Tamir Shimshoni
@tshimshoni.bsky.social
I'm making music! You're ignorant! (He/him)
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Tamir Shimshoni
@tshimshoni.bsky.social
· Nov 10
If you're interested in contemporary classical music (and who isn't?), I got you:
m.soundcloud.com/user-649192406
Or, if you want something visual, it's not too abysmal:
youtube.com/@tamirshimsh...
m.soundcloud.com/user-649192406
Or, if you want something visual, it's not too abysmal:
youtube.com/@tamirshimsh...
I'm now in the unenviable position of being a straight guy who has to explain that I watch "Heated Rivalry" for the hockey.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm now in the unenviable position of being a straight guy who has to explain that I watch "Heated Rivalry" for the hockey.
Forgot to give my updates on the desert film festival, so here goes: the next 2 films were ones I had already seen before: the Brazillian political thriller "The Secret Agent," which I saw last month - holds up quite well on repeat viewing; and "The Sting," which, it goes without saying, is great.
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Forgot to give my updates on the desert film festival, so here goes: the next 2 films were ones I had already seen before: the Brazillian political thriller "The Secret Agent," which I saw last month - holds up quite well on repeat viewing; and "The Sting," which, it goes without saying, is great.
On the second day of the festival saw the French dramedy "Summer Beats" (originally, "Ma Frère"): a charming feelgood story of adorable kids and slightly older kids from different walks of life at a summer camp. Amusingly, one of the leads from last night's movie plays a much more chill role here.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On the second day of the festival saw the French dramedy "Summer Beats" (originally, "Ma Frère"): a charming feelgood story of adorable kids and slightly older kids from different walks of life at a summer camp. Amusingly, one of the leads from last night's movie plays a much more chill role here.
Gonna be spending the next few days at a film festival in the desert! The first film I saw was "Météors," a French coming of age drama about delinquent young men in a dead end town. A well-made exploration of the struggles of addiction and the importance of hope even in hopeless situations.
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Gonna be spending the next few days at a film festival in the desert! The first film I saw was "Météors," a French coming of age drama about delinquent young men in a dead end town. A well-made exploration of the struggles of addiction and the importance of hope even in hopeless situations.
Having now seen the first three episodes of "Pluribus," the best way I can describe it is "what if the Unity episode of Rick and Morty was a whole series."
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Having now seen the first three episodes of "Pluribus," the best way I can describe it is "what if the Unity episode of Rick and Morty was a whole series."
Every professional composer who has been doing this for literally decades:
don't understand how music works at all like how do u know where to put the sounds
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Every professional composer who has been doing this for literally decades:
*siiiiiiiiiighhhhhh*
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
*siiiiiiiiiighhhhhh*
Finally caught up with "One Battle After Another" yesterday, and I have to say: bold choice for Sean Penn to base his performance on Vince McMahon.
October 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Finally caught up with "One Battle After Another" yesterday, and I have to say: bold choice for Sean Penn to base his performance on Vince McMahon.
10th and final day of the Haifa Film Festival! And to close it out, 3 films on the program: Chinese animated film "A Story About Fire"; French director Lucile Hadžihalilovič's surrealist fantasy "The Ice Tower"; and for a bit of fun, "Spinal Tap II"!
October 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
10th and final day of the Haifa Film Festival! And to close it out, 3 films on the program: Chinese animated film "A Story About Fire"; French director Lucile Hadžihalilovič's surrealist fantasy "The Ice Tower"; and for a bit of fun, "Spinal Tap II"!
Day 9 of the Haifa Film Festival, and it's a busy one - 4 films! First up, Catalan language stop motion animation, "Olivia and the Invisble Earthquake"; then the Peter Weir classic "Picnic at Hanging Rock"; then, the Alain Delon, Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson classic "Red Sun";...
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Day 9 of the Haifa Film Festival, and it's a busy one - 4 films! First up, Catalan language stop motion animation, "Olivia and the Invisble Earthquake"; then the Peter Weir classic "Picnic at Hanging Rock"; then, the Alain Delon, Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson classic "Red Sun";...
Day 8 of the Haifa Film Festival! Today, I have a triple feature: French avant-garde animated film "Dandelion's Odyssey"; the Charles Bronson French crime thriller "Rider on the Rain"; and German supernatural dramedy "What Marielle Knows."
October 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Day 8 of the Haifa Film Festival! Today, I have a triple feature: French avant-garde animated film "Dandelion's Odyssey"; the Charles Bronson French crime thriller "Rider on the Rain"; and German supernatural dramedy "What Marielle Knows."
Day 7 of the Haifa Film Festival! 3 movies on the program today: French sci-fi thriller "Dalloway"; Ukranian cold war political thriller "Two Prosecutors"; and the new Stephen King adaptation "The Long Walk"!
October 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Day 7 of the Haifa Film Festival! 3 movies on the program today: French sci-fi thriller "Dalloway"; Ukranian cold war political thriller "Two Prosecutors"; and the new Stephen King adaptation "The Long Walk"!
Day 6 of the Haifa Film Festival! A pretty light load today - only 2 films: Taiwanese drama "Laft-Handed Girl" from director Tsou Shih-Ching; and Israeli crime drama "Fadia" from director Shady Srour (who is supposed to be in attendance!).
October 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Day 6 of the Haifa Film Festival! A pretty light load today - only 2 films: Taiwanese drama "Laft-Handed Girl" from director Tsou Shih-Ching; and Israeli crime drama "Fadia" from director Shady Srour (who is supposed to be in attendance!).
Day 5 of the Haifa Film Festival is here! 3 movies on the program today: Italian mob film "Tired of Killing: Autobiography of an Assassin"; Bangladeshi social drama "Sand City"; and German/Turkish social thriller "Hysteria."
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Day 5 of the Haifa Film Festival is here! 3 movies on the program today: Italian mob film "Tired of Killing: Autobiography of an Assassin"; Bangladeshi social drama "Sand City"; and German/Turkish social thriller "Hysteria."
Day 4 of the Haifa Film Festival! Two films on the program today: Austrian director Johanna Moder's post-natal thriller "Mother's Baby"; and Park Chank-Wook's new film, "No Other Choice"!
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Day 4 of the Haifa Film Festival! Two films on the program today: Austrian director Johanna Moder's post-natal thriller "Mother's Baby"; and Park Chank-Wook's new film, "No Other Choice"!
Day 3 of the Haifa Film Festival! Three movies on the program today: "The Secret Agent," Brazilian political thriller by director Kleber Mendonça Filho; "Waves," Czech political thriller by director Jiři Mádl; and "Orphan," Hungarian drama by director László Nemes.
October 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Day 3 of the Haifa Film Festival! Three movies on the program today: "The Secret Agent," Brazilian political thriller by director Kleber Mendonça Filho; "Waves," Czech political thriller by director Jiři Mádl; and "Orphan," Hungarian drama by director László Nemes.
My program for the second day of the Haifa Film Festival: First, "Silent Friend" a drama from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi; second, Hayao Miyazaki's "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro"!
Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu, I'm gonna have to miss the last 15 minutes of the first one.
Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu, I'm gonna have to miss the last 15 minutes of the first one.
October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
My program for the second day of the Haifa Film Festival: First, "Silent Friend" a drama from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi; second, Hayao Miyazaki's "Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro"!
Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu, I'm gonna have to miss the last 15 minutes of the first one.
Unfortunately, due to a scheduling snafu, I'm gonna have to miss the last 15 minutes of the first one.
For the next week and a half, I'm going to be seeing a bunch of movies at the Haifa International Film Festival!
First up, starting in about 15 minutes, Julia Ducournau's new body horror, "Alpha"! Bets are open on how long before I start feeling physically ill (complememtary).
First up, starting in about 15 minutes, Julia Ducournau's new body horror, "Alpha"! Bets are open on how long before I start feeling physically ill (complememtary).
October 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
For the next week and a half, I'm going to be seeing a bunch of movies at the Haifa International Film Festival!
First up, starting in about 15 minutes, Julia Ducournau's new body horror, "Alpha"! Bets are open on how long before I start feeling physically ill (complememtary).
First up, starting in about 15 minutes, Julia Ducournau's new body horror, "Alpha"! Bets are open on how long before I start feeling physically ill (complememtary).
So, fun thing I just found out: John Oliver's latest piece on Netanyahu is geoblocked in Israel. Had to use a VPN to watch it.
September 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So, fun thing I just found out: John Oliver's latest piece on Netanyahu is geoblocked in Israel. Had to use a VPN to watch it.
I no longer have any grandparents.
September 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I no longer have any grandparents.
Reposted by Tamir Shimshoni
I wasn't gonna make a big deal out of it, but I thought I should, like mention it, so...
I'm leaving the US.
I'm leaving the US.
a cartoon of homer simpson with the words so long stinktown above him
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with saying: "so long stinktown!"
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August 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I wasn't gonna make a big deal out of it, but I thought I should, like mention it, so...
I'm leaving the US.
I'm leaving the US.
Went to a movie today, and they played the trailer for the new TRON. The second they revealed Jared Leto's face, the woman sitting next to me was like "oh no..."
Fantastic Four is pretty good, by the way.
Fantastic Four is pretty good, by the way.
July 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Went to a movie today, and they played the trailer for the new TRON. The second they revealed Jared Leto's face, the woman sitting next to me was like "oh no..."
Fantastic Four is pretty good, by the way.
Fantastic Four is pretty good, by the way.
There are many reasons to hate this move, but "Melania posed for nude photos" isn't one of them. This isn't even about slut-shaming or whatnot. Associating opera with sex is not degrading to the artform or whatever, because operas can be very sexual. Here are some examples (NSFW, of course):
I don’t know about any of you, but when I think about the arts, I always associate opera with nude pictures.
July 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
There are many reasons to hate this move, but "Melania posed for nude photos" isn't one of them. This isn't even about slut-shaming or whatnot. Associating opera with sex is not degrading to the artform or whatever, because operas can be very sexual. Here are some examples (NSFW, of course):
The thing that gets me with this stuff is that I don't think, in this case, he's motivated by racism. I think it really is just that he hates having to learn a new name for something. The racism (and potential to distract from the Epstein case) is just a bonus.
Trump threatens Washington stadium deal unless NFL team readopts Redskins name reut.rs/3IHqDJ3
Trump threatens Washington stadium deal unless NFL team readopts Redskins name
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The thing that gets me with this stuff is that I don't think, in this case, he's motivated by racism. I think it really is just that he hates having to learn a new name for something. The racism (and potential to distract from the Epstein case) is just a bonus.