The Top Ten British Villains In Movie HistoryCouldn´t agree more, especially to Nr 1, Laurence Olivier as Richard III (though Basil Rathbone topped his Richard in "The Tower Of London"); Nr 2, Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in "Star Wars" (ÜBERSQUEE and swoon galore, oh yes. Bite me), Nr 3: Christopher Lee as Dracula, and Nr 5: Basil Rathbone * ( Read more... )

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=554ZJUv-avQ

Revolution Day, October 23rd, 1956

Fondest, thankful greetings to the Poles, who fought alongside :)

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No effing way. Not in a hundred years. Introverted my foot, I´ve the intuition of a horse apple, and I´d rather act than think. But judging, yes, very. I wonder if other folks´ is more accurate...

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTJ)
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Nature imitates art, or the other way around?

And now, Gore = Nobel Prize. Uh... okay. Could have been worse!

...but better late than never,

Doris Lessing wins literature Nobel Prize

Already a classic, a woman, a feminist, an anti-racist, and a writer of Africana. YEEEEEAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!

So now some US Republicans are ticked off that Google logos ignore US-only holidays like Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and a long list of Rah Rah Yankee days. They´re especially irritated that the 50th anniversary of the launching of the spacecraft Sputnik merited a special logo for the folks of Google and their own self-glorification days didn´t (uh ( Read more... )

A very Happy Birthday to you, jacquesmoineau, may this new year bring you lots of good karma and photography exhibits! *breaks yellow-seal Madeira cask and hugs* (hee, I have a shiny "The Three Musketeers" Russian movie version freshly landed here with gorgeous Alexander Trofimov as the object of our affection, I´ll think of you when I watch it this weekend *g*g ( Read more... )

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Whoever can get me a copy of the Russian movie "D´Artagnan and the Three Musketeers" with Alexander Trofimov as Cardinal Richelieu shall get my firstborn something very nice of their own choice by way of thanks.

Because I saw a stamp-sized version posted by amgirl (how come this movie never made it to the West?!) and, though the movie is the zaniest ( Read more... )

A very mischievous, creative, relaxing and Happy Birthday to you, Carolyn, a.k.a. neddy_s!! (and a lovely coincidence that your birthday should be shared by Aurens ;)
I hope this new year that starts for you today will lavish on you health, many interesting travels, fascinating work stints in remote parts of the world - and, perhaps, the first of a long ( Read more... )