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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 17d

"THE HISTORY OF THE SEATTLE MARINERS gestures to a world wherein the rules & rulings fundamentally don’t matter; to be alive amid them is enough & to make friction amid them divine. All the arbitrary rulings of a given reality fall to stupid joys, idiot glee rubbing up against deeply felt melancholy

“The Love You Send is Endless”: The History of the Seattle Mariners (2020)

The History of the Seattle Mariners is the first cultural object I’ve encountered that painstakingly constructs a specific, relatable history only to use that construct to then gesture towards the fut...

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Carrie Courogen @carriecourogen.bsky.social · Dec 20

Wrote about something I've never talked about before (Warren Beatty's REDS) for @bwdr.bsky.social

It's Always Winter in 'Reds' (1981)

It’s always winter in Reds, and someone is always fighting, someone is always hoping, someone is always gritting their teeth and doing the work.

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 3h

If you didn’t watch REDS today, why didn’t you watch REDS today?

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Stephanie Zacharek @szacharek.bsky.social · 14h

One of the signature actresses of her or any era, and a woman who paved a path most Hollywood actresses -haven't- followed: dressing to express joy and a sense of self. On Diane Keaton: time.com/7325208/dian...

The Astonishing Versatility of Diane Keaton

Keaton, who died at 79, is often remembered for her comedic performance in Annie Hall, but she did so much more throughout her career.

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 22h

so good

"Alone with your work" -- Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Reds

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 22h

Just a reminder that this really happened this week & that there is a STEP BROTHERS/NIGHTMARE ALLEY universe 🦖

Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 4d

Was completely on purpose

Ghoulian Singleton 🎃 @juliansingleton.bsky.social · 4d

Threw on the new Criterion of NIGHTMARE ALLEY 2021 and forgot that the reappearance of Richard Jenkins and Mary Steenburgen makes this the Catalina Wine Mixer of Guillermo Del Toro's oeuvre.

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 22h

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Sarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social · Dec 23

Art can be our refuge from politics but it can also help us reflect on our politics (and our art). A piece of very fine writing that did both for me. 👇

Carrie Courogen @carriecourogen.bsky.social · Dec 20

Wrote about something I've never talked about before (Warren Beatty's REDS) for @bwdr.bsky.social

It's Always Winter in 'Reds' (1981)

It’s always winter in Reds, and someone is always fighting, someone is always hoping, someone is always gritting their teeth and doing the work.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 1d

I would watch Jaws: the Revenge every day for the rest of my life rather than watch two hours of an AI movie

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

cinema > cinemai

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Alexandra Gallant-Lee @alexandragallant.com · 1d

an AI will generate some garbage spaceship, a bad movie will have people spray paint a bunch of household objects silver and stick them to a dumpster and call it a spaceship that kinda works from some angles with some clever camera work, which is just objectively better in every way

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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somuchformedia @somuchformedia.bsky.social · 1d

There are so many bad horror movies I’ve enjoyed watching just because you can tell everyone involved is doing it for the love of the art, AI is not capable of that

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 1d

If I’m gonna see a piece of shit, I still only wanna see one with human beings in it.

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

exactly

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Creature from the Jack Lagoon @jacklikesfilms.bsky.social · 1d

I'd rewatch Alone in the Dark and Piranha 3DD before I'll watch some AI bullshit

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

Gigli = better than AI

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One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 1d

Certain celebrity deaths are harder to process than others because the person in question was so full of life and creativity and originality that you just assume it's never going to end.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

The great actress Diane Keaton has left us at the age of 79. Too soon to say good-bye to the woman who made us smile at the quirky Annie Hall, and who broke our hearts in Reds. Your charm and talent will be sorely missed.

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 1d

What would the ending of The Godfather be without her face?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Good time to take four hours and watch this if you never have before youtu.be/TIgK56cAjfY?...

The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut Edition

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Aaron Hammond @aaronhammond88.bsky.social · 1d

If the Mariners win the World Series Criterion needs to put out a 4K of HISTORY OF THE SEATTLE MARINERS

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Sarah Welch-Larson @dodgyboffin.com · 2d

Also for the record: I wrote a piece about TRON LEGACY for @bwdr.bsky.social a few years ago that gets at the things the movie’s interested in, which go deeper than its detractors would have you believe

Tron: Legacy | "Biodigital Jazz" - Bright Wall/Dark Room

Tron: Legacy's lasting reputation is mostly that of a flashy action blockbuster, with plenty to show and little to say. But the film's unique visual aesthetic elevates it to a level beyond similar fil...

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