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Not a hot take -- a fresh take. Looking at films and TV from all eras. đź“ŁThe Bechdel test is not the ceiling, it's the basement floor. Fresh takes by @solveforbetter.bsky.social
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Eddie Murphy as Tracy Morgan was comedy gold.

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This song was sweet… but since it covered a lot of long-running cast members, the omission of Kenan Thompson felt odd

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I cannot tell you how big a deal it was to me to see funny women carrying and creating their own characters on SNL. When most of my favorite comedy groups had no women, just guys, it has been a joy to see Cheri, Molly, Maya, Anna, Kate, Sarah, Kristen, Ego, Amy, Tina and the rest own the show.

submitted 12 days ago • 57 comments

Hard agree. This sketch was terrific:

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Kenan is the underrated genius of the last 20 some odd years of SNL

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GLB without the T is like… PB without the J Cinnabon without the swirl Beyoncé without Formation Friends without Phoebe Girlfriends without Tracee Ellis Ross Barbie without Issa Rae or Rhea Perlman Doctor Who without their companion US without the A #LGBT #EO #Transgender #TransgenderRights #TDOR

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

A thing I might have to explain to a friend who is a city employee who has helped organize a queer film event: While I'm delighted at this civic celebration of queerness, I (personally) have a complicated relationship with surreal and avant-garde indie films. But yay for the LGBTQIA2S+ alphabet!

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Available video editor and sound designer! #editing #SoundDesign #film

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"...lacking a utopia can be just as dangerous as having one, because if you don’t have a guiding star for your journey, you won’t know whether you’re going in the right direction.”

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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE - Disney+ (PG)

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Skating movie recommendation!

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

The use of special characters to form "fonts" is a nightmare for Blind users with screen readers. This account does it consistently. Please stop.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Happy birthday to Kerry Washington, who played artist (and Ben Grimm’s love interest) Alicia Masters in 'Fantastic Four' (2005) and 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' (2007). #FantasticFour #Marvel #film #movie #cinema

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Who's watching Fire Aid on YouTube or elsewhere? www.youtube.com/live/yrEKrBs... #FireAid #LosAngeles #LAfires #YouTube

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

V. important thread for anyone who cares about movies and fonts:

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Everything you need to know about CHAOS WALKING is in the movie poster.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Such an evocative illustration of the lamp post from THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. This way lies home. That way lies adventure. #movie #film 🎬 🎥

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

Gorgeous RISE OF THE GUARDIANS art!

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Good news! @shrewshrew.bsky.social is feeling much better and our #skeetjane Pride & Prejudice live-watch is back. On Tuesday at 9pm Eastern, we will press play on episode 4, aka “The Letter”. Be there or be the last man on earth whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry!

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

The moral of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 is that we can't allow empires to control solar technology. The power of the sun is meant to be shared democratically. #GreenSky #EnergySky #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #Marvel #MCU #movie 🎬

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

A great end-off-year movie list, but it is incomplete without LAST HOLIDAY starring the one and only Queen Latifah. (Paramount+ and Prime)(PG-13) #movie 🎬 #BlackExcellence

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Your annual reminder that, when you press play on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (a perfect film!) at 10:30:28pm, you'll sync up perfectly with the New Year's Eve scene at midnight. 🍾🥳

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When I complained to Theodore Sturgeon about trouble I was having with a scene, he looked at me and said, "I give you permission to do it wrong." Most liberating thing I ever heard.

submitted 63 days ago • 24 comments