Ty Burr
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com. Ex-Boston Globe, WaPo, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
Dr. John's 1968 album "Gris-Gris" is a spellbinding work of musicological anthropology that connects Mother Africa, New Orleans' Congo Square and American rock and R&B, and David Toop's new book follows every last tributary to its source. Review in today's Watch List.
On Rock 'n' Roll Ghosts and Other Matters
David Toop's "Two-Headed Doctor" is a spellbinding genealogy of American music tied to one of the strangest, deepest records of the 1960s. Plus a few movie things.
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7/27/78: Animal House! Legendary ensemble cast of youngsters incl many future greats, but note also Donald Sutherland, Verna Bloom & Richard Vernon More @tyburr.bsky.social - eyewitness to the inspiration: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen... @maxevry.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-d...
How Donald Sutherland Made Animal House Possible and Lost Millions in the Process | Den of Geek
Donald Sutherland was one of the most versatile actors of his generation who starred in many classics. Yet one of his big regrets was making Animal House happen and losing tens of millions for his eff...
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New in the Watch List: Ross McElwee's aching documentary "Remake" (⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐) is a career summation and refutation that wonders what good a camera is if it can save the moments of your life but can’t save the people in it. One of the year's wisest, saddest and best.
What to Watch: "Remake," "Tuner"
A nifty little thriller on demand and, in theaters, an aching confession of complicity and regret from one of our finest documentarians.
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A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.
Am I the only one getting Uncanny Valley vibes from this guy?
Make It Make Sense@themimsshow.bsky.social · 2w agoWe are living in political silos
The same people who cry "election interference" are hiding a senator's dead body to keep their majority.
"At a certain point, it becomes clear that Odysseus may not even want to go home, because then he’d have to confront his shame over a slaughter that was nothing less than genocide. If that makes for a hero living three millennia before the therapist he needs – well, we get the 'Odyssey' we deserve."
Ramblin' Man: "The Odyssey" reviewed
Christopher Nolan's blockbuster adaptation of the classic tale is an unexpected Homer.
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What is your most prudish trait? Mine: If you wear a hat inside a restaurant, you should be barred from that establishment for life.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat is your most prudish trait? Mine is that if you have the option to wear a suit to an event, wear the damn suit. (And that sports betting is an affront to God)
i remember scientists saying 20 years ago that climate change-fueled wildfires would darken and poison the skies hundreds of miles away. but republicans said that was a lie, so now climate change-fueled wildfires darken and poison the skies hundreds of miles away every summer
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
You don’t actually have to post something about Graham Platner today.
This is the truest shit ever. Trump is a racist crook, but he's an idiot and steps on more rakes than anyone I've ever seen. His entire cabinet is a gaggle of Rake Steppers. But the jabronis at SCOTUS know exactly what they're doing and aren't morons.
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · last mo.IMHO, the Supreme Court is a *bigger* problem than Trump, and it should be the primary target for reform. Trump and Congress would both be very different under a law-abiding SCOTUS, which would have stopped government action clearly animated by racism and racially gerrymandered districts.
You either die recruiting Carl Reiner at a sporting event or you live long enough to become Carl Reiner at a sporting event
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · last mo.Ed Norton & Brad Pitt
Flashmob post of the day: “BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!”
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · last mo.These are the exact words she posted: “BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!”
Literally the guy in this meme.
Denzel Washington Says GTFO
ALT: Denzel Washington Says GTFO
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Mark Zaid, Esq@markzaidesq.bsky.social · last mo.We are witnessing MAGA equivalent of destruction of Democratic Party through election of progressive Socialists. If you think this ends well for country, I believe you're sadly mistaken. Extremism on one side simply fuels opposite growth on other side. We need moderates.
A European soccer fan said: “If you want to hate America, watch the news at home. If you want to love America, visit it.” 🇺🇸🇺🇸
to be clear, this fascist shit is happening because the king told a lie about vandalism and they're retroactively arresting people to try to make it seem like it's true
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2mo agoTook this video of a guy getting detained and a citation for putting his hand in the water an hour ago.
Here’s a fledgling blue jay hanging out on our deck to start your day. Cute lil boop, fresh out of the nest.
L to R: Chris Richards: biracial kid from Alabama who speaks about black history and has tattoos of MLK, Ali, and Obama Sergiño Dest: Dutch-Surinamese, emigrated to Brooklyn as a kid, naturalized Fola Balogun: born in Brooklyn to vacationing parents, raised in UK but CHOOSES to play for USA
Zito@zeets.bsky.social · 2mo agoHard for this team to be good vibes when this keeps happening
Weekend streaming tips from the Watch List: If you like tales of cheeky working-class blighters told with heart and humor, 'I Swear' will probably be your cup of Twinings. If you resist the manipulations of the 'Waking Ned Devine' school of emotional carjacking, head in the opposite direction.
What to Watch: "I Swear," "Eno," "EPiC"
A pottymouthed feel-good Scottish movie on demand, plus music docs from the King and the Brain.
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