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speaking of being a snob... I was able to find a new source for bootleg films.
the quality is amazingly good for under the counter goods.

I got these three this week.

I love these two Synders... no snob intended.

when Sandler acts, his performances are GREAT

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02-20-2024 , 11:03 AM

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Whoever does Guardians has strong soundtrack skills.

From this morning's Numlock:

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 was the top-selling cassette last year, with 18,000 sales; Vol. 2 moved 16,000 units and Vol. 3 moved 13,000 units, and including the TV soundtrack, the Guardians sold a total of 52,500 cassettes last year. All told, all four of the Guardians mixtapes have sold 295,000 copies on cassette as of February 15, 2024. Take note: The market obviously craves a mixtape resurgence.

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02-20-2024 , 12:11 PM

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I'm going to see All of Us Strangers Wednesday night. I think Andrew Haigh's 45 Years was a great film, and it starred Charlotte Rampling, who even in her 70s is impossibly beautiful, and Tom Courtney. I'm looking forward to what Haigh does in Strangers.

"45 Years" was an excellent film. I thought Charlotte Rampling was going to win the Academy Award that year in 2016. The ending of the film by her was one of the best non-dialogue real world endings of a film I have ever seen. But Brie Larson won for "Room" which was another small film that probably caught people by surprise. And Saoirse Ronan could have easily won for "Brooklyn" which was another small film and a visual love affair through color of 1950's Brooklyn.

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02-21-2024 , 07:06 PM

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From this morning's Numlock:

https://open.substack.com/pub/numloc...m_medium=email

Meh, lets not get all pumped about bringing back cassette tapes as some sort of great format.

That, just like vinyl, are largely based on nostalgia.

True digital recordings are better, much like 4k is better than 1080p, most people really can't see the difference but it is there.

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02-21-2024 , 08:59 PM

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Meh, lets not get all pumped about bringing back cassette tapes as some sort of great format.

^ This.

Your cassette tape machine eating your cassette tape is like getting stabbed in the heart.

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02-21-2024 , 09:58 PM

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Finally saw The Zone of Interest. Hell of an achievement but I think I knew too much going in so it didn’t have the impact on me I felt it should have had. I think I went into it paying more attention to how it was doing what it was doing instead of what it was actually doing. I’m honestly quite bothered by that.

All that’s left is Poor Things and I’m getting very impatient waiting for it to come to streaming.

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02-21-2024 , 10:25 PM

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All of Us Strangers is a heartbreaking film about the ways our brains work to help us feel safe, to protect us from the terrors the world has in store for us.

I was kinda speechless by the end when "The Power of Love" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood plays over the closing images.

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02-22-2024 , 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Eeyorefora

Nobody has convinced me that hollow-state amps are better than solid state amps, but making mix-tapes was a lot more fun than burning CDs or, gag, creating play lists on Spotify or YouTube.

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02-22-2024 , 12:11 AM

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Nobody has convinced me that hollow-state amps are better than solid state amps, but making mix-tapes was a lot more fun than burning CDs or, gag, creating play lists on Spotify or YouTube.

That's not a digital format, that is playback.
I love those old bulky amps sound too.

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02-22-2024 , 10:30 AM

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I watched Zone of Interest last night and I find it hard to put in to words how I feel. Achievement may be the best word to describe it, but I'm never watching it again.

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02-22-2024 , 11:46 AM

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02-22-2024 , 02:14 PM

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I am a little concerned now that my life appears to be reaching completion.

https://variety.com/2024/film/market...el-1235911445/

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02-22-2024 , 04:01 PM

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I wonder how many knew, that there is a color version of The Man Who Wasn't There...

Spoiler:

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02-22-2024 , 04:27 PM

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truth be told i didn't know there was a black and white version either

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02-22-2024 , 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MSchu18

Real Men drink milk!

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02-23-2024 , 06:00 AM

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Second viewing of Killers of the Flower Moon made me appreciate it more. I have to admit it’s a bit of a chore, but it really is quite superb with stellar performances all around. I wish I connected with the story more on an emotional level. The score is elite. I need to watch Oppenheimer again but Score Oscar has to be between those two films. I bumped this to a 7 and into my top 15 of the year. I can see it going even higher in the future.

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02-23-2024 , 10:43 AM

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for those who enjoyed air, what about it did you like?

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02-23-2024 , 12:33 PM

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It’s been almost a year since I’ve seen it and I didn’t write about it, but acting, story, humor, keeping a larger than life figure like MJ in the shadows, seeing Nike as an underdog when it’s been a juggernaut my whole life, Viola Davis especially, etc.

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02-23-2024 , 02:16 PM

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Perfect Days...
as Lou Reed (Perfect day) sings the anthem, 'You're going to reap just what you sow'.

Laid out in a series of 'Perfect' days, Hirayama feels extreme contentment, even as the complications of life try to muscle the way in.

This is not going to be a movie for 99% of the people that try and watch it... The question will inherently be asked, what's the point?
What is the point of watching some 'under achiever' clean toilets... whats the point of watching a film that doesn't take you anywhere... whats the point of me wasting my time watching this Film...

There is a point... and I loved it.

Wender is a German film maker...

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02-23-2024 , 05:06 PM

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Society Of the Snow was pretty fantastic. One of the most beautifully photographed films I've seen this year. Astounding direction of mostly amateur actors by J.A. Bayona. Yes, it's a story you already know, but it is amazing every time it's told.

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02-23-2024 , 05:27 PM

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Definitely will see this. The lead actor was great in Shall We Dance, a great little film about a guy who takes dancing lessons, which may not be a million miles away from cleaning toilets

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02-23-2024 , 06:39 PM

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02-23-2024 , 06:50 PM

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Hitchcock had a lightbulb inside that glass of milk.

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02-23-2024 , 07:04 PM

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I have to admit it’s a bit of a chore

I never ever want my movie watching to be "a bit of a chore". If it doesn't click for me in the first 15-20 minutes its on to the next. Life is too short!

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