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Winslow my beloved ♥️

my comic/essay on why I love phantom of the paradise as a trans artist. I may end up editing it and making a zine in the future

some of the points in the section on queerness took subconscious inspiration from this post by @hellothepixel! we came to some of the same conclusions with our interpretations, and I want to make sure all credit was given where it was due.

rip beef you would’ve loved Chappell Roan

This is so stupid

got a family reunion today 😬

“a thousand wasted hours a day, just to feel my heart for a second”

happy 50th anniversary to brian depalma’s “phantom of the paradise”, a brilliant work of art that will forever move me beyond words.

i cherish each gorgeous frame, each note, and will never be able to articulate fully how much winslow as a character means to me.

hopefully i'll be around to celebrate its 100th. i bet by then i'll have every line memorized.

sorry guys they finally showed me peak fiction . Its called “phantom of the paradise”

Sorry he looks too young

how do you guys draw him?

I cant draw

Winslow!!!

get this the boy and the heroin OUT of my braincell

plus phantom of paradise (name winslow, loser on the left) too

Winslow Leach figurine :]

That mask broke three times while I was making it fun fact

Still can't get over the matching Paul Williams puppets from when he appeared on The Muppet Show.

Anyways what if Swan was a Muppet lmao

I can't talk about this movie without sounding completely deranged, it's so good

Winslow Leach doodles

pschoo!!⚡

Goodness, what is going on?

(All Phantom of the Opera Cats)

Characters from The Phantom of the Parachute, or something

(Why, hello, it's my weird sense of humour again!)

Phantom of the Paradise, you're a curious one

For some reason, I was convinced PoTP was set in outer space. Star Trek meets Phantom of the Opera, if you will. ⚠️Mild spoilers afoot⚠️

In a way, I'm glad I was ridiculously mistaken. I felt the full shocking impact of a rockstar-biopic-style narrative turned '70s Faust fever dream. The rooftop scene was like waking up in a nightmare: the metaphor coming horribly to life.

Winslow is a great Erik/Phantom incarnation. As a writer, I'm in sympathy with him for being unable to realise his masterpiece because it's "too long" and the entertainment world doesn't care. And horrible adaptations ARE enough to drive one to notoriety, you go, Winslow. Terrible tragedy that he wasn't allowed access to Erik's gunpowder stash, he deserved it.

Beef is probably the most dramatic La Carlotta parallel to exist, and that's saying something. What in the Santa-looking heck was he wearing as a coat during his "I'm outta here" scene? Somebody Super Like You is absolutely delightful - until he started performing, that is.

Phoenix has a stunning voice and a certain something that just screams superstar.

I'm less impressed by Swan. I'm not acquainted to Paul Williams' works, so I'm speaking solely without context about his background. Personally, I don't think he has the devilish, vampiric quality I'd have liked to see in that role. That's the only letdown in the film, honestly.

Rambles about other POTO adaptations here!

Potp shitposting

Characters from The Phantom of the Parachute, or something

(Why, hello, it's my weird sense of humour again!)

I was nya-t myself last night… 🐈‍⬛🎹

Kitty Winslow is now available for preorder ! :]

This design of mine was featured in the “Not Just Songs: Phantom of the Paradise 50th Anniversary Zine!” @potpzine

My piece for Not Just Songs: A Phantom Of The Paradise 50th Anniversary Zine! (breakdown under the cut)

i wanted to do something nice to celebrate the 50th's 'Thursday today is Thursday' but life has been kinda crazy lately and this is as far as I got