Nobody Cares about TV and Film

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I found the first one utterly enjoyable. I'm glad to see more.

My thumb goes way up for Enola Holmes 2. A great continuation of the character and her arc, with some real consequences (well...) for the story and a mostly true historical piece to the puzzle. Another fun ride and I might even watch this one again, sometime.

 

[Free]

Oof. Not sure how I feel about this one.

Ralphie Returns In The New Trailer For A Christmas Story Christmas - Looper

If you're excited to see a grown-up Ralphie Parker, you'll definitely want to check out the new trailer for "A Christmas Story Christmas."

www.looper.com

 

[Govi]

Oof. Not sure how I feel about this one.

Ralphie Returns In The New Trailer For A Christmas Story Christmas - Looper

If you're excited to see a grown-up Ralphie Parker, you'll definitely want to check out the new trailer for "A Christmas Story Christmas."

www.looper.com

It seems like one of those movies that you make you imagine the elevator pitch as you watch it.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

I love A Christmas Story. And I realize that the marketing for this relies on the fact that a lot of people do. But if the actual movie is 90 minutes of "Don't you love Christmas Story?" without telling a new story (and not "The kids see it from Dad's point of view because they are parents now") then it's a hard no.

 

[Erich Templar]

Apropos of nothing except that I just stumbled across it, have a piece of 1960s TV nostalgia:

 

[Khamon]

We were at a restaurant Sunday, where Sandra Bullock once ate, so there's a picture of her and the owners in the lobby. The crowd was crooning about how beautiful she was and naming their favorite film. They finally got around to me.

Khamon: Demolition Man

Crowd:

Khamon: It's billed as a Stallone movie but it's really about her being who she is in a supposed idealized society

Crowd:

Khamon: He's a cop that was frozen, for a crime he didn't commit, then thawed decades later because a real criminal, Wesley Snipes, has been revived and has set upon a path of crime and destruction and murder death kill

Crowd:

Khamon: Taco Bell

Crowd:

They think I made it up, or dreamed it, because every description made it seem more bizarre and unlikely to exist.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

This account popped up in my Mastodon feed today, with this video

Old British Telly (@oldbritishtelly@mastodonapp.uk)

[1967] The Prisoner - After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape. Starring Patrick McGoohan. First episode...

mastodonapp.uk

 

[Noodles]

We were at a restaurant Sunday, where Sandra Bullock once ate, so there's a picture of her and the owners in the lobby. The crowd was crooning about how beautiful she was and naming their favorite film. They finally got around to me.

Khamon: Demolition Man

Crowd:

Khamon: It's billed as a Stallone movie but it's really about her being who she is in a supposed idealized society

Crowd:

Khamon: He's a cop that was frozen, for a crime he didn't commit, then thawed decades later because a real criminal, Wesley Snipes, has been revived and has set upon a path of crime and destruction and murder death kill

Crowd:

Khamon: Taco Bell

Crowd:

They think I made it up, or dreamed it, because every description made it seem more bizarre and unlikely to exist.

I am picturing this scene.

And then everyone just looking at you.

Then out of nowhere in the back Bullock hollers, "Tell them about the three sea shells." As she passes by.

 

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Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman, has died

Rest well, Batman.

www.theverge.com

 

[Free]

I just watched it. Nothing I'd have been waiting on with bated breath, but it's adorable as one might imagine. I was asking for brief, wordless sequences in The Mandalorian that just focus on Grogu doing something. Maybe they can contract out the idea to other studios.

Now: Are dust bunnies an official species in Star Wars now?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

I don't have D+ but those look like soot sprites to me.

 

[detrius]

Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman, has died

Rest well, Batman.

www.theverge.com

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

This account popped up in my Mastodon feed today, with this video

Old British Telly (@oldbritishtelly@mastodonapp.uk)

[1967] The Prisoner - After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape. Starring Patrick McGoohan. First episode...

mastodonapp.uk

That series is a timeless classic, which influenced lot of later work. Main role actor Patrick McGoohan was considered to play Mr. Banks in Disneys' "Mary Poppins", before David Tomlinson was cast. No2 - the administrator - is an early role played by Ian McKellen, who later became famous as Magneto in X-Men. Every episode has a new Nr. 2, so there's quite a list of different actors who have played it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_in_popular_culture

 

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I don't have D+ but those look like soot sprites to me.

Susuwatari works as a Star Wars name for a species.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Christina Applegate got her Walk of Fame today.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Susuwatari works as a Star Wars name for a species.

Is that a Phil Collins song?

 

[Free]

Is that a Phil Collins song?

Is Phil Collins a Studio Ghibli fan?

 

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Amazon Bribing People To Watch Lord Of The Rings Series As It Continues To Underperform

Amazon's series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is digging into its deep pockets to get people to watch the series.

www.giantfreakinrobot.com

Why just Brazil, Amazon?

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Is Phil Collins a Studio Ghibli fan?

Who isn't?

 

[Free]

Who isn't?

People who've never heard of them.