I got many great things for my birthday today. Because I wasn’t feeling sadistic enough for a third Gambit thread, here’s the gifts I got today! (Warning: a lot of Funko Pops.) Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #178: The Night Thread’s Birthday Haul (4/22)
It’s my birthday, so it’s time for (even more than usual) indulgent nonsense from me! For my birthday, it’s a list of the coolest things about my new favorite type of shark, the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). (If you’ve seen … Continue reading Scott OT #177: The Day Thread of Greenland Sharks (4/22)
Today is the 45th birthday of one of my favorite directors, Edgar Wright. I’ve loved every film I’ve seen from him, from Shaun of the Dead to Baby Driver. (Still need to see A Fistful of Fingers.) He’s also a … Continue reading Scott OT #176: The Night Thread of Edgar Wright’s Favorite Films (4/18)
Dickon Manwoody is a character from A Song of Ice & Fire that’s barely appeared on-page but is known by almost everyone in the fandom thinks to his name. For seemingly shits and giggles, George R.R. Martin decided to give a one-page character a dick name. Despite him only being mentioned for literally a sentence, Manwoody has amassed a sizable amount of attention, including half-ironic fanart… And this amazing fake Wiki page: https://ironthronerp.fandom.com/wiki/Dickon_Manwoody Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #175: The Night Thread of Dickon Manwoody (4/17)
It’s the end of the month, so here’s the best movies I saw for the first time this month. 10.) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot directed by Michael Cimino, 1974 (seen on Netflix) 9.) Threads directed by Mick Jackson, 1984 (seen on Shudder) 8.) Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 directed by Jean-Francois Richet, 2008 (seen on Shudder) 7.) A Field in England directed by Ben Wheatley, 2013 (seen on Shudder) 6.) Happy Death Day 2U directed by Christopher Landon, 2019 (seen in theaters) 5.) Cafe Lumiere directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2003 (seen through Netflix’s DVD service) 4.) Phantasm directed by Don Coscarelli, 1979 … Continue reading Scott OT #174: The Last Night Thread of March (3/31)
In 1989, a farmer in Michigan by the name of Robert Reed noticed a mysterious sight on his property; a cluster of weather balloons tied to a Super 8 camera. He turned the camera over to the police and they were shocked by what they saw: a dead man with some gunk on his face with two black-clad men standing over him. They thought it was cult-related (this happened around the time of the Satanic Panic) and started investigating. They deduced it happened in Chicago and contacted the authorities there. They were able to determine where it was shot but … Continue reading Scott OT #173: The Night Thread Is Down in It (3/13)
As most of you have noticed from my posting of late, I recently signed up for the streaming site Mubi. Mubi has a neat gimmick; they have exactly 30 movies on their site at one time. When one movie leaves, … Continue reading Scott OT #172: The Mubi Night Thread (3/10)
Werner Herzog has made many amazing documentaries but my personal favorite of his is easily Grizzly Man. It tells the story of Timothy Treadwell, a man who spent a lot of time grizzly bears and (along with his girlfriend Amie … Continue reading Scott OT #171: The Night Thread of Grizzly Man (3/3)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I watched for the first time in February. 10.) Mesrine: Killer Instinct directed by Jean-Francois Richet (2008), seen on Shudder 9.) Strangers When We Meet directed by Richard Quine (1960), seen on YouTube 8.) At Eternity’s Gate directed by Julian Schnabel (2018), seen through RedBox 7.) Can You Ever Forgive Me? directed by Marielle Heller (2018), seen in theaters 6.) The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part directed by Mike Mitchell (2019), seen in theaters 5.) Ulysses’ Gaze directed by Theo Angelopoulos (1995), seen on YouTube 4.) … Continue reading Scott OT #170: The Last Night Thread of February (2/28)
To celebrate my third anniversary (and because How to Train Your Dragon 3 looks so damn good), I decided to dust off an old list I made: top 10 dragons! I decided to limit it to one dragon per franchise (otherwise, the list would be half Game of Thrones dragons). Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #169: Dragons (A Night Thread) (2/24)
It’s February 24th, which marks the third anniversary of my first Avocado post, a discussion on a Criterion firesale (I bought Inside Llewyn Davis and the original Insomnia for it). (so damn good) I’d make a joke about this being three years I’m never getting back but I’ve loved my time here. I’ve made many great friends, been recommended many great works, and I’ve had a lot of laughs. Thanks. (as a thank you, here’s my new favorite pet picture: Sally doing Blue Steel) Hope you all have fun posting here today and have a great day. Oh, and the … Continue reading Scott OT #168: The Day Thread Salutes Three Years of Scott Shitposts (2/24)
In response to a dearth of films by women on the latest Avocado Sight & Sound, I made a Night Thread header recommending a bunch of films directed (or co-directed) by women. The response was positive and a bunch of … Continue reading The Avocado Guide to Films by Women
I signed up for this Day Thread and then completely forgot about it until I was about to go to bed last night. So, here’s Beavis in a little Avocado hat: I’d try to get a picture of Sally in the hat but she has a bad habit of eating hats and I like the hat too much to try that. Hope you all have fun posting here today and have a great day. Continue reading Scott OT #167: The Day Thread of Beavis in a Hat (2/9)
I’m proud of how the latest Avocado Sight & Sound went but I must confess I’m a little disappointed with the dearth of movies directed by women on there. Because of this (and because I like to give out recommendations), … Continue reading Scott OT #166: The Night Thread of Women Directors (2/8)
Here it is, the results for this years Avocado Sight & Sound poll. This was a year of upheaval for the poll, as the champion of the past two years (The Empire Strikes Back) tumbled several spots. 1.) The Big Lebowski directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1998) with 21 mentions 2.) Mulholland Drive directed by David Lynch (2001) with 20 mentions 3.) Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg (1981) with 19 mentions 4.) The Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin Kershner (1980) with 17 mentions 4.) Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese (1990) with 17 mentions … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year III Results
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in January. 10.) Turbo Kid directed by Francoid Simard, Anouk Whissell, & Yoann-Karl Whissell, 2015 (seen on Netflix) 9.) Shirkers directed by Sandi Tan, 2018 (seen on Netflix) 8.) Cairo Station directed by Youssef Chahine, 1958 (seen on YouTube) 7.) Keane directed by Lodge Kerrigan, 2004 (seen on Shudder) 6.) Senna directed by Asif Kapadia, 2010 (seen on Netflix) 5.) Bumblebee directed by Travis Knight, 2018 (seen in theaters) 4.) Phenomena directed by Dario Argento, 1985 (seen on Shudder) 3.) The … Continue reading Scott OT #165: The Last Night Thread of the Month (1/31)
Here it is, the world famous [Citation Needed] Avocado Sight & Sound!! We’re all here to determine what the favorite movies according to us are. Well The Empire Strikes Back remain at number one or will Raiders of the Lost … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year III
Since I had fun writing about Starscream yesterday, let’s do another Decepticon header! This time, it’s Unicron, the planet eating Transformer voiced by Orson Welles. He doesn’t have too much screentime in the film but every scene with him is a winner. Instead of transforming into a vehicle, Unicron transforms into a giant Death Star looking fucker, which it uses to feast on planets!! He’s so damn cool! Orson Welles clearly only did the role for money but the fact that it’s still Charles Foster Kane voicing him makes it cool. (this image exists and it’s too amazing not to … Continue reading Scott OT #164: The Day Thread of Unicron (1/12)
With Bumblebee out right now, I thought it would be good to showcase the last time a Transformers movie was any good with 1986’s Transformers: The Movie. Specifically, one scene: Starscream’s coronation. It is just a wonderful scene, mainly because … Continue reading Scott OT #163: The Night Thread of Starscream’s Coronation (1/11)
The American Society of Cinematographers recently unveiled a list of the best shot movies of the 20th century and it reminded me of the favorite movie shots threads I’ve done in the past. So, I decided it would be fun to do it again! You can do it from any movie, a classic or a new masterpiece, live action or animated, and from any genre. Continue reading Favorite Shots from Movies
Today is the birthday of John McTiernan, director of two of the greatest action movies of all time, Die Hard and Predator (again). He’s directed numerous other popular movies like The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance, … Continue reading Scott OT #162: The Day Thread of John McTiernan
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