroine addict - and an alcoholic - and his addiction caused issues with both Roseanne and Angel. As a result, Whedon had to cut his turn on Angel shorter than planned. He was a fan favorite - but causing issues. It was the exact opposite of Marsters, who became so popular with the fans, cast, crew, and writers - and didn't cause any issues and was easy to work with - he got invited back again and again, and ended up getting a full time gig. Marsters was older than Quinn, had a kid, and hungrier. Marsters would leave work at 4 am, and drive no stop four or five hours to Mendocino California from LA, to see his kid each weekend. Then drive back to get to work on time. He didn't have time. Quinn left Angel in S1, then died two years later in Ireland of a heroine overdose. He was in and out of rehab in Ireland. One of the things he loved about the role of Quinn - was it freed him up to use his Irish accent.
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Date: 2025-10-14 04:13 pm (UTC)Ugh.