60+ Learning to be old 🤯
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I'm not here for politics but for movies, art & humor. If those are the focus of your acct I'll probably follow. I'll likely also post about the mindf*ck of getting older.
What things did you have years ago that you now regret losing along the way because now it's probably worth a pretty penny?
Me, my oversized movie poster of The Omen printed on very heavy paper stock. Maybe about 2x4 or maybe 5 feet in size.
Me, my oversized movie poster of The Omen printed on very heavy paper stock. Maybe about 2x4 or maybe 5 feet in size.
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
What things did you have years ago that you now regret losing along the way because now it's probably worth a pretty penny?
Me, my oversized movie poster of The Omen printed on very heavy paper stock. Maybe about 2x4 or maybe 5 feet in size.
Me, my oversized movie poster of The Omen printed on very heavy paper stock. Maybe about 2x4 or maybe 5 feet in size.
There's a cartoon series called Frankenhole, a parody of the Frankenstein film universe, that has a caricature of Thesiger from "Bride." Hilarious. He's all high class airs and snarky retorts.
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
There's a cartoon series called Frankenhole, a parody of the Frankenstein film universe, that has a caricature of Thesiger from "Bride." Hilarious. He's all high class airs and snarky retorts.
"My name is Femm!" 🤣 The queer-ish actor Ernest Thesiger's entrance. (He similarly plays proto-queer in James Whale's "The Bride of Frankenstein.") Brilliant. This film is pure delight; classic that set the standard for movies of folks seeking shelter in an old gothic house. "Rocky Horror" anyone?
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"My name is Femm!" 🤣 The queer-ish actor Ernest Thesiger's entrance. (He similarly plays proto-queer in James Whale's "The Bride of Frankenstein.") Brilliant. This film is pure delight; classic that set the standard for movies of folks seeking shelter in an old gothic house. "Rocky Horror" anyone?
On its first release in 1993, "Household Saints" instantly became one of my all time favorite movies. I just watched it for the 2nd time, 32 years later, and now I'm not so impressed. The script isn't as profound and poetic as it tries to be, directing is awkward, and I saw occasional "acting."
December 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
On its first release in 1993, "Household Saints" instantly became one of my all time favorite movies. I just watched it for the 2nd time, 32 years later, and now I'm not so impressed. The script isn't as profound and poetic as it tries to be, directing is awkward, and I saw occasional "acting."
Ernest Thesiger is most famously known as Doctor Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's film Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and as Horace Femm in Whale's "The Old Dark House" (1932), in both his demeanor questionably queer.
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ernest Thesiger is most famously known as Doctor Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's film Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and as Horace Femm in Whale's "The Old Dark House" (1932), in both his demeanor questionably queer.
My absolute favorite Christmas movie of all time is the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Watching it just now I, for the first time, realized another reason to love it even more: playing the undertaker waiting for Jacob Marley to die is actor Ernest Thesiger. ❤️❤️
December 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My absolute favorite Christmas movie of all time is the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Watching it just now I, for the first time, realized another reason to love it even more: playing the undertaker waiting for Jacob Marley to die is actor Ernest Thesiger. ❤️❤️
Watching the Dick Van Dyke show from the 1960s today on his 100th birthday, I'm reminded that perhaps my favorite actor on the show was Ann Morgan Guilbert as next door neighbor Millie. I've always loved supporting players, especially those with big personalities.
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Watching the Dick Van Dyke show from the 1960s today on his 100th birthday, I'm reminded that perhaps my favorite actor on the show was Ann Morgan Guilbert as next door neighbor Millie. I've always loved supporting players, especially those with big personalities.
2022 movie "Mountain Onion" is a delight. Set in Kazakhstan near the border w China, a family deals with typical problems while the boy approaches adolescence. Not a profound script, but charming overall. Cinematography is vibrant and acting all around is terrific, esp the boy who is the main star.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
2022 movie "Mountain Onion" is a delight. Set in Kazakhstan near the border w China, a family deals with typical problems while the boy approaches adolescence. Not a profound script, but charming overall. Cinematography is vibrant and acting all around is terrific, esp the boy who is the main star.
Whaaaa??! Actor Peter Greene passed away?! 😮 I've seen him in so many films but "Clean, Shaven" (1993) has always stuck with me. It's pretty extreme & intense and forever gave me an impression of Greene as an "out there" guy.
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Whaaaa??! Actor Peter Greene passed away?! 😮 I've seen him in so many films but "Clean, Shaven" (1993) has always stuck with me. It's pretty extreme & intense and forever gave me an impression of Greene as an "out there" guy.
Ah! The 2024 movie "Didi" starring Joan Chen (in a role many say ought to earn her an Oscar nomination) is steaming on Peacock. Too late to start watching it now (11pm), but I added it to my watch list. I freaking love Joan Chen, so I'll watch this at my first opportunity.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Ah! The 2024 movie "Didi" starring Joan Chen (in a role many say ought to earn her an Oscar nomination) is steaming on Peacock. Too late to start watching it now (11pm), but I added it to my watch list. I freaking love Joan Chen, so I'll watch this at my first opportunity.
Terrific actor Dylan Baker had a weird October 1998. His fantastic performance in the Todd Solondz movie "Happiness" as an abuser of his own young son premiered within a week of his appearance on a Law and Order episode as a man who *killed* his own young son.
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Terrific actor Dylan Baker had a weird October 1998. His fantastic performance in the Todd Solondz movie "Happiness" as an abuser of his own young son premiered within a week of his appearance on a Law and Order episode as a man who *killed* his own young son.
Jeebus. I was 20 when it came out. I distinctly remember thinking the unimpressive opening credits (they looked cheap or cheesy) on the big screen was a bad omen that proved me right: the film kinda sucked. Many online articles about why. But I've LOVED bald women ever since. 🔥
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Jeebus. I was 20 when it came out. I distinctly remember thinking the unimpressive opening credits (they looked cheap or cheesy) on the big screen was a bad omen that proved me right: the film kinda sucked. Many online articles about why. But I've LOVED bald women ever since. 🔥
The 1980 horror movie "The Children" might have the absolute worst cast of any movie ever. Every performance is delivered with precisely the bad acting line delivery and expressions that comedy actors use to depict archetypically bad acting. The lines they're given and directing doesn't help.
December 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The 1980 horror movie "The Children" might have the absolute worst cast of any movie ever. Every performance is delivered with precisely the bad acting line delivery and expressions that comedy actors use to depict archetypically bad acting. The lines they're given and directing doesn't help.
My favorite scene since I was a kid. Ringo's sort of double-takes after the machine tries to chop off his finger are perfect comedy timing. Cracks me up every time.
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My favorite scene since I was a kid. Ringo's sort of double-takes after the machine tries to chop off his finger are perfect comedy timing. Cracks me up every time.
Okay Millennial. Try again. You don't "get someone onboard" with your plan. You get them "on board."
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Okay Millennial. Try again. You don't "get someone onboard" with your plan. You get them "on board."
Robert Pine was a hottie in his day like his son (actor Chris Pine).
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Robert Pine was a hottie in his day like his son (actor Chris Pine).
I just watched the 2019 Belgian (?) movie "Yummy." I'm not a fan of zombie movies but this was outrageous gory fun. Certainly not high culture but who expects that? I loved the Eastern European setting and occasional language. Adds to the creepy. Effectively directed. If you like the genre, try it!
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I just watched the 2019 Belgian (?) movie "Yummy." I'm not a fan of zombie movies but this was outrageous gory fun. Certainly not high culture but who expects that? I loved the Eastern European setting and occasional language. Adds to the creepy. Effectively directed. If you like the genre, try it!
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas Party:
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Christmas Party:
I started watching Up in Smoke last night for the first time in decades. Good times, fun. But I'm now old and fell asleep in the middle of it. 😂
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I started watching Up in Smoke last night for the first time in decades. Good times, fun. But I'm now old and fell asleep in the middle of it. 😂
I turned on the TV and the movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" written & directed by Kevin Smith was on. However, his IRL friend & co-star Jason Mewes was apparently such a dick while filming - on heroin, drinking, and abusive - that I don't care to watch this movie. I lived w siblings like that.
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I turned on the TV and the movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" written & directed by Kevin Smith was on. However, his IRL friend & co-star Jason Mewes was apparently such a dick while filming - on heroin, drinking, and abusive - that I don't care to watch this movie. I lived w siblings like that.
My childhood and adolescence was made so much better by Don Martin.
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
My childhood and adolescence was made so much better by Don Martin.
↖︎... Even Parker Posey and Clark Gregg as the idiosyncratic middle aged couple, whose performances could easily have drifted into farce, hold back just enough to keep them real. And of course it was awesome to see Richard Roundtree in his final role.
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
↖︎... Even Parker Posey and Clark Gregg as the idiosyncratic middle aged couple, whose performances could easily have drifted into farce, hold back just enough to keep them real. And of course it was awesome to see Richard Roundtree in his final role.
A NY Times review of the 2024 film "Thelma" focuses mainly on the unlikely caper part of the storyline and not in what I think is the entire point: adjusting to old age, which is handled beautifully. Also growing up out of childhood, thru the grandson. Not a weak performance anywhere in the cast.⭝
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A NY Times review of the 2024 film "Thelma" focuses mainly on the unlikely caper part of the storyline and not in what I think is the entire point: adjusting to old age, which is handled beautifully. Also growing up out of childhood, thru the grandson. Not a weak performance anywhere in the cast.⭝
I just watched the 2024 movie "Thelma" starring Jane Squibb. Terrific. As I get older and think very much (worriedly) about aging into my 80s and perhaps 90s, this movie, while not falsely glorifying old age, addresses many facets of it with compassion & acceptance and, therefore, a sort of comfort.
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I just watched the 2024 movie "Thelma" starring Jane Squibb. Terrific. As I get older and think very much (worriedly) about aging into my 80s and perhaps 90s, this movie, while not falsely glorifying old age, addresses many facets of it with compassion & acceptance and, therefore, a sort of comfort.
Two more Art Davis directed shorts that are all time faves are "Dough Ray Me-ow" and "Odor of the Day" (both 1948). ❤️❤️
A friend and I constantly repeat a line from "Dough Ray Me-ow" ("Breathe, stupid, breathe! You forgot to breathe again!" - when we do something stupid).
A friend and I constantly repeat a line from "Dough Ray Me-ow" ("Breathe, stupid, breathe! You forgot to breathe again!" - when we do something stupid).
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Two more Art Davis directed shorts that are all time faves are "Dough Ray Me-ow" and "Odor of the Day" (both 1948). ❤️❤️
A friend and I constantly repeat a line from "Dough Ray Me-ow" ("Breathe, stupid, breathe! You forgot to breathe again!" - when we do something stupid).
A friend and I constantly repeat a line from "Dough Ray Me-ow" ("Breathe, stupid, breathe! You forgot to breathe again!" - when we do something stupid).