There's... a lot going on in that movie poster. So much so that the man in the bellbottoms and high heel boots shooting an AK right at me is the least interesting.
- I've heard that adblocking works on tubi, this might be a good chance to test it out: https://tubitv.com/movies/100007003/raw-force (edit: not available in the EU?)
- other corporate streams: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raw-force
Battle Beyond the Stars is the subject of this Sunday's "monsterdon" viewing over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Jan 12, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT, which is 2am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
- I usually open two web browser windows on a laptop side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching it on TV or something...
How to watch:
- youtube (upscaled): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD0tIQMwtmk
- archive: https://archive.org/details/battle-beyond-the-stars-1980
- someone usually streams it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time so maybe check there
- if you want to pay or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/battle-beyond-the-stars
> it was intended as a futuristic "Magnificent Seven (itself a western version of Seven Samurai) in outer space",[13] ... The film was theatrically released by Corman's New World Pictures and was a moderate box office success, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics. > > ... > > Battle Beyond the Stars received mixed reviews from critics due to its similar space opera styling, capitalizing upon the success of Star Wars. Cameron's special effects were praised as being impressive, considering the film's low budget, and helped to open the door for his future success. > > In Creature Feature, John Stanley gave the movie three and a half stars, recommending the film for its fun script, special effects and its spirit of fun.[35] Filmink called it one of George Peppard's "best ever films" in which his performance was "warm, funny, touching… this sort of performance was why Peppard remained employed, for all his issues."[36] > > Christopher John reviewed Battle Beyond the Stars in Ares Magazine #5: > > There is a lot to be pointed up in this picture. There is the fact that every different technology shows different lines of development. Every ship and the way it is operated is distinctly unique.[37]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars
Also see previous discussion of this film in this community!
This album is all killer no filler... EXCEPT for Test, which imho isn't that bad but it's more of a b-side (i.e. something experimental).
> on a long plane flight
> hear the woman next to me say she's worked as a hair model.
> fascinating.
> go back to gaming on my 3DS
> eventually fall asleep. wake up and see the woman next to me had fallen asleep too
> MFW technically I slept with a model
When I visited my relatives in the countryside they used to make me do chores on the farm. But I didn't get to wear a legionary's kit while doing so. That would have made all the difference.
That's so awesome. I hope the kid's teacher gives them a decent grade even if they didn't like the argument.
On Lemmy I browse Subscribed until I run out of new posts. Then I switch to All and look for communities to add. Over time I've been spending more and more time on Subscribed, as my list grows.
This post is about Mastodon, I haven't been able to figure that place out yet.
I doubt he will be remembered for very long
Morrissey is indeed a problematic guy. But 100 years from now some depressed teen's going to stream "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" and they're going to get tears in their eyes and they're going to say omg somebody gets me. And a couple years later they'll start a band.
I would have loved this as a kid. It might have been enough to make me diligent and industrious.
Oh yeah I used to love eating at Subway, way back in the 90s. Then one day the steak-and-cheese got substantially worse. Then the meatballs got much worse as well. Once they started prioritizing app orders over in-person orders, I realized I didn't fit into their cost-benefit calculations and haven't been back since.
They are all awesome... I can't believe the guy looks miserable is every panel, what exactly is he bringing to the table?
I’m wondering if this person reported me
As others have suggested, it was almost certaintly FB's automated BS, not a report by your friend. Back around 2018 I made an account bc the martial arts group I was with had a FB group. But I didn't attach a phone number, and I was using ublock and noscript and didn't add a profile photo. After a week or so FB said I was suspicious and demanded I upload a government ID. No way. So instead I just made a new account every time I wanted to see the FB group.
If I were to try this again, I would:
- run Chrome in a Virtual Machine with no addons. Use that VM only for Facebook.
- Attach to that account a prepaid phone number ($40 for phone, $20 for 3 months) that I have for these situations.
- Put a profile photo of myself wearing a full-face halloween mask, or a drawing of a face maybe.
- Use a realistic nickname (for my first-name) that my friends would recognize.
- Connect through wireless at a cafe.
Then I would contact everyone on FB I wanted to get in touch with, and give them some non-FB kind of contact info, and ask them for the same. I might chat with them on FB for as long as I could, follow their groups, etc. while knowing that I might get labelled "suspicious" and removed at any time.
Uhh.... "Irony is like humor: if you have to ask about it, it's not working."
ikr it's like dressing goth as you get older bc you look in the mirror and are like: "I look old and decrepit.... cool!"
> Murder in the Heartland is a television miniseries that aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 1957–58 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather is played by Tim Roth. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old girlfriend accomplice. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold. > > The film received strong praise from critics and Emmy nominations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_the_Heartland
- the whole miniseries in one video (the link from above): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS0E2m1qm04
- another copy - part 1 of the miniseries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkCyzL8m9oE
- another copy - part 2 of the miniseries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOkWB33RTtw
Devil Girl from Mars is the subject of this Sunday's "monsterdon" viewing over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Jan 5, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT, which is 2am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
- I usually open two web browser windows on a laptop side-by-side but you could follow the mastodon commentary on your phone while watching it on TV or something...
How to watch:
- someone claims they'll be streaming it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
- you can probably find it on a streaming service? someone said it was on tubi and that adblock worked on tubi but I dunno what tubi is.
- Here are a bunch of free youtube uploads:
- colorized? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA83HKMFpow
- black-n-white https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMm8TclN6Y
- black n white https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvp6Hfkmbes
- black n white https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Q0w0kldsI
> A female alien is sent from Mars to acquire human males to replace their declining male population. When negotiation, then intimidation, fails she must use force to obtain co-operation from a remote Scottish village where she has landed her crippled flying saucer. > > ... > > Rolling Stone columnist Doug Pratt called Devil Girl from Mars a "delightfully bad movie". The "acting is really bad and the whole thing is so much fun you want to run to your local community theatre group and have them put it on next, instead of Brigadoon."[11] > > American film reviewer Leonard Maltin said the film is a "hilariously solemn, high camp British imitation of U.S. cheapies".[12] > > Filmink called it "bonkers fun".[13] > > ... > > The film inspired Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Octavia E. Butler to begin writing science fiction. After watching the motion picture at age 12, she declared that she could write something better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Girl_from_Mars
Anyone else doing that veganuary? I'm posting here bc I'm mostly doing it for health reasons. That is, I agree with the moral and climate reasons but what finally motivated me were the health reasons.
I got a bunch of locally-produced refrigerated meals from a food co-op, to start out with. I've been munching on snack bars but I plan to phase those out. I'm hoping that by the end of the month I'll be doing more of my own cooking, since I have the bad habit of doing too much take-out.
I already messed up by eating a bowl of breakfast cereal that has honey listed as an "under 2%" ingredient, but I'll just start eating a different cereal for the rest of the month.
The Stepford Wives is the subject of today's "monsterdon" viewing over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
Usually I post about this on !bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world, but this is more of a cult movie than a b-movie, I think? I duno I haven't seen it yet...
- Just start watching that movie today Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT, which is 2am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
- I usually open two web browser windows on a laptop side-by-side but you could follow the mastodon commentary on your phone while watching it on TV or something...
How to watch:
- someone claims they'll be streaming it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
- you can probably find it on a streaming service? Here are a bunch of free youtube uploads, but they all have slightly different lengths, and I've read that there are various edits out there:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiqinUpRQgU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRWFUym8w0Y
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IRg_VDt3Fk
> The Stepford Wives is a 1975 American satirical psychological thriller film directed by Bryan Forbes. It was written by William Goldman, who based his screenplay on Ira Levin's 1972 novel of the same name. The film stars Katharine Ross as a woman who relocates with her husband (Peter Masterson) and children from New York City to the Connecticut community of Stepford, where she comes to find that the women live lives of unwavering subservience to their husbands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives_(1975_film)
> Ninja is a 2009 American martial arts film directed by Isaac Florentine and starring Scott Adkins, Tsuyoshi Ihara and Mika Hijii. The film's plot revolves around an American martial artist named Casey Bowman, who is asked by his sensei to travel to New York City and protect the Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Kōga ninja.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_(film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182921/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85UxL-AJdpQ - available in the USA only, blocked in the rest of the world, すみません!
> ... a 1968 Italian–Spanish Western film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Chuck Connors headlines an ensemble cast ... > > The story centers around a gang of robbers, whose boss (Connors) is tasked by a Confederate captain (Wolff) with stealing gold from a Union fort, before wiping out all of his men to save on their share of the booty. The film has earned notice as one of the genre's most action-oriented examples.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Them_All_and_Come_Back_Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECq-28mTDA - the link from above, blocked in Austria, Germany, Spain, France, Italy.
> Bloodfist is a 1989 American martial arts film directed by Terence H. Winkless, starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson (in his first feature starring role), Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks and Cris Aguilar. The plot sees an American former kickboxer travel to Manila, where he re-enters competition to avenge the murder of his brother and fellow fighter.[5] > > The film takes the template established by previous tournament fighting films, especially the recent Bloodsport, and adds a whodunnit element to it.[6] While negatively received, it generated record profits for Concorde Pictures,[7] and kickstarted a long running franchise of increasingly unrelated sequels and spinoffs.[8] To bolster its credibility, Bloodfist listed the real-life martial arts credentials of its stars, not only on the poster but in the credits as well...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodfist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwryEdv8WUE - the link from above; for some reason the video is blocked in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdHqzH-Wp4o - might be another copy of this movie? you have to sign in to see it, so I dunno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtMQJbODBdI
> "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" has been one of the most widely discussed tracks from De La Soul Is Dead. It has been described by AllMusic as one of "the album's most powerful moments", and by Rolling Stone as a "tour de force" that "summon[s] its power through the subtle use of metaphor".[1][2] Retrospective reviews have also identified the song as one of the most prominent examples of De La Soul's exploration of darker topics on De La Soul Is Dead as compared to the group's previous work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Pulled_a_Pistol_on_Santa/Keepin%27_the_Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNKxetTrdJk
Hey @friendless@lemmy.blahaj.zone - did you find anyone else to hang out with?
Hey @iii@mander.xyz - what are your thoughts about Christmas on this fine day?
Hey @Platypus@lemmings.world - you said you'd be around today, what are you up to?
Personally, I might make a big pot of spaghetti later on. My cousin said they might pass by at some point but no guarantees. If I don't find anyone to talk to online, I'll probably just watch some free movies and game.
> On the 19th of May 2016, an Airbus A320 en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar at cruising altitude over the Mediterranean Sea, spiraling to its doom from 37,000 feet until it was dashed against the night-black water. What caused the loss of the EgyptAir flight and its 66 occupants should have been uncovered by a straightforward inquiry, but instead, the case quickly evolved into one of the more unnerving and unnecessary mysteries of 21st century aviation. The problem wasn’t that investigators couldn’t find the cause — it was that not all of them seemingly wanted to. > > Four months into the Egyptian-led investigation, Egyptian and French experts erupted into a public dispute over whether the crash was an accident at all. Was EgyptAir flight 804 brought down by a bomb, as Egypt announced, or had a fire erupted in the cockpit, as French investigators still believed? Before the question could be properly resolved, the investigation was taken out of the hands of the accident investigators, and the regular updates suddenly fell silent. And for eight years, the crash remained an uncomfortable mystery. > > That is, until now. > > In October 2024, Egypt unexpectedly released a 663-page final report containing not only its own arguments in favor of an intentional explosion, but also a nearly complete French report arguing for a cause that was totally different — and frankly much scarier. Although not everything contained in this massive release is convincing, and some of it appears to be plainly untrue, these two reports contain a treasure trove of previously unseen evidence that nevertheless sheds a substantial amount of light on what happened on that fateful night over the Mediterranean, and a careful reading reveals a probable story of the demise of flight 804 — a story that can now be told for the very first time.
https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/masks-smoke-and-mirrors-the-untold-story-of-egyptair-flight-804-42c788fcac2d
Snowbeast (1977) is the subject of today's "monsterdon" viewing over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching Sunday, Dec 22, 2024 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT, which is 2am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary.
- I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side but you could follow the mastodon commentary on your phone while watching it on TV or something...
How to watch:
- youtube (unrestricted?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9fwRPdsOFA
- another youtube (unrestricted?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkND4P1oGHk
- also free on "tubi"? "crackle"? "plex"? dunno what those are, I think they have ads...
- someone claims they'll be streaming it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
NOTE: this is the 1977 movie, but there's also a 2011 movie called "Snow Beast" so make sure you get the right one.
> Snowbeast ... follows the story of a bloodthirsty Bigfoot-like monster terrorizing a ski resort in the Colorado Rockies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbeast
https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/ajugofpunch.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clancy_Brothers
There was a post on !mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world called "Lemmy is losing the war against reddit. How do we change things?" Looks like it was removed but there were a couple good discussions there. In a discussion with (I think it was) @hendrik@palaver.p3x.de we came up with this.
> Sicko is a 2007 American political documentary film by filmmaker Michael Moore. Investigating health care in the United States, the film focuses on the country's health insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. Moore compares the for-profit non-universal U.S. system with the non-profit universal health care systems of Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Cuba. > > ... > > On December 13, 2024, in the aftermath of the Killing of Brian Thompson, which renewed public criticism of the health insurance industry, Moore uploaded the entirety of Sicko to YouTube on his official channel,[13] arguing for health care reform as a "solution that does not involve any violence".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicko
> Regarding "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah", Daniel Martin-McCormick, in a review for Pitchfork, commented: "By allowing soulful prettiness alongside more vicious passages, Sanders opens the album up, connecting the dots between joyful communion and unflinching catharsis. A squalling solo toward the end of the side sounds like a cry from the deepest, most tortured part of his soul, but it's supported by an unerringly mellow piano accompaniment... It's a moment of deep vulnerability in a genre can often devolve into macho blowing contests." > > ... > > Writing for Treblezine, Jeff Terich remarked: "Jewels of Thought... heightens the juxtaposition of Sanders' more mellifluous compositions against his most radical. Its first side, 'Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah,' begins with a plea for peace and a vocal delivery from Leon Thomas that's nearly as far-out as Sanders' saxophone is on its flipside. Yet ultimately this composition—a soulful call for understanding and love—is among Sanders' most hypnotic grooves, a breathtaking 15 minutes driven largely by Lonnie Liston Smith's stunning piano...." > > ... > > In a review for Aquarium Drunkard, M. Garner wrote: "Smith's playing is bright, easy, lyrical, and, perhaps most importantly given the level of questing going on around it, familiar. On... 'Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah,' he gives Sanders a spruced-up base from which to launch, but Sanders seems just as happy to follow his pianist. The two play around one another cheerfully, each occasionally departing to take a solo trip through the sky before returning to the ground. Around them, the song develops with the same natural grace. Even as Sanders trills and Roy Haynes and Idris Muhammad count out counter-rhythms, a feeling of mutual wonder permeates the playing."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewels_of_Thought
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) is the subject of today's "monsterdon" viewing over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching Sunday, Dec 15, 2024 at 9pm ET / 8PM CT, which is 2am Monday UTC
- then follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary
How to watch:
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFqGG2BIqY
- also "tubi"? tubi is some kind of platform with ads tho
- someone claims they'll be streaming it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
> The Giant Spider Invasion ... follows giant spiders that terrorize the town of Merrill, Wisconsin and its surrounding area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Spider_Invasion
> In the year 2057, a greedy CEO takes control of the Earth, and it's up to his rebellious daughter and a cyberpunk hacker to save mankind.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20918378/
- the link from above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe88RsahSsA
- another link, this is the one I watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fEsMHphNZc but looks like it's only available in Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and United States of America (the other one is unrestricted)
- I think this is the link if you want to pay to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53flivF9GNI
- some behind-the-scenes video from the moviemakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbC_sh5McBM
- the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScbUCkG-Kuo
> A young girl is trained by a master of martial arts to become a killer after an assassin kills her father.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2341987/