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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 23

I guess every generation needs its "Crash" #academyawards

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andy™ @andylevy.net · Jan 23

congrats to emilia perez for securing the coveted green book slot

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is superb and welcome news!!

Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · Jan 21

Surprise! Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger remake is getting an unrated wide theatrical release later this year.

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Cineverse Saves 'The Toxic Avenger' Remake With UNRATED Theatrical Release Later This Year

We're excited to announce today that Cineverse has saved The Toxic Avenger remake and plans an unrated theatrical release later this year.

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

When talking about the format, it's referred to as 70mm.

You can blow up 35mm onto 70mm (which was common as well) but you don't call it 70mm. Like why it's called VistaVision and not 70mm. This is such a weird thing to nit pick

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

No it's because tech bros want maximum profits with little risk.

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Commonly referred to as 70mm. Was this supposed to be a gotcha?

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

And it kinda is inferior, which is why it was very quickly replaced with 70mm.

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

An insignificant fraction of the movie takes place in Hungary. It mainly takes place in Pennsylvania. There's a detour to Italy in one section. And Hollywood is dead because tech bros have their foot on our throats extracting every penny from every IP until it's bone dry.

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Brian Lynch @brianmichaellynch.bsky.social · Jan 19

Deleted TikTok. It’s “back” like the cat in PET SEMATARY was back.

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

The many independent bookstores that became thriving businesses because of Booktok. I pray Booktok converges to this platform or another that isn't X or Meta

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Leah Dunham has also weaseled her way back into things after admitting she sexually assaulted her sister in her book

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

People just don't use their eyeballs or brains and just go with what's in front of them at the moment. Something the right wing has been building towards for decades.

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Republicans tried to do the ban by itself and it didn't get past committee. So they rammed it into a must pass bill so they can engage in this political theater. If Biden didn't sign the bill, he'd get heat for not supplying Ukraine and Israel $. It's always been Trump and the Republicans

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

They kept the budget in check by filming the movie in Budapest which has a much, much cheaper standard of living than the US and UK. So they were able to pay Hungarians a fraction of what they'd pay Americans. But hey, he got to shoot on a dead format

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

This was the best TikTok shutdown joke. The last good laugh I had on the app

#tiktok #tiktokshutdown #internetexplorer #funny

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Yeah we're fucking cooked

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

We've officially entered in the worst timeline

a chimpanzee is laying on a couch with the words oh no below him

ALT: a chimpanzee is laying on a couch with the words oh no below him

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

I guess that means this app is becoming popular if people are using bot accounts lol

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

It's the brain rot version. And what's worse is that they think we're this stupid

John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Like Mitch McConnell using Viagra

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

My only complaint is that there's not more of this.

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

They kinda are - both governments engage in propaganda in major media. The difference is the US tells itself we don't do that.

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

It's a smart move on behalf of production budget wise, but there's people in this industry killing themselves because they can't find work. Shooting over seas and using AI to cut corners getting major awards recognition is a dangerous precedent

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

What's even worse is the team could have probably found archived sketches from Architectural institutes for either a small fee or for free if they asked nicely. Corbet also shot this movie mostly in Budapest because they get paid so little there

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John Flynn @skyefilms.bsky.social · Jan 20

Yes but they're on their way to not being paid at all. This film specifically shot in Europe to avoid paying people because he really wanted to make a 3 1/2 hour movie on a dead format.

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