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#71
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - March 12, 2026, 01:00:14 PM
^ BOWIE is definitely a mixed bag with at least a few not good albums.  I am not a "dedicated fan", but if any think HUNKY DORY is his best, they're right. 
#72
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by Rev. Powell - March 12, 2026, 12:54:09 PM
I will not use Grok under any circumstances.
#73
Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by bob - March 12, 2026, 11:01:41 AM
First Blood
#74
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - March 12, 2026, 11:00:44 AM
Had no idea gork was free if you had a twitter

Now I must experiment with it
#75
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - March 12, 2026, 09:37:16 AM


Where did they put you when they arrested you?
#76
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - March 12, 2026, 09:31:54 AM
I imprecisely use "singles" as a synonym for "tracks/songs." Growing up listening to album-oriented radio, I rarely had any idea what songs were technically singles and what weren't. I love "Life on Mars," like most of the other tracks on "Hunky Dory." I love nearly every track on "Ziggy Stardust." But it seems many really dedicated Bowie fans name "Hunky Dory" as their favorite.



"Quiet Fire" by Dave Stapleton
#77
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by Rev. Powell - March 12, 2026, 09:12:55 AM
Ugh. I screened three Joe Christ shorts last night before I had to tap out. I'll finish the other 2 later.

"Communion in Room 410": Joe literally cuts a woman with a razor on the arm and breasts, then he and another woman drink the blood. All the artistry of "2 Girls, 1 Cup." 0.5/5.

"Speed Freaks with Guns": Joe delivers a paranoid meth monologue, then shows some home videos of him and his 2 female cronies murdering some women, then steals a car and leaves New York (despite the movie being set in Dallas.) This does contain one interesting scene: a priest randomly pukes communion wafers on Joe. 0.5/5

"Crippled": A paralyzed woman is abused by her caretakers. This is actually a surprisingly trenchant critique of... naw, just kidding, it's more crap. 0.5/5.

I've probably seen work by over 10,000 directors in my life, and Christ may be the least talented one I've ever encountered. I don't know if he has a 1 star movie in him.
#78
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by Rev. Powell - March 12, 2026, 08:17:02 AM
Frustrating. CoPilot refused to generate an image for "Tim Burton's Hamlet," an innapropriate stop-motion variation of Shakespeare's tragedy, because of copyright restrictions. Fair enough. But then, when I removed references to Burton, as it suggested, it still refused. Then it refused to generate any images at all!
#79
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by claws - March 12, 2026, 07:33:34 AM
Even though I hate Musk and everything he stands for, I couldn't resist testing Grok. And that's what I've been doing the last couple of days. There is a free version of Grok, but I think you need an "X" account. I did sign up quickly with Google.

Anyway, Image generating is limited with the free version. Various sources say between 5-10 each day. As far as features go, Grok easily puts copilot, chatGPT and Gemini to shame. Also, even in the normal version there are no restrictions, though I haven't used the "spicey" option yet, and don't think I will.

The best feature is obviously image (or poster) to live action video (7 seconds). It is very addictive, and quite cool. Those animated videos don't seem to work as a gif for forums? They do work on Imgur and can also be uploaded to YouTube.
#80
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by bob - March 12, 2026, 07:31:52 AM