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Posts by Michael Williams
Setting the stage for a live action Rock-a-Doodle.
The Duterte routine he’s adopted is getting tiresome
The dot-com boom from the historiographic POV of Gen Alpha
Anime club parochialism
Anything from within the 1998-2005 gaming miasma it seems
The “Servo on Cinema” segment of MST3K
Listening and learning from one of the greats
Indie refers to the chain of financing/production/title. Being exhibited theatrically or having ancillary merchandise in major retail outlets does not disqualify that distinction.
At last, my great-great-grandfather who was arrested by the Portland Police for making moonshine during Prohibition is vindicated.
And we are live. If you have a Criterion Channel subscription you should be able to find the series that we programmed on their main page. I hope that everyone enjoys the series and finds a new favorite.
My funniest prank wasn't even on April Fool's Day - I convinced several of my coworkers in the States (including my manager!) that the Civic Holiday in August was to commemorate the first Honda Civic sold in Canada. 🤭
Go forth with this info and use it wisely.
A grey electrical junction box near a busy road, with "Gang Shit" tagged in black spray paint
Meanwhile in Mississauga, the taggers aren't particularly committed to a message:
Duuuuuh, I heard that (podcast)
We are seeking citizens interested in volunteer opportunities to serve on the following committee of Council: There are currently two vacancies for citizen members to join the Audit Committee.
Applications will be accepted until April 10.
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Application: bit.ly/4dtNKnO
Observed strictly as a pop-culture fixture, Norris' films were unique in the martial-arts movie canon for how committed they were to the (percieved) "realism" of the practice, if not necessarily the depiction: He typically didn't do choreographed "fights," would maybe use one...
"An Occurrence at Mr. Greek Bridge"
a banner showcasing rounded still images from We're All Going to the World's Fair, So Pretty and Lingua Franca with the wrods TRAMPS, TROUBLEMAKERS AND TRAILBLAZERS: TRANS FILMMAKERS to the left
It appears that the news has broken that Caden Mark Gardner and I have programmed a series on Trans Filmmakers for the Criterion Channel. These films will be available in April
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Annual subscription renewed just in time
Happy to do so. Some BTS for your trouble:
Mentioned Rum playing near Chicago to a podcast producer out of Peoria IL and he mentioned it on this weeks installment of one of the podcasts he produces apparently So it did fly in Peoria.
Thanks for the closing plug. Producer/Director was quite tickled.
MacFarlane’s deft understanding that recognition is far more reliable than a joke or an observation
Interesting to note that two full weeks before Loblaw notified anyone about this breach, they posted a $154k role for a "Cyber Threat Hunter Specialist" on LinkedIn which literally says: "You will operate on the principle that our organization is already compromised." 💀
My Integrity Alert next Tuesday is related to this! Don't miss it!
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Thanks to Director Miia Piironen for submitting ‘Rumsprimga’ to our Comedy Short category.
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The aura of civic noblesse oblige is something that was charming about the American TV monoculture of yore.