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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 10h

DOG, from a few years back, is also a Channing Tatum film and performance that wasn’t what was been sold in the trailers. What was played as a cute animal movie turned out to be a movie about soldiers suffering from PTSD and recovering from war, and it’s pretty great too.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 10h

ROOFMAN: The trailers pulled a switch; this is a bit more serious though it has funny moments. But this was excellent. Probably Channing Tatum’s best performance. Has a ton of heart and the film feels old fashioned in the best ways. This was far better than I expected, and worth your time.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 14h

Oh it’s not that good.

Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 15h

There’s an AKIRA slide in the new one, so it all comes full circle.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 15h

From one iconic design to another: Tron (1982) & Akira (1988)

Director and writer Katsuhiro Ōtomo: “In terms of Kaneda's bike in Akira, the initial inspiration was the lightcycles from Tron designed by Syd Mead. However, they are wide, so I halved them and used that as an initial basis.”

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 18h

YOU COULD PERHAPS HAVE LED WITH THE MOVIE PART

NPR @npr.org · 19h

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 15h

a group of young men are dancing in a park . one of the men is wearing glasses and a hoodie .

Alt: a group of young men are dancing in a park . one of the men is wearing glasses and a hoodie .

media.tenor.com

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

It should have opened in the fall. THE THING, too. I think it would have done better.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

I don't defend my love of TRON critically. Don't much want to. I just think it's... cool.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

With some distance from TRON: ARES, I'm just as fond of it as I was earlier in the week. Still wish Leto wasn't involved, but us TRONheads know how dumb these movies get. We love them anyway. TRON: ARES is just as dumb as the previous ones, but it's well-paced, fun, and stays true to the source.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

The techs' love of TRON is just how silly and not accurate it is. TRON was made by artists who loved the idea of computing and had no idea how they worked. I think the new movie carries that spirit.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

One thing I'd change in cinematic history is that THE THING in 1982 would have been a huge box office success. E.T. dominated all and THE THING came out two weeks later and the audience just couldn't adjust tonally. But had THE THING been a $50-75 millioner? Carpenter could well be an Oscar winner.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 17h

John Carpenter's greatness didn't really become evident until the Internet era. Before, we kinda loved his movies in secret, then we all came together and realized he really was a master filmmaker.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 17h

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 18h

Listening to Wendy Carlos' soundtrack for TRON, and folks, I got nothing against Daft Punk and Nine Inch Nails. Both delivered stellar scores for their entries. But Wendy Carlos got all the weirdness of this movie, and her playful synths make TRON feel even bigger than its groundbreaking visuals.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 18h

Or the end of one.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 18h

A great essay on my use of failure and self-improvement as themes in both my books and movies.

Thanks for the amazing, thoughtful write up, T.J.

MANOR @manorhq.com · 19h

“The path to full enlightenment in a Cargill story always goes through failure.”

Fright Tomes: How to Fail Better with C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social
By T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social

Now available 🩸📜 medium.com/@manorvellum...

From a landscape covered in wreckage and debris, a robot’s arm reaches up into the sky towards the red sun.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 19h

AIR BUNDY... so close.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 19h

I just realized that my alternate name that uses all my letters is Lance Ryan and I think I found my Action Hero name.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe the squirrel thought you were hungry.

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 20h

"That Amazing Needle Drop In ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Is From This Artist You Probably Haven't Heard In Years"

John Carpenter's AJ MacReady @ajmacready.bsky.social · 20h

This makes me realize that one day some learned wag will write about how Tom Petty is finally cool and dear Lord do I hope I am dead before then because I will shuffle right the fuck off this mortal coil immediately

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 21h

Me playing E.T. on the Atari.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 1d

Been on a late 1970s/very early 1980s rock kick this week - Boston, Kansas, Styx, REO Speedwagon, a little bit of Rush, Van Halen, even some Foghat. Dunno why, but those hooks are owning me right now. “Foreplay/Long Time,” holy shit what a song. “Renegade”, “Carry On Wayward Son…” bliss.

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Joe Lynch @thejoelynch.bsky.social · 1d

AMAZING night not only with dear friends but happy to announce BLACK PHONE 2 is legit on of the best sequels I’ve seen in a while: equal parts a “Chapter 2” and “A New Beginning”, it’s full of heart but hits HARD too.
Thank you for the invite @crobertcargill.bsky.social!
The Grabber is back!

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Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · 2d

Of course @realgdt.bsky.social is an October baby. Of course.

Happy birthday, GdT! Thanks for everything.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky Season Painting #1: Ripley

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