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Showtime to Launch Anti-White People Docu-Series
Way to go Showtime. What a great way to commit telecast suicide!
Showtime is launching a new series in honor of Black History Month that marginalizes and demeans people of the Caucasian persuasion.
“everything’s gonna be all white” is a docu-series that will explore the history of race. Based on the trailer released by Showtime, it is definitely anti-white.
“What annoys me the most about white people is when they pretend they are the victim,” one performer said. “What’s also annoying is when they kill us.”
The program features a who’s-who of bigots including Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Nell Irvin Painter, Jemele Hill, Amanda Seales, Favianna Rodriguez, Tamika Mallory, Styles P, Margaret Cho and Dr. Nick Estes, among others who dissect the many causal effects of race-based decisions and policies on people of color.
Showtime is launching a new series in honor of Black History Month that marginalizes and demeans people of the Caucasian persuasion.
“everything’s gonna be all white” is a docu-series that will explore the history of race. Based on the trailer released by Showtime, it is definitely anti-white.
“What annoys me the most about white people is when they pretend they are the victim,” one performer said. “What’s also annoying is when they kill us.”
The program features a who’s-who of bigots including Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Nell Irvin Painter, Jemele Hill, Amanda Seales, Favianna Rodriguez, Tamika Mallory, Styles P, Margaret Cho and Dr. Nick Estes, among others who dissect the many causal effects of race-based decisions and policies on people of color.
R.I.P. Great Groundbreaking Actor; Sidney Poitier. What an amazing life !
Reading Sidney Poitier's terrific thorough obituary in the New York Times moments ago,
I learned a lot about his life, his choices, and the many challenges he overcame.
It gave me a much fuller appreciation for who he truly was.
His life was an amazing story of achievement, despite the many obstacles.
At one point, he lived in NY sleeping at night using coins to enter pay toilets.
If you would like to learn more about him, I included the beginning of the obituary and a link to the rest of it below.
I learned a lot about his life, his choices, and the many challenges he overcame.
It gave me a much fuller appreciation for who he truly was.
His life was an amazing story of achievement, despite the many obstacles.
At one point, he lived in NY sleeping at night using coins to enter pay toilets.
If you would like to learn more about him, I included the beginning of the obituary and a link to the rest of it below.
In response to:
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94
The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”
By William Grimes
Jan. 7, 2022Updated 11:54 a.m. ET
Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, has died at 94.
His death was confirmed by Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas, where Mr. Poitier grew up. No other details were immediately provided.
Mr. Poitier, whose Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category, rose to prominence when the civil rights movement was beginning to make headway in the United States. His roles tended to reflect the peaceful integrationist goals of the struggle.
Although often simmering with repressed anger, his characters responded to injustice with quiet determination. They met hatred with reason and forgiveness, sending a reassuring message to white audiences and exposing Mr. Poitier to attack as an Uncle Tom when the civil rights movement took a more militant turn in the late 1960s.
“It’s a choice, a clear choice,” Mr. Poitier said of his film parts in a 1967 interview. “If the fabric of the society were different, I would scream to high heaven to play villains and to deal with different images of Negro life that would be more dimensional. But I’ll be damned if I do that at this stage of the game.”
At the time, Mr. Poitier was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood and a top box-office draw, ranked fifth among male actors in Box Office magazine’s poll of theater owners and critics; he was behind only Richard Burton, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin and John Wayne. Yet racial squeamishness would not allow Hollywood to cast him as a romantic lead, despite his good looks.
“To think of the American Negro male in romantic social-s*xual circumstances is difficult, you know,” he told an interviewer. “And the reasons why are legion and too many to go into.”
Mr. Poitier often found himself in limiting, saintly roles that nevertheless represented an important advance on the demeaning parts offered by Hollywood in the past. In “No Way Out” (1950), his first substantial film role, he played a doctor persecuted by a racist patient, and in “Cry, the Beloved Country” (1952), based on the Alan Paton novel about racism in South Africa, he appeared as a young priest. His character in “Blackboard Jungle” (1955), a troubled student at a tough New York City public school, sees the light and eventually sides with Glenn Ford, the teacher who tries to reach him. ......
Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94
The first Black performer to win the Academy Award for best actor, for “Lilies of the Field,” he once said he felt “as if I were representing 15, 18 million people with every move I made.”
By William Grimes
Jan. 7, 2022Updated 11:54 a.m. ET
Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, has died at 94.
His death was confirmed by Eugene Torchon-Newry, acting director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Bahamas, where Mr. Poitier grew up. No other details were immediately provided.
Mr. Poitier, whose Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category, rose to prominence when the civil rights movement was beginning to make headway in the United States. His roles tended to reflect the peaceful integrationist goals of the struggle.
Although often simmering with repressed anger, his characters responded to injustice with quiet determination. They met hatred with reason and forgiveness, sending a reassuring message to white audiences and exposing Mr. Poitier to attack as an Uncle Tom when the civil rights movement took a more militant turn in the late 1960s.
“It’s a choice, a clear choice,” Mr. Poitier said of his film parts in a 1967 interview. “If the fabric of the society were different, I would scream to high heaven to play villains and to deal with different images of Negro life that would be more dimensional. But I’ll be damned if I do that at this stage of the game.”
At the time, Mr. Poitier was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood and a top box-office draw, ranked fifth among male actors in Box Office magazine’s poll of theater owners and critics; he was behind only Richard Burton, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin and John Wayne. Yet racial squeamishness would not allow Hollywood to cast him as a romantic lead, despite his good looks.
“To think of the American Negro male in romantic social-s*xual circumstances is difficult, you know,” he told an interviewer. “And the reasons why are legion and too many to go into.”
Mr. Poitier often found himself in limiting, saintly roles that nevertheless represented an important advance on the demeaning parts offered by Hollywood in the past. In “No Way Out” (1950), his first substantial film role, he played a doctor persecuted by a racist patient, and in “Cry, the Beloved Country” (1952), based on the Alan Paton novel about racism in South Africa, he appeared as a young priest. His character in “Blackboard Jungle” (1955), a troubled student at a tough New York City public school, sees the light and eventually sides with Glenn Ford, the teacher who tries to reach him. ......
Cult Goodness: TURBO KID (Canada/NZ)
This was a bit of ROAD WARRIOR and a bit of 8-bit Computer gameplay.
Looks like it was shot in backlots and gravel pits, but the excellent central cast and a really, really, really good script made this one a keeper. They've made a script for a sequel, but still casting about for financial backing to make it happen.
TURBO KID
Official Trailer
If anyone made this film work, it's the over-the-top performance of ineffably cute Laurence Leboeuf.
The Soundtrack by Le Matos, captures the spirit of the Golden Age of 8-Bit Gaming magnificently
Looks like it was shot in backlots and gravel pits, but the excellent central cast and a really, really, really good script made this one a keeper. They've made a script for a sequel, but still casting about for financial backing to make it happen.
TURBO KID
Official Trailer
If anyone made this film work, it's the over-the-top performance of ineffably cute Laurence Leboeuf.
The Soundtrack by Le Matos, captures the spirit of the Golden Age of 8-Bit Gaming magnificently
Garbo
About 100 years ago.....
This Could Happen To Anyone
I found this one on yutub...
It's not something exceptional or extra-ordinary !!
In fact , considering the harsh reality of practical life this days , I think , it's actually very ordinary ...
As This could happen to anyone ...
*****
It's not something exceptional or extra-ordinary !!
In fact , considering the harsh reality of practical life this days , I think , it's actually very ordinary ...
As This could happen to anyone ...
*****
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No Time to Die - a review!
Earlier today, I went to the cinema to catch the 25th Bond film, No Time to Die. With me was my mother, my two uncles and my two aunts. The cinema we chose was Imperial in Copenhagen, one of the biggest cinemas in Northern Europe.
As we sat down in the cinema, my mind began to wander. "I hope it's as good as they say. How will the villain be?"
The lights went out, so I was about to get answers to all these questions.
The movie is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, and the synopsis is as follows: Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Reprising their roles from previous films, we have Daniel Craig as Bond, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenney, Ben Whishaw as Q, Rory Kinnear as Tanner, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter and Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. Newcomers to the franchise are Ana de Armas as Paloma, Lashana Lynch as Nomi (007 for most of the film), Billy Magnussen as Logan Ash, Davic Dencik as Valdo Obruchev, Lisa-Dorah Sonnet as Mathilde and Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin, the main villain.
As usual with a Bond film, there are huge set pieces, and exotic locations. Of course there is a villain with his own island, who is bent on world domination. It gets old very quickly, and it keeps Rami Malek's character from being terrifying. He's actually quite boring, now that I think about it. Now, this being a Bond film, there is naturally going to be some explosions of some kind, and this movie has a few. It mostly relies on practical stunts, however, and there is one sequence that's almost near perfection. It's a car chase that starts on the side of a mountain, and ends up in a forest. Absolutely fantastic stuff, with some amazing car stunts. It never gets old seeing a Land Rover Defender fly through the air, at speed!
However, this movie is not without any flaws, sadly. One of the flaws is with the villain. As I wrote a while back, his villain is just plain boring. The Bond franchise really need to reinvent their villains. Give me a terrifying villain, who is looking for revenge for something either Bond or MI6 has done, kind of like Silva in Skyfall. That villain worked so well, because he had a personal score to settle, and not trying to take over the world.
In the end, No Time to Die is a great Bond film.Lots of exotic locations, good looking cars and great action sequences. The real star of the show is Lisa-Dorah Sonnet, who is super adorable. An absolute joy to watch on the big screen.
8/10
As we sat down in the cinema, my mind began to wander. "I hope it's as good as they say. How will the villain be?"
The lights went out, so I was about to get answers to all these questions.
The movie is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, and the synopsis is as follows: Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Reprising their roles from previous films, we have Daniel Craig as Bond, Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenney, Ben Whishaw as Q, Rory Kinnear as Tanner, Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter and Christoph Waltz as Blofeld. Newcomers to the franchise are Ana de Armas as Paloma, Lashana Lynch as Nomi (007 for most of the film), Billy Magnussen as Logan Ash, Davic Dencik as Valdo Obruchev, Lisa-Dorah Sonnet as Mathilde and Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin, the main villain.
As usual with a Bond film, there are huge set pieces, and exotic locations. Of course there is a villain with his own island, who is bent on world domination. It gets old very quickly, and it keeps Rami Malek's character from being terrifying. He's actually quite boring, now that I think about it. Now, this being a Bond film, there is naturally going to be some explosions of some kind, and this movie has a few. It mostly relies on practical stunts, however, and there is one sequence that's almost near perfection. It's a car chase that starts on the side of a mountain, and ends up in a forest. Absolutely fantastic stuff, with some amazing car stunts. It never gets old seeing a Land Rover Defender fly through the air, at speed!
However, this movie is not without any flaws, sadly. One of the flaws is with the villain. As I wrote a while back, his villain is just plain boring. The Bond franchise really need to reinvent their villains. Give me a terrifying villain, who is looking for revenge for something either Bond or MI6 has done, kind of like Silva in Skyfall. That villain worked so well, because he had a personal score to settle, and not trying to take over the world.
In the end, No Time to Die is a great Bond film.Lots of exotic locations, good looking cars and great action sequences. The real star of the show is Lisa-Dorah Sonnet, who is super adorable. An absolute joy to watch on the big screen.
8/10
It's 5:21 AM - I should be asleep . . .
. . .however, I felt compelled to watch the movie Atonement.
T'was my first time, watching the film, which I found to be heart-wrenchingly sad.
The beautiful thing about films, is when the writer's of the script and the actors are so
damn good at their performance, that it's convincing enough to have you despise certain
characters for their behavior. Makes me miss writing.
I'll be so happy when I can afford a new desktop, so I can complete the novel I started
back in 2010.
The one thing I truly enjoyed in this film, was the bassoon. Gawd, I f*cking love that
instrument. There's something so haunting and enchanting about that sound in a
love story. It's foreboding. It's like you can sense impending tragedy. Wasn't enough
to tip me off what was to come.
I felt it would be more like the movie The Piano, which has so much moody bassoon
compositions in it. Now, THAT is one of my favorite movies.
I adore Holly Hunter. She was fabulous in that movie, and so funny in Home For The
Holidays; which is the best movie anyone from a dysfunctional family could appreciate.
It's not actually funny to be in one, and to experience the anguish of bullshit that those
who you grow to trust can do. No one on Earth can wound you deeper than family,
because they know all your weaknesses and buttons. However, that movie paints
a comical picture of a family riddled with issues, and people that genuinely hate
each other - well, at least one of them does. The writers and acting was brilliant
on that one too.
Eh, it's 5:34 now. I should go crawl in my hammock, and softly sway to sleeping
in my striped cocoon of dreams.
T'was my first time, watching the film, which I found to be heart-wrenchingly sad.
The beautiful thing about films, is when the writer's of the script and the actors are so
damn good at their performance, that it's convincing enough to have you despise certain
characters for their behavior. Makes me miss writing.
I'll be so happy when I can afford a new desktop, so I can complete the novel I started
back in 2010.
The one thing I truly enjoyed in this film, was the bassoon. Gawd, I f*cking love that
instrument. There's something so haunting and enchanting about that sound in a
love story. It's foreboding. It's like you can sense impending tragedy. Wasn't enough
to tip me off what was to come.
I felt it would be more like the movie The Piano, which has so much moody bassoon
compositions in it. Now, THAT is one of my favorite movies.
I adore Holly Hunter. She was fabulous in that movie, and so funny in Home For The
Holidays; which is the best movie anyone from a dysfunctional family could appreciate.
It's not actually funny to be in one, and to experience the anguish of bullshit that those
who you grow to trust can do. No one on Earth can wound you deeper than family,
because they know all your weaknesses and buttons. However, that movie paints
a comical picture of a family riddled with issues, and people that genuinely hate
each other - well, at least one of them does. The writers and acting was brilliant
on that one too.
Eh, it's 5:34 now. I should go crawl in my hammock, and softly sway to sleeping
in my striped cocoon of dreams.
Vikings
This song makes me think of Ivar The Boneless. Dunno why. I don't care for that character at all.
I dig this song though:
I dig this song though:
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Jumping head first into the horror genre!
I have decided to jump into the horror genre. There are a lot of good ones out there, but there are also some VERY boring horror films.
Let's start with the good ones:
The Alien franchise! The movies that cemented my love for the horror genre! Absolutely fantastic movies, that really deserve a place in history. Claustrophobic, disgusting and so amazing, with some kills that will make you squirm! Collective score: 10/10
The Predator franchise! I remember seeing the original with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and once I saw that sports hunter in the flesh, I was sold! I even liked the latest one, which was hated all around. They are making a new one, which I am very excited about! Collective score: 10/10
The Fear Street trilogy. The best horror of 2021, by far! The first film takes place in 1994, and it's very much a Scream homage, which I love! The kills are brutal and messy. One kill this one made me go "Oh damn, wow! Awesome!". It has just what a slasher needs: blood, gore and a well crafted story. The second one takes place in 1978, and it's very much a Friday the 13th film, which manages to be itself throughout, which I love. The kills are again bloody and brutal. Some might even say savage. The final film takes us all the way back to 1666, where we see the origin of the curse that is shown in the first film. This time, however, it's a slow burn, but the third act is where it really becomes a Fear Street film. My verdict: 9/10
It - Chapter I and II
I have never seen the original mini series, but I have heard it's where peoples fear of clowns began, so when they were announcing they were making a remake in TWO parts, I knew I had to see them both. Part I was surprisingly fun, while Part II was SIGNIFICANTLY more darker than part I was. But I had a lot of fun watching both films. Not as gory as I would have liked, but the story was great. Part I had some great kid actors, while Part II built on the suspense and the fun from Part I. Collective score: 8/10
The Hills have Eyes (2006 remake)
Now this was my first in-your-face horror film I saw, and I loved every minute of it. It starts as a regular off the mill classic road movie, but ends up being one of the goriest films ever. It has everything: From heads being blown off, a person semi-melting to full on blood fest. The design of the mutants is also very good. I need this movie in my collection - soon! My verdict: 8/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Five kids pick up a hitchhiker, but ends up getting followed by a chainsaw wielding cannibalistic maniac and his family of psychos. This film has the scene that I hate to watch - nails being RIPPED OFF in slow motion.. It still makes me squirm. Other than that, it's a solid Texas Chainsaw film, and it's highly recommended from here. I showed the film to a bunch of people, and one of them got sick because of what she saw, so it's not for the faint of heart.
Now, it's time to name some of the bad horror films I have watched. Note: This is my opinion. You can have your own, which is fine. I will not go into detail about the films, but just list the names of them. Okay, here we go:
Saw 3-8. The first two were great, but it went downhill from there. Fast.
The Paranormal Activity franchise. I watched the first one, and I was bored. It kept me from watching the rest of the franchise, and by the sound of it, I haven't missed a lot.
Crawl. It was hailed as a modern day masterpiece, but my god it was dull and predictable. I was so bored, that I scrolled through my phone. Easily the worst film I have ever seen.
Army of the Dead. Zach Snyder is a hit and miss. Usually, his films are fantastic (take his version of the Justice League, for example), so when I heard he was making a zombie film with Dave Bautista in the lead, I was intrigued. The trailer looked good as well. Then I saw the movie.. I really wish I hadn't. Absolute trash!
Let's start with the good ones:
The Alien franchise! The movies that cemented my love for the horror genre! Absolutely fantastic movies, that really deserve a place in history. Claustrophobic, disgusting and so amazing, with some kills that will make you squirm! Collective score: 10/10
The Predator franchise! I remember seeing the original with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and once I saw that sports hunter in the flesh, I was sold! I even liked the latest one, which was hated all around. They are making a new one, which I am very excited about! Collective score: 10/10
The Fear Street trilogy. The best horror of 2021, by far! The first film takes place in 1994, and it's very much a Scream homage, which I love! The kills are brutal and messy. One kill this one made me go "Oh damn, wow! Awesome!". It has just what a slasher needs: blood, gore and a well crafted story. The second one takes place in 1978, and it's very much a Friday the 13th film, which manages to be itself throughout, which I love. The kills are again bloody and brutal. Some might even say savage. The final film takes us all the way back to 1666, where we see the origin of the curse that is shown in the first film. This time, however, it's a slow burn, but the third act is where it really becomes a Fear Street film. My verdict: 9/10
It - Chapter I and II
I have never seen the original mini series, but I have heard it's where peoples fear of clowns began, so when they were announcing they were making a remake in TWO parts, I knew I had to see them both. Part I was surprisingly fun, while Part II was SIGNIFICANTLY more darker than part I was. But I had a lot of fun watching both films. Not as gory as I would have liked, but the story was great. Part I had some great kid actors, while Part II built on the suspense and the fun from Part I. Collective score: 8/10
The Hills have Eyes (2006 remake)
Now this was my first in-your-face horror film I saw, and I loved every minute of it. It starts as a regular off the mill classic road movie, but ends up being one of the goriest films ever. It has everything: From heads being blown off, a person semi-melting to full on blood fest. The design of the mutants is also very good. I need this movie in my collection - soon! My verdict: 8/10
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Five kids pick up a hitchhiker, but ends up getting followed by a chainsaw wielding cannibalistic maniac and his family of psychos. This film has the scene that I hate to watch - nails being RIPPED OFF in slow motion.. It still makes me squirm. Other than that, it's a solid Texas Chainsaw film, and it's highly recommended from here. I showed the film to a bunch of people, and one of them got sick because of what she saw, so it's not for the faint of heart.
Now, it's time to name some of the bad horror films I have watched. Note: This is my opinion. You can have your own, which is fine. I will not go into detail about the films, but just list the names of them. Okay, here we go:
Saw 3-8. The first two were great, but it went downhill from there. Fast.
The Paranormal Activity franchise. I watched the first one, and I was bored. It kept me from watching the rest of the franchise, and by the sound of it, I haven't missed a lot.
Crawl. It was hailed as a modern day masterpiece, but my god it was dull and predictable. I was so bored, that I scrolled through my phone. Easily the worst film I have ever seen.
Army of the Dead. Zach Snyder is a hit and miss. Usually, his films are fantastic (take his version of the Justice League, for example), so when I heard he was making a zombie film with Dave Bautista in the lead, I was intrigued. The trailer looked good as well. Then I saw the movie.. I really wish I hadn't. Absolute trash!
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