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Liam Geraghty @lgeraghty23.bsky.social · 2h

With this week marking what would have been Thatcher's 100th, I asked the local council in Grantham why they were holding ThatcherFest in her memory.

Fair play, the answer made me laugh:

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 4h

#31DaysofHorror Day 14 - The Witch’s Mirror/El espejo de la bruja (1962). This Mexican horror does a lot with its 75 minutes, going from occult scares to supernatural revenge to surprisingly gory mad science, all tied together by a gothic aesthetic and a macabre sense of humour. #Horrorsky

Poster for The Witch’s Mirror (1962). Hand-painted black and white image of a severe middle-aged woman in an old-fashioned dress staring intently and a smaller image below of a man operating on a woman, holding a severed hand to transplant.

Black and white image of a middle-aged woman in an old-fashioned dress with her hands raised over two severed hands on a table. Isabela Corona in The Witch’s Mirror (1962)

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 11h

For the Epsteinth time, swear her in

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 13h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 13h

They could end this story a year or two BEFORE he first played Dracula on stage and they'd *still* need to cut 1/3 of the story out because people wouldn't believe one guy lived that much life.

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 14h

A biopic about the life of DRACULA star Bela Lugosi is in the works from Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way and the writers of ED WOOD.

Young Bela Lugosi Biopic In The Works From ED WOOD Writers

A biopic about the life of DRACULA star Bela Lugosi is in the works from Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way and the writers of ED WOOD.

dlvr.it

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 1d

#31DaysofHorror Day 13 - Carry on Screaming! (1966). One of the most consistently funny, and sharpest genre spoofs in the Carry On canon, with a prime Kenneth Williams turn and some killer one-liners. #Horrorsky

Poster for Carry on Screaming! (1966). A colourful, hand-painted image of a creepy mansion, a bubbling vat, a women in a revealing red dress and a monster carrying another woman.

A brunette woman a revealing red dress and a pale thin man in an Edwardian suit. Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding in Carry on Screamjng! (1966)

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Second Cut @secondcutpod.bsky.social · 1d

Frights for all the family this week on SecondCut. In our haunted house this week are I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and Paranorman (2012). Come join us live for spooky shenanigans for squirts and seniors.
#filmsky #moviesky #podcast #halloween #horror #familyhorror

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 2d

#31DaysofHorror Day 12 - The First Purge (2018). The fourth Purge movie explores the origins of the annual night of legalised crime in a brash, fairly visceral action-horror. It’s not subtle, but feels more depressingly relevant with each passing year. #Horrorsky

Poster for The First Purge (2018). A figure in black with red and white war paint on their face holding aloft a molatov cocktail like the Statue of Liberty’s torch.

A young black man and woman take cover against a wall with a mural depicting manacled hands against an American flag. Lex Scott Davis and Joivan Wade in The First Purge (2015)

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 3d

celebrities as lord of the rings characters: thread

Doja cat in a dress the same shape as the eye of Sauron.

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 2d

#31DaysofHorror Day 11 - Frankenstein (2015). Bernard Rose’s cyberpunk version of Frankenstein is gruesome, bleak and upsetting, bordering on nihilistic, while being one of the more faithful takes on the key moments from Shelley’s original text. #Horrorsky

Poster for Frankenstein (2015). A scarred man in a hood against a white background with red text above it.

Two scientists talk to their artificial human creation. Xavier Samuel, Carrie-Anne Moss and Danny Huston in Frankenstein (2015)

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

One evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries consoles another evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries for not getting an award for which neither evil man is even remotely deserving.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d

WHAT people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Helen O'Hara @helenlohara.bsky.social · 3d

RIP to Diane Keaton. Not only a woman who made extraordinary films but someone who always seemed to be exactly herself, and to be enjoying the experience very much.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · Oct 5

I haven’t done anything for Hispanic Heritage Month yet, so let’s talk about Lupe Velez, glamorous star from Mexico and the woman who broke DW Griffith.

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 4d

it already sold 1.6M btw

TheGamersician 🎮🎶 @thegamersician.com · 5d

🤦🏾‍♂️

Speak for yourself lol

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 4d

Legitimately this could be more damaging to his standing with his own voters than anything else lmao

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 4d

#31DaysofHorror Day 10 - Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971). This later period Hammer is a fascinating mix of gothic horror, Jack the Ripper exploitation movie and ahead of its time (if not exactly sensitive) discussion of gender fluidity. #Horrorsky

Poster for Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971). A black and white closeup image of a bloodied man dying with two smaller naked figures of a man and woman in front, covered by warning sign, “The sexual transformation of a man into a woman will actually take place before your very eyes!”

A dark haired woman in a long coat examines herself in a mirror. Martine Beswick in Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)

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

Este estudio estara iniciando con talento Mexicano y Latinoamericano para vincular animadores de varios paises y ifrecera estudios a un animador Mexicano por cda ciclo escolar durante una decada entera.

Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 4d

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have announced plans to form a new stop motion studio that will be both a studio and a school to push the medium forward and will develop plans to make Del Toro's next stop motion project after Pinocchio. I'm very hyped to see what this leads to!

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Joe Griffin @thejoegriffin.bsky.social · 5d

"Good news!"
"You got me the Wednesday costume I asked for?"
"Sort of..."

Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 5d

Time for a Halloween game I like to call... Whose IP Is It Anyway???

A baby in a Chucky outfit but the costume is labelled "Baby Bad Doll"

A Pikachu onesie for a baby, except it's called "Electric Chinchilla"

A "Phantom Hunter" costume that looks suspiciously like a Ghostbuster. I know who I'm gonna call...

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 5d

It’s hard to wash blood money

Vulture @vulture.com · 5d

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 5d

#31DaysofHorror Day 9 - Gothic (1986). Ken Russell’s haunted arthouse film uses the infamous stormy night at the Villa Diodati as the perfect excuse for sumptuous visuals, unrestrained eroticism and trippy character work. #Horrorsky

Poster for Gothic (1986). An imp crouches on the body of a woman draped over a bed.

Two men and two women in frilly sleeves stare madly out of a mansion window. Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson, Gabriel Byrne and Myrium Cyr in Gothic (1986).

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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 6d

The reason you never see ICE arresting wife beaters, rapists, and drug dealers is the same reason you never see Hannah Montana fighting with Miley Cyrus

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 6d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Sammael the Desolate One @sspthinksfilm.bsky.social · 6d

#31DaysofHorror Day 8 - The Devil-Doll (1936). Tod Browning’s profoundly strange film sees Lionel Barrymore’s cross-dressing escaped convict out for revenge via miniaturised people acting as his minions. Technically impressive for the time but not the least bit scary. #Horrorsky

Poster for The Devil-Doll (1936). Hand-painted image of a young couple, an old lady and some sinister eyes caught in a shaft of light.

A man disguised as an old woman takes a wanted poster down from the wall. Lionel Barrymore in The Devil-Doll (1936).

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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