Kent M. Beeson
@kentmbeeson.bsky.social
Creator of AGAINST THE '70S (https://againstthe70s.blot.im/), a blog about mashing together '70s cinema & today's TTRPGs, and manager of The Best Album Brackets (@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social).
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So there’s a bluesky screenplay community thing going around about pitching your WIP with two movie posters. I’m not really doing that, but I do want to give a preview of something I’ve been working on & off for over a year now, and it’s *so* close to being done.
I hope I’m not overselling it. I should note the thing I value about it the most so far is that it *moves*. Everyone is more or less together, working as a team, making plans & executing them, right from the jump. It doesn’t dilly dally, it doesn’t play for time.
Okay, okay, I'll watch when the football season ends. I didn't like what I saw of S04.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I hope I’m not overselling it. I should note the thing I value about it the most so far is that it *moves*. Everyone is more or less together, working as a team, making plans & executing them, right from the jump. It doesn’t dilly dally, it doesn’t play for time.
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JUST DIE ALREADY
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
JUST DIE ALREADY
You know, I get that people have STRANGER THINGS fatigue, that the kids look like they’re in their forties, the inflated running times, but I just started S05E04 and this season is *wildly* entertaining, especially when compared to the dour and un-fun S04.
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You know, I get that people have STRANGER THINGS fatigue, that the kids look like they’re in their forties, the inflated running times, but I just started S05E04 and this season is *wildly* entertaining, especially when compared to the dour and un-fun S04.
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I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ
I had to get this cursed idea out of my head. My apologies to every sentient creature.
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I had to get this cursed idea out of my head. My apologies to every sentient creature.
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I still like the first season of Stranger Things, but you watch something like Anna to the Infinite Power (1983), something actually made in the 80s about a special girl trying to unravel the conspiracy she's part of, and it's limitations really become clear.
The problem with pastiche is you can always track down the things that inspired it and they will inevitably be better and more lively.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I still like the first season of Stranger Things, but you watch something like Anna to the Infinite Power (1983), something actually made in the 80s about a special girl trying to unravel the conspiracy she's part of, and it's limitations really become clear.
I’m reminded of the part in ELF where the kids’ book is missing the last two pages and the publisher is like Eh who’s going to notice
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’m reminded of the part in ELF where the kids’ book is missing the last two pages and the publisher is like Eh who’s going to notice
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Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
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Over the last month, I've been working on this essay about the use of AI art in board games, "Is This Really What We Want?" Though it is contextually specific, it is also a reflection of my wider thoughts on the use of AI art and writing in creative contexts.
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/is-...
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/is-...
Is This Really What We Want? – AI Art in Board Games – Meeple...
AI generated imagery and text are a threat to what makes board games worthwhile. In this piece, Andrew explains Meeple Mountain’s policy.
www.meeplemountain.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Over the last month, I've been working on this essay about the use of AI art in board games, "Is This Really What We Want?" Though it is contextually specific, it is also a reflection of my wider thoughts on the use of AI art and writing in creative contexts.
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/is-...
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/is-...
A FLYING JATT!?!
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A FLYING JATT!?!
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I was inspired to start TerrorLab because I watched a movie with a dogshit Ai generated score-
If you’re a filmmaker in need of real music by real people but unfortunately you’re real broke:
If you’re a filmmaker in need of real music by real people but unfortunately you’re real broke:
A very affordable soundtrack resource for independent filmmakers, inspired by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop & the Library Records of the 1960s-70s
terrorlab.bandcamp.com/music
terrorlab.bandcamp.com/music
TERRORLAB
A LIBRARY MUSIC RESOURCE FOR FILMMAKERS. COMPOSED TO ACCOMPANY GENRE PROJECTS OF ALL VARIETIES AND PRICED TO ACCOMMODATE PRODUCTIONS OF ALL SIZES.
terrorlab.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I was inspired to start TerrorLab because I watched a movie with a dogshit Ai generated score-
If you’re a filmmaker in need of real music by real people but unfortunately you’re real broke:
If you’re a filmmaker in need of real music by real people but unfortunately you’re real broke:
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It would change life entirely and offer freedom that is out of reach. Essential healthcare and housing could be obtained without worrying about having to rely on anyone or anything else. There's much to be said for being able to live in the way that you need to in order to be fulfilled as a person.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
December 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It would change life entirely and offer freedom that is out of reach. Essential healthcare and housing could be obtained without worrying about having to rely on anyone or anything else. There's much to be said for being able to live in the way that you need to in order to be fulfilled as a person.
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Works that will enter public domain in 2026 (Wiki):
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2026 in public domain - Wikipedia
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December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Works that will enter public domain in 2026 (Wiki):
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in...
“I don’t like synthesizers, I like real music” get fucked, nerd
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“I don’t like synthesizers, I like real music” get fucked, nerd
Fleetwood Mac, “Gypsy” (1982, Russell Mulcahy)
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Fleetwood Mac, “Gypsy” (1982, Russell Mulcahy)
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Father Figure
Faith
Careless Whisper
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Everything She Wants
basic as hell, but that’s how it is sometimes
Faith
Careless Whisper
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Everything She Wants
basic as hell, but that’s how it is sometimes
In this strongly pro-George Michael space, tell me, what are your Top 5 Wham!/George tracks
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Father Figure
Faith
Careless Whisper
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Everything She Wants
basic as hell, but that’s how it is sometimes
Faith
Careless Whisper
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Everything She Wants
basic as hell, but that’s how it is sometimes
Coleman Francis did it first.
THE GYPSY MOTHS (1969) — 5:45 pm ET — 1h 50m
Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman; directed by John Frankenheimer
A trio of barnstorming skydivers finds love and heartache at one small-town stop.
#TCM #TCMParty
Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman; directed by John Frankenheimer
A trio of barnstorming skydivers finds love and heartache at one small-town stop.
#TCM #TCMParty
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
www.tcm.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Coleman Francis did it first.
A husband and wife Animal Collective tribute act experience success and heartbreak in SUNG TONG BLUE.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A husband and wife Animal Collective tribute act experience success and heartbreak in SUNG TONG BLUE.
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In honor of his appearances in WAKE UP DEAD MAN and BLUE MOON, here's a photo of some film critic and Andrew Scott.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In honor of his appearances in WAKE UP DEAD MAN and BLUE MOON, here's a photo of some film critic and Andrew Scott.
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Very excited that my first narrative film is not only premiering on @shudder.com tomorrow, but that it's also getting so many screenings!! Being a 30-minute film I didn't expect it to get any theatrical play, so the fact that all these venues programmed it to support features is a huge deal to me.🖤
Upcoming screenings for THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, beginning tomorrow with its premiere on @shudder.com as part of annual series THE HAUNTED SEASON (in all their territories!)
Scan through the list to see if it is coming to a theatre near you!
Scan through the list to see if it is coming to a theatre near you!
November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Very excited that my first narrative film is not only premiering on @shudder.com tomorrow, but that it's also getting so many screenings!! Being a 30-minute film I didn't expect it to get any theatrical play, so the fact that all these venues programmed it to support features is a huge deal to me.🖤
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You love John Carpenter's The Thing not because the men in it are smart, but because they are stupid in the same way that you are stupid.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You love John Carpenter's The Thing not because the men in it are smart, but because they are stupid in the same way that you are stupid.
This is literally the first time I’ve realized that Apple’s Preview icon has some little magnifying doohickey in front of the picture (I use this app every day)
some icons are very similar to their original designs, and some really aren't. i tried to keep them all having a similar colour palette to keep them quickly recognizable, but played with the silhouette because apple making everything a ~rounded square~ sucks ass actually
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is literally the first time I’ve realized that Apple’s Preview icon has some little magnifying doohickey in front of the picture (I use this app every day)
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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it is a matter of local lore that when you die in Central Illinois you respawn at the last Casey's you visited
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
it is a matter of local lore that when you die in Central Illinois you respawn at the last Casey's you visited