Sunday, June 18, 2017

Don't Be Proud - Accept and Embrace the Moment


At least when it comes to Jake and Austin, right?  Because we Jaustin fans are starving dogs at this point, so when a Milkbone gets tossed into the air, I'm doing this...



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LOL, that's a smart dog, huh?  Please sir, can I have some more? 

On Friday, June 16, Austin tweeted this:


 

[Please, do not be alarmed! He is in period costume and not digging into the hubs' Dippity Do for his own experimentation. Let's hope not, right?]  

So Austin is reading a Hemingway novel for this tweet he sends out on the 16th.  What's the particular choice he's made?  Farewell to Arms?  Maybe The Old Man and the Sea for we know how Austin loves the water, right?  Or perhaps For Whom the Bell Tolls?

Well, looks like it's none of those; he's chosen The Sun Also Rises.   What's curious about this literary selection is that the setting of the novel doesn't appear at first glance to have any relationship to the movie Austin is currently filming in Texas. Hemingway's story is about post-World War I's "Lost Generation." A novel that explores existential themes of love, death, and the nature of masculinity. The book was published in 1926 in contrast to The Iron Orchard, which has a copyright of 1966. Perhaps June 16th was an important date in the life of Hemingway? No that's not right either. So what could it be? What is the reason, Austin chose that particular novel on June 16th to share with all the world? 

As has been mentioned in previous posts, June 16th is a very special day for Jake and Austin. A window of opportunity one might say that was taken in 2008 to be married before Proposition 8 temporarily reversed same sex marriage progress in California the following November. Wedded in a state where a convenient Confidential Marriage law exists to protect the identities of those who choose to keep their vows hidden from the public record. How appropriate because we all know that Jake and Austin do love their secrets. Right, guys? 

 And, what is the name of the lead character of The Sun Also Rises? Well that would be, Jake Barnes. One of the most famous Jake's in American literature, the narrator of Hemingway's novel and Austin's own little "storyteller". Awwwwww.


We don't see these kinds of shout outs anymore and they're not for any party in particular; it's probably just something that Austin wanted to do for his fella, the special guy in his life, but on a special day.  Simple as that, but romantic as hell.   We are merely a side beneficiary and hey, that's okay.  We'll enjoy and partake in the crumbs of that Milkbone, right?


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Embrace the romanticism in our OTP's because presently with several of them, times are lean.  This is why we're here; we love their love for each other.  

And on this day, we salute two OTP couples who are doing the dad thing.   Happy Father's Day to you and enjoy this day with the young ones who look up to you and have faith in you.  You are the greatest influence in their earthly lives.  For the rest of their lives.












Sorry Louis and Liam....despite the official narrative, we at Narnia do not believe these Father's Day wishes apply to you yet.  ;-)

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pic sources:  Twitter, giphy
our playlist:  Something Right - Westlife
                     (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher -
                                   Bruce Springsteen and an All-Star Band
                     Collide - Howie Day
                     There! I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe                
      
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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Never Too Late to Take a Way Back Look at Jake Gyllenhaal and Cannes 2017



You know a few butts are hurt when you see this kind of freestyle typing going on, aimed at Narnia Dispatches:



Jake was photo shopped at the press conferences, his voice was CGI. He was never there. Jake was also not on the red carpet because those were old photos that management planted on every media outlet. And Lily Allen's dress was being lifted by the wind and not Jake's hand. - posted by an "anon" at the blog next door.




Not quite sure where all of that was headed.  Of course Jake was going to appear at Cannes, smh.

It was about 3 1/2 weeks ago (May 18, 2017) that Jake Gyllenhaal "landed" in Nice, France for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, after several weeks of down time with the family.
                                         There he is, the lil' denim & chinos scamp!

 We were expecting to see the California dad at Cannes because the announcement had been made well in advance, at least by April 13 and we were not disappointed.  Jake was there for the first event, which was the Okja photo call.


There he is, looking quite nice and stately...But, it didn't take long after the first couple of released photos for this Cannes Festival steam engine to veer off onto the Jake Track.  1001, 1002, 1003...
 


/-\ (@aprylhm)
5/19/17, 05:51
my kingdom for a photo of paul dano & jake gyllenhaal lovingly embracing one another on their cannes promotional tour this weekend. 







http://gyllenhaaldaily.tumblr.com/post/160841958394/jake-gyllenhaal-and-paul-dano-attend-the-okja
 



 And the hubs' Walking Dead co-star Steven Yeun was in attendance as well:








Gotta love those photocall honeymoons! Don't worry, it only gets more entertaining. *smirk*

 Then came the whole red carpet for the premiere of Okja and rather than see much on Twitter as far as reviews were concerned, the main focus of Jake's time at Cannes can best be reflected in these robot tweets which took over his social media search like a garden bed of Dead Nettle.


 




http://gyllenhaalbr.tumblr.com/post/160849064936/such-a-gentleman-jake-gyllenhaal-and-lily-collins







I think by this time, Jake was beginning to feel a case of the #GirlCooties! coming on, lol:


https://chronicleofafangirl.tumblr.com/post/161135377587/jake-gyllenhaal-lily-collins-cannes-film
 



But don't forget this "impromptu" shot which really made the rounds. How lucky we were that someone actually captured the moment! *grin*


 

And then a delayed release for this photo no doubt to eek out another couple of weeks' worth of bot-generated memes, infringing on this "stolen" moment:


 

By now, this Soul Train line of Jake's was running on a blend of Starbucks Double Shot, Monster Energy, Full Throttle and Red Bull.



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Look at him go, eh?  Oh, it was something, alright, lol. ;-)


Then, came actual showtime.  And apparently, a bump in the tracks.






Mr. Ellwood, a co-founder of HitFix as his twitter profile states, did go on to give Okja a glowing review.  But as his initial tweets stated, the technical glitch was befuddling.  And when one searched on Twitter for reactions, what was the headline in several tweets?


 

 



Later on, this tweet would change to a more favorable one, but why wasn't the standing ovation mentioned earlier?  And more importantly, why did the "gets booed" headline prevail on Jake's twitter search when another Netflix film,  Meyerowitz Stories, received an instantaneous, High Five:

Of course, later we heard about a "four minute standing ovation" for Okja, but that was not what you saw on Jake's twitter search in real time. Instead, the buzz about the film was all about how the showing was "interrupted by boos".  This, despite hearing about the technical glitches which caused the delay of the film and affected viewing clarity.  Indeed, perplexing.

 And just when you thought you had successfully maneuvered around the Paul Dano honeymoon and bridesmaid train-carrying sideshow here came a new one, the Thinker twitter meme from the Okja press conference:




That picture and subsequent ponderings on why Jake looked so pre-occupied, solemn, and in his own lonely world during the cast photo shoot did indeed take on a short life of their own.  But, alas! Jake's chewing of the cud will have to become but a distant mystery - too deep for this author! 

It really is unfortunate that from a Jake perspective, Cannes 2017 will be remembered as 48 hours of dress holding.  Okja sounded quite fascinating with an animal rights' angle and the cast really did look quite resplendent on the carpet; I bet there wasn't a more picturesque group.  Looks like Paul and Jake forgot they were supposed to be tending the dress here...

 

And this was a nice one of Jake:


 

So, another whirlwind film festival come and gone.  In retrospect, one can make the observation that the SXSW and Cannes film festivals that Jake attended this year have been primarily used as a backdrop to promote his public image (SXSW - bromance with Ryan Reynolds) (Cannes, shipping Jake with Okja co-star Lily Collins) rather than about his movies. This is yet another clue that he is in the closet with a growing family. Not living a life in the open; rarely seen.  On the rare occasions he does appear in front of the cameras due to his profession, his management team grabs the opportunity to try to humanize him. The consequence is that his films are not the focus of his public appearances - his stunts are.  Seeee, he has friends (remember that whole nonsense about Jake living next door to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively and coming over to cook all the time?). Oh, and don't forget that he also loves young attractive females. Hence the bridesmaid photo ops with Jake and Lily and the other numerous photos of them together. Kind of the 2017 version of Pippa Middleton.  ;-)  Truly, Jake's team has gotten their money's worth out of the last two film festivals.  Too bad his films are taking second billing.

 Now before the Cannes Train was ready to steam on home, let's not forget that whole.......pretend excursion on a boat with strangers (who were those people anyway?  Anyone???  Names???) and alleged staying over for a screening of The Killing of a Sacred Deer on May 22.   A lot of blue screen pictures (with strangers) and smoke blowing to "extend" Jake's stay at Cannes.  A little bit of the usual Kool-Aid to keep it "Jake" real; kind of to be expected, really.


Yes, of course Jake needed to attend Cannes. He's always promoted his movies and Cannes has become a frequent name on his promo dance card.  And no, Austin nor the family needed to be in France while Papa worked, for they had all been together in the weeks prior to.  :-)    Isn't that how family business trips work, after all?   Whadya say, Don?
 





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pic source:  reaction gif, Tumblr, Twitter, funkbomb, IHJ
our playlist:  TSOP (Soul Train theme) - The Sound of Philadelphia
                     Dress You Up (Live) - Madonna
                     The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe - Judy Garland
                                                                      and the cast of The Harvey Girls


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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

This Happened


There just are not enough words.













From Steve Aoki Updates, a site that one has to be registered on to see.   Bless Steve Aoki for having the video released through his site and for being such a wonderful friend to Louis Tomlinson.  And so bittersweet to see Harry, Louis, Niall and Liam together.  You know that it meant everything to Louis.


pic source:  H & L Updates
our playlist:  Just Hold On - Steve Aoki feat. Louis Tomlinson
                     Don't You Forget About Me - Billy Idol
                     On the Dark Side - John Cafferty & the Beaver
                                                 Brown Band
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Monday, June 12, 2017

June 13, 2016: Narnia Remembers and Salutes Decoding Anna


Will I ever let this one go?  Nope.  Not as long as I'm breathing and online.

It was one year ago today that Decoding Anna published her last round of Tumblr posts.  At some point that day, she began receiving hate messages from an "anon" tumblr and abruptly disappeared, never to be heard from again.

Narnia has absolutely no doubt whatsoever that she was bullied off the internet by a PR team.

So we pay our admiration for a blogger who dared to make observations and bravely speak her mind, all the while remaining respectful while doing it, a trait I personally still work at on a daily basis, but she handled so well.  Anna, wherever you are, as a Twitter and Tumblr mutual, I miss your presence, but hope you are enjoying your life.  Social media is supposed to be fun, yes sometimes we are passionate about what we believe in, things can also get emotional or heated.  But social media should never involve personal threats, hate, and bullying intimidation.  It's gifs and laughs, gushing and admiring, surprises, excitement, enlightenment and human engagement.  

We think of you today.




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 our playlist:  Waiting in Vain - Annie Lennox
                      If You Love - Howard Jones
                      Walk In the Sun - Bruce Hornsby
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