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Bill "Porkchop" Scurry

@WilliamScurry

6 years

What Is White Privilege, Really?

Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself.

www.learningforjustice.org

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Marty Short shows how to properly execute a spit-take.

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@meowmays @megqnfox Is it possible to have one's life fully changed by one short video clip?

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STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WATCH THIS. Jean-Paul Belmondo did this incredibly hazardous stunt himself, which is both fucking amazing and fucking terrifying at the same time. "Le Casse" (1971) dir. Henri Verneuil ( @MattRSays )

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This is a joke for like four people, but fortunately I love those four people who appreciate a good Spalding Gray impression: MONSTERS OF MONOLOGUE ’94 ( @MattRSays @KevinGeeksOut )

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Steve Perry's wonderful solo album "Street Talk" is 40 years old in 2024. If you were around when this dropped you doubtless heard the opening strains of "Oh Sherrie" coming from radios and passing cars everywhere, an ode to Perry's then-girlfriend Sherrie Swofford.

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"Raging Bull" (1980) dir. Martin Scorsese

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I am not a crackpot, but I want helmets that actors need to actually take off and put on, none of this magic disappearing nano bullshit.

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"Once Upon A Time In the West" @studiotstella @alphavdesign

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. @Auralnauts

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Michelle Pfeiffer was the best thing about "Batman Returns," and I love how she worked her ass off to do her own whip stunts on set.

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Walton Goggins kills me with his line readings and physical comedy, watch the move he busts toward the end of this clip from "The Righteous Gemstones." ( @MattRSays @amandacuda )

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Phil Hartman simply had no equal.

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Hail hail Paul Reubens, one of the singular talents of our age. We were fortunate enough to live in a time where he walked the earth and made wonderful art.

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My favorite Steven Spielberg composition, shot marvelously by photographer Douglas Slocombe.

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Michael Keaton quickly establishes himself as a comedy brand in his first starring role for director Ron Howard in "Night Shift," from 1982. ( @MattRSays )

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One of the main reasons why "The Larry Sanders Show" worked at such an insanely high level was Rip Torn's channeling of everything he learned in the business into one brutal, cynical, and realistic package. RIP, my hero. 3/3

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The ONLY man who could punch directly into x-ray imagery. RIP Sonny Chiba

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John Goodman and Megan Mullally selling Egg McMuffins in 1983.

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“Enemy Mine” (1985) was simply awesome. RIP Wolfgang Petersen…

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@DankDuneMemes

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"Tremors" (1990) dir. Ron Underwood

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RIP to the Netherlands' finest acting export, one of the most dashing men ever to walk in front of the camera, Rutger Hauer.

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Robert Stack enters the airport and lays down the damage, a 61-year-old actor doing his own stunts. From "Airplane," as discussed by me and @colebrax on @WrongReel .

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Joaquin Phoenix goes into his technique of building his Joker character.

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3 years

Lord give me the strength of Joey Pants in a hot tub with topless Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly, the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

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4 years

You guys remember how much we loved "Jerry Aguirre"?

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6 years

I'll be damned, but Michael Mann's original version of "Heat," 1989's "L.A. Takedown," features an nearly-verbatim precursor to the De Niro/Pacino coffee scene which is still awesome even with these two randos.

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Why wasn't I told about "A Bridge Too Far"? This thing is fucking amazing.

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Since Kathy Bates is trending, let's look at this early performance in Milos Forman's 1971 comedy-drama "Taking Off," where she's credited as "Bobo Bates."

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Alan Parker directed "Angel Heart," and FUCK YES.

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Roddy McDowall acts the shit out of this scene, working that makeup and unleashing one of the finest sci-fi genre speeches in film history. "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) dir. J. Lee Thompson

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I still get excited every time I see a split-diopter shot.

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@WilliamScurry

3 years

@bradonfaphon New York’s hottest club is DRACULA FAMILY DIORAMA.

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@WilliamScurry

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It's far from a great movie, but this is a great gag from Blake Edwards' 1975 "Return of the Pink Panther."

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@WilliamScurry

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Playwrights like David Mamet and Aaron Sorkin gave Alec Baldwin passages of text like this in the 1990s because he would eat them up and spit out impressive movie scenes. "Malice" (1993) dir. Harold Becker ( @MattRSays )

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Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, and David Warner at Stratford-upon-Avon on 15 December 1963.

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Richard Pryor draws a straight line between racism and capitalism, way back in 1977 no less.

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Did anyone catch the moment in "The Irishman" where Joe Pesci's character instructs De Niro to meet up with David Ferrie -- the very man Pesci played in "JFK"?

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@AdamRackoff @KelseyGrammer You've got a class action lawsuit in me.

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Is Angela Bassett trending? Let's look at her one more time!

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Can I... see this?

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@WilliamScurry

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We had Markie Post for little while, but that was a good span of time. She was hilarious on Night Court, and gorgeous in a swimsuit.

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WHO'S ACTUALLY BUILDING THESE GIANT SNAKE-HEADED AIRSHIPS FOR COBRA?

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@WilliamScurry

6 years

This is an EXCELLENT split-diopter shot which emphasizes the threat the aliens represent in 1984's "V."

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You got to understand the moment Treat Williams hit the scene -- he was a sensation in "Hair," and working with Sidney Lumet later put him at the top of the pile. Maybe he never got as big as he could have been, but he was still a champ.

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@nytimes He's already been booked for CPAC next year as the keynote speaker.

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Stupendous art from the Marvel DUNE movie adaptation by Ralph Macchio and @sinKEVitch from back in 1984 -- an amuse bouche for tonight's livestream with @gknout , @colebrax , and @AdamRackoff .

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Two departed legends, David Warner and Fred Ward, go toe-to-toe in this scene from the marvelous and underseen "Cast a Deadly Spell" from 1991, dir. Martin Campbell.

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Nichelle Nichols is a key ingredient in why I love Star Trek, and I mourn her death today. Let's exult her work by rewatching "Mirror, Mirror" together.

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Hey guys, I don't know what all the bad buzz is about, THE PREDATOR turned out pretty awesome! @MovieKessler @SkyeMovies @neil_gaskin @colebrax

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The REAL Criterion Closet.

wellyousaythat©

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The Delfonics

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True story, John Byrne modeled his Wolverine after Paul D'Amato, best known from "Slap Shot."

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RIP the “Fuck it” guy from THE DEER HUNTER.

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Here's a delightful movie no one talks about: "Getting Straight," 1970, Elliott Gould, dir. Richard Rush. Gould plays a teaching student immersed in student protests, and Jeff Corey plays his faculty advisor getting tired of his antics.

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Watch "The Jerk" today.

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I've never seen a bad performance by Donald Pleasance.

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Freddie Jones was a versatile Englishman (and father to the estimable Toby), but I will love him most for Thufir Hawat in "Dune" (1984). This is his deleted death scene, quite important to the closure of the narrative. RIP

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Watch this nifty 180º camera pan director Bill Duke makes work in this exposition sequence from his marvelous noir thriller "Deep Cover" from 1992. @MattRSays @PINNLAND_EMPIRE

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The real actual sequel to "Chinatown" is Curtis Hanson's "L.A. Confidential."

‘Chinatown’ Is Getting A Prequel Series On Netflix By David Fincher And Robert Towne

The show will follow P.I. Jake Gittes, formerly played by Jack Nicholson, in the events before the 1974 classic.

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The voice of a generation, @Irene_Cara , has died at the age of 63. It's hard to overstate how influential her sound was at the start of the 1980s.

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They may be speaking the subtext into text, but Gere and Oscar-winner Lou Gossett Jr. are excellent in this famous scene from Taylor Hackford's "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982). It's worth revisiting the wallpaper from my youth to see what's still there today. @MattRSays

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I just noticed this awesome match-cut in the infamous explosion scene from "The Fury" -- editor Paul Hirsch tracks the falling lamp the whole time, distracting you from the swap between Cassavetes and the special effect.

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@WilliamScurry

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Patrick Stewart never misses an opportunity to be Patrick Stewart.

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Robert Wise: Master of the split diopter.

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This is a SERIOUS horror film about a series of HORRIFIC murders with a GRUESOME climax, and yet the director made sure to include scenes like this. "Exorcist 3" (1990) dir. William Peter Blatty

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#sidebyside "Death In Venice" (1971) dir. Luchino Visconti Rudy Giuliani (2020) @PINNLAND_EMPIRE

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The Thousand Faces of Brad Dourif ("Istanbul," 1985, dir. Marc Didden)

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@WilliamScurry

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@ryanarey People won’t wear a mask at Cheesecake Factory to save their neighbor’s life. You expect them not to type on the internet?

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When I first watched this almost 24 years ago, I was baffled mainly because it wasn't "Boogie Nights v2.0." Watching it tonight for the first time since, I could easily watch another four hours of it. "Magnolia" (1999) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

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#sidebyside "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986) dir. John Carpenter "Le Magnifique" (1972) dir. Philippe de Broca @PINNLAND_EMPIRE @MattRSays

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Jesus, no shortage of iconic shots in this thing...

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RIP John Paragon

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This is a sick tracking shot by director Sergei Bondarchuk, a testament to what you can do with the entire Red Army in costume as extras behind you. "War and Peace" (1965) dir. Sergei Bondarchuk

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"The Man With Two Brains" (1983) dir. Carl Reiner

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"I'd like a glass of cask-strength Bronson." "Sorry sir, we're all out." "Ok then, make it a Franco Nero 18." "Sorry sir, we don't have that either." "Well, then, what DO you have?" "..."

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Watch this crane/jib/copter(?) shot from 1989's "The Mighty Quinn" from Swiss director Carl Schenkel and Dutch cinematographer Jacques Steyn. ( @MattRSays )

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Two of the coolest motherfuckers to ever live, Jean-Louis Trintingant and Roy Scheider, face off for the only time in this L.A.-set hitman thriller. "The Outside Man" (1972) dir. Jacques Deray @MattRSays @TheLastMachine

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Who wore it better? Barry Gibb or Bob the Goon?

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Glad I was directed to this via @VideoArchives : Harry Dean Stanton lights up Roy Scheider with this Cold War excoriation, quoted line and verse by Tarantino. "The Fourth War" (1990) dir. John Frankenheimer @GalaAvary @rogerAVARY @MattRSays

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Some may say Roy Batty, but Ermanno Olmi's 1988 epic "The Legend Of the Holy Drinker" is the performance of a career for the late Rutger Hauer. ( @MattRSays @SirCoreGant )

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Just having watched "Tenet," it's embarrassing how badly Christopher Nolan handles female characters. He's either not interested or doesn't know what to do.

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@biglttlefleabag @swiftlyinflight Siblings.

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Elmore Raul "Rip" Torn was a colossus among mere men, and there was no better display of his talents than "The Larry Sanders Show." 1/3

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We only ever got one Yaphet Kotto in our lifetime. We most likely wasted him. "Brubaker" (1980) dir. Stuart Rosenberg @MattRSays

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Tina Turner's theme to "Goldeneye" still slaps after all these years.

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Sylvester Stallone gives a clinic on how to propose to a classy lady at the jewelry store in this (improvised?) scene from "Lords of Flatbush" back in 1974. @MattRSays

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Lloyd Bridges was notoriously hard to come around to what ZAZ was asking him to do, until Bob Stack said, "They want us TO BE us, Lloyd. We're the joke!" From AIRPLANE, As discussed on @WrongReel with me and @colebrax .

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@cmclymer "Condescending Lesbian" is my favorite chess defense.

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Warren Oates was dead by the time this hit theaters, but he could have easily qualified for an Oscar nom for this single scene. "Blue Thunder" (1983) dir. John Badham @MattRSays

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This search result on YouTube isn't helping my David Warner research.

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@WilliamScurry

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Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" on @WrongReel podcast episode 400: It's imperative you watch Jean-Pierre Leaud's screen-test, which was so strong that the director incorporated it into the final edit. @colebrax

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@tom2badcat SIR THIS IS A WENDY'S

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I'm gonna tell my kids this was the Snyder Cut.

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