The Better Ones & An Ending

As it has been nearly forever and a day since I have last visited here with intention to post, I thought I should finish the year out responsibly. Thankfully, a few rolls of recently developed film from my summer pet project {actual film photography via my vintage/refurbished minolta XG 1 camera}, I have a bit more meat this time than the typical literary blurb and corresponding image. 

Be gently dear reader...I am still as of yet a freshling to this film venture...

 

Here are the better of my first fruits:

{be sure to click on the images for full resolution}

'Til next year, friends...❤ 

Page To Film :: Bram Stoker's "Dracula"

Hello again!
Been ages since I did one of these {see here for some previous P2F goodness}, and I confess that this time I went through quite a few casts before I settled on the one to follow below {my first round of pickings were perhaps a bit too mature (i.e. Ralph Fiennes as Jack Seward), and my seconds were a bit too "pretty"(i.e. Alice Eve as Lucy)}. 

Eventually though, I puzzled through the many options and have now settled on a cast that I believe would best represent the characters as they were in Stoker's original story.

And so, without any more blibber-blabber, please enjoy my latest casting conjecture for Bram Stoker's "Dracula".

_____△△△ Beware - Mild Spoilers Below △△△_____

Count Dracula

 A Transylvanian noble who, after purchasing a house in London, asks

Jonathan Harker to visit him in his castle to do business with him.

 

 Michael Fassbender 

{Pale and icy looking in the beginning, Fassbender's Dracula should look like 

he'd been cut from marble; only slowly taking on color and beauty with each kill}

In Vampire Mode:

{please don't ask me how I found this I really have no idea}

Jonathan Harker

A solicitor sent to do business with Count Dracula; also Mina's fiancé.

Matthew Macfadyen

{Great actor who would nail the whole normal-joe-in-abnormal-situation schtick 

and overall just be incredibly believable as Jonathan}

Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker

A schoolteacher and Jonathan Harker's fiancée.

Daniela Denby-Ashe 

{Loved her in "North & South" and think she would be the perfect Mina 

and counterpart to Macfadyen's Jonathan. Liking the idea of her as a brunette Mina too}

Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

 A Dutch professor and vampire hunter. Jack Seward's former teacher.

 Bruno Ganz

 {Fantastic actor. Just add spectacles and bam - 

the best Van Helsing God could ever give us}

Reinfield

 A lawyer whom Dracula turned mad. Mental patient of Dr. Seaward.

Andy Serkis

 {Can't imagine anyone else doing near as great a job as he would portraying Reinfield. 

My favorite "Dracula" character and I just know he would knock it out of the park}

Dr. John "Jack" Seward

 A doctor at a mental asylum; one of Lucy's suitors 

and a former student of Dr Abraham Van Helsing.

 Tom Hiddleston

 {I'm thinking glasses, slicked over black hair, and some sort of thin mustache or goatee.  

Can't have Hiddleston being both brilliant and attractive as the somewhat clueless doctor... ^-^}

 Lucy Westenra

 A 19-year-old aristocrat; Mina's best friend and Arthur's eventual fiancée.

 Imogen Poots

{Loved her sassy self in Jane Eyre and think she would make both a lovely living

 representation of Lucy, as well as a terrifying and beautiful immortal one}

Quincey Morris

An American cowboy and explorer; and one of Lucy's suitors.

  Jason Dohring 

{With slightly longer hair and a touch of southern drawl, Dohring would make a fantastic  

Quincey and provide that much needed comic relief with flair}

 

Arthur Holmwood

Lucy's suitor and later fiancé.

 Rupert Friend

{Enjoyed him in "The Young Victoria" and think he would 

be excellent as Lucy's suitor, fiancé, and later, avenger}

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 Hope you enjoyed the latest "Page to Film". :)

Stay Tuned:  
Next up will be a modern recasting of E.M. Forster's "A Room With a View".  

 

War is older than Mankind...

...But it's younger than Grace...

<><><>

Joe Pug

Happy Memorial Day...

Historicatin' - Peeping into the Past

In an effort to avoid studying for my Geology test, I've updated my other blog, sharing with the world a summarized yet very interesting history of one German Atlas statue. 

And yes dear reader, there is fire and suspect Nazis involvement entailed. 

So be a doll and check that out if you have the time. 

Who knows...You might learn something. ;}

Went on Holiday to California...

...and all I came back with is this stupid picture of a Lion doorknob...

{he looks...cowardly}

Had a lovely time visiting long lost/loved family.

It was a sweet respite before the onset of classes.

Only three days left.

Bring.

It.

New Shtuff \\ Anreise Venture

Well hello there! Stopping by for some shameless self-promotion, al la a new blog of mine I hope you'll check out/follow/participate in.

Please give a kindly welcome to my new pet project, The Anreise Venture:

In a nutshell, the blog is a combination of my love of architecture, old photographs, and learning. I realize it won't be everyone's cup 'o tea but it will satisfy your inner wanderlust-y historian if such a elven spirit in you exists. It will be so much fun if readers join in and actively participate, but I will take immense joy in the project even if I am its sole audience. ^-^

Take a peek and please join in the gaiety if you like what you see!

/ Slanted Mansion /

Hiya kids! Breezing through just to show you a new favorite site of mine that steals plenty of time both while reading and then daydreaming after the fact. Thanks to the beautiful people at  frankie magazine I became acquainted with the Slanted Mansion and it's been a whirlwind romance ever since. In a nutshell it's a place where creative people interview/photograph creative people in their creative places. Everyone wins.
Proof of awesomeness ~ Exhibit A:  

{^my favorite interview/'mansion' so far}

Do look them up. 

It's a guaranteed visual feast with fun characters and interesting stories to boot.

Inspired: Hans Silvester Photography

Somehow "Gorgeous" just doesn't cover it...
xo&<3

I Spy (1965) || Reimagined

So I've been on this early-to-mid-60's movie/show prowl and have discovered a true treasure:

I've been absolutely taken by this thoroughly entertaining series, and really what's not to like?
Thrilling tales of espionage colored in that gorgeous 60's style, bubbling with witty banter, and held together with two dapper leading men(*gasp*)!
How could they have ever convinced themselves to end it?

Frankly, I think the lack of spy stories in today's entertainment world is quite lamentable.
The James Bond franchise is really the only one I can think of off the top of my head, and likely the only effort worth mentioning.

Dang it, Hollywood...Bring it back!
Do we really need another CSI or other formulated crime show?

So to motivate the biggies in the industry, I've provided below my personal casting choices for Kelly and Scottie for a (highly unlikely?) reboot:

Kelly Robinson (1965) : Robert Culp

(Oh yeeeaaahhhh....)

Kelly Robinson (20??) : Ryan Reynolds

(Finding a picture of this man wearing a shirt is one of the single
most amazing feats I've ever accomplished...)

Alexander "Scottie" Scott (1965) : Bill Cosby

(It's so weird admitting to yourself that you
find "Dr. Huxtable" to be sexy...)

Alexander "Scottie" Scott (20??) : Dulé Hill

(Funny as heck and pretty dang cute too...)

The choice of Kelly was very much a resemblance thing (seriously, am I the only one that is seeing this?!), Scottie less so (other considerations were Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mos Def, Taye Diggs, Harry Lennix, Blair Underwood, & Terrence Howard).
However, I really think both Reynolds and Hill have the acting and comedic chops necessary for the respective roles.
But then...what do I know? I'm just a silly, old soul of a girl. ;)

Alexander Scott: Has anyone told you how good you look in that?
Kelly Robinson: Why, no...
Alexander Scott: Well, if they do, smack 'em in the face real fast, because they're not your friend.

Man I love this show...<3