hold up Danny DeVito directed the most influential film of my childhood?
Not only directed it but starred in it, took care of Mara Wilson (Matilda) while her mother was in hospital with cancer and even managed to get an advanced copy of the movie for her to watch before she succumbed to her illness. The man is a treasure.
The best story I’ve heard about the production of Matilda was:
The scene where Matilda was dancing around her living room making things fly around to the song “Little Bitty Pretty One” was very nerve-wracking for Mara. She told Danny that she was anxious to do the scene, and he said, “You know why? Because you’re the only one dancing! We just have to have everyone else dance too! Then it won’t be scary!”
So everyone–the crew, the rest of the cast, the people at the craft services table, everyone–danced along with the song, at Danny’s insistence. Apparently the only one who wasn’t doing the full on dance was the camera man, who just did a foot shuffle so the camera wouldn’t jiggle.
If that’s not the sweetest thing ever I don’t know what is.
god imagine going on a pub date with your girlfriend and a goose famous across the village for being horrible shows up and very politely puts on a show for the two of you. what a magical date that would be.
Frozen II’s creative team traveled to Norway, Finland and Iceland for design ideas, and studied everything from haute couture runway shows and 1940s fashion to traditional Norwegian satchels and photos of “anything that feels crystalline,” Brittney Lee, visual development artist, added. “We try to be as thorough with detail as possible, down to the direction of the embroidery thread.”
“Elsa always has been floor-length everything, so with her iconic capes and long trains, her shape line is a very large, elegant triangle,” Lee said. “When we lose that length, it starts to not feel like her anymore.”
The best part of a whole season of fantasy streaming TV. This song goes harder than it had any right to, and it fits into the world of the books/games perfectly.
Tammy is over the moon to reach 25k followers on Tumblr, and wants to do something special for you guys.
Reblog Tammy’s thank-you with your favorite Tortall or Circle of Magic memory, and you’ll be eligible to win a one-on-one conversation via Skype with Tammy herself.
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I’ll go with a Circle memory to make sure Emelan gets its due love. :) I had already read through everything Tortall had to offer when I found “Daja’s Book” in my local library, and in my excitement at a new Tamora Pierce book in a new land, I didn’t even slow down long enough to realize it was book 3 of 4. This left me very confused early on, but by the time I realized I’d missed some serious initial storylines, I was too entrenched to care. So I saw these four friends and their teachers after many of the early rocky stumbles they’d endured, and got to witness Daja go from hating an integral part of herself and her history to taking charge, standing up, and saying “I will be seen and heard”, and I needed someone to do that. It showed me that when others think you’re not worth attention, it doesn’t mean they’re right. I have read all the Tortall and Emelan books countless times now, but “Daja’s Book” will always be particularly special to me as my odd little out-of-order enjoyment.
