That Guy Who Writes about Toys and Movies
@randyofaftimes.bsky.social
Just an ordinary joe looking to write movies for a living and been writing about toys & movies since the 20th.
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#PreWGA
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As The Dark Tower is a series, THE STAND is my favorite King book.
And I go with the paperback cover from the 80s... the one I read the first time.
I actually read it WHEN it was takng place-Summer of 1985.
And I go with the paperback cover from the 80s... the one I read the first time.
I actually read it WHEN it was takng place-Summer of 1985.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As The Dark Tower is a series, THE STAND is my favorite King book.
And I go with the paperback cover from the 80s... the one I read the first time.
I actually read it WHEN it was takng place-Summer of 1985.
And I go with the paperback cover from the 80s... the one I read the first time.
I actually read it WHEN it was takng place-Summer of 1985.
Movie theaters forever
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Movie theaters forever
If you see this, post a comic book cover you love.
(First X-Men comic I ever bought - and it was JUST for the cover! Then got to meet and talk with him YEARS later)
(First X-Men comic I ever bought - and it was JUST for the cover! Then got to meet and talk with him YEARS later)
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
If you see this, post a comic book cover you love.
(First X-Men comic I ever bought - and it was JUST for the cover! Then got to meet and talk with him YEARS later)
(First X-Men comic I ever bought - and it was JUST for the cover! Then got to meet and talk with him YEARS later)
Seriously!
Say what you will about Eli Roth, the details were there for locals.
Also- they tried to film in Plymouth proper, but got turned down because of the script, proving... the fucking Pilgrims STILL run Plymouth!
And in keeping with the mood...
Say what you will about Eli Roth, the details were there for locals.
Also- they tried to film in Plymouth proper, but got turned down because of the script, proving... the fucking Pilgrims STILL run Plymouth!
And in keeping with the mood...
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Seriously!
Say what you will about Eli Roth, the details were there for locals.
Also- they tried to film in Plymouth proper, but got turned down because of the script, proving... the fucking Pilgrims STILL run Plymouth!
And in keeping with the mood...
Say what you will about Eli Roth, the details were there for locals.
Also- they tried to film in Plymouth proper, but got turned down because of the script, proving... the fucking Pilgrims STILL run Plymouth!
And in keeping with the mood...
RANDOM THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
My head cannon:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD takes place around Halloween.
DAWN OF THE DEAD takes place around Thanksgiving.
My head cannon:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD takes place around Halloween.
DAWN OF THE DEAD takes place around Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
RANDOM THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
My head cannon:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD takes place around Halloween.
DAWN OF THE DEAD takes place around Thanksgiving.
My head cannon:
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD takes place around Halloween.
DAWN OF THE DEAD takes place around Thanksgiving.
Well, if I'm going full despot, then it would be...
A hard R rated adaptation of "Death Troopers" directed by Takashi Miike... adapted by me.
(But that one cameo... altered)
A hard R rated adaptation of "Death Troopers" directed by Takashi Miike... adapted by me.
(But that one cameo... altered)
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Well, if I'm going full despot, then it would be...
A hard R rated adaptation of "Death Troopers" directed by Takashi Miike... adapted by me.
(But that one cameo... altered)
A hard R rated adaptation of "Death Troopers" directed by Takashi Miike... adapted by me.
(But that one cameo... altered)
Share a reliable character actor
I may be pushing the definition, but Borgnine leapt to mind.
Sweet, salty, silly or savage - He ALWAYS brought his game.
I may be pushing the definition, but Borgnine leapt to mind.
Sweet, salty, silly or savage - He ALWAYS brought his game.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Share a reliable character actor
I may be pushing the definition, but Borgnine leapt to mind.
Sweet, salty, silly or savage - He ALWAYS brought his game.
I may be pushing the definition, but Borgnine leapt to mind.
Sweet, salty, silly or savage - He ALWAYS brought his game.
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love.
It's been nine years since being there as del Toro gave us a personal tour of his exhibit at LACMA.
I'm still dining out on how cool and awesome he was, bright with joy and love. I stopped taking videos and photos early on, just to be in the moment.
On troubled day, thinking of this lifts me up.
I'm still dining out on how cool and awesome he was, bright with joy and love. I stopped taking videos and photos early on, just to be in the moment.
On troubled day, thinking of this lifts me up.
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It's been nine years since being there as del Toro gave us a personal tour of his exhibit at LACMA.
I'm still dining out on how cool and awesome he was, bright with joy and love. I stopped taking videos and photos early on, just to be in the moment.
On troubled day, thinking of this lifts me up.
I'm still dining out on how cool and awesome he was, bright with joy and love. I stopped taking videos and photos early on, just to be in the moment.
On troubled day, thinking of this lifts me up.
Pitch your WIP with two movie poster comps (X meets X).
Here's mine:
Here's mine:
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Pitch your WIP with two movie poster comps (X meets X).
Here's mine:
Here's mine:
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
I'm... I'm on the right, in blue.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I'm... I'm on the right, in blue.
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answer only.
"He is behind me.
You are in front of me.
If you value your lives, be somewhere else!"
"He is behind me.
You are in front of me.
If you value your lives, be somewhere else!"
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answer only.
"He is behind me.
You are in front of me.
If you value your lives, be somewhere else!"
"He is behind me.
You are in front of me.
If you value your lives, be somewhere else!"
Mace and her work outfit has lived rent-free in my head since I first saw it.
Cool, precise, competent. A professional
Then the coat comes off, Mace's gun show starts and you ABSOLUTELY do not fuck with this woman!
In classic Cyberpunk 2020 style- the epitome of a Solo!
Cool, precise, competent. A professional
Then the coat comes off, Mace's gun show starts and you ABSOLUTELY do not fuck with this woman!
In classic Cyberpunk 2020 style- the epitome of a Solo!
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Mace and her work outfit has lived rent-free in my head since I first saw it.
Cool, precise, competent. A professional
Then the coat comes off, Mace's gun show starts and you ABSOLUTELY do not fuck with this woman!
In classic Cyberpunk 2020 style- the epitome of a Solo!
Cool, precise, competent. A professional
Then the coat comes off, Mace's gun show starts and you ABSOLUTELY do not fuck with this woman!
In classic Cyberpunk 2020 style- the epitome of a Solo!
Post someone who looks great in a hat...
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Post someone who looks great in a hat...
Repost with an iconic fictional band:
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band:
Not feeling particularly erudite on Schumer and the deal to end the Shutdown, so he's a still from a movie.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Not feeling particularly erudite on Schumer and the deal to end the Shutdown, so he's a still from a movie.
YES it IS!
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
YES it IS!
Happy Godzilla Day for those that celebrate!
And thanks to learning about Big G as a youngster through "Creature Double Feature."
#GodzillaDay
And thanks to learning about Big G as a youngster through "Creature Double Feature."
#GodzillaDay
November 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy Godzilla Day for those that celebrate!
And thanks to learning about Big G as a youngster through "Creature Double Feature."
#GodzillaDay
And thanks to learning about Big G as a youngster through "Creature Double Feature."
#GodzillaDay
A little lean for treats this year... but as they are for me, I "guess" I can handle it.
🎃🦇🐺 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🐺🦇🎃
🎃🦇🐺 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🐺🦇🎃
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A little lean for treats this year... but as they are for me, I "guess" I can handle it.
🎃🦇🐺 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🐺🦇🎃
🎃🦇🐺 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🐺🦇🎃
That time in LA when my friends surprised me.
It didn't end well for me and my buddy.
But I went out yelling...
"CHOKE ON IT! CHOKE ON IT!"
#Halloween
It didn't end well for me and my buddy.
But I went out yelling...
"CHOKE ON IT! CHOKE ON IT!"
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
That time in LA when my friends surprised me.
It didn't end well for me and my buddy.
But I went out yelling...
"CHOKE ON IT! CHOKE ON IT!"
#Halloween
It didn't end well for me and my buddy.
But I went out yelling...
"CHOKE ON IT! CHOKE ON IT!"
#Halloween
And another Great Spandex Shortage?!
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM
And another Great Spandex Shortage?!
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
Post something random or you'll have an awful November
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Post something random or you'll have an awful November