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A local theater shows classic movies. I've seen a couple of AMC re-releases as well. The most recent film I've seen in a theater was a showing of King Kong last month.

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Insanely evil.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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They wanna impregnate her before she's damaged goods.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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When minorities break the law, they're irresponsible.
When conservatives break the law, they're defending their rights against tyranny.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...

Fun and slightly relevant facts time, ya'll.

Melvin van Peebles's Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the film which launched the blaxploitation genre of the 70s, was a highly political, low budget independent art film that caught on fire at the box office, making $15.2 million (about $100 million in today's money), which was 101x its budget. He would also play Richard Halloran in the 1997 TV adaptation of The Shining, and his son, Mario van Peebles, is the director of New Jack City.

Mario Van Peebles also starred in a movie about Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song's production, Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss!. (Also known as Baadasssss.) That one's interesting not only for the historical context, but also as a commentary on trying to make a movie off of an ultra low budget.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

"You're a Storm Trooper who realizes he's on the wrong side and wants out."
"So it's like John Boyega's character. Cool."

*Erza Miller's Storm Trooper gets shot and falls off a balcony*

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

And, no, I didn't know the drummer personally.

I'm still a Christian though I haven't attended that church (or any church regularly) in years.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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I thought they had stayed open in spite of being told not to. It turns out, a third of the congregation contracted the Coronavirus before people were told to stop attending public functions. The church's drummer died. The other members have since recovered. Rest in Peace.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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Fam_Fam posted...

the fuck?

Action movies made from the late 60s to mid-70s. They had predominantly black casts and mostly urban settings. They were given the pejorative name blaxploitation in response to some of the content being deemed exploitative. Some of the people who actually starred in the movies had some words to say about the allegations of exploitation.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Rebooting it is the only way to salvage it after the damage the prequel and sequel trilogies have done with the mythology.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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Nah. I think not being attracted to Jessica is a pretty clear sign.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

He's never called "[N-Word] Jim" in the novel. It was Ernest Hemmingway referring to him as "the [n-word] Jim" in his personal critique of the novel. The term stuck and people retroactively think it's his proper title. The novel does use that term, but not as part of Jim's name.


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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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"It's not a hoax, people. Covid-19 wasn't a hoax. The moon landing wasn't a hoax. The martian invasion wasn't a hoax."

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Turbam posted...

She's ugly and has a flat butt and no titties

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Fantastic face, hair, bust, and booty. Grand slam champion. :3

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I was expecting...



Never mind. <_<

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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warm April weather

I live in Indiana and we've had freeze warnings. <_<

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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I hope not.

Hollywood isn't going to sink $200 million dollars into movies that go straight to Netflix. If the theater is done, so is the blockbuster. No more Avengers. No more Godzilla. No more Star Wars.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Disney really shot themselves in the foot with Rogue One.

When you have a protagonist who is relatable, capable, slightly flawed, and a person who earns her victories, the audience has a standard for comparison for what a good "strong female protagonist" is. Jyn is flesh and blood. Rey is cardboard.

Unfortunately, they wrote out the good protagonist and kept the one who immediately learns new things (piloting and repairing a type of ship she's never seen before) and wins by the power of plot convenience.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Come to think of it, when you count older movies, I've enjoyed movies with stars such as Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, and Canada Lee. The oldest film in black cinema I've seen is Within Our Gates; a silent film produced in response to Birth of a Nation.

There's one older film I'd like to see, but it's sadly lost. It's regarded as one of the first films (some sources claim the first) made by black filmmakers. It was made by the following company; established by Noble Johnson who would spend most of his acting career playing chiefs, princes, and henchmen of various ethnic groups.

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

It's a significant piece of history lost to the ages. Forgive the language in the link, it was not inflammatory when it was written.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

What are you talking about? I love Blaxploitation movies.

Shaft (and its sequels), Superfly, Slaughter, Black Gunn, Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem, Three the Hard Way, One Down -- Two to Go, Bucktown, Cleopatra Jones, Jive Turkey, The Guy from Harlem, a couple of films with titles I can't say, so on and so forth, etc. and etc. I'm missing some famous titles -- Coffey and The Mack immediately come to mind -- but I'll get to them eventually.

(And, yes, I know "blaxploitation" is a bit of a misnomer. Ron O'Neal in particular had some strong words to say about it. But since it's never been renamed as a genre, I'll stick with that title for want of a better one.)

In terms of modern movies with black directors and predominantly black casts, I'm still open to it. I haven't seen Black Panther, but I did enjoy BlackkKlansman and Jordan Peele's Us.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Spellcaster posted...

Why hold non-Trump supporters to a higher standard? Trump or his following won't be professional.

Because then we all act like children instead of one side acting like children and the other acting like adults.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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"Trump Again Takes Credit For Coronavirus Successes While Shifting Blame For His Failures..." is a really unprofessional headline for a national news source. That should be a tabloid headline.

Granted, without knowing the details, there's a 97.99% chance it's true. (Okay, 197.99% chance.) But phrasing people. You want to pretend to be objective in your reporting. You phrase things in such a way that your report sounds unbiased, but the evidence still leans in your favor. If your headline read, "Senator Smith Makes Controversial Remarks About Predominantly African-American Community," that would be a professional headline. If your headline read, "Senator Smith is a Racist Shithead," that would be unprofessional even if it's true that he's a racist shithead.

Trump is the biggest cartoon character to ever take office -- a 1960s Batman villain in real life -- and the professional news sources are trying to match him for sheer buffoonery and pettiness.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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IReallyDoubtIt posted...

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/new-super-sentai-series-created-with-american-input/

Could be good. Could be disastrous.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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The white conservative protesters would claim it was irresponsible of black protesters if they were part of the same protest crowd.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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They shrank Samus's bust, they gave Star Fox a bell shaped head, and they turned Bowser into a flat-faced ogre for a couple of games.

Those are my gripes.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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hawt

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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Every time I see Brave in a topic title, I think it's about the Disney movie.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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Not only should they not let him out of prison, he should be forced to watch Ghost Dad and Leonard Part 6 on a daily basis.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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The SNES version of Final Fight replaced Poison with Sid because of Nintendo's stigma toward violence against women. Canonically, Poison is transgender. Is it therefore safe to assume that Sid is her dead identity from before she transitioned?

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Zack_Attackv1 posted...

No kidding. They made Capcom get rid of mai wife Poison and put in some jabroni with a mohawk in her place.

Sid was just fine.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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You, Me, and Weiner


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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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Don't draw Eve's breasts on the Book of Genesis.

She's your great-great-great-x1000th grandmother. :|

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

You know, I've never been happier to read about people being fired through no fault of their own. 80% of those guys are gonna go to AEW and inflate their roster. We'll have a new Monday Night Wars on our hands. And, as before, I'll be rooting for the WWE's competition.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

WaterLink posted...

What? The boss fights in MM were awesome what do you mean?

The first two were nothing special. I read in a player's guide that there were only four in total -- or maybe four plus a final boss. In any event, that's a big step down from Ocarina of Time. And, yes, I stopped playing after the second boss. I simply wasn't having fun.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The muted boss fights are one of the reasons I could never get into Majora's Mask.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

"I love lamp."

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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SH_expert44 posted...

SOA had some great waifus though

Hello, blue haired chick.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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mfw:



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Choco posted...

https://twitter.com/Merryweatherey/status/1250579048562069505

What breed of dog is that? <_<

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
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"Take your damn clothes off!"

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

1234Life posted...

Pretty sure this is the beginning of a Brazilian porno. You guys know whats legal down there, right?

Ooooooooh....

So that's why people have VPNs to reset their base location or whatever.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Bad_Mojo posted...

Black Demon just died of COVID-19 at the age of 39

https://411mania.com/wrestling/mexican-wrestler-black-demon-passes-away-from-covid-19-complications/

:(

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

He was a playable character in WWF No Mercy. I might play a few rounds in memory of him.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

My ancestor fucked a dragon

I mean, I'm not in any position to kink shame. So, hey. Props to your ancestor.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

I thought this was going to be about the censorship.

Going from arcade or Sega CD to SNES, I could see how someone might hate it. But as a standalone? Hell no. It was awesome. I never knew I was missing out on hot dominatrix action or vulgar character names. It was a satisfying beat 'em up back then and it is still today.

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

ReturnOfThaJedi posted...

Okay, now I want a movie where The Rock plays Popeye.

He just has to hold that expression the entire film. <_<

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"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)