Vehement Valeman
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Everything’s better on the LaserDisc
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Thanks for all the great memories, Drew. Godspeed. @drewstruzanart.bsky.social @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
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Drew Struzan, Iconic Movie Poster Artist and Favorite of Spielberg and Lucas, Dies at 78
He created some of the most memorable movie posters of all-time in his own signature style.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thanks for all the great memories, Drew. Godspeed. @drewstruzanart.bsky.social @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
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Thank you @terrybrooks.bsky.social and @shawnspeakman.com for the FB live! A gloriously bright spot in an often dark world. Don’t have Facebook so you can add at least one lurker to your numbers Shawn;) Can confirm Mick Herron’s Clown Town is amazing, you’ll love it. Looking forward to next time!
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thank you @terrybrooks.bsky.social and @shawnspeakman.com for the FB live! A gloriously bright spot in an often dark world. Don’t have Facebook so you can add at least one lurker to your numbers Shawn;) Can confirm Mick Herron’s Clown Town is amazing, you’ll love it. Looking forward to next time!
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RIP Terence Stamp, the goddamn best. youtu.be/VKcpoyC6RMA?...
The Limey (9/11) Movie CLIP - Bide Your Time (1999) HD
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August 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
RIP Terence Stamp, the goddamn best. youtu.be/VKcpoyC6RMA?...
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Rest in Peace, Terence Stamp
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August 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Rest in Peace, Terence Stamp
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The only CEO I'm cool with
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The only CEO I'm cool with
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🚨🚨🚨🚨 ALL DADS PLEASE REPORT FOR DUTY IMMEDIATELY 🚨🚨🚨🚨
BREAKING on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – Peter Weir’s MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) arrives on 4K Ultra HD on 8/5 from 20th Century Studios via Sony! Details here…
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July 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Breaking News: Variety says James Bond gonna fight a dinosaur.
July 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Breaking News: Variety says James Bond gonna fight a dinosaur.
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The sensory overload of the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out the same day as the long awaited next Bond game trailer 😵💫
June 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The sensory overload of the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out the same day as the long awaited next Bond game trailer 😵💫
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I love my baking shows, but this might be my favorite sort of exchange:
Announcer: Bakers, we asked for 12 cookies with flower flavors, and one had to have buttercream.
Judge 1: Oh, this is rose-flavored. That can taste soapy.
Judge 2: The buttercream is really sweet.
Judge 3: I don't like cookies.
Announcer: Bakers, we asked for 12 cookies with flower flavors, and one had to have buttercream.
Judge 1: Oh, this is rose-flavored. That can taste soapy.
Judge 2: The buttercream is really sweet.
Judge 3: I don't like cookies.
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I love my baking shows, but this might be my favorite sort of exchange:
Announcer: Bakers, we asked for 12 cookies with flower flavors, and one had to have buttercream.
Judge 1: Oh, this is rose-flavored. That can taste soapy.
Judge 2: The buttercream is really sweet.
Judge 3: I don't like cookies.
Announcer: Bakers, we asked for 12 cookies with flower flavors, and one had to have buttercream.
Judge 1: Oh, this is rose-flavored. That can taste soapy.
Judge 2: The buttercream is really sweet.
Judge 3: I don't like cookies.
The Last of Us is basically a remake of the 2 Ewok movies.
April 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Last of Us is basically a remake of the 2 Ewok movies.
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Art - a painting, a novel, a movie, a sculpture - is magic. AI-generated art is a magic trick.
If you don’t know the difference between magic and a magic trick, you’re probably okay with AI.
If you don’t know the difference between magic and a magic trick, you’re probably okay with AI.
April 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Art - a painting, a novel, a movie, a sculpture - is magic. AI-generated art is a magic trick.
If you don’t know the difference between magic and a magic trick, you’re probably okay with AI.
If you don’t know the difference between magic and a magic trick, you’re probably okay with AI.
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alright, no more joking around. butlerian jihad starts tomorrow
April 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
alright, no more joking around. butlerian jihad starts tomorrow
“Shit. I’m still only in Saigon.”
April 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“Shit. I’m still only in Saigon.”
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The primary cause of a midlife crisis is the realisation that there are no longer enough years left to actually consume all the media you've stockpiled for "when I've got the time".
March 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The primary cause of a midlife crisis is the realisation that there are no longer enough years left to actually consume all the media you've stockpiled for "when I've got the time".
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Loved Black Bag. Amazon should cast Pierce Brosnan as M. Or make Naomi Harris M. Or make Cate Blanchett M. Or make Michael Fassbender M. I dunno just make them all M.
March 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Loved Black Bag. Amazon should cast Pierce Brosnan as M. Or make Naomi Harris M. Or make Cate Blanchett M. Or make Michael Fassbender M. I dunno just make them all M.
My Garden? Savage.
My Garfunkel? Simonized.
My Dead? Grateful.
February 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My Garden? Savage.
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The absolute end of an era. Eon has been the custodian of the movie-Bond for over 60 years. An amazing run for this family business.
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The absolute end of an era. Eon has been the custodian of the movie-Bond for over 60 years. An amazing run for this family business.
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We live in a deeply weird timeline where Goldfinger teamed-up with Max Zorin to run the US government, while Blofeld now fully controls James Bond.
February 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We live in a deeply weird timeline where Goldfinger teamed-up with Max Zorin to run the US government, while Blofeld now fully controls James Bond.
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I concede that on one level the ‘Gulf of America’ idiocy is just a toddler screaming in his sandbox. On another, I wrote a novel 35 years ago, TIGANA, about how tyrants erase (or try to) names, history, art to consolidate their control of people.
So, it matters. Symbols do. So does acquiescence.
So, it matters. Symbols do. So does acquiescence.
February 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I concede that on one level the ‘Gulf of America’ idiocy is just a toddler screaming in his sandbox. On another, I wrote a novel 35 years ago, TIGANA, about how tyrants erase (or try to) names, history, art to consolidate their control of people.
So, it matters. Symbols do. So does acquiescence.
So, it matters. Symbols do. So does acquiescence.
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