Alex Long

@historybuff381.bsky.social

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Latin/Greek Teacher; Languages; Early Church, LXX nerd; Cappadocians Stan Account. 4w5 “Hot toddy, brainly speaking”

Alex Long is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is known for his works on ancient Greek philosophy. Long is a co-editor of the journal Phronesis. .. more

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Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 27m

I know legacy sequels get a bad rap these days, but I for one am stoked they finally made a sequel to Best Picture winner MARTY (1955), Timotheé Chalamet has some big shoes to fill!

Poster for MARTY (1955), featuring Ernest Borgnine

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 8h

Temu elvish rope, manufactured in Mordor and sold to finance Sauron’s campaign

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

COOPER: Harry, I know who did it.
TRUMAN: Enlighten me.
COOPER: Miss Scarlett.
TRUMAN (smiling): In one ending, sure. But—
COOPER: But in the second, it was Mrs. Peacock.
TRUMAN: Ok, but—
COOPER: In the third you'll find it was everyone save Mr. Green, an agent of the Bureau.
TRUMAN: ...
LUCY: Wow.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 2d

"At 34 years old, Ella McCay becomes the governor of the state she was born and raised in."

Virginia Madsen direct address narrating at the beginning of Lynch's Dune

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

The first teaser for “Avengers: Doomsday” is out:

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 3d

Just watched that a couple days ago for the first time! I love Elsa too, and Jack Lemmon is also fantastic

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 3d

He’s quite possibly the biggest example of a director that pivoted to making movies that he wanted to make instead of what a certain group wanted him to make, and they have never forgiven him for it, some since Titanic!

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 5d

I went into it on my Best Picture trek last year, thinking it was another sappy 80s Best Picture winner like Out of Africa, boy was I wrong! And now I own it

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 6d

🎶 oh i've seen fire and i've seen ash

i've seen running times that I thought would never end

i've seen other films when i could not find a friend

but i always thought that i'd see blue again 🎶

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 6d

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

An impossible mission? Doves? Disguises? Motorcycles?

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 9d

Will I get people of a certain generation (perhaps including my own) mad if I say I find Corey Feldman incredibly annoying in his child roles (which are legion)?

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Tyler Huckabee @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 10d

you're as cuddly as a cactus you're as charming as an eel and i cannot compete with you jolene

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 10d

I think they had a baking intervention and now she’s doing a stint in baking rehab

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 13d

CITY ON FIRE (1987) is a Christmas movie

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 15d

It could be because “k” is often the preferred modern transliteration for kappa, and chi is technically an aspirated kappa, hence k+h

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 16d

I always leave a milkshake out for him, but that dadgum Daniel Day-Lewis always drinks it

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 19d

“The Chair Company” Season Finale is a Christmas movie

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 20d

She thinks it was a preexisting condition?

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · 26d

I keep seeing ads for a certain company and thinking “Mettington”

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Dave Capdevielle @cadaverdave.com · Nov 26

Don't forget that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man is a Thanksgiving film.

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 21

Happy birthday!

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · Nov 20

Goo Goo Dolls Tiny Desk reminds me that John Rzeznik wrote one of the best modern-era Disney songs, for Treasure Planet of all films

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 16

Now watching this year’s LURKER, aka All About Steve 📽️

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 16

🎶I’ll be having a blue Christmas…🎶

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 15

I thought that was what was implied, but I decided to stay in my lane and comment on the movie year 😬

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 15

Sense and Sensibility, Heat, and Toy Story, really covering all the bases!

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 13

It’s always been one of my personal favorite Coens, made in a lab for me (grew up watching Ben-Hur and sword and sandals movies like that)!

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Tyler Huckabee @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · Nov 13

'Hail, Caesar!' cultural/critical reevaluation time

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 11

That’s fair, he was an S-tier character actor, but character actors are only recognizable if you’ve seen a certain amount of movies from the era, like the stable of famous character actors from the 80s/90s that are household names for the people who grew up on those movies

Alex Long @historybuff381.bsky.social · Nov 11

The “I don’t like black and white movies/movies from before 1970” crowd (though Robin Hood is in color!)

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