I Still Get Chills When I Think About The Masterpiece That Is Gladiator. 💯

#paul mescal #josh o'connor #oliver hermanus #the history of sound #cannes film festival

#A standing ovation. It's what they deserved.

Sunrise on the Reaping

I just finished reading 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, which is the fifth book in The Hunger Games series. Suzanne Collins really knows how to break her readers' hearts.

This book is told from the point of view of 16 year old Haymitch Abernathy, who competes in the 50th Hunger Games. This book answers many questions as to why Haymitch is the way that he is, when we first meet him the first Hunger Games book, barely functioning as a mentor for Katniss and Peeta for the 74th Hunger Games. Once again, Collins has crafted another excellent novel, which expands on the lore of Panem.

I am mentally preparing my tears for the upcoming film adaptation. I wonder if Kiefer Sutherland will be cast as President Snow. It would be perfect, as he is the same age as Snow in this novel (58 years old), and Kiefer's late father, Donald, played Snow in the first four films of the series.

Added: I just read that Ralph Fiennes has been cast as President Snow, an excellent choice!

Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal: *gently, quietly break your heart for an hour and 45 minutes in All Of Us Strangers* Also Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal:

Watching All Of Us Strangers last night reminded me that I love two Irishmen. Their chemistry in the film was amazing, and I adore their friendship. 💚🤍🧡

#In Australia, we have to wait until January 2026 for THoS to be released in cinemas.

#That's okay. I will enjoy the THoS press tour before September this year.

#Josh and Paul cuteness during the press tour - yes, please!

#paul mescal

#Paul Mescal's beautiful smile and perfect legs give me a reason to live.

#How lucky we are, to be living at the same time as him.

#This photo makes my friend in the group chat have feelings that she should not have LOL.

# My Irish king always eats and leaves no crumbs.

#aaaaaAAAAAaaaaa

#paul mescal

#It's no wonder Paul stopped running shirtless in the park. 🥵

#He said that it's because he didn't want to cause cyclists to have accidents.

#What a considerate man!

Holding The Man (2015)

For pride month, the fourth LGBTQ film that I watched for the first time is a 2015 film from my country of Australia, called Holding The Man. The film was directed by Neil Armfield and is adapted from Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir of the same name.

This is an exceptional and devastating film, with terrific chemistry between Ryan Corr and Craig Stott in the leading roles. In 1976, two students at an all boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave (Corr) and John Caleo (Stott) fall in love. This is of course is a problem for the school when this is discovered, and disapproved of by the boys' parents. This was a time when homosexuality was illegal in Australia.

This is also a story about AIDS, and as the story is devastating, you can probably guess where it's heading. Much like All Of Us Strangers, Holding The Man broke me, and I will think about this film for a long time.

Score: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#I just watched La chimera for the first time.

#It is a masterpiece of cinema.

#The cinematography is beautiful.

#I must check out more of Alice Rohrwacher's films.

#Josh O'Connor speaks Italian in the film, which made him even more attractive.

La Chimera (2023) dir. Alice Rohrwacher