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auzzy

@auzzy@bbq.snoot.com

Cinephile and self-styled movie reviewer. On here, I mostly talk about #movies and related topics, and post links to my #MovieReviews.

I track everything I watch on my Letterboxd, and try to write something about each thing (sometimes very belatedly). Feel free to follow me!

I boost most #LetterboxdFriday posts I see, just because I love the community aspect, regardless of whether I agree with your ratings.

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LadyMarth01, to music
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Album of the Day 256: It Doesn't Matter by Saxon Shore

https://saxonshore.bandcamp.com/album/it-doesnt-matter

2009 post-rock album from Los Angeles, California. "This Place" pushes into a shoegaze/dream pop direction with guest vocals from Caroline Lufkin.

My picks: "Nothing Changes," "This Place," "Bar Clearing Good Times"

auzzy,
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@LadyMarth01 Another great album I haven't listened to in a minute! Thanks for giving me an excuse to do so now. =)

CultureDesk, to movies
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Stunt doubles are highly skilled and trained professionals who are often at risk through their work, but part of their job is staying away from fame. “Anonymity has always been the contract that we’ve agreed to, and it’s partly for the audience’s benefit,” says David Leitch, director of "The Fall Guy," who was Brad Pitt's stunt double for a decade. The Hollywood Reporter talked to him and Ben Jenkin, Logan Holladay and Chris O’Hara, three of the stunt performers from "The Fall Guy" about how they created the movie's action sequences, and the fight to get industry recognition for their profession. Tell us in the comments what you think the greatest stunt in movie history is.

https://flip.it/R0WzPE

auzzy,
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@CultureDesk Skipping your question, sorry.

It's so weird to me that one of the oppositions to a stunt Oscar is "How can a layperson know what goes into this?"

Do they think laypeople know anything about editing? Or the nuance of what constitutes production design? They don't know much about the technical categories. And that's okay! At their best, the Oscars are a great teacher.

Conversely, big stunts often constitute water cooler talk. "Did you see that?!?! It was AWESOME."

LadyMarth01, to music
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Album of the Day 250: Hellfire by black midi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfAOFyhfZJU&list=OLAK5uy_kUzro9EulGZUsIl-Bvn8hnQmPZU0jpSHw&index=1

https://bmblackmidi.bandcamp.com/album/hellfire

2022 experimental rock album from London, England. A crazy experience that takes from prog rock, show tunes, jazz fusion, and more. A hellish nightmare concept album, at times sung, at other times ranted in a blend of carnival barker and auctioneer; often hectic, occasionally soft, frequently discordant.

My picks: "Eat Men Eat," "Welcome to Hell," "Dangerous Liasons"

auzzy,
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@LadyMarth01 The vocal style, especially on tracks like Hellfire, reminds me a lot of Sleaford Mods.

SaltiredPopcorn, to Blog
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http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2024/04/abigail-2024.html

A spoiler-free Abigail review? I got you. This is the fun @horror you need to see.

auzzy,
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@SaltiredPopcorn @horror RE: the marketing strategy, I really feel for Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett.

auzzy, to random
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NPR did a fascinating dive through a database of historical markers across the US.

That the markers so badly misrepresent history (especially Civil War and Native American history) isn't surprising, of course. But the specific ways and the mechanics of how they work are illuminating.

Note that while the piece doesn't quote the slurs, if you click through to the database itself, it's uncensored. And the piece describes some upsetting events and racist ideas.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/21/1244899635/civil-war-confederate-statue-markers-sign-history

auzzy, to movies
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New server, so I guess I'll do an !

As my bio notes, I mostly use Mastodon to talk about , and I started a blog just over a year ago: https://bit.ly/austin-movies .

Outside of that, I'm a New England-based software engineer by day. I'm also big into , and got bitten by the bug about two years ago.

I'm also big into various forms of , from melodic death all the way to indie rock. But post-rock/metal and dream pop especially.

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