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Title: Thoughts While Stuck In An East German Prison (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Jim Donovan
Fandom: Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Summary: Jim Donovan has plenty of time to think when he’s stuck in an East German prison.
Date Of Completion: February 21, 2016
Date Of Posting: March 17, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 801
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
( Jim Donovan huddled on the cot in the dank cell, wishing he had his old coat. )
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Jim Donovan
Fandom: Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Genres: Angst, Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Summary: Jim Donovan has plenty of time to think when he’s stuck in an East German prison.
Date Of Completion: February 21, 2016
Date Of Posting: March 17, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 801
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
( Jim Donovan huddled on the cot in the dank cell, wishing he had his old coat. )
Fic Tally (February 2016)
Feb. 29th, 2016 06:49 pmFebruary was a pretty quiet month with a story posted in a first-time fandom:
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Oscar Night
Feb. 29th, 2016 09:50 amIt is supreme irony that an industry that exists to entertain can't make their showcase awards show diverting. I guess it's the nature of the beast. Awful riffing by actors who can't improvise without a script to save their lives (once in awhile you get an exception), tedious 'comedy' sketches, song-and-dance numbers thrown in...you get the picture. And speeches thanking everyone in the universe isn't too exciting, though this year they tried to speed it up by a crawl screen giving us the particulars for each speech so that the recipient could be quicker. Even with all that, the darned thing ended at 12:05 A.M. EST. Yeesh!
Here's a thought: give us the categories we want (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Actress). Throw in Best Director and Original/Adapted Screenplay and Best Costume Design. The rest? Have them join that separate Oscar night. I really don't care about Sound Mixing and whatever. And cut the songs and the painfully unfunny bits. I know, dreaming, right? An awards show that's under two hours? Blasphemy!
I was pleased to catch glimpses of Christian Bale since he was up for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, though I didn't think he'd win. The heavy favorite was Sly Stallone for Creed, so it was a pleasant surprise when Mark Rylance won for his role in Bridge Of Spies. I wanted BoS to get recognition, and they snagged a major prize. Rylance was exceptional as Rudolf Abel, captured Soviet spy. He and Tom Hanks had great chemistry together. :)
Weird that Mad Max was even nominated for Best Picture. SF movies generally are not. They cleaned up in the technical categories, though. A shame that Cinderella didn't win for Best Costume Design or Bridge Of Spies for Best Set Design. Cinderella's ball gown alone was worth the price of admission! :) And that Berlin Wall set was pretty fantastic in BoS.
I think Chris Rock would have been better served to confine his #OscarsSoWhite comments to his opening monologue. Sometimes less is more.
Spotlight won for Best Picture. Even though it happened in my backyard, I haven't seen it yet. I'll probably catch it when it gets to TV.
Cute to see the kid actor trying to get a better look at the Star Wars droids on-stage. Sometimes even a kid actor is just a kid! :)
Christian isn't doing too badly for himself: three Oscar nominations and one win. Some Hollywood greats got neither!
Some great gowns, Christian looked great, and a few surprises. I drifted in and out of sleep for the latter two hours but saw the highlights. Another Oscars in the books. *yawn*
Here's a thought: give us the categories we want (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Actress). Throw in Best Director and Original/Adapted Screenplay and Best Costume Design. The rest? Have them join that separate Oscar night. I really don't care about Sound Mixing and whatever. And cut the songs and the painfully unfunny bits. I know, dreaming, right? An awards show that's under two hours? Blasphemy!
I was pleased to catch glimpses of Christian Bale since he was up for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, though I didn't think he'd win. The heavy favorite was Sly Stallone for Creed, so it was a pleasant surprise when Mark Rylance won for his role in Bridge Of Spies. I wanted BoS to get recognition, and they snagged a major prize. Rylance was exceptional as Rudolf Abel, captured Soviet spy. He and Tom Hanks had great chemistry together. :)
Weird that Mad Max was even nominated for Best Picture. SF movies generally are not. They cleaned up in the technical categories, though. A shame that Cinderella didn't win for Best Costume Design or Bridge Of Spies for Best Set Design. Cinderella's ball gown alone was worth the price of admission! :) And that Berlin Wall set was pretty fantastic in BoS.
I think Chris Rock would have been better served to confine his #OscarsSoWhite comments to his opening monologue. Sometimes less is more.
Spotlight won for Best Picture. Even though it happened in my backyard, I haven't seen it yet. I'll probably catch it when it gets to TV.
Cute to see the kid actor trying to get a better look at the Star Wars droids on-stage. Sometimes even a kid actor is just a kid! :)
Christian isn't doing too badly for himself: three Oscar nominations and one win. Some Hollywood greats got neither!
Some great gowns, Christian looked great, and a few surprises. I drifted in and out of sleep for the latter two hours but saw the highlights. Another Oscars in the books. *yawn*
(Review) Bridge Of Spies
Feb. 21st, 2016 05:53 pmI recently went with a friend of mine to see the Oscar-nominated Tom Hanks movie, Bridge Of Spies. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Spoilers are behind the cut and a spoiler-free recommendation below.
( The Cold War was coldest in Berlin. )
I highly recommend this movie. If you like period pieces, go see it. If you are a Tom Hanks fan, go see it. If you like classy and stylish films, go see it.
I did see some people on the IMDB message board claiming this was an ‘old people’ movie because of it being set in the past. I guess that anything older than a week is passé with people like that, right? So the past is only for old people? History should never be appreciated in film form? Who ARE these people? Probably the same people who refuse to ever watch black-and-white movies and TV shows. Yeesh!
( The Cold War was coldest in Berlin. )
I highly recommend this movie. If you like period pieces, go see it. If you are a Tom Hanks fan, go see it. If you like classy and stylish films, go see it.
I did see some people on the IMDB message board claiming this was an ‘old people’ movie because of it being set in the past. I guess that anything older than a week is passé with people like that, right? So the past is only for old people? History should never be appreciated in film form? Who ARE these people? Probably the same people who refuse to ever watch black-and-white movies and TV shows. Yeesh!
Fic: The Luck O' The Irish! :) (1/1)
Feb. 9th, 2016 05:54 pmTitle: The Luck O’ The Irish! :) (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Jim Donovan, Joe Murphy, Rudolf Abel
Fandom: Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Genre: Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Summary: Irish-American lawyer Jim Donovan celebrates his heritage and (hopefully) success as he waits on the Glienicke Bridge.
Date Of Completion: February 3, 2016
Date Of Posting: February 9, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 661
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
( Standing here at 5:15 before the sun was up on the Glienicke Bridge that served as the link between East and West, Jim and his fellow Americans waited for the Soviets to show up. The exchange was set for 5:30. )
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Jim Donovan, Joe Murphy, Rudolf Abel
Fandom: Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Genre: Drama
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Bridge Of Spies (2015)
Summary: Irish-American lawyer Jim Donovan celebrates his heritage and (hopefully) success as he waits on the Glienicke Bridge.
Date Of Completion: February 3, 2016
Date Of Posting: February 9, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DreamWorks Pictures and Amblin Entertainment do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 661
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
( Standing here at 5:15 before the sun was up on the Glienicke Bridge that served as the link between East and West, Jim and his fellow Americans waited for the Soviets to show up. The exchange was set for 5:30. )
