Register a SA Forums Account here!
JOINING THE SA FORUMS WILL REMOVE THIS BIG AD, THE ANNOYING UNDERLINED ADS, AND STUPID INTERSTITIAL ADS!!!

You can: log in, read the tech support FAQ, or request your lost password. This dumb message (and those ads) will appear on every screen until you register! Get rid of this crap by registering your own SA Forums Account and joining roughly 150,000 Goons, for the one-time price of $9.95! We charge money because it costs us money per month for bills, and since we don't believe in showing ads to our users, we try to make the money back through forum registrations.
 
  • Locked thread
FishBulb
Mar 29, 2003

Marge, I'd like to be alone with the sandwich for a moment.

Are you going to eat it?

...yes...

Anonymous Robot posted:

PSL is one of the most prominent communist parties in my area, and boy does their sane and agreeable domestic policy not align with their foreign policy of "Salvador Allende? Class traitor. Basshar al'assad?? Oh hell yase baby"

I knew pumpkin spice lattes were popular but this is ridiculous

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

Carly Gay Dead Son
Aug 27, 2007

Bonus.
I finished From Hell. It was really good, pretty loving transcendent actually, but then at the end Jack the Ripper turned into Dr Manhattan and now I don't know how to feel. I'm pretty sure it's awesome.

Carly Gay Dead Son fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Sep 13, 2017

Lil Mama Im Sorry
Oct 14, 2012

I'M BACK AND I'M SCARIN' WHITE FOLKS

BENGHAZI 2 posted:



disclosure thats me

*whispering* can we maybe have gulags just for fascists? maybe? like i know you guys are anarchists but maybe we run these guys over with tanks? is that okay?

Lil Mama Im Sorry fucked around with this message at 02:22 on Sep 13, 2017

BENGHAZI 2
Oct 13, 2007

by Cyrano4747

Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:

*whispering* can we maybe have gulags just for fascists? maybe? like i know you guys are anarchists but maybe we run these guys over with tanks? is that okay?

I am a firm believer in anarchy being the end state and that sacrifices must be made along the way to ensure the glorious ancom utopia

So yeah a million years gulag

Egbert Souse
Nov 6, 2008

Hey guys, call me crazy, but I think killing groups of people because of their DNA is kind of a bad thing.



But there’s two sides to every argument...

Alfred P. Pseudonym
May 29, 2006

And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss goes 8-8

Seeing Stalker for the first time on Friday night at the art museum. I'm hype.

achillesforever6
Apr 23, 2012

psst you wanna do a communism?
Its weird that while capitalism undoubtdly has a much more damaging effect on the environment (loving up our planet for the far future too), but its kind of sad seeing communism do the same albeit more localized (like the Aral Sea drying up and Mao promoting traditional Chinese Medicine which is going to lead to the extinction of many animals and the destruction of rare fossils). Though primitism isn't the way to go since its loving stupid.

Toebone
Jul 1, 2002

Start remembering what you hear.

Budgie Jumping posted:

I finished From Hell. It was really good, pretty loving transcendent actually, but then at the end Jack the Ripper turned into Dr Manhattan and now I don't know how to feel. I'm pretty sure it's awesome.

Re-read that sentence and trust your gut on that one, it's awesome.

Lil Mama Im Sorry
Oct 14, 2012

I'M BACK AND I'M SCARIN' WHITE FOLKS

achillesforever6 posted:

Its weird that while capitalism undoubtdly has a much more damaging effect on the environment (loving up our planet for the far future too), but its kind of sad seeing communism do the same albeit more localized (like the Aral Sea drying up and Mao promoting traditional Chinese Medicine which is going to lead to the extinction of many animals and the destruction of rare fossils). Though primitism isn't the way to go since its loving stupid.

One of the major flaws of 20th century Communism

Coffee And Pie
Nov 4, 2010

"Blah-sum"?
More like "Blawesome"
Just got out of a showing of It. By far the most disturbing part of the movie was when several adult men wolf whistled/catcalled when Bev showed up :stare:

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


So uh, why did Rebel Wilson win her suit? Is it really defamation if someone exposes a bunch of lies you told? Is it just because it was sleazy tabloids that nobody likes?

K. Waste
Feb 27, 2014

MORAL:
To the vector belong the spoils.
vengeful southeast asian ghost lady status report: I managed to get ahold of Kuchisake-onna Returns (2012), but have accidentally discovered that there are at the very least two hardcore porn slit-mouthed woman movies. In fact, the website I'm downloading Kuchisake-onna Returns from is falsely advertising that it's a download for one of those hardcore videos. I have not seen videos, but I have seen stills. It's quite a loving thing.

Updated watchlist:

- The Heart of an Indian (1912)
- The Case for Christ (2007)
- Kuchisake-onna Returns (2012)

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Georgie from "It" was at the Phoenix Alamo Drafthouse last week, and while he was there, he filmed this "Don't Talk" PSA.

Also, I am ashamed of myself for not being on top of this, otherwise I would have gone and told him how fuckin' rad he was in the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATr6HomDNQc

MacheteZombie
Feb 4, 2007

Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:

Seeing Stalker for the first time on Friday night at the art museum. I'm hype.

Nice I wanted to do stalker and Solaris but might only have time for solaris.

CelticPredator
Oct 11, 2013
🍀👽🆚🪖🏋

Gonz posted:

Georgie from "It" was at the Phoenix Alamo Drafthouse last week, and while he was there, he filmed this "Don't Talk" PSA.

Also, I am ashamed of myself for not being on top of this, otherwise I would have gone and told him how fuckin' rad he was in the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATr6HomDNQc

I can't wait for him to be Bodie in Locke and Key

Coffee And Pie
Nov 4, 2010

"Blah-sum"?
More like "Blawesome"

Gonz posted:

Georgie from "It" was at the Phoenix Alamo Drafthouse last week, and while he was there, he filmed this "Don't Talk" PSA.

Also, I am ashamed of myself for not being on top of this, otherwise I would have gone and told him how fuckin' rad he was in the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATr6HomDNQc

That's loving sick.

I liked It, but I mainly felt like it was missing that childish logic that lead to the silver bullets and battery acid, that was one of my favorite parts of the story, how when you're a kid these everyday items become so important that they take on God-killer level status.

The Molly Ringwald joke and "Now I gotta kill this fuckin clown :glompoff:" got huge reactions, which made me happy.

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD
Sep 14, 2007

everything is yours

Casimir Radon posted:

So uh, why did Rebel Wilson win her suit? Is it really defamation if someone exposes a bunch of lies you told? Is it just because it was sleazy tabloids that nobody likes?

What suit?

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008



Some Australian tabloid exposed that she'd lied about her age, real name, socio-economic status growing up, and some life experiences. She got mad and sued them for defamation since it supposedly lost her a couple of roles. Now she just won the suit.

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
Libel laws are bonkers in the Commonwealth and do not include truth as absolute defense the way US laws do, to my understanding.

Shoombo
Jan 1, 2013

BENGHAZI 2 posted:

He's making fun of you ya dingus

Ayyyyyyyyy, thanks conrad

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
got banned from posting or commenting on Facebook for a day because I responded to someone saying horrible poo poo by sending them Waluigi x Wario porn

worth it

Metis of the Chat Thread
Aug 1, 2014


Casimir Radon posted:

Some Australian tabloid exposed that she'd lied about her age, real name, socio-economic status growing up, and some life experiences. She got mad and sued them for defamation since it supposedly lost her a couple of roles. Now she just won the suit.

This article has a bit more of an explanation of why she won.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/13/rebel-wilson-defamation-payout-is-a-game-changer-for-gossip-magazines

quote:

Pearson, an expert in media law, said Australia didn’t have the toughest defamation laws but they are closer to the British system than the American one and celebrities could take advantage of that.

“The big difference is that for public figures like these, the American media can publish falsities about them as long as it can’t be proven that they acted with malice, that they went out to do a character assassination,” Pearson said.

“But in Australia it’s the reverse, if you damage someone’s reputation in Australia you have to have a defence of either public interest or something related to truth, which you have to prove.

“So salacious, false gossip is indefensible in Australia if you damage someone’s reputation. Despite any free speech values I might have I think it’s good that a message is sent against this trade that calls itself journalism but is far removed from fundamental journalism ethics.”

quote:

“Clearly it sends a signal that there are consequences for telling stories you can’t prove to be true and of course for a long time the supermarket end of the market magazines have been willing to tell the most entertaining story rather then the most truthful,” Burrowes said.

The key thing is, if the stories could be proven true they would have had a defence, but the rumours weren't actually "substantially true" as the jury decided, and the outlet hadn't done their due diligence in verifying it.

It's an interesting story, I think. Won't have much of an effect on American media, of course, but I think we will see some in Australia.

WeedlordGoku69
Feb 12, 2015

by Cyrano4747
okay uh has anyone here ever seen a movie called Deadbeat at Dawn

I just found out it exists and the only reaction I can come up with to it is :chanpop:

e: to describe what it is, by all appearances: basically imagine if The Raid was done by 80s Troma, or if Kung Fury was completely unironic

WeedlordGoku69 fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Sep 13, 2017

therattle
Jul 24, 2007
Soiled Meat

LORD OF BOOTY posted:

Libel laws are bonkers in the Commonwealth and do not include truth as absolute defense the way US laws do, to my understanding.

I don't think that's true. In the U.K. at least truth is a defence. It looks like that's the case in Australia too.

From what I've read the articles were untrue, which is why she sued.

Samuel Clemens
Oct 4, 2013

I think we should call the Avengers.

DC Murderverse posted:

i hear they also always have sex with the same girl at the same time. and always go everywhere together. and were both engaged to the same penthouse model. and have a cameo in Baby Driver.

No, that's Jeremy Irons.

therattle
Jul 24, 2007
Soiled Meat

Casimir Radon posted:

So uh, why did Rebel Wilson win her suit? Is it really defamation if someone exposes a bunch of lies you told? Is it just because it was sleazy tabloids that nobody likes?

By the way, you've just defamed her too! Send me $100 or I'll tell her lawyers.

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

New York
Ice Cream
TV
Travel
~Good Times~

CelticPredator posted:

the serving business is a revolving door.

It's more that Faraci's probably still buddies with Tim League, and Tim decided enough time had passed since the assault accusations that he could publicly announce hiring him again (he's been doing some behind-the-scenes work since he stepped down as EIC of BMD)

It really sucks

Franchescanado
Feb 23, 2013

If it wasn't for disappointment
I wouldn't have any appointment

Grimey Drawer
So is FilmStruck going to run out of money like SeeSo before they get a PS4 app?

LesterGroans
Jun 9, 2009

It's funny...

You were so scary at night.

X-Ray Pecs posted:

It's more that Faraci's probably still buddies with Tim League, and Tim decided enough time had passed since the assault accusations that he could publicly announce hiring him again (he's been doing some behind-the-scenes work since he stepped down as EIC of BMD)

It really sucks

It's loving gross.

I saw a tweet that was like, imagine staking your business on Faraci's lovely writing, which nails it.

CelticPredator
Oct 11, 2013
🍀👽🆚🪖🏋

I read an article about it. I don't like the guy or condone what he did, but as a general thing, if someone is trying to better them self, is it not fine to give them another chance?

I think a year is too soon, but If someone reaaaaaaally tries to step up and fix it, and do whatever they can to make it right, i feel a second chance is perhaps okay.


(Not for every case though, and I don't want to see his writing ever again)

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

New York
Ice Cream
TV
Travel
~Good Times~
Guys I have to share this bit from Hillary's book because 1) Hillary doesn't know the difference between the Antichrist and vampires and 2) it so so so obviously did not happen
https://twitter.com/alexcguillen/status/907723614568534017

Uncle Boogeyman
Jul 22, 2007

CelticPredator posted:

I read an article about it. I don't like the guy or condone what he did, but as a general thing, if someone is trying to better them self, is it not fine to give them another chance?

I think a year is too soon, but If someone reaaaaaaally tries to step up and fix it, and do whatever they can to make it right, i feel a second chance is perhaps okay.


(Not for every case though, and I don't want to see his writing ever again)

In cases like this, It's not really up to Tim to make that call

Nroo
Dec 31, 2007

Even if Faraci's writing wasn't godawful, rehabilitating his career would still be a really gross thing to do. He's always been a repulsive shithead and continuing to tie your brand to him is mindbogglingly pathetic.

gently caress to Alamo Drafthouse.

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD
Sep 14, 2007

everything is yours
Man, DVD's aren't going anywhere. The other day, I saw a DVD set for Penny Dreadful - the entire series - for like 30 bucks.

Detective No. 27
Jun 7, 2006

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

Man, DVD's aren't going anywhere. The other day, I saw a DVD set for Penny Dreadful - the entire series - for like 30 bucks.

I remember ten years ago a friend of mine was convinced they were going to jack up the price of DVDs to encourage people to buy Blu-ray. I don't know where he got that idea, but I can walk into my local record store today and they have buckets and buckets of DVDs for a dollar.

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD
Sep 14, 2007

everything is yours
God, think about that. Ten years ago people were talking about DVD's going away. What made VHS collectible was incredible box art, but the value of DVD's to me is and always has been commentary tracks. As long as they keep that up, I'll grab the occasional DVD still.

LesterGroans
Jun 9, 2009

It's funny...

You were so scary at night.
Yeah, I've switched over to Blu's but I'll still pick up a cheap DVD from time to time. I got Do the Right Thing, Force Majeure, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Rules of Attraction for a buck each a little while ago.

Lobok
Jul 13, 2006

Say Watt?

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

Man, DVD's aren't going anywhere. The other day, I saw a DVD set for Penny Dreadful - the entire series - for like 30 bucks.

The DVD rack I see in Shoppers Drug Mart (CVS for Americans) is consistently impressive. Selection and price wise.

Lil Mama Im Sorry
Oct 14, 2012

I'M BACK AND I'M SCARIN' WHITE FOLKS

X-Ray Pecs posted:

Guys I have to share this bit from Hillary's book because 1) Hillary doesn't know the difference between the Antichrist and vampires and 2) it so so so obviously did not happen
https://twitter.com/alexcguillen/status/907723614568534017

what a cool nonstory that never happened

i can appreciate her marvin's vineyard dry sense of humor and still hate her tho

Adbot
ADBOT LOVES YOU

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD
Sep 14, 2007

everything is yours

LesterGroans posted:

Yeah, I've switched over to Blu's but I'll still pick up a cheap DVD from time to time. I got Do the Right Thing, Force Majeure, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Rules of Attraction for a buck each a little while ago.

This is another good point: a lot of times, some rando distribution group will put out foreign films, and lots of DTV stuff still comes out. IIRC I discovered Lake Mungo via 8 Films To Make You Scream or whatever that thing is called, where it's just a set of a few indie horror films in a pack.

  • Locked thread