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Quote from: 21st Century Man on October 25, 2016, 06:28:50 AM
The story is from infowars so take it with a grain of salt.  I'd like to see a video of this going on.  All I can say is look over your ballot carefully before you submit your vote.

http://www.infowars.com/report-votes-switched-from-trump-to-hillary-in-texas/

Fuckin' Texas.

Quote from: JesusJuice on October 25, 2016, 07:58:28 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtqTAvv2kDA

Damn, I miss Fred Smith.

On a heavier note...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChlW283_33s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov9qLzarIFE

Quote from: rekcuf on October 24, 2016, 09:56:49 AM
Has the water filter salesman replied to you yet?

He can't use the keyboard while giving Roger Stone the old rusty trombone.

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on October 14, 2016, 08:15:19 PM
This is why I like it better as a media source...because it truly is independent (or used to be, anyway). In a sea of independent sources some are going to be good and some are going to be bad...and some might even be fraudulent hoaxes. This forces the viewer to look for verification of this elsewhere, something most would never do when watching major network news. In fact, if network news didn't try so hard to present itself as the paragon of fairness and objectivity (which we obviously know that it's not) but just rather sought to present their take on the reality of a situation, like YouTube, it would be a lot better. I think if network news had installed a policy of regular but unscheduled hoaxing we'd probably all be a lot better off because now most of the news is a hoax in some way or another but is presented as the truth and checking other networks only verifies that they're all in on the hoax. Truth can only be hacked now. 

I agree with most of this.

Why doesn't that InfoWars reporter rip her shirt off and rant a'la the King Kahuna - AJ hisself?
I'd sign up for that shit.

Quote from: 21st Century Man on October 11, 2016, 02:22:43 PM
I just watched Fritz Lang's first masterpiece, Destiny, from 1921.  I absolutely loved it.  I wish Lang had been able to make more diverse films after he came over to the US in the 1930's.  It seems he was relegated to film noirs and the occasional western after he came to Hollywood.  Prior to this, he explored many genres and produced some truly great films.  Destiny is one of those films.

Destiny involves a young couple's struggle against Death personified by Bernhard Goetzke.  I believe this is the first time that Death was personified by a human in a film.  Ingmar Bergman would resuscitate the character in his magnificent Seventh Seal and Hollywood played with the idea too in such films as Death Takes A Holiday and  On Borrowed Time.  Death would also show up on the Twilight Zone personified by a young Robert Redford and Brad Pitt would take a stab at the role in the film, Meet Joe Black.


Destiny is also an anthology horror film in the manner of later horror films such as Tales From The Crypt and Dr.Terror's House of Horrors.  Unlike the latter films, Destiny's framing story is the dominant tale and not just a plot device to tell other stories.

The main story involves a young couple on their honeymoon.  An imposing stranger boards their carriage and the carriage stops for the night at a Bavarian inn.  They proceed to dine and the young woman gets distracted by the felines in the inn and goes over to plays with them for a bit.  When she gets back to the table, she finds her husband and the stranger gone.  Frantic, she searches all over town and is unable to find them.  She fears the worst and becomes distraught.  Ultimately, she becomes suicidal and decides to mix a poison potion to kill herself with.  Just as she starts to drink it, she is transported to Death's lair and is given 3 opportunities to save her beloved.  She is cast into 3 separate roles in different locations and times and given the opportunity to save her beloved.  If she succeeds to save her beloved in one of those stories, then she will have saved him in reality.


The first sub-story takes place in the Middle East where she is thrust into the role of a Caliph's sister who has fallen in love with an infidel Frenchman.  The second takes place in Renaissance Italy where she plays a lovelorn woman on the verge of marriage to a person she despises.  She falls in love with a stranger and her fiancee finds out and is determined to get rid of his competitor.  The third takes place in the Orient where our heroine plays a disciple of a famous magician who suddenly becomes the target of lust from an obese Khan.  This last tale is very imaginative and utilizes a lot of trick photography that no doubt influenced such movies as the Fairbanks version of The Thief of Baghdad.  Fairbanks actually bought the US rights to Destiny in the states so he could analyze the tricks and improve on them.



I won't give away the outcome of those tales nor will I delve into the framing story any further.  I urge all film lovers to see this film.  It was newly restored this year by the Murnau foundation and looks amazing for a 95 year old film.  If you like this film,  you might want to also check out another great silent that plays with the concept of Death.  The Phantom Carriage by Victor Sjostrom from the same year is a marvelous picture that I heartily recommend.



The only fault I find with Destiny is the casting of the lead female, LIl Dagover.  She seems a bit old and frumpy to be playing a young woman of 20.  Theda Bara was the reigning sex symbol at the time and Lil very much possesses many of the same traits as Bara.  I guess they found that sexy back then.  Tastes change.  4.5 out of 5 stars.

This is a Lang film I have never seen, but I need to change that as your review makes it sound interesting.
I stopped collecting films some years ago as I had not gotten all of my favorites on DVD and then Blu-Ray became the standard.
Lately my film watching has been introducing my wife to classic 70s and 80s horror.

Quote from: albrecht on October 11, 2016, 12:41:10 AM
I'm not casting aspersions but saw a good Anthrax/Slayer show the other night but lots of smoke/fog (not from audience, ha, but from machines on stage) at some point I thought a bit too much. Not that they would play a pop-band fake but still, couldn't see guitar work etc lots of times. Mosh pit was weak, I don't know, I'm older and wasn't motivated but from periphery by it (obviously I only buy pit tickets to shows) not that intense. Set and music was tight but not great show. Very good but lacking- something. The audience was still good but some element lacking. Not sure, exactly what.

Since Hanneman died Slayer has been tough for me to take. Plus the way they treated Dave Lombardo was shitty, IMO.
Haven't listened to Anthrax since the 80s, but I'm a John Bush mark so I followed from a distance back then.
They both might be better off miming at this point.

Quote from: Kidnostad3 on October 08, 2016, 02:37:42 PM
It would appear that this thread is dying for lack of interest.  Could it be that Hillary and her Kool Ade drinking supporters are running out of excuses for her criminal behavior?

They're too busy laughing their way to the White House.
Trump's implosion is HYUGE!
#MAGA

Quote from: 21st Century Man on October 03, 2016, 02:05:33 PM
I watched the Frankenstein films again last night for the zillionth time on TCM.  I never get tired of them. Karloff brings such humanity to his performance as the Monster.  For what it is worth,  I give Frankenstein 4.75 stars,  Bride of Frankenstein 5 stars and Son of Frankenstein 4 stars.  Bride has a little something extra that the first film did not have thus the higher rating.  Karloff's characterization in Son lacks the depth of the the other 2 films.  This was not Karloff's fault as he didn't get the lion's share of attention in the film.  He had fewer closeups.  Son is still a great film due to Rathbone, Atwill and especially Lugosi as Ygor.  It could have used that Whale touch though.

Last month the Frankenstein Legacy Collection was released on Blu-Ray, it contains all the appearances of Frankenstein's monster in one set.
I haven't watched any of the Universal classics in over a decade, so I'm looking forward to getting this set.
House of Frankenstein has always been a favorite of mine.

Quote from: Lunger on October 07, 2016, 11:17:13 AM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-07/white-house-intervened-suppress-hillary-email-scandal-leaked-emails-revealax

Can't we just imprison this whole administration and let the electric chair sort them out?

Didn't happen with the Reagan Administration, won't happen now.

Quote from: mv on September 28, 2016, 11:42:42 PM
some will disagree with this, but i think serving in a theater of battle in iraq or afghanistan should absolutely disqualify you from policing a civilian population here at home.

I absolutely disagree with this.
The military are not taught to shoot on sight, they assess the situation.
Having ex-military in law enforcement would be a plus in my eyes.
But I think most ex-military are too smart to get into that line of work.
Most.

Quote from: Value Of Pi on September 20, 2016, 08:28:07 PM
Today's quote of the day:

"If one of your tellers took a handful of $20 bills out of the cash drawer they’d probably be looking at criminal charges for theft," she said. "They could end up in prison. But you squeezed your employees to the breaking point so they would cheat customers and you could drive up the value of your stock and put hundreds of millions of dollars in your own pocket."

-- Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressing Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf

She excoriated that millionaire creampuff.

As someone who has been left broken down with car trouble numerous times before, I find this doubly disturbing.
There was no need for a weapon to be drawn in this case.

Quote from: 21st Century Man on September 12, 2016, 01:49:41 PM
The trials of being a parent.  She's lucky she's a girl.  I think Johnny would have given a son quite a whooping.

https://twitter.com/rosannecash/status/775395215637090304

You can see the disappointment in his face, because he had that motherfucker up to 110 once.

Isn't Mike Morrell the twat that CBS trots out as THE security expert on their morning show?
Just the sight of that guy makes my slapping hand twitch.

Quote from: bateman on September 14, 2016, 02:24:15 PM
https://twitter.com/cernovich/status/776146480822226944

If Colin Powell is against dicking bimbos, he can kiss my ass!
You're either with us or against us.

Quote from: mikuthing01 on September 12, 2016, 08:30:09 PM

http://www.bostonleader.com/harambe-mcharambeface-wins-chinese-zoos-gorilla-naming-contest/

This turned out to be a joke on the internet community.
There's no such thing as the Boston Leader.
Sad Harambe face.

Fell down a YouTube hole and wound up with this jewel that features two of my all time favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZtUnD2r3xg

Quote from: VoteQuimby on September 03, 2016, 11:01:38 PM
I made it about halfway through the second sentence before realizing this person is a completely vapid waste with absolutely nothing interesting to say.

The way I feel when reading your posts. 

Thoughts and prayers for MV's Troll Triggers. <PRAYING.HANDS.EMOJI>

Quote from: albrecht on September 01, 2016, 09:22:23 PM
Thanks. Amazing. And very bizarre. I never understood how watching gaming etc can make money but I know one guy who made big bucks but parlayed into some other stuff also on account of it and even festivals about watching other people play video games here. But didn't realize making youtubes themselves and making that much just from click/views but can since now youtube has so many ads intros. Still though could explain how Alex made his money? Even more than supplements. He must be going apoplectic if 'controversial' youtubes will no longer be monetized.

I don't know anything about your entertainment consumption other than being a Bell-head, but I cut the cable cord about 14 years ago and YouTube is a big part of my daily viewing.
Netflix and YouTube have changed the landscape as far as entertainment options go.
There's so much variety on YouTube not just gaming channels.
The cable industry is still clinging to it's viewers, but I saw something about them losing 800,000+ subscribers recently.
A lot of good content creators out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADWG6EXrbcE
I used to think it would be cool to have one of the 5-neck Hamer's like Rick Nielsen played in this video, but I'd probably throw my back out trying to pick it up.

Have never heard of the Undoomed channel before. Watched the video and my assumption is this artist is probably popular with the MRA crowd.
He didn't really delve into YT's demonetization of certain YTers videos, just used Defranco's name as clickbait. Not really impressed with his style of comedy. Looking at some of the other video titles, I won't be seeking his content in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMA4vDwP7n4
Love K Flay.
I still lament missing her last year when she played at the Exit/Inn, but the shoot I was on ran long.
This is her newest song...

Quote from: VoteQuimby on August 08, 2016, 06:22:50 PM
I don't think this is a wild jahoodi thing. I did this once when they were wouldn't let me into Lollapalooza. I blew myself up and took dozens with me. If it was anything like my experience the dude was probably a huge Dave Matthews fan who lost his shit when he couldn't see Dave.

I would probably volunteer to blow myself up if I had to listen to Dave Mathews Band.
That's the worst popular crap I've heard in the last 20 years.
Praise Allah

Quote from: albrecht on May 17, 2016, 03:06:38 PM
Guy Clark dead at 74. RIP.
http://kxan.com/2016/05/17/guy-clark-legendary-texas-songwriter-is-dead/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXPDA2vQOvg

Saw Clark, Allen Toussiant, Sonny Landreth, and Suzanne Vega do a show back in the early 90s.
He had just released Boats to Build, the title track made me a fan.
R.I.P.

Quote from: Dr. MD MD on May 08, 2016, 10:37:32 PM


I know that apparently comedian Bernie Mac died years ago but I really think that he may have just went underground to revive his career as a soul singer. He's good at that too!  There are no coincidences

I became aware of Charles Bradley through an interview on NPR. He seems like a good fellow.
Here's his version of Black Sabbath's "Changes".

Is this the 4chan meetup?
Sorry I'm late.

Quote from: Walks_At_Night on April 26, 2016, 07:23:25 PM
Strange Brew - 'nuff said

The only film that came to mind when I read the original post.
Just picked up this jewel on blu-ray and it looks great and still stands up.

Quote from: albrecht on April 14, 2016, 11:35:16 AM
The prosecutor, Dave Aronberg, is a member of Billary's Florida fundraising groups (Florida Leadership Council) and unabashed Billary supporter. It always was a political move because I'm sure Florida is so crime-free that prosecutors go around indicting people who get a light touch at a public event.
http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/11/17/hillary-clintons-150-member-florida-team-a-little-thin-on-palm-beach-county-backers/

I'd like to see you 'light touch' a LEO like that an see what happens.