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Brendan Foley

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Part time imaginary friend. Contributor to http://Cinapse.co. Co-host of https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brendanagnew. BUY MY BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Terrors-1-Brendan-Foley-ebook/dp/B08YX8G6RK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F79LKMDQ573T&dib=eyJ2IjoiM

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Ibrahim Moustafa @ibrahimmoustafa.bsky.social · 2h

That time Drew Struzan did a cover for Superman #800 (an homage to ACtion Comics #1 that featured himself in the corner!).

Drew Struzan's painted image of Superman lifting a car

The iconic cover to Action Comics #1 where Superman is lifting a car

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 2h

ANGEL has some of the highest highs in all of genre television.

It also has…other stuff.

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2h

Ok I’m watching Angel because you all tell me it’s amazing but I’m on an episode where a guy can detach his body parts and send them after a woman he’s stalking and it is GOOFY AF. First of all, how do they get inside???

Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 3h

I'll be watching that tomorrow.

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 3h

THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X: Winning combo of pulp mystery and mad science freakshow, with Bogart's Caligari-ian ghoul elevating the endeavor into a Gothic funhouse.

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He looks like Tim Burton drew him.

Humphrey Bogart looking like a Grade A freak.

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 4h

(ahem)
Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 4h

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 4h

Watching THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X, a sci-fi horror film starring Humphrey Bogart(?!?!) from a couple years before MALTESE FALCON and HIGH SIERRA turned him into an A-lister.

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𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝔠𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔢 @outlawvern.bsky.social · 14h

I loved ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Yes it speaks to this exact political moment but also it's thrilling and weird and hilarious. We need all that.

One Battle After Another | VERN'S REVIEWS on the FILMS of CINEMA

(there will be spoilers)

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 5h

Me: I don't think it's possible for Rachel McAdams to be any more beautiful.

Sam Raimi: What if she was covered head to toe in blood and screaming like a maniac.

Me: Yup you're right that's better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wi...

Send Help | Official Trailer | In Theaters Jan 30

YouTube video by 20th Century Studios

www.youtube.com

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 5h

.#315: V/H/S/85 (2023)

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.#314: OVER THE GARDEN WALL (2014)

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 6h

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 9h

The world lost a genial man, a genius communicator and a supreme artist. I lost a friend - beloved Drew.

Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 12h

Rest in Peace, Drew Struzan

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Andrew Todd @andrewtodd.co.nz · 9h

God they are DESPERATE

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 11h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 1d

Probably the most consistent of the V/H/S movies I've seen, with a real willingness to play with both found footage and the anthology format. The BLACK PHONE adjacent "Dreamkill" is the most interesting experiment, and also the segment that most strains against the limitations of mockumentary.

Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 1d

Now Watching: V/H/S/85

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 9h

Trump’s minions don’t have the juice.

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The Haunting of Sam Van Haren @samshotfirst.bsky.social · 12h

Drew Struzan must have had a direct line to the art gods. His work was unmatched.

Poster for Del Toro’s HELLBOY, art by the late master Drew Struzan

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 12h

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 11h

Freddy's got some serious unlearning to do 😔

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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 11h

I think his poster for THE THING is maybe the best poster art of all time, and he did it one night, and his entire brief was, “You remember that old movie THE THING? It’s a new version of that.”

Boner Vivant @dougtilley.bsky.social · 11h

Rest in peace, Drew Struzan.

Original artwork by Drew Struzan for John Carpenter's THE THING

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Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 11h

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 15h

First look at Sam Raimi’s new film ‘SEND HELP’, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien.

The horror thriller follows 2 co-workers who hate each other but get stranded together on a desert island after their plane crashes.

In theaters on January 30, 2026.

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Pandy Fackler 🎃 @thatbrenna.bsky.social · 22h

(Duck church)

Duck preacher: give us this day our daily bread

*duck parishioners start going wild and quacking HALLELUJAH*

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 22h

if newsmax can refuse to sign a loyalty pledge to pete hegseth then the nations colleges and universities can refuse to sign a binding settlement requiring them to do DEI for nazis and hasbarists

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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