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Press Releases and Film News / RIP David Worth
Last post by Trevor - Today at 12:00:29 PMThe director of films such as Kickboxer and Shark Attack 3 Megalodon has passed away at the age of 86.
RIP sir 😔 🦈
RIP sir 😔 🦈
#12
Television / Re: What TV Shows Are you Watc...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 11:38:51 AMStarted the "Death Note" anime. Good pilot, looks more coherently plotted than a lot of anime. Not sure how they can develop the premise for 37 episodes, but I'm down to find out.
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 11:35:28 AM
"Free Electricity" by The Go. One of Jack White's first bands before he formed the White Strips, he left after one album. This was The Go's post-White follow-up. It was shelved by the label in 2001 (but fans circulated bootlegs) and just released now. It's actually good, not sure why Sub Pop didn't want to release it. Garage band/proto-punk/psychedelia rock that legitimately sounds like it could have been made in 1969.
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Entertainment / Re: The Wachowski Sisters..Has...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 10:21:28 AMThis is a sensitive topic with flame war possibilities, so tread lightly. That said...
I've actually never seen THE MATRIX (I came close when it was on Netflix), and suspect I'll go through my life without ever seeing it. I did see their BOUND, which I remember liking, and CLOUD ATLAS, which was interesting but flawed.
The reason you don't see as many THE MATRIX memes is because the movie is 25 years old, ancient history in pop culture terms. Nevertheless, I still see plenty of them.
I am sure the "bullet time" technique was far more influential than the Wachowski's gender identities.
I am 99.9% certain that no one has ever performed a study on the Wachoski's effect on film school enrollment, so any thoughts about it are pure unfounded speculation. That said, I believe that for every person who was inspired to attend film school because of the Wahcowski's sex change, one person decided not to attend film school because of the Wachowski's sex change, for a net effect of 0.
I've actually never seen THE MATRIX (I came close when it was on Netflix), and suspect I'll go through my life without ever seeing it. I did see their BOUND, which I remember liking, and CLOUD ATLAS, which was interesting but flawed.
The reason you don't see as many THE MATRIX memes is because the movie is 25 years old, ancient history in pop culture terms. Nevertheless, I still see plenty of them.
I am sure the "bullet time" technique was far more influential than the Wachowski's gender identities.
I am 99.9% certain that no one has ever performed a study on the Wachoski's effect on film school enrollment, so any thoughts about it are pure unfounded speculation. That said, I believe that for every person who was inspired to attend film school because of the Wahcowski's sex change, one person decided not to attend film school because of the Wachowski's sex change, for a net effect of 0.
#15
Television / Re: Joel sells out!
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:00:32 AMI won't be seeing it in the theater so if you report minimize spoilers, please.
#16
What Was That Film? / MOVED: Cartoon about a villain...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:59:32 AM #17
What Was That Film? / MOVED: Movie about a male ball...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:59:14 AM #18
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:58:07 AMRalph Breaks the Internet
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Entertainment / Re: The Wachowski Sisters..Has...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 08:03:35 AMI am familiar w/ the place you refer to that Robert Rodriguez is from, and I understand that many people who live in that place might feel concerned about the influence of the Wachowski Sisters on the sexuality or gender identity of impressionable young people.
And yes, I am familiar w/ some crude comments online about the Wachowskis, generally. Ah, the internet.
.......
So, back in the early 80s, my Great-Uncle - a grumpy curmudgeonly guy who'd had a very sad, lonely life, and read Trump's "Art of the Deal" and listened to Rush Limbaugh and talked about how smart they were and what great ideas they had, and yet in spite of all that was an incredibly kind and compassionate person to those around him - learned that I was involved in theatre and wanted to go to film school for college. He solemnly advised my parents that they should reconsider allowing me to pursue these career paths because I might become gay.
Well, I went to film school anyway. There were some LGBTQAI+ folks at my central NY, extremely liberal/hippie college... in fact I asked one out on a date to see THE USUAL SUSPECTS when it opened in September 1995 and it wasn't until the credits started that I realized I wasn't going to get anywhere with her.
In spite of graduating from that film school, working in theatre professionally for 35 years, working with and being friends with countless gay people, being propositioned by gay men, getting drunk in gay bars a lot 20 years ago, and watching plenty of films and plays where men had sex with other men (simulated and real)....... somehow I'm still not gay! I've only ever had intimate relationships with women and I'm just fine with that.
I've unfortunately had to confront the idea that being around LGTBQAI+ will make children LGTBQAI+ now and then while running my theatre summer camp. Alas, correlation doesn't equal causation. Being around gay and trans theatre kids won't make a kid gay and trans....... though, for what it's worth, it also won't stop 'em from being gay or trans, if that's already the path they are on.
One of the primary reasons my program exists is so teens can be themselves around other people like them or people who are tolerant of them. We're very open with parents about this reality and if potential customers have the same fear as my Great-Uncle, no one's forcing them to enroll. Sometimes kids will play around w/ pronouns for a year or two, or identify as gay without actually dating anyone, and then eventually they arrive at a different identity or just settle into their original cishet life. Some of them remain heterosexual forever 
which of course is also just fine.
I have a female cousin who never did theatre or studied film and was always into sports. She came out in the mid-00s and another Great-Uncle (the first one's brother) - another kind, loving, nominally Christian man - couldn't restrain himself from telling my cousin's Dad (his nephew, my Uncle) that he disapproved of my cousin's lifestyle. My Uncle never talked to him again and my Great-Uncle died estranged from my Uncle. That's unfortunate, but - y'know - like David Lynch said - "Fix your heart or die!"
And yes, I am familiar w/ some crude comments online about the Wachowskis, generally. Ah, the internet.
.......
So, back in the early 80s, my Great-Uncle - a grumpy curmudgeonly guy who'd had a very sad, lonely life, and read Trump's "Art of the Deal" and listened to Rush Limbaugh and talked about how smart they were and what great ideas they had, and yet in spite of all that was an incredibly kind and compassionate person to those around him - learned that I was involved in theatre and wanted to go to film school for college. He solemnly advised my parents that they should reconsider allowing me to pursue these career paths because I might become gay.
Well, I went to film school anyway. There were some LGBTQAI+ folks at my central NY, extremely liberal/hippie college... in fact I asked one out on a date to see THE USUAL SUSPECTS when it opened in September 1995 and it wasn't until the credits started that I realized I wasn't going to get anywhere with her.
In spite of graduating from that film school, working in theatre professionally for 35 years, working with and being friends with countless gay people, being propositioned by gay men, getting drunk in gay bars a lot 20 years ago, and watching plenty of films and plays where men had sex with other men (simulated and real)....... somehow I'm still not gay! I've only ever had intimate relationships with women and I'm just fine with that. I've unfortunately had to confront the idea that being around LGTBQAI+ will make children LGTBQAI+ now and then while running my theatre summer camp. Alas, correlation doesn't equal causation. Being around gay and trans theatre kids won't make a kid gay and trans....... though, for what it's worth, it also won't stop 'em from being gay or trans, if that's already the path they are on.
One of the primary reasons my program exists is so teens can be themselves around other people like them or people who are tolerant of them. We're very open with parents about this reality and if potential customers have the same fear as my Great-Uncle, no one's forcing them to enroll. Sometimes kids will play around w/ pronouns for a year or two, or identify as gay without actually dating anyone, and then eventually they arrive at a different identity or just settle into their original cishet life. Some of them remain heterosexual forever which of course is also just fine.I have a female cousin who never did theatre or studied film and was always into sports. She came out in the mid-00s and another Great-Uncle (the first one's brother) - another kind, loving, nominally Christian man - couldn't restrain himself from telling my cousin's Dad (his nephew, my Uncle) that he disapproved of my cousin's lifestyle. My Uncle never talked to him again and my Great-Uncle died estranged from my Uncle. That's unfortunate, but - y'know - like David Lynch said - "Fix your heart or die!"
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - Today at 07:21:51 AM
young me would've loved to have seen this