“I didn’t steal Alien from anybody. I stole it from everybody!” In previous Open Threads I have inspected some of the films Dan O’Bannon liberally plucked concepts and plot points from for his screenplay for Alien (Queen of Blood on … Continue reading The It! The Terror From Beyond Space! Day Thread (September 9, 2020)
Crime is ugly, and the criminals Chester Gould created to face off against Dick Tracy were designed to reflect their grotesque profession; in the 1940’s one bizarre character after another was introduced: Pruneface, Littleface, Flattop, The Mole, and my favourite, … Continue reading The Brow Night Thread (September 8, 2020)
It’s only a few weeks until the start of Autumn, the time of year that means mushrooms! In a small strip of grass outside my home that encloses some trees, a fairy ring is doing it’s best to form, although … Continue reading The Fairy Ring Night Thread (September 7, 2020)
The Baseball Furies hailed from the Riverside Park area of Manhattan, and looked pretty formidable with their KISS-style make-up and their sporting uniforms. Ultimately, however, they proved to be a bunch of wimps when the Warriors – Ajax, Swan, and … Continue reading The Baseball Furies Night Thread (September 6, 2020)
“Cosy Catastrophe” is a term coined by Brian Aldiss in his 1973 work ‘Billion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction’, and is used to describe a certain type of apocalyptic sci-fi that was prevalent in the 1950’s; in particular … Continue reading The Cosy Catastrophe Night Thread (September 5, 2020)
Jabroni has been added to Dictionary.com this week! Jabroni [juh-broh-nee] noun Slang. a stupid, foolish, or contemptible person, loser: “She always has a comeback to own the trolls and jabronis on Twitter.” “Shut your mouth, you dumb jabroni!” Also called … Continue reading The Jabroni Night Thread (September 4, 2020)
It’s September! Let’s post and guess some GIFs. 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming space for everyone – so no sexualised or objectifying GIFs, please. Don’t … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Camina Drummer is the hard-as-titanium captain of the Behemoth in The Expanse. Belter born and raised, she first appears in season 2 as Fred Johnson’s XO, before getting a promotion and more screentime simply because she kicks too much ass. … Continue reading The Drummer Day Thread (September 4, 2020)
Released in many locations last week and now finally coming out after such a long Covid-enforced wait in America today, Tenet is finally here! “Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a … Continue reading Tenet Spoiler Space
Have you had the chance to watch Bill & Ted Face The Music yet? I know it’s only just been released on VOD, but you should because it’s a wonderful ray of sunshine and who couldn’t do without a little … Continue reading Incarcerated Bill & Ted Day Thread (August 31, 2020)
Tonight’s thread is dedicated to the mascots for Japanese baseball team the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tsubakuro and his younger sister Tsubami. Enjoy your night and take care, everyone! Continue reading The Tsubakuro & Tsubami Night Thread (August 30, 2020)
Take care everybody! Continue reading The Sunday Day Thread is Wakanda, Forever (August 30, 2020)
What’s the most you ever saw lost on a coin toss? Sir? I said what’s the most you ever saw lost on a coin toss. Coin toss? Coin toss. I dont know. Folks dont generally bet on a coin toss. … Continue reading The Anton Chigurh Night Thread (August 28, 2020)
Hello! It’s nice to see you. Come on in, take your shoes off. Post some GIFs. 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming space for everyone – … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Today’s Day Thread is dedicated to Ajay Devgn, the incredibly talented and popular Indian film actor, director and producer; and in particular the awesome action hero he has played across multiple films: SINGHAM, the fighter man! Singham was a 2011 … Continue reading The Singham Day Thread (August 28, 2020)
The masterpiece third album by Queens of the Stone Age and one of the greatest modern hard rock albums, was released on this day in 2002. Josh Homme brought together Dave Grohl, Nick Oliveri, and Mark Lanegan (whose brutally honest … Continue reading The Songs for the Deaf Day Thread (August 27, 2020)
Invader is a French street artist famous for his tile mosaics, which started out inspired by the 8-Bit space invaders from thetitular 1978 arcade game. He has been developing this project under that code name since 1998, and has left … Continue reading The Invader Night Thread (August 26, 2020)
Sjoerd Knibbeler is a photographer artist from the Netherlands. Some of Knibbeler’s large body of work focuses on capturing natural elements like wind, clouds, and atmospheric phenomena such as tornados. He makes objects out of plastic and wood to portray … Continue reading The Sjoerd Knibbeler Day Thread (August 26, 2020)
The first rule of Identify This GIF! is you do not talk about Identify This GIF!. The second rule is: 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Solargraphy is a very simple photographic method for capturing the path of the sun across the sky. Using a pinhole camera, a single piece of photographic paper is exposed for a set length of time, from days to weeks to … Continue reading The Solargraphy Day Thread (August 21, 2020)
What can I possibly write about Steve Reich? He has been described as America’s most important living composer, is one of the biggest influences on modern electronica, as someone who is one “a handful of living composers who can legitimately … Continue reading Come Out Night Thread (August 20, 2020)
