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Castro Valley, CA. Not born in 1974. Movies (mostly 30's through 80's), music (mostly 80's and current), etc.
I saw #TheArchers trending and I got excited. Then I realized it wasn't about Powell and Pressburger, and I was no longer excited.
August 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I saw #TheArchers trending and I got excited. Then I realized it wasn't about Powell and Pressburger, and I was no longer excited.
Special Effects (1984) boxd.it/9PImgf
A ★★★ review of Special Effects (1984)
Ah, the good ole days, when the line between truth and fiction was merely blurred and not completely fucking obliterated. Anyways, things don't get interesting for me until the last 15 minutes, and th...
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May 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Special Effects (1984) boxd.it/9PImgf
Modern Girls (1986) boxd.it/9OW5f9
A ★★★★ review of Modern Girls (1986)
This movie should come with a warning, because it's more of an 80's overload than most people can handle. Me, on the other hand, it's right up my alley. The fashion and the music are all there, and th...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Modern Girls (1986) boxd.it/9OW5f9
Cherry 2000 (1987) boxd.it/9OxdjX
A ★★½ review of Cherry 2000 (1987)
I finally began my MGM+ free trial, which I've been meaning to do pretty much ever since the service began. I was expecting Cherry 2000 to be more exciting than "good," but it's neither. Well, is it a...
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May 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cherry 2000 (1987) boxd.it/9OxdjX
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017) boxd.it/9MZN6D
A ★★★★ review of Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017)
I'm not giving the film a demerit for not being the type of Grace Jones documentary I was hoping it would be when I pressed play. I didn't need a linear career retrospective, I was just hoping for a b...
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May 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017) boxd.it/9MZN6D
Tramps! (2022) boxd.it/9MkFcr
A ★★★★ review of Tramps! (2022)
When I hear "new romantics," I think of music, but this documentary illustrates how the scene also encompassed visual art, fashion, theater, and film making. The subject matter is right up my alley, e...
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May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Tramps! (2022) boxd.it/9MkFcr
Films newly added to Kanopy that I want to watch: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dinner at Eight (1933), And Then There Were None (1974), and Headhunters (2011).
May 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Films newly added to Kanopy that I want to watch: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dinner at Eight (1933), And Then There Were None (1974), and Headhunters (2011).
If somebody sent me a free New York Times article, I certainly wouldn't view it as a "gift." It fits that word in the same way as somebody leaving a flaming bag of excrement on your front porch.
May 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If somebody sent me a free New York Times article, I certainly wouldn't view it as a "gift." It fits that word in the same way as somebody leaving a flaming bag of excrement on your front porch.
Knife+Heart (2018) boxd.it/9L4QMp
A ★★★½ review of Knife+Heart (2018)
I prefer the full throttle, pedal to the metal first half over the more meandering second half, but it's still a fascinating film overall.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Knife+Heart (2018) boxd.it/9L4QMp
I'm loving the new Lido Pimienta album, including this track:
youtu.be/UKHQc-3B09k?...
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Lido Pimienta - "El Dembow del Tiempo" (Full Album Stream)
YouTube video by Lido Pimienta
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May 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'm loving the new Lido Pimienta album, including this track:
youtu.be/UKHQc-3B09k?...
youtu.be/UKHQc-3B09k?...
The Girl on the Bridge (1999) boxd.it/9KKDpd
A ★★★ review of The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
This is my third time watching The Girl on the Bridge, and the first time in well over a decade. I liked it far less this time around than the other two. I still find the erotically charged knife thro...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Girl on the Bridge (1999) boxd.it/9KKDpd
Good ol' Duolingo. Sometimes I know I've said something perfectly and their technology will refuse it, and sometimes I know I've botched the pronunciation but their technology will accept it. It's always telling when I've been told I'm wrong when I haven't even completed pronouncing the first word.
May 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Good ol' Duolingo. Sometimes I know I've said something perfectly and their technology will refuse it, and sometimes I know I've botched the pronunciation but their technology will accept it. It's always telling when I've been told I'm wrong when I haven't even completed pronouncing the first word.
This Gun for Hire (1942) boxd.it/9K7xk9
A ★★★ review of This Gun for Hire (1942)
It's not a bad film, but it feels like the final scenes drag on for too long. This is only my third Veronica Lake film, but it's the one that's left the best impression. Unfortunately, just as I want ...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This Gun for Hire (1942) boxd.it/9K7xk9
This stands on its own (Summer Dean - Lonely Girl's Lament) youtu.be/zoim0nv7eEA?...
Summer Dean | "Lonely Girl's Lament" | Western AF
YouTube video by Western AF
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May 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This stands on its own (Summer Dean - Lonely Girl's Lament) youtu.be/zoim0nv7eEA?...
Country music is non-binary. That is to say that many of the art form's practitioners don't fit either of the rubrics outlined in this op-ed. They just want to make the music they love, and have loved for most of their lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/o...
Opinion | The Country’s Gone Country. What Gives?
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May 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Country music is non-binary. That is to say that many of the art form's practitioners don't fit either of the rubrics outlined in this op-ed. They just want to make the music they love, and have loved for most of their lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/o...
Artists that I'm going to add to my playlist: Laura Thorn, Tommy Cash, Erika Vikman, Justyna Steczkowska, Abor & Tynna, and Sissal (Denmark should have received more votes). This is my last #eurovision post...for now.
May 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Artists that I'm going to add to my playlist: Laura Thorn, Tommy Cash, Erika Vikman, Justyna Steczkowska, Abor & Tynna, and Sissal (Denmark should have received more votes). This is my last #eurovision post...for now.
Sweden was my pick and 4th place is a great showing, but I was extremely happy when I heard that Austria was awarded enough points to win! Estonia in 3rd is also great.
#eurovision
#eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Sweden was my pick and 4th place is a great showing, but I was extremely happy when I heard that Austria was awarded enough points to win! Estonia in 3rd is also great.
#eurovision
#eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
- I ranked Austria #3 and they were my top "serious" entry, so I'm fine with them being in the lead.
- Sweden and Estonia are my top 2 and they're both in the top 10, so I can't complain about that either.
- I guess I just liked Poland way more than the juries did, but that's OK.
#eurovision
- Sweden and Estonia are my top 2 and they're both in the top 10, so I can't complain about that either.
- I guess I just liked Poland way more than the juries did, but that's OK.
#eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
- I ranked Austria #3 and they were my top "serious" entry, so I'm fine with them being in the lead.
- Sweden and Estonia are my top 2 and they're both in the top 10, so I can't complain about that either.
- I guess I just liked Poland way more than the juries did, but that's OK.
#eurovision
- Sweden and Estonia are my top 2 and they're both in the top 10, so I can't complain about that either.
- I guess I just liked Poland way more than the juries did, but that's OK.
#eurovision
I wouldn't have voted for Nemo last year, but I would have if they were a contestant and that was their performance this year. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I wouldn't have voted for Nemo last year, but I would have if they were a contestant and that was their performance this year. #eurovision
My 5 favorite #eurovision performances (meaning I've just jinxed them and none of them are going to win):
1. Sweden
2. Estonia
3. Austria
4. Poland
5. Finland
1. Sweden
2. Estonia
3. Austria
4. Poland
5. Finland
May 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My 5 favorite #eurovision performances (meaning I've just jinxed them and none of them are going to win):
1. Sweden
2. Estonia
3. Austria
4. Poland
5. Finland
1. Sweden
2. Estonia
3. Austria
4. Poland
5. Finland
My ranking of #eurovision performances #21-26:
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. San Marino
4. France
5. Albania
6. Portugal
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. San Marino
4. France
5. Albania
6. Portugal
May 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My ranking of #eurovision performances #21-26:
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. San Marino
4. France
5. Albania
6. Portugal
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. San Marino
4. France
5. Albania
6. Portugal
There have been some middling performances, making me think "this is your chance of a lifetime, that's all you got?" Then there's Sweden. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There have been some middling performances, making me think "this is your chance of a lifetime, that's all you got?" Then there's Sweden. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM