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Joseph Elliott
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Movies/music/chess My music: http://zabie.bandcamp.com My films: http://vimeo.com/user3135137 He/Him
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A moment of romance in Ten Tigers from Kwangtung
It’s looking like a good night for my buddy Brendan
Rest in peace Daniel Naroditsky. So young, so talented. His ability to share his knowledge and passion of chess made the game and the world better. I learned a lot from him, as did everyone who encountered his work. An unbelievable loss.
I grew up in a very religious rural town in Ontario and guys like this would sound like an asshole there to most people. We have our share of Jesus freaks who use their "faith" to justify terrible things, but it's all a bit quieter. It's in our politics but less extreme and explicit.
A director just spammed me a screener claiming he is “huge fan” of my letterboxd. Buddy, I respect the hustle, but no one is a huge fan of seeing the occasional two-reeler I remember to log without comment.
Ever since I was a kid. I’m a friend to all waterfowl but mallards just speak to me.
Geese are cool too. I’m a friend to geese. I take the kids to Lemoine Point all the time to hang out with them and the gulls. Usually there’s some swans and cormorants. A heron if you’re lucky. Instant mood lifter.
I have a powerful affinity for mallards. They bring me peace like almost nothing else. I like to give them oats and listen to them laugh at each other.
Tracy Letts farted in the criterion closet. He’s so cool
I think of the tail power up as letting you explore more than skip, even if the result is skipping. Some levels, particularly in world 2, have surprises in the sky that I’ll sometimes do, sometimes skip. Even after all these years it’s highly replayable. P wings let you fully skip but are rare.
SMB introduces ideas brilliantly. The levels are more concise. That’s a virtue. But there’s something to be said about a level that unfolds in surprising ways even if it’s messy. It’s narratively interesting.
I can’t argue that logic except to say that I value that slightly more open design. One of the reasons it’s still played so much is because it gives you room to mess around and try to break things. But there’s still a tight enough progression of ideas that it doesn’t meander. SMW is too loose.
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It’s Jean Arthur’s birthday.
I’ve gotten a lot of new followers over the past couple days, probably from a starter pack. If we’re mutuals on twitter and I haven’t followed you back, let me know.
Yeah, France in particular had some great directors in the 30s, China was also doing some really cool stuff, but like… Shimizu. Naruse. Come on now.
My obsession silent film means the 20s is still probably my favourite decade, but Japan alone has a ridiculously stacked 30s silent film catalogue. My love of 30s sound film is much more focused on just Hollywood and Japan but I *really* love those movies. Other decades are a bit more international
I used to think the 20s were the best and that movies didn’t really get great again until like ‘39. I used to be a huge idiot. Top tier decade for sure.
As someone whose favourite Mario is 3 (by a wide margin) I’m very curious. I probably like the relative modesty of scope and focus of vision of the first game more than World, but 3 is the gold standard for me. Great mechanics, a balance of iteration and subversion, and a sprinkling of absurdity