CeruleanRuin

joined 2 years ago
[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

"Law & order" has always been code for putting [whatever marginalized group you don't like] in jail.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Named in honor of Biff Yeager, I presume. His mail-in campaign finally paid off.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

The city should fine the fuck out of NBCUniversal for the full cost of replacing those trees. Those are not healthy trees.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I would advocate for the return of intermissions! Theater chains would love it, because it would mean more concessions.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

I went to Dead Reckoning the other day and afterward it occurred to me why I don't go to movies very often anymore. With advertisements and travel time both ways, it worked out to a 4 hour commitment. I have kids. I don't often have that kind of time.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

The show is its own thing. It was always going to need to be radically different to work on the screen. That's what adaptation means.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Wow, that is a lot of... stuff I don't understand. Very cool though. Neat to have it all in one place.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Keep an eye on this site when Thursday rolls around.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

That's exactly what uncles are for.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Lisa Simpson presentation meme is perfectly cromulent for soapboxing.

But if you didn't know, Stephen Crowder is a right-wing Fox News presenter and commentator (he often hides under the dubious label of "comedian") who has been booted from YouTube several times for homophobic and racist content. The meme format is okay in itself, but I'd love to not see his smarmy mug in it.

The great thing about memes is anyone can make a new one. I eagerly await the replacement for this one, which to my nose has gotten quite stale.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I just wanted to chime in here and add this lame-assed meme template to things we should retire in the fediverse.

Stephen Crowder is a bigoted chode, and using him for your meme template only undercuts whatever point you want to make.

Find a new meme for this purpose. Let's do better.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And may they stay that way.

 

Highly recommended podcast for anyone who loves film scores or music in general. The host is a sound designer & editor for Skywalker Sound, has done extensive sound work for Lucasfilm and Lucasarts games, and is also a prolific voice actor appearing in dozens of animated series and video games. He brings his sonic expertise to bear in analyzing the great scores of cinema and other media, from Jaws to Tron to Super Mario Bros. & Zelda. It's an incredibly well-produced show that sounds great and will always leave you feeling enriched and entertained.

In these two latest episodes, he takes a great deep dive into the music of Star Trek, the original series. It's a detailed look at an underappreciated aspect of the franchise, with archive interviews from people like Nimoy and Roddenberry, many many sound clips, and lots of insightful commentary.

One fun tidbit from this episode: Alexander Courage himself made the sound of the Enterprise whooshing past during the opening credits.

 

Can't stand to run myself, but I love a good running scene in a movie, and I can't think of anyone who has more of them than Tom Cruise -- except for Buster Keaton. He's got such an incredible clumsy grace to him, if that makes any sense. Who's your favorite film runner or favorite running scene?

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