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Icons: Bill Callahan (36)

surlybird@gmail.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:12:37 GMT

Bill Callahan (aka Smog, for those of us who were old enough to be conscious of our surroundings in the 90s) is an interesting face because he's just so goddamn normal-looking at first glance. Then you realise that there's something unsettling about him. Is it that weird stillness, or the flat, unmoving stare? The unexpected deep voice? Or am I projecting because his lyrics so often hint around violence or obsession?

That is up to you, the player, but just remember that this man has fucked both Chan Marshall and Joanna Newsom. Smog pleases the ladies just fine.

Icons: Rino Romano (81)

surlybird@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:45:25 GMT

Here's an obscure one for you. Mostly does voice work, but these are all from his memorable turn on Due South playing pathological liar Ian Macdonald. (He was 26 at the time, if that helps you in PBing, because I'm old and 1995 was a long, long time ago.) Aside from his comic timing, which unfortunately cannot be captured via Photoshop, he has a lot of fantastic expressions. From some angles it is possible that he's Jensen Ackles's Italian younger brother.

Icons: Guy Pearce (113)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:54:36 GMT

Guy Pearce, mostly from Memento, in which his hair is the true tragedy. I missed it if the movie had some explanation for it, like he did it out of grief when his wife died or whatever. Toothy McJawline here is an excellent choice if you need someone to look severe a lot.

Icons: Famke Janssen (38)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:31:18 GMT

Continuing the Feast of Unposted Icons. These were made to fill out the Famke sets elsewhere on IJ and hollow-art, because C's Vita Frankenstein is badass.

Icons: Lisa Hannigan (34)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:15:29 GMT

Tonight is the Feast of Unposted Icons, stuff I made for myself or Chels but never put up. These are not huge sets, and they are not even adequate sets. But they're something.

Lisa Hannigan, she's cute.

Icons: Paul Gross (84)

surlybird@gmail.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:12:04 GMT

Specifically, Paul Gross on Due South, out of uniform (mostly). I was telling C he looks like he fell out of a comic book from the 1940s, or maybe a dusty family photograph, the ones that bring the weird "hey, great-grandpa was cute" moments. Which means he might be good for a wartime period game or something.

Icons: Kyle Secor (78)

surlybird@gmail.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:04:05 GMT

I love Homicide: Life on the Street; I do not love the cheapass way it was shot, which was fugly even for the 90s. These are from Season 3, "A Model Citizen" and "Happy to Be Here", mainly because those were the ones I felt like rewatching. Were it not for the frustration inherent in trying to work with grainy Homicide caps I could icon Kyle Secor all day.

Icons: James Frain (27)

surlybird@gmail.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:01:30 GMT

Hi, I'm ~~Forney~~ James Frain. You might remember me from such roles as ~~Forney~~ Thomas Cromwell in The Tudors, or ~~Forney~~ ~~Forney~~ ~~Forney~~

I'm sorry. I just have very fond memories of that movie since it came out when I was in grade 12 and it was, for a couple of weeks, the only thing that the little one-screen theatre in town would show. Anyhow, uh, these are not very impressive. But they are, in fact, ~~Forney~~ James Frain icons.

Icons: Nora-Jane Noone (144 + banner)

surlybird@gmail.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:30:59 GMT

You know what's fun? Making icons of Nora-Jane Noone's quirky-pretty face. You know what's not fun? Having to watch The Magdalene Sisters again. Once three years ago was pleeeeenty for me. You know what's just depressing? Looking for other photos and seeing what this woman has done to her hair over her career. That and her eyebrows. STOP IT, NORA.

Icons: Tamsin Greig (42 + banner)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:16:31 GMT

These are not the greatest and I had some trouble finding photos, unfortunately. The banner is also rather useless since she has completely different hair from in the icons, but I liked the picture so whatever.

Icons: Chris Leavins (137 + banner)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:33:49 GMT

I'll let Chris Leavins introduce himself, since he is very succinct.

Chris has acted on lots of TV shows, but they were Canadian TV shows so you probably haven’t heard of them. He was nominated for Canada’s version of the Emmy. It’s called the Gemini, but you probably haven’t heard of that either. He’s also been published in national magazines. The magazines are well-known, but people usually throw magazines in the garbage, or forget them on the bus. Chris currently lives in Los Angeles where he performs his work at many theaters. He is creator, writer, and anchor of the weekly internet show Cute with Chris.

I first saw Traders, back in the 90s when we were still pretending to try to make original Canadian dramas. The Hanging Garden, whence these icons, is one of those infuriatingly patchy movies we make here--the performances are good, the atmosphere is rich and intriguing, but they still manage to fuck it up with heavy-handed symbolism. That said, it has a special place in my heart since it was my first "hey maybe I am not doomed for being gay" movie.

You should also watch this. I am as yet unable to determine if he's actually gay or not, but suspect he is and doesn't want the label slapped on him as an actor.

Icons: John Cusack (147)

surlybird@gmail.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:20:29 GMT

So, as my dedicated fans know, my oldest character (at like what, three years?) is PB'd by Chris Marquette. Who I adore, even though he is not getting my recent memos re facial hair and why he should not have it, or why short hair makes his face look fatter and why's he gotta make my job difficult, or why can't he be in good movies. I ignore this sort of recalcitrance because he's that cute. BUT after a time jump and some regular old time passage in-game, Marquette is beginning to look a bit excessively wet behind the ears--the character started off at 17 and is now 25 and married. And okay, Marquette is compared to Cusack fairly often but in some of Cusack's early pictures it actually scared me. I didn't even use a bunch of the older pictures because the resemblance was so close that it seemed a little pointless.

Anyhow, like a lot of girls my age I have a sick crush on this man dating back to my adolescent years. Grosse Pointe Blank (whence most of these icons) remains one of my favourite movies ever. It is sad that Cusack succumbed to the Irish Fathead Curse, but we can all remember the good times.

Caps from Leave Me the White and JohnCusack.us (God love em and I am glad they exist but that site was a trial to go through, 155 pages of photos with absolutely no organisation).

Icons: Jack Davenport (60+2 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:51:54 GMT

Not exactly a request from C, but she was going around with bordered icons, what else was I going to do? Say what you will about my icons, but what they don't have is borders. Anyhow I love Jack Davenport a lot and if you ask me there is nothing sexier than a powdered wig.

Icons: Keren Ann (40+banner)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 08:27:02 GMT

Okay, I have no idea who Keren Ann is, and I'm assuming I would hate her based on the fact that she apparently has two first names. (I am feeling unreasonable today.) Apparently she's famous and from France and stuff. The important thing is that she's very cute and you may want to icon her.

Icons: Cat Power/Chan Marshall (50 + 3 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:47:20 GMT

I have not yet iconned Chan Marshall! The slavered-over queen of gloomy indie! Well, I have now. It's quite a pleasure to icon someone who has many, many pictures online--pictures in which they are not hunched over a microphone or otherwise useless for RP. Yay.

Icons: Paul Rudd (71)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:57:22 GMT

More Paul Rudd, still from The Shape of Things. Lots of the chubby-with-glasses section. I show this movie to a lot of different people, just because I like the reactions that the ending gets, and virtually everyone says he is looking unhealthily thin by the end of it. I don't know if that says something about Hollywood and what the people really want, or if it's just a deliberate move by LaBute to show that Rudd's character is being slowly worn down by Weisz's, but I think it's interesting, anyhow. Again, I still have tons of screencaps so there will be more--I like me some Paul.

Icons: Rachel Weisz (147)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:35:43 GMT

From one of my favourite movies ever, Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things. In case you like the look of Rachel but want her looking a little more scruffy and need a lot of shots of her getting high. I didn't get halfway through my caps but thought this was lots for the moment. Gretchen Mol and more Paul Rudd coming up.

Icons: James Nesbitt (97)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:01:21 GMT

Screencaps from redkoros@LJ, all from Jekyll. Some of these are icons I made ages ago for a character, the last 40 or so are newer but they've been kicking around my hard drive and what am I waiting for. Jekyll is just shot with the most obnoxious lighting, but I did my best here.

Icons: Hugh Grant (102)

surlybird@gmail.com — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:16:28 GMT

All from Notting Hill, screencaps from Leave Me the White. I know how a lot of people feel about Hugh Grant and I don't care. He's a smart, funny actor who is much better than the movies he does, and by God he is a pretty man. That he is also a pervy asshole, uh, adds layers. The point, anyway, is icons.

Icons: Burn Gorman (140)

surlybird@gmail.com — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:20:08 GMT

A larger bunch for once, thanks to Marishna's screencaps. Now you too, just like paperwhites and I have been doing, can play the intriguing game of "what's wrong with his face?" (I kid. It's pretty obviously the mouth.) Includes a whopping 46 icons with glasses from 2x05 "Adam", because PBs with glasses are in such short supply that people will cast any and every white male with glasses as James Potter. If anyone does that with Gorman I will laugh and laugh, but do what you want.

Icons: Emily Haines (50 + 4 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:01:05 GMT

Yeah, I am doing A Thing with mucking with colours. How could I do Feist and not do Emily? I couldn't, that's how. "Doctor Blind" is also the unofficial theme song of practically everything paperwhites and I are doing lately. I serendipitously found it in the Zunior easter-egg mix, although I have no excuse for not having heard it well before then. (In my pathetic defense, I had Metric confused with Controller.Controller, concerning whom my feelings are "meh.") Anyhow, Emily is hot, the end.

Icons: Jeff Buckley (34 + 2 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:15:59 GMT

Because the 11th anniversary of his death is on the 29th, and also because my icon-hunting mojo failed me when I looked for icon sets in the RP-iconiverse. The brushed-and-filtered-to-hell ones from LJ sources do not suit.

Icons: Jens Lekman (25 + 2 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:14:49 GMT

Yeah, tiny set even by my standards. But I was making these for myself so I thought I might as well post them. There are not enough icons of willowy Scandinavian dorks.

Icons: Lena Olin (40)

surlybird@gmail.com — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:16:13 GMT

Request by Chels, Swedish actress Lena Olin. Who has been in a lot of bad movies like Queen of the Damned, but she is still a hot Lady of a Certain Age.

Icons: Feist (70 + 5 banners)

surlybird@gmail.com — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:08:48 GMT

Feist is all famous now! As in, Americans know about her and she has an iPod commercial! I remember when she and Emily Haines and Amy Millan were all just duking it out for "hottest chick in Broken Social Scene" in the minds of indie boys who thought they were feminist. I am SO OLD, man.

I thought I'd posted these before, since I've been using her for awhile, but it seems I did not.

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