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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 13h

That commentary is so much fun.

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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 1d

#horrorsky

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 1d

My wife and I were watching Altered States for the first time and I missed the first half of the Chiefs game. Looking at this box score—WHAT? Altered States made more sense than this. (Good movie btw)

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Courtney Howard @lulamaybelle.bsky.social · 1d

I love when films open us up to worlds, lives & cultures we previously knew nothing about. June Squibb gets this spot on with her Criterion Closet picks: Buena Vista Social Club and Paris is Burning.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

even the democratic consultants are evaluating the democratic party according to the caricatures put out by republican-aligned media

John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible to claim that “abolish the police” is in any way a Democratic policy

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · Jun 8

slacey AKA MC Griddle
@skilletqueso.com
Judge: And how do you plead?

Me: The seven sisters constellation your honor

Judge: Pleiades?

Me: Plea uh deez n-

My lawyer: OBJECTION
August 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 3d

Sam made her spin on Nashville hot chicken sandwich with coleslaw and onion rings. The bold flavors needed a bold film, so we’re watching Akira Kurosawa’s postwar crime movie Stray Dog and drinking a Japanese lager.

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Danny Bowes @dannybowes.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder what classic album would make the least interesting making-of of all time, like a real "the whole band was getting along fine but not spectacularly, and they just industriously wrote 12 songs, recorded them without a fuss, and then the record was just as successful as everyone figured."

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 3d

My criterion order—all 80s save Flow. Also Flow and Spinal Tap are the only films I’ve seen before.

So the blindspots are Altered States, Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling, two films by Claude Berri, Betty Blue, The Signifyin’ Works of Marlon Briggs, Working Girls, and Sid & Nancy.

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 5d

Also I’d like to give a shoutout to his audiobook recording of Moby Dick, a truly fantastic performance for every character but esp Ishmael, whom he 100% correctly plays as if he were three flagons deep in a tavern and subjecting all within earshot to the longest fish tale of all time

Andy “The Action Guy” Gorham @andrewmgorham.bsky.social · 5d

RIP William Hootkins. Thanks for all the memories!

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𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔢 @outlawvern.bsky.social · 4d

Ralph Bakshi did.

Two gas-masked fascist goons from the movie WIZARDS

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 3d

I’m getting a little misty eyed here—Clipse and John Legend at the friggin Vatican.

Clipse & John Legend - The Birds Don't Sing (St. Peter’s Square for Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year)

YouTube video by Soundarts GR

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 3d

He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 4d

It’s the seamless & un-self-conscious transition between the material & the meta which really defined Jim Henson’s approach to the characters & craft of The Muppets. Post-Jim, both The Jim Henson Company & then Disney have hidden the performer & the magic of performance. A shame.

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 4d

This is the very first appearance of Dr. Teeth, on March 18, 1975, promoting the upcoming MUPPET SHOW: SEX & VIOLENCE special. It’s remarkable to see how comfortable Jim Henson was both performing & improvising this brand new character, & just how fully-formed he already was...

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Vulture @vulture.com · 4d

After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.

Make All Classic Cartoons Free

After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.

www.vulture.com

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · Sep 20

Watched Bride of Frankenstein tonight. Not only one of the best sequels ever made, but a fulfilling expansion on the horror of human loneliness. Treats alienation as the profound sorrow that it is - something we'd move heaven and earth to rectify.

a black and white photo of a woman 's face and hair

ALT: a black and white photo of a woman 's face and hair

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Jaime N. Christley @rohmersimpson.bsky.social · 4d

if Ford Maddox Ford was an MI6 agent he'd say "My name's Ford. Maddox Ford Ford. Ford Maddox Ford Ford Ford Maddox Ford Maddox Ford Ford" and he'd be killed on his first day

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 5d

Great movie!

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 5d

What Lies Beneath is one I go to bat for, the end is a bit too VFX happy, but until then it's a real good slow burner with Ford revealing a surprising viciousness as the heel.

MissRori’s 3D House of Pancakes @missrori.bsky.social · 5d

Watching What Lies Beneath tonight and it's a pity that 2000 is thought of as a bum year for Hollywood cinema (especially right after '99) since it really was the last year of movies driven by STARS and not IP or branding. Of the Top 10 grossers only Dinosaur and X-Men truly fall under the latter.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

ah but i was told the administration would be good on antitrust

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 5d

Not simply fascism. Monarchism.

Fox Business reporter Charles Gasparino, via Twitter:

https://x.com/cgasparino/status/1981496719863955913

SCOOP: A Trump official tells
@nypost
that the administration favors Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery – and a number of rival bidders are likely to face stiff hurdles from US regulators in the blockbuster auction. “Who owns Warner Bros. Discovery is very important to the administration,” a senior Trump administration official told On The Money. “The Warner board needs to think very seriously not just on the price competition but which player in the suitor pool has been successful getting a deal done. And that points to the Ellisons.”

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like I owe it to the Springsteen biopic to see it as a thank you for prompting the vault release of Electric Nebraska. That’s the kind of marketing synergy these things never have.

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 5d

This Stellan Skarsgård interview in Vulture is so rich. A great read while I ate my lunch today. www.vulture.com/article/stel...

Stellan Skarsgård Knows Best

The self-proclaimed “nepo daddy” is at the top of his game as a narcissistic patriarch in Sentimental Value.

www.vulture.com

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Matt Singer @mattsinger.bsky.social · 5d

I loved One Battle After Another’s ending on first viewing, but the second time around I realized *how much* is going on in that scene beyond it being a really great car chase. So I had to write something about the brilliance of The River of Hills

The River of Hills: ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Best Ending of 2025

Take a trip to the river of hills.

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 6d

They dislike Mamdani more than they dislike Trump.

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TJ D. @dallasshaldune.bsky.social · 6d

What are we doing, Times? (I know what they’re doing, and they’re failing to meet the moment.)

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