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@jjr222.bsky.social

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(he/him/his) - NC based film lover, Star Wars fan, artist, gay dad, Mister Rogers wannabe

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · Nov 18

okay here's a thread of some of my favorite pieces from the last 4-5 years (presented in no particular order):

digital painting of Gene Kelly in Singin' In The Rain (1952)

digital painting of Kong (Andy Serkis) and Ann (Naomi Watts) in King Kong (2005)

digital painting of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

Text superimposed on the planet the prince is sitting on says "What is essential is invisible to the eye"

Finn and Jake's treehouse from the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time

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Braaaad 🏳️‍🌈👽🛸🦄 @ohlookitsbrad.bsky.social · 9h

Your daily reminder that historically fascists always lose eventually.

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 12h

DON'T FEED THE PLANTS

author mirror selfie wearing a black v-neck t shirt and a light blue baseball cap

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 12h

*especially* if they offer you fortune and fame!

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 12h

Me too!

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 12h

(I watched Little Shop of Horrors last night, and have had all of the songs going through my head all day)

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 12h

DON'T FEED THE PLANTS

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 16h

Why do you hate steelbooks? I'm genuinely curious!

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 16h

Oh, Nextdoor

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sophia 🦇♥️🦇 @sophamir.bsky.social · 17h

[republicans] boys will be boys*

*racist

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 18h

Please know that I will probably block you if you purposely post AI-generated imagery.

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 20h

this be me:

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JJ’s profile

JJ uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,432 films watched. Favorites: When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), 20th Century Women (2016). Bio: L...

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 20h

still one of my favorite apps 🧡💚💙

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 20h

Letterboxd was released 14 years ago today 🧡💚💙

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 20h

* s i g h *

black and white image of Spongebob looking depressed sitting in a diner booth with a cup of coffee in front of him

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 22h

4. Not understanding the streaming industry (to be fair, I don't know if anyone really understands the streaming industry)

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 22h

They're currently in a "flop era" (which they've had before). I think it's being brought on by a combination of things:
1. Changing markets from the pandemic
2. An over-reliance on established franchises
3. Unstable leadership (the Chapek/Iger switcheroo was particularly damaging)

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

Will & Grace is such an interesting show, because the supporting characters of Jack and Karen are SO much more entertaining than the titular pair. Like, the show is really uneven because of that difference.

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

1. Mushrooms
2. The Minecraft Movie
3. Love Shack

I am an imaginarybeing (he/they) @imaginarybeing.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Chitlins/Chitterlings
CATS
Here's Your One Fancy & Sweet Caroline

Samzilla Slutton @samfloyd1987.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Corndogs
Anora
Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

This is one of the few Funko Pops I own! It sits on my desk at work, and I love it.

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

This is always my first thought with stuff like this.

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

poor, sweet Audrey

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely no one:

My brain: SUDDENLY SEYMOUR IS STANDING BESIDE ME

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

I can't hear that term without thinking about C-3PO

a close up of a robot with the words thank the maker on the bottom

Alt: C-3PO says "Thank the maker" as he descends into an oil bath in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite Struzen poster is probably the one he did for the 1997 re-release of the original Star Wars film.

I love the color palette he used, and the way some of the ships are popping out of the inner "frame." The whole thing conveys the optimism and imagination of Lucas's film so well.

1997 theatrical poster for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope by Drew Struzan

The poster features the likenesses of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Obi-Wan Kenobi against a nebula-like background with multiple starships flying out of it. The color palette uses lots of dusky oranges and bright golds, and is reminiscent of a sunset.

JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

R.I.P. to a modern legend.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Drew Struzan has passed away at the age of 78

He created many iconic movie posters

The Thing poster and Back to the Future poster

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JJ 🏳️‍🌈 @jjr222.bsky.social · 1d

My conservative cousin's Instagram status this morning said "Make McCarthyism Great Again" and I hate this so much.