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NUTS4R2

@nuts4r2.bsky.social

I blog about film, books, TV and assorted miscellanea. Read my words at https://nuts4r2.blogspot.com

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NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 11h ago

And finally: “… the interocitor can destroy things by triangulating three laser beams... surely an influence on George Lucas’ vision of the laser cannon on the Death Star in his STAR WARS films.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 11h ago

And also: “… was actually designed, as is my understanding, not by the credited Bud Westmore (I don’t trust that name when I see it on credits at all) but by the lady he got fired for being a much better designer than him years earlier, Millicent Patrick.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 11h ago

From my latest review: “Even if people don’t, for whatever reason, remember the picture, everyone surely recognises the monster. It’s also guest starred in a cameo or two over the years and I’ve even seen it being used to sell whisky back in the 1980s, if memory serves.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · yesterday

And also: “… gets shut in a crowded elevator without Jane, and she has to run down the stairs to try and keep up with the elevator so that everyone in there apart from Liam doesn’t drop dead.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · yesterday

From my latest review: “… namely explain the central concept away with a throwaway, blink and you’ll miss it, pseudo-scientific piece of claptrap and then concentrate on what turns out to be the much less surprising aspect of the movie…”

Runalong Womble@runalongwomble.bsky.social · yesterday

Award Thoughts So the Hugo Awards get announced soon and I had mixed reactions to the Novella and Novel shortlists but some treasures can be found www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/8/...

2026 Best Hugo Novella and Novel finalists — Runalong The Shelves

Helllooo! So let’s talk this years Hugo novellas and nominees with a few hours to spare. As mentioned previously a shortlist is helpful to explore where SF can be and also where the membership can ...

runalongtheshelves.net

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 2d ago

Currently seated for the last of my FrightFest screenings this year. So far I’ve seen a really cool opening afternoon movie followed by, pretty much, two duds yesterday. Here’s hoping Labrynth can lift my spirits back up.

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 3d ago

And finally: “No special effects for that kind of thing in those days, of course. Just blocks of wood under the armour and a reliance on hitting your marks and hoping the company sharp shooters wouldn’t hit you in the face.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 3d ago

And also: “… come towards it and then past it with the camera following from behind, looking over their shoulders at what they are seeing, before going even further, past them and taking their point of view completely.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 3d ago

And: “… true to form, the director decided a mock castle would not do so, he had the US Marines stationed in the area help him build portions of a real one to shoot on.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 3d ago

From my latest review: “… one of his many masterpieces, which is somewhat surprising since it comes from a source writer who I do not rate at all highly.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 4d ago

or those of you who may be wondering… I am seeing four films at FRIGHTFEST this week but so far I’ve only reviewed one so I’m saving the reviews for next weekend. The opening film I watched yesterday was absolutely amazing!

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 4d ago

And finally: “She flung herself backwards after her stabbing, into the room... forgetting there was no actual room (it was obviously in a different part of the studio) and would have plunged to her death had her expensive dress not go caught on part of the frame…”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 4d ago

And again: “… the great granddaughter of the films producer who was partially responsible for saving and restoring the last, badly damaged print of this film.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 4d ago

And even: “… stabs her four year old son to death before stabbing herself on the same balcony, falling back into her room, there’s a nice series of shots of her ghost getting up from her body and flying through the window wailing.”

NUTS4R2@nuts4r2.bsky.social · 4d ago

And also: “… a time and culture that, before the actors were even mentioned, an important credit was “The furniture in this film was specially made by...”. I mean, get your product placement in first, I guess.”