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Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:The newest episode dips into the same sort of sentiment as the Adam Curtis ep, but they briefly touch on how postmodern lit and all types of social satire had been pointing us as a society getting to the point we're at now. The eerie part is how none of that art really shows anything beyond this point, which I don't really agree with when I think about it (we have tons of post-apocalyptic art showing where we theoretically go from here). I think the future is a tough thing for anyone to conceptualize right now. We have post-apocalyptic art and lit, but it's not really showing where we go from here. It's showing where we go from some huge, cataclysmic event like a nuclear apocalypse or a mass epidemic or climate change frying the planet, not just society slowly collapsing in on itself. Nobody's ever really entertained the idea of the global status quo falling apart in a whimper, rather than a bang, that I've seen (aside from, say, Robocop or Transmetropolitan).
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The first two Mad Maxes are pretty firmly in the "slow death of society" school of post apocalyptica, id say
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Feb 21, 2017 02:38
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The original Mad Max is mostly inspired by the oil crisis of 1973.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...t-a7590281.html Guuuuuuuuuys
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"Life does exist on other planets. Just in time for life to end on ours."
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Feb 21, 2017 03:54
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"The crew of the international space station has been in secret talks with an alien species that recently has begun harvesting the moons of saturn for resources, and we are pleased to announce that, in light of recent political shifts on planet Earth, they have decided to conquer our planet and supplant our leaders in the name of our best interests."
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Feb 21, 2017 03:58
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I'm frankly surprised to see how annoyed I get seeing it written as "Nasa" instead of "NASA."
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Spatula City posted:Hannibal is abstract crazy nonsense. I love it, but there's no shame in disliking it. but ya got to give it up for Mads Mikkelsen's performance. Hopkins played Lecter as high camp, but Mikkelsen goes for "aspiring to be actually Satan". it's a shame that the only actual good hannibal is manhunter
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corn in the bible posted:it's a shame that the only actual good hannibal is manhunter Silence of the Lambs kicks rear end
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Oh man Hell or High Water freakin owns
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Oh man Hell or High Water freakin owns
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corn in the bible posted:it's a shame that the only actual good hannibal is manhunter This is some straight-up horseshit because BENGHAZI 2 posted:Silence of the Lambs kicks rear end also, Red Dragon is okay. Edward Norton sucks poo poo, but Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson, and Philip Seymour Hoffman do some heavy lifting. Also, I've now had two minor celebrities talk to me about Starship Troopers. Lowtax mocked me and asked if I was a Casper van Dien fan, and one of the lead singers of the Dead Milkmen says: https://twitter.com/RodneyAnon/status/833888960497729538
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Feb 21, 2017 05:12
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feels like atm's should play a lil song when you make a deposit. just one man's oponion
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Anonymous Robot posted:feels like atm's should play a lil song when you make a deposit. just one man's oponion Yeah, "I Feel Like Fixin' to Die."
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Anonymous Robot posted:feels like atm's should play a lil song when you make a deposit. just one man's oponion Look at this fancy boy, depositing money like some kind of tycoon
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K. Waste posted:Yeah, "I Feel Like Fixin' to Die." and that's one two three digits! not even a thou
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Feb 21, 2017 05:52
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Like a Tim Curry laugh that gets more unhinged/longer the larger amount you withdraw.
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Feb 21, 2017 05:56
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What if the ATM just moaned in sexual pleasure as you inserted money into it?
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Or cried like an infant.
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Every once in a while I have this weird fantasy about adults crying like children do, over minor inconveniences, or falling down. Like, a grown woman stumbling in the supermarket and going down in front of the cereal aisle, and she starts hitching and sobbing. Someone in Starbucks sitting in a chair, face red, eyes all screwed up, weeping and hiccuping because they didn't get whipped cream on their frappucino.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Every once in a while I have this weird fantasy about adults crying like children do, over minor inconveniences, or falling down. Like, a grown woman stumbling in the supermarket and going down in front of the cereal aisle, and she starts hitching and sobbing. Maybe your subconscious wants you to direct infomercials
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Every once in a while I have this weird fantasy about adults crying like children do, over minor inconveniences, or falling down. Like, a grown woman stumbling in the supermarket and going down in front of the cereal aisle, and she starts hitching and sobbing. Literally the most horrific part of Jeremy Irons' performance in Dead Ringers is strictly about him crying like a child about ice cream. It really loving gets under my skin. Also, the song "Lady in Red" showing up has pretty much confirmed my suspicion that there's connective tissue between Working Girl and American Psycho.
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Hat Thoughts posted:Maybe your subconscious wants you to direct infomercials I'd be so down for a Weird Informercial. "Has this ever happened to you?" [woman drops bar of soap into sink full of water. she breaks out into hysterical tears] edit: K. Waste posted:Literally the most horrific part of Jeremy Irons' performance in Dead Ringers is strictly about him crying like a child about ice cream. It really loving gets under my skin. That's an excellent scene. When I showed that movie to my husband he had absolutely no idea Jeremy Irons is only one person until I mentioned it almost halfway through and he was like "wait, you're joking".
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Death By The Blues posted:Like a Tim Curry laugh that gets more unhinged/longer the larger amount you withdraw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM
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Magic Hate Ball posted:That's an excellent scene. When I showed that movie to my husband he had absolutely no idea Jeremy Irons is only one person until I mentioned it almost halfway through and he was like "wait, you're joking". Still probably my favorite Cronenberg. Also, Working Girl is really good.
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K. Waste posted:Or cried like an infant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9YRD4KrIqQ&t=121s
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K. Waste posted:Still probably my favorite Cronenberg. I like that subgenre of films that are mostly forgotten but were a huge part of the cultural atmosphere at the time, like Ice Castles or Summer of '42. My mom still watches The Turning Point regularly (which is a legit great film). Also, the main character in Working Girl works in mergers and acquisitions.
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Jesus. Magic Hate Ball posted:I like that subgenre of films that are mostly forgotten but were a huge part of the cultural atmosphere at the time, like Ice Castles or Summer of '42. My mom still watches The Turning Point regularly (which is a legit great film). I just realized both it and Dead Ringers are '88 films.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:We have post-apocalyptic art and lit, but it's not really showing where we go from here. It's showing where we go from some huge, cataclysmic event like a nuclear apocalypse or a mass epidemic or climate change frying the planet, not just society slowly collapsing in on itself. Nobody's ever really entertained the idea of the global status quo falling apart in a whimper, rather than a bang, that I've seen (aside from, say, Robocop or Transmetropolitan). When I watched Snowtown I got the impression it was exactly that. Put a little "In the not so distant future" card at the beginning and you have your realtime-apocalypse movie. What is it with Australia and the collapse of civilization?
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:So far this is the only thing that has hurt him, since it got his book deal cancelled and breitbart to turn on him I knew it got him uninvited from the CPAC conference, I was unaware of these other things. I'm delighted to hear. Magic Hate Ball posted:Every once in a while I have this weird fantasy about adults crying like children do, over minor inconveniences, or falling down. Like, a grown woman stumbling in the supermarket and going down in front of the cereal aisle, and she starts hitching and sobbing. Someone in Starbucks sitting in a chair, face red, eyes all screwed up, weeping and hiccuping because they didn't get whipped cream on their frappucino. One time I burst into tears because someone ate my cashews but I have very severe depression and it wasn't really about the cashews.
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Grendels Dad posted:When I watched Snowtown I got the impression it was exactly that. Put a little "In the not so distant future" card at the beginning and you have your realtime-apocalypse movie. The funny thing is that movie is based on an actual series of murders, in the '90s.
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Superb Cannon Film trash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcBSMb2ffrY Penitentiary III is one of the most insane movies I've ever seen.
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CPL593H posted:One time I burst into tears because someone ate my cashews but I have very severe depression and it wasn't really about the cashews.
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Feb 21, 2017 09:09
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me right now: Safety Factor posted:Tim Curry is a well known enemy of capitalism.
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Safety Factor posted:To be fair, cashews are worth crying over. Just imagine if it had been macadamias.
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I'm sometimes ambivalent when it comes to found footage, but this new flick looks sick
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Honest Thief posted:I'm sometimes ambivalent when it comes to found footage, but this new flick looks sick He's a half right
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I like all the images we can get now from other solar systems: https://twitter.com/PlanetQuest/status/824805606049472512 Bonus pic of Earth and the moon from Mars: https://twitter.com/NASAEarth/status/822821061960040449
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It's going to be something meaningless to the layman but a little more exciting to the group. Like "We think we have found an environment similar to what earth was like way back when before life started." Layman: "Uh ok who cares? How does this help me earn more money to eat this Donut that Trump wants to ban? I thought you discovered hot alien chicks who want to mate with mankind." Scientists: "Yay this is super rare. Ok."
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