Sometimes I distract myself from the endless shitshow of the day's news by writing reviews of hokey action movies. To wit, today's exploration of what Tom Berenger has been up to lately: letterboxd.com/malderor/fil... #elrey #elreynetwork #letterboxd #badactionmoviereview

Bands: on behalf of DJs the world over, please do NOT print your vinyl albums on clear vinyl. That shit is impossible to see. (The track breaks you *think* you see here are actually on the other side of the record.)

And here I thought performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival was the low point in Kevin Hart's career. #worldcupdraw

Jesus Christ. Just when I thought #FIFA couldn't get any more awful and corrupt, they invented a damn "FIFA peace price" to award to somebody they wanted to pander to? (Take a wild guess who.) Thanks, I'm tuning out of this BS. #worldcupdraw

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Reasons I moved to a city, Exhibit B. A month-long Samurai Film Fest at the Alamo. drafthouse.com/sf/movies/wa... @hayao.lol

Reasons I moved to a city, Exhibit A. Godzilla Fest at the Balboa this weekend: www.balboamovies.com/godzilla-fes... @hayao.lol

benches have gone up at bus stops around the Mission and parts south. thanks sfbabc.org !! everybody deserves comfort and dignity while waiting for the bus

The first item on that "to-do" list is a one-click letter to your representatives urging them to overturn the executive order to cut funding for libraries. (You have to opt in or out on the email contact field in order to get it to send.) app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... 2/2

In the monsoon of terrible news, I missed the executive order last Friday to cut funding for the only Federal Agency that funds library services. Libraries are popular with both parties, so maybe we can get this one denied? FAQ and list of things to do about it: www.ala.org/faq-executiv... 1/2

How was that only a 4.2? That was the longest shaker I can remember. #earthquake #sanfrancisco

She’s Green. Shoegaze at Noisepop here in SF. #shoegaze #noisepop #bottomofthehill #both #rocknroll

Live antifascist post-punk music at the Kilowatt with @trupatrupa.bsky.social. I think @nedraggett.bsky.social is here someplace too.

Pink Breath of Heaven at The Bottom of the Hill. #shoegaze #dreampop #bottomofthehill #both #sanfrancisco #fuckyourdoomloop @hayao.lol

Dear TV and film people (editors? I dunno…) I am absolutely MILES from my TV, please zoom the hell into those plot-crucial text messages popping up on the protagonist’s phone. Sincerely, Ms Pause-rewind-stand-close-and-squint.

Djing with @malderor.bsky.social at The Willows tonight. Come on by and listen to some tunes if you are in S.F.

Wait, what? Some dudes staged a live production of Hamlet during the Covid lockdown, but shot entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto? And made a documentary? What?? (96% positive on Rotten Tomatoes and it's playing this week at the Drafthouse. So, uh, off I go...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=OloH...

ICYMI the DaVinci Resolve free training schedule for the next quarter is available if you want to sign up for any of the upcoming classes. The Fairlight one is halfway through already. dvresolve.com/news/blackma... #PostSky

Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night. Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App TOGGLE OFF. You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡

For those evacuating with pets in LA: Hilton’s Homewood Suites, Home2 Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Tru and Canopy brands are all 100% pet friendly. Even cats! And a lot of hotels are waiving pet fees atm. Good on u Hilton! Pun intended: that’s hot.

An interesting and depressing read. Very shortly there will be 100% AI generated "content" that people vaguely watch as background noise while paying a monthly fee for the privilege. It seems we're already (more than) halfway there, but at least humans are still churning out the forgettable films.

Remember on this day that, canonically, George Bailey’s re-discovery of the value of his life takes place at the same time as the failed hit attempt on Vito Corleone.

There’s nothing so annoyingly appropriate as fucking commercials on the Yule log channel.

World's favourite cuisines. 25,000 people in 24 countries were asked which nation's food they preferred. Interesting results 🍕

Speaking of which, a big screen showing of Godfather Part 2 led me to revisit Godfather Part 3 for the first time in 35 years. It doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the first two but...it's not as bad as we all remembered. letterboxd.com/malderor/fil...

I guess a whole bunch of people are joining Bluesky today. Welcome. I guess if we're hopscotching social media sites I got on Letterboxd recently, and that's where more of my movie reviews are going: letterboxd.com/malderor/

Today I learned the term "desire lines" as it relates to urban planning. As a confirmed pedestrian, I see these all the time (especially in car-focused suburban areas) and didn't know they had a name.

This. is. Awesome! 😆 Aw, man! He ALMOST lived to see it, too! He passed away January 14th, 2022.

There's a "Get The Guide" party tonight at the Drawing Room Annex (499 Valencia St) to, well, get the guide for the upcoming 50th season of SF Open Studios, Sept. 19 through Oct. 13. Check it out! www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-sf-op...

@netzardfan.bsky.social It seems like this thread might be of interest to you: bsky.app/profile/acjs...

"This is going to hurt." - Not what you want to hear your accountant say as he looks over your tax documentation. #freelancelife

@catbus.bsky.social New A Place To Bury Strangers single just dropped. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSYK...

Let's see if this whole posting-from-another-site works? letterboxd.com/malderor/fil...

I used to post #badactionmoviereviews over on that accursed hell-site we all abandoned. I'm thinking of moving the practice to that new-fangled Letterboxd thing some folks are using. boxd.it/5FESTt

A friend sent me this from the Minnesota morning news. As a former broadcast editor, I can say we've all been there. #postchat