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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23m

The equivalent of a mother in a gangster movie. "I DON'T WANT YOUR BLOOD MONEY."

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 2h

We'll do some more analysis later I'm sure

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 2h

Not yet, but we figured out that shanging the lightest low and putting the heaviest centrally on the top results in a win...

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 3h

Saturday morning Buckaroo experiments with my daughter. Turns out that pesky blue hat really IS the heaviest.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 14h

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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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 18h

Fascinating thread.

Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 18h

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 18h

As a final little easter egg, the destination on bus reads, "MEAD-MOEBIUS"

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 18h

This just reminded me that Tron: Ares brings the creative inspiration full-circle by having a lightcycle do an Akira powerslide. Also a bus does an Akira powerslide.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 20h

Tron (1982): Light Cycle, art by Syd Mead

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23h

As #TronAres spawns in cinemas, I spoke to animator Bill Kroyer about his work on the ground-breaking 1982 original, and why it was never even nominated for an Oscar.

Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 1d

In 1982, #Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened...
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-tro...

Why Tron didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination in 1982

In 1982, Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 22h

Look at this. It's EXACTLY the kind of initiative I can imagine Reform dreaming up.
youtu.be/aeARXMHW4Is?...

Reeves and Mortimer - Councillors Cox & Evans - Fun Bins

YouTube video by Colin Shaw

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 23h

“The famous thing is, we basically sold Disney a film that we had no way to make. When we started the movie, the tools to make it didn’t exist. [Director Steven Lisberger] had the balls to go in with this idea and say, ‘We’re gonna figure it out.’ I don’t think there’s ever been a film like Tron.”

Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 1d

In 1982, #Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened...
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-tro...

Why Tron didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination in 1982

In 1982, Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened.

filmstories.co.uk

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23h

And then a stint in a cryo chamber to recover from whatever the hell that 90 minute snack was (a whole side of venison?)

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23h

"At last: a shoe buff on Marine Way."

Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23h

Whenever my local Reform councillors pop up on the news, my mind goes straight to these guys.

Comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer dressed in ill-fitting blue suits and combovers, playing dodgy councillors Cox and Evans on the BBC comedy series, The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 23h

As #TronAres spawns in cinemas, I spoke to animator Bill Kroyer about his work on the ground-breaking 1982 original, and why it was never even nominated for an Oscar.

Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 1d

In 1982, #Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened...
filmstories.co.uk/news/why-tro...

Why Tron didn't get a VFX Oscar nomination in 1982

In 1982, Tron’s CG visual effects were so new that they completely confused Academy voters. Animator Bill Kroyer recalls what happened.

filmstories.co.uk

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yes, it's true in both senses of the word.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 1d

I had a vegetarian boss who was like this. He was so windy and annoying about not eating meat that I often felt like going into work wearing a hat made of beef or something.

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 1d

To celebrate the release of #Krull on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook for the first time, we're doing a VERY special bundle of Krull and Film Stories magazine! We don't want to brag, but it's a pretty good deal...

Order it here: store.filmstories.co.uk/products/iss...

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 2d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, George. Not you too.
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George Miller: "AI is here to stay and change things"

Mad Max and Happy Feet filmmaker George Miller has spoken enthusiastically about generative AI. It's a "dynamically evolving tool", he says.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 3d

Still reeling from Tron: Ares, a film so loud and fast-moving that it could kill a hamster.
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Tron: Ares review | Keep your pets indoors for the loudest film of 2025

Disney goes for an all-out assault on the senses in the sci-fi action sequel, Tron: Ares. Our review of sensory overload: the movie…

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 3d

It's worth seeing in a cinema for the full experience, despite Leto; just make sure you don't have too much coffee beforehand.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, he's in it. Boy is he in it. And it's a quite awful performance.

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 3d

That's ace! And thanks for reading!

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 3d

Disney goes for an all-out assault on the senses in the sci-fi action sequel, #TronAres. Our review of sensory overload: the movie…
filmstories.co.uk/news/tron-ar...

Tron: Ares review | Keep your pets indoors for the loudest film of 2025

Disney goes for an all-out assault on the senses in the sci-fi action sequel, Tron: Ares. Our review of sensory overload: the movie…

filmstories.co.uk

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