Comments on: Roundup

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:43:09 +0000

Bryan Lovely:

I can appreciate a deeply silly, yet fun, movie.

Willem Dafoe’s breakout role and Kathryn Bigelow’s debut as a director was “The Loveless” — a bad motorcycle gang movie, yet weirdly compelling.

By: geoffb

geoffb — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:33:20 +0000

Bryan and Huxley,

I just see it as some alternate reality mashup of several decades. We like the music and Amy Madigan’s, McCoy, “We’re gonna play a little game your mama’s gonna like,” character especially.

By: Bryan Lovely

Bryan Lovely — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:05:10 +0000

“Streets of Fire” is a deeply, deeply silly movie, but it’s fun and pretty to look at. Don’t try to think too hard about where it’s set or even what era; just go with the flow.

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:54:30 +0000

Bryan Lovely, geoffb:

Somehow I missed “Streets of Fire.” But gee, a Walter Hill film with Michael Pare, Willem Dafoe and Bill Paxton plus tons of motorcycles … well, I’m in.

I see it rents on Amazon Prime for $3.99, usually a sign of a decent sleeper film with a following.

By: KyPerson

KyPerson — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:33:47 +0000

I went to Sam’s Club this weekend and they would only let you buy one of any paper product (1 pack of paper towels, 1 pack of toilet paper etc.) You could mix but only 1 pack per purchase. And as always, everything was higher in price. I would love for Psaki to live on my salary. I doubt if she could.

By: david foster

david foster — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:02:16 +0000

Stan…certainly, fashion-following is a big part of current business Wokeness trends. Another factor is fear that millennials and younger will not work for them or buy their products if they don’t express the right viewpoints. A guy I know who consults with major corporations and startups used the word Terrified to describe the concerns about failing to project the right ‘green’ perceptions on the part of the former.

By: stan

stan — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:13:03 +0000

Women don’t wear army boots because they are attractive. They look stupid. Especially when paired with a cute sun dress. But current fashion says the ugly boots are “in”. So you see them everywhere. Politics for the great majority of people works the same way. Woke is easy. It takes no effort or thought. Opposing woke is work. It’s hard. Just like thinking is hard.

A lot of businesses make decisions regarding politics the same way. Every major institution in America is dominated by the woke. Businesses which go woke aren’t punished. Easier than thinking.

By: stan

stan — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:02:55 +0000

There was a federal indictment last year of someone for bribing three other Philadelphia election judges. Yes, in 2020, before the election, four Philly election judges were mentioned in federal indictments for taking bribes. There are precincts in the city which regularly produce more votes than the number of registered voters. Anyone who questions the totals is naturally a racist.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:06:02 +0000

Ah yes, Chelsea Hotel revisited…. The mystique is palpable, the ghosts voluble (i.e., if you can hear them).

Regarding “entertaining” shorts, here’s something quite a bit more recent.
Entertaining yet nauseating (if TIMELY—though methinks it will remain timeless. It ought to at any rate).
IOW punk at its very, very best:
https://twitter.com/rising_serpent/status/1449809203359592448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1449809203359592448%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fblazingcatfur.ca%2Fpage%2F2%2F
H/T Blazingcatur blog.

By: geoffb

geoffb — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:24:10 +0000

Bryan Lovely:

“Streets of Fire” is one of our favorite films here. We have watched it many times.