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@JoshDaws Any chance that they'll start putting out more old movies on Blu/4k now that they're partnered with Sony (and apparently closed their own home video department)? Or even licensing them out to other companies like Criterion and Kino? Really hoping for some Muppet 4ks over here...

I was just laid off from The Walt Disney Company after 12.5 years with the company. Ask me anything.

Love is not love?

Anyway.

This is why I use @letterboxd for tracking my own stuff and @IMDb ratings and reviews for getting an idea of how worthwhile a movie is. I don't need a sampling of quippy college kids, I need to know what people reviewing obscure VHSs they rented in 2002 thought.

There is a whole underworld economy hiding in plain sight. ​In places like South Austin, Tx. These "trap hotels" operate as sovereign territory. The dealers literally pay the motel owners a massive premium just to own the block and run their "natural commerce" without interference.

@L0m3z I've always found it annoying that there's no left-wing version of reactionary in common usage. I think "woke" is the closest we've come.

"Reactionary" is just one of those spooky floating signifiers that just means "BAD." The author indicating to his reader right from the jump: "Lest, you get any ideas, you're not supposed to like this guy!" Ah well. The article actually gets a lot right.

Opening paragraph: "His goal, he told Ross Douthat in a New York Times interview last year, was to build a reactionary cultural apparatus..." Ross Douthat interview transcript: Control + F "reactionary" 0/0 results

@DanielHood4 Might be a little subdued to qualify for a "sploitation," but this is a solid flick.

Hagsploitation is a horror subgenre that never (or hardly) gets mentioned on here but some of them are pure campy gold. Here are 4 that I would highly recommend for a fun's night viewing

@owroot "I'm putting together a team..." - Double-Jointed Elementary School Danny Ocean

The kid who gleeked The kid who could burp the alphabet The kid who could turn his eyelids inside out These were archetypes of the 1990s and they weren't exactly that great.

@DanielHood4 How do you figure Mill of the Stone Women influenced the genre?

Okay, because I am tired of everyone playing silly buggers - Here are 4 horror movies that actually did change the genre - Boardinghouse (1982) Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Thirteen Women (1932) Mill of the Stone Women (1960)

@SkylerB97 Joy was kino.

I feel like we hit that point like a decade ago when Jennifer Lawrence was in one about the lady who invented the mop.

@ILoveHorror7 Great flick.

Lisa (1990) ☎️ Richard is loosely based on Richard Ramirez, the notorious "Night Stalker," who killed fourteen people in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas between April 1984 and August 1985. The movie was originally intended to be released straight to video. However, director Gary Sherman felt that the movie was strong enough to warrant a general theatrical release. MGM was more interested in putting the film directly to video because of the lucrative profits it stood to make from it. Nevertheless, MGM allowed the movie to go into a limited theater release of about 200 theaters over a weekend. The movie made four million dollars in that one weekend, prompting Sherman to push for a wider release. However, MGM eventually declined and put the movie straight to video and on HBO, from which they made a substantial amount of money.

@brianchaley At my resolution, the poster for The Right Stuff looked like it said The Duff, so I clicked in here to see what was going on.

Alright, started a Great American Movies list. Criteria is weirdly specific on my end, but I’m open to suggestions. Got some easy ones down, give me your picks.

@RichardJuice I do.

The problem with doing a reboot of The Twilight Zone is that no one right now has Rod Serling's intellectual or moral rigor.

@CoffeeJezus @poetcinematic I don't know what the streaming availability is like in the UK (or what your VPN situation may be), but several of his films are on the Criterion Channel in the US. As for discs, Criterion and Kino have put out a lot of his films on Blu, if you can do region one!

@TwoTapes @poetcinematic Appreciated, thank you. I went through a number of New Wave films a few months back and really enjoyed them, and was really taken with what I've seen here. It seems there was a fairly chunky Arrow Video box set, but it's going for daft prices.

longing to live inside a rohmer film 💌

@weeabob I was watching Trees Lounge the other day, and a guy wiped his face on one. Good ol' 1990s.

i’m watching Angels in America and i’m flabbergasted by what seems to be a dirty rag on an infinite loop to wipe your hands on in a public restroom. what the hell is that thing?

@lastofcam Love the poof balls on your wife's shirt. The plants above the TV situation makes me nervous though. What if you over-watered? Seems risky. Good work. 9/10 engagement bait.

This is what being married with no kids looks like.

@CoffeeJezus @poetcinematic It's snippets from a good number of his films. I'm new to Rohmer myself, but if you like this video, check out Pauline at the Beach. I really dug that one.

@poetcinematic Is this a collection of scenes from all of Rohmer's work, or a title/few titles specifically? This looks very much my thing.

The Band Wagon (1953)

The Band Wagon (1953)

The Band Wagon (1953)

@GenreManiac Awesome! Where is this?

Here's a couple quick videos from the video store, I'd say it's been shut down since about 2005 or 2006. It was like walking into a time capsule.