It's #TuneTuesday and today's theme is #KingsQueensJacksJokers
The smooth rolling sounds of 'House of Cards' by Radiohead.
#houseofcards
Erinnert ihr euch an die #HouseOfCards-Folge (S04E13, März 2016), in der Kevin Spacey in der Rolle des US-Präsidenten an Umfragewerten verlor, die Situation immer schwieriger und schlechter und die Skandale immer größer wurden – und welchen altbekannten Trick er dann zum Ablenken ankündigte? Krieg. Zwei mal auf den Tisch geklopft.
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Das wird doch kein Zufall sein… Das offizielle Bild von Melania #Trump weicht im Stil (stehend, Hintergrund, schwarz-weiß) von denen der Präsidenten ab. Die Szene rechts ist aus dem Teaser von #HouseofCards, Staffel 6 – wo Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) ihren Mann ersetzt.
@Grantscheam ich wäre ja für #HouseofCards .
So schnell wird das alles bald zusammenfallen.
Kevin Spacey returning to TV for first time since 'House Of Cards'
So the media is awash with stories about OpenAI getting pummeled, losing market share , or that it is simply a house of cards about to collapse. OpenAI's troubles are a GOOD thing! Why?
Simply put, the odds of the AI market "bubble" (if it exists) going "pop" if OpenAI tanks are reduced given the proliferation of chatbots, LLMs, and foundational models being pushed by multiple players. https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-house-of-cards-seems-primed-to-collapse-170000900.html #AI #OpenAI #HouseofCards #AIBubble #MarketForces #Economy
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #HouseofCards #DavidFincher #KevinSpacey The Best Political Thriller on Netflix Is Barred for Some Subscribers http://dlvr.it/TPgWqq
‘Peace should not be for sale’
‘House of Cards’ extreem? President Frank #Underwood had betere politieke principes dan de huidige president van de VS… | Is House of Cards extreme? President Frank Underwood had better political principles than the current president of the United States...
#Oekraïne #Ukraine #Peace #rusland #russia #witkoff #poetin #houseofcards
“Kevin Spacey’s Two Dogs: How Margin Call and House of Cards Accidentally Built a Cultural Bridge”
Introduction
In two seemingly unrelated worlds — Wall Street and Washington — and separated by just two years, two almost eerily symmetrical scenes appeared: a man and a dog. At first glance they have nothing in common. Look closer, and they form a near-perfect diptych.
In Margin Call (2011), Spacey’s character, Sam Rogers, sits on the steps of his ex-wife’s house in the pre-dawn darkness, quietly burying his beloved old dog that has just died — the last living thread to a normal life he no longer has.
In the very first minutes of House of Cards (2013), the same actor, now Frank Underwood, stands over a dog that has just been hit by a car, delivers a chilling aside to the camera, and calmly walks away to dinner.
This is not copying, not homage, not Easter egg. It is resonance. Two different stories, two different creative teams, one actor whose emotional instrument created an accidental bridge between them. The parallel gesture turns out to be one of the most fruitful lenses through which to read both works: not through plot, but through cultural echo.
Target audience
Cinephiles who love hidden mechanics more than surface narrative; viewers who get a thrill from spotting recurring symbols, actor-specific techniques, and stylistic rhymes across unrelated projects. This text is for people who enjoy connections that live between frames rather than on the screen.
House of Cards – Quick Synopsis
A ruthless South Carolina congressman, Francis Underwood, is denied the Secretary of State post he was promised. Instead of accepting defeat, he begins systematically dismantling everyone who stands between him and absolute power. Together with his equally calculating wife Claire, he turns Washington into a private chessboard. The series is a cold autopsy of power as addiction — and of a marriage that functions like a perfectly synchronized weapon.
Fun facts
- The first true “Netflix Original” that proved streaming could compete with Hollywood’s big leagues.
- Based on a much darker 1990 British mini-series.
- Frank’s direct address to camera is pure Shakespearean/Machiavellian heritage.
- Many plotlines are exaggerated but structurally faithful echoes of real 1990s–2000s Washington scandals.
- Real Capitol Hill reporters were consulted so the newsroom scenes feel like actual shift work.
Key symbolic threads & Easter eggs
- The toy soldier on Frank’s desk: politics as war, people as expendable pieces.
- Snakes, swamps, and reptiles in the Underwood home décor — both a nod to Frank’s Southern roots and to the political swamp he claims to “drain.”
- Frank playing Monument Valley on his iPad — a game about impossible geometry that only yields to those willing to break the rules of reality.
Margin Call – the dog scene that started it all
Sam Rogers (Spacey) learns in the middle of the night that his dog — the last creature that still loved him unconditionally — has died. He digs a grave in his ex-wife’s front yard while the financial world implodes behind him.
Function: the tiniest, most intimate collateral damage of systemic collapse. In a film ruled by numbers and risk models, the dog is the one variable that cannot be hedged. It is Sam’s final remaining proof that he was once capable of uncomplicated love. The scene lasts less than two minutes, yet it humanizes a man the system has otherwise stripped bare.
Chronology (the crucial detail)
Margin Call premiered at Sundance January 2011, wide release October 2011.
House of Cards season 1 filmed from summer 2011 through spring 2012, released February 2013.
The Margin Call dog scene physically existed before a single frame of House of Cards was shot.
Why the mirror image happened — three natural explanations (no conspiracy required)
1. Actor-specific “temperature”
Kevin Spacey in 2010–2011 specialized in ice-cold men who carry a volcano inside. Margin Call gave him 15 seconds to let the volcano leak. House of Cards required the volcano to be permanently sealed. Same instrument, opposite setting.
2. Dramatic archetype
An animal is the shortest, wordless moral litmus test a writer can use.
Sam’s dog = last tether to humanity.
Frank’s dog = proof that even that tether is disposable.
3. Independent creation + one common denominator
The only real intersection between the projects is Spacey himself and his proven ability to play “inner cliff-edge” moments with surgical precision. Directors simply used what he already did better than anyone.
The delicious extra layer
In a 2015 Vanity Fair interview (pre-scandal), Spacey casually said: “I’ve done the crying-over-a-dog thing before… but this time Frank just walks away.”
He knew exactly what he was inverting — and clearly enjoyed it.
Conclusion – the real magic
These two dog scenes are mirror photographs of the same actor taken five years apart in his emotional range:
- Photo 1 (2011): a man still trying, against all evidence, to remain human.
- Photo 2 (2013): the same man celebrating the fact that he has finally switched that function off.
Wall Street and Washington, finance and politics — two heads of the same beast. The dog is the last remnant of ordinary American life (suburban house, loyal companion, middle-class sentiment). Sam clings to it and loses. Frank discards it without looking back and wins.
Through one actor’s body and one recurring symbol, two masterpieces accidentally comment on each other and reveal the through-line of American power in the early 21st century: the moment a person stops mourning the dog is the moment the system has fully digested them.
That is the accidental bridge Kevin Spacey built — and it is one of the most elegant pieces of unintended cultural criticism cinema has ever produced.
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Kevin Spacey Says He Has “No Home” and He’d Be Reaccepted by Hollywood if Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino “Call Tomorrow”
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Kevin Spacey : Entre scandale et errance, l’acteur annonce être sans domicile fixe
Sept ans après que des accusations d’agressions sexuelles ont bouleversé sa carrière, Kevin Spacey se confie sur sa situation personnelle. L’acteur oscarisé révèle qu’il est désormais sans domicile fixe et vit dans des hôtels et des locations temporaires, tout en tentant de reconstruire sa vie professionnelle.
La chute d’une icône hollywoodienne
Des accusations qui ont tout changé
Kevin Spacey, acteur mondialement connu pour des rôles cultes dans American Beauty ou House of Cards, a vu sa carrière basculer en 2017. Des accusations d’inconduite sexuelle et d’agression ont été portées contre lui par plus de trente hommes, dont Anthony Rapp, acteur de Star Trek: Discovery. Ces révélations ont entraîné des conséquences immédiates : Netflix a retiré son personnage phare de House of Cards, et Spacey a été largement « annulé » dans le paysage hollywoodien.
Une vie professionnelle bouleversée
Au fil des années, Spacey a dû faire face à une quasi-absence de revenus, alors que les frais juridiques et autres charges se sont accumulés. Dans une récente interview au Telegraph, il confie : « Les coûts au cours de ces sept dernières années ont été astronomiques. J’ai eu très peu de rentrées et tout est sorti. » Malgré ces difficultés financières, il assure que sa situation ne l’a jamais conduit à la faillite.
Une existence itinérante
Entre hôtels et Airbnbs
L’acteur de 66 ans décrit sa vie actuelle comme une « errance professionnelle » : il séjourne dans des hôtels et des locations temporaires en fonction des opportunités de travail. « Je n’ai littéralement pas de maison », explique-t-il, ajoutant qu’il tente de retrouver une stabilité tout en se déplaçant là où le travail l’appelle. Cette errance reflète une forme de retour à ses débuts, lorsqu’il parcourait les États-Unis pour trouver des rôles.
Stockage et espoir de stabilité
Spacey précise que la plupart de ses effets personnels sont entreposés dans des espaces de stockage et qu’il espère, si sa situation s’améliore, pouvoir un jour choisir où s’installer définitivement. Cette transition illustre une volonté de reconstruire sa vie tout en gérant les conséquences d’années de tourmente médiatique et judiciaire.
Défense et reconnaissance
Acquittements et décisions de justice
En juillet 2023, Kevin Spacey a été acquitté des accusations d’agression portées contre quatre hommes au Royaume-Uni. Par ailleurs, un procès civil à New York en 2022 l’avait déjà déclaré non responsable. Ces décisions judiciaires permettent à l’acteur de se défendre contre ce qu’il considère comme des attaques infondées.
Prise de parole et distinction
Malgré la controverse, Spacey continue de s’exprimer publiquement. Dans le documentaire Spacey Unmasked (2024), il nie toute forme d’inconduite sexuelle et affirme ne jamais avoir sollicité de faveurs sexuelles en échange de promotions professionnelles. En mai 2024, il a reçu un prix honorifique à Cannes, où il a qualifié les dernières années de « défiantes », tout en réaffirmant sa volonté de tourner la page.
Une carrière toujours en quête de renouveau
Performances et projets récents
Cette semaine, Spacey s’est produit dans un spectacle à Limassol, à Chypre, cherchant à relancer sa carrière après les années de crise. Malgré les obstacles, il se montre déterminé à poursuivre son métier d’acteur et à reconstruire sa réputation. L’expérience qu’il décrit, oscillant entre accusations, procès et isolement, souligne les difficultés à réintégrer Hollywood après une « annulation » médiatique.
Regard vers l’avenir
Spacey insiste sur sa responsabilité personnelle concernant ses actes passés, tout en rejetant les histoires qu’il juge fabriquées ou exagérées. Cette distinction marque une tentative de réconciliation entre son image publique et sa vie privée, dans un contexte où chaque déclaration est scrutée par les médias et le public.
Kevin Spacey se confie avec franchise sur les conséquences du scandale qui a secoué sa carrière. Son existence actuelle, marquée par l’itinérance et la prudence, illustre le poids des accusations et de l’opinion publique. Malgré tout, l’acteur cherche à se reconstruire, à poursuivre sa carrière et à retrouver une certaine stabilité.
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With the great actor Colin Jeavons - he’s 96 but you’d never know #sherlockholmes #houseofcards #DennisPotter #actor #acting
The White House and Hollywood’s Ongoing Renovations of Power
#GeneralNews #News #DesignatedSurvivor #DontLookUp #Donaldtrump #HouseofCards #IndependenceDay #TheHandmaid039sTale #TheWestWing #Veep #WhiteHouse
My gripe with #TheWestWing (which was quite idealistic), #HouseOfCards (which was gripping, at least until S04), and #TheDiplomat (which is excellent) is that they all picture world leaders and their staff as mostly clever and competent people. The characters are of course flawed, but those flaws mostly do not get in the way of finding solutions and making the right decisions.
But this clearly contradicts with what we can all see and experience.
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Robin Wright Didn’t Expect Such a Split Reaction to ‘The Girlfriend’ Ending
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