I think there's also an element of the Jewish experience here as well - he knows people who died in the Holocaust, even if he didn't see the war himself - and there may be an element of guilt, and wanting his children to be the best they can, for those that cannot. #DirtyDancing #HATM

I regret to inform you that Jennifer Grey is a nepo baby - her father is Joel Grey, best known for playing the MC in Cabaret (for which he won an Oscar). #DirtyDancing #HATM

"Everybody works here." Clear reminder of the class dynamics at play here, and the impossibility of actually juggling everything - who among us has gone to work sick, because it'd mean missing a shift and potentially getting hours cut more permanently? #DirtyDancing #HATM

No man who ever tells you to read The Fountainhead has your best interests in mind. #DirtyDancing #HATM

"I'm known as the catch of the county." If you actually have to say that about yourself... #DirtyDancing #HATM

1. I had conflated it with Footloose in my mind, and it was a little shocking with some of the plot developments forthcoming (and also this actually being a good movie). #DirtyDancing #HATM

Dirty Dancing received a single Oscar nomination for Best Song, which it naturally won, and had some awards buzz, netting Golden Globe nominations for Swayze (lost to Robin Williams for Good Morning Vietnam) and Grey (lost to Cher in Moonstruck, on her way to the Oscar). #DirtyDancing #HATM

Dirty Dancing was a surprise hit in late summer 1987, opening in fourth place in a busy August weekend, and did steady business through Christmas (staying in the weekend top ten until January). It did even better globally, landing at $214 million against a $4.5 million budget. #DirtyDancing #HATM

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Have you had the time of your life? Have you never felt this way before? Would you swear, before a jury of your peers, that it is true? Then you may be entitled to join us to us Sunday at 8:00p to watch Dirty Dancing with us! #DirtyDancing #HATM

Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

RIP Renato Casaro, an Italian artist known for his film posters. He passed away yesterday at the age of 89.

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Something I've been drawing today. I woke up this morning with the thought of it in my head, and wanted to see if I could make it work.

One of the explanations for the soldiers falling to pieces here is that they are Territorial Army (basically the national guard), and way out of their depth - hence getting utterly destroyed by some dude and a few zombies. It's like Mike from Spaced trying to handle things. #28DaysLater #HATM

Once again, man is the real monster after all - and also beware when fighting monsters and so on. #28DaysLater #HATM

Weirdly enough, Manchester being on fire is just the result of Man U winning the Premier League. #28DaysLater #HATM

The wind turbines still running helps explain how the supermarket and some other spaces still have power - they'll break at some point, but more reliable when you don't need someone to shovel coal. #28DaysLater #HATM

The song (and shopping sequence generally) seems very evocative of Dawn of the Dead 1978, as well as Goblin's score for that film. #28DaysLater #HATM

I would do okay against the zombies generally (I'm fast and have solid situational awareness), but probably die to eating bad food or encountering bad-tempered survivors (I could hunker down here for a while - we're on the second/third floor, and have some food stocks). #28DaysLater #HATM

"Do you want us to find a cure and save the world, or just fall in love and fuck?" Great dialogue here reminding us that this is a different breed of zombie, though most zombie movies don't have such happy endings. #28DaysLater #HATM

No, you're thinking of the prequel with Sandra Bullock. #28Days #28DaysLater #HATM

It's interesting that (based on our viewings) America's demise comes via enstupidifcation (Idiocracy), Australia over oil and water (Mad Max), and England's from a plague and hooliganism. What other hyper-specific apocalypses befall certain countries? #28DaysLater #HATM

I remember driving across the streets of Harrisburg on some errand (I think to visit a friend), and it being totally empty like this during the COVID lockdown in March of 2020. Still evokes a very eerie feeling. #28DaysLater #HATM

These shots of empty London were essentially accomplished by shooting very early in the morning, much like the similar zombie film Night of the Comet (1984). #28DaysLater #HATM

One of the interesting quirks of the timeline is that we get surprisingly similar openings for 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead comic - the protagonist is in a coma while the world has fallen down, wakes up alone in the hospital, and initially finds help from a person of color. #28DaysLater #HATM

28 Days Later popularized the "fast zombies" subgenre that already existed (Return of the Living Dead in 1985), and helped kick off the modern zombie craze (Snyder and Gunn's Dawn of the Dead came out the following year) along with Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore's The Walking Dead. #28DaysLater #HATM

Just a heads up: this movie is INTENSE, with a lot of gory violence throughout, and plenty of jump scares (it is rated R for a reason). I know some folks are a bit wary of such things, and this is not one to force yourself to watch before bed (as great as it is!). #28DaysLater #HATM

28 Days Later was a surprise hit in the summer of 2003, opening in fourth place against Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Hulk, and Finding Nemo, despite only having 1200 screens. It held steady, earning $82 million worldwide against an $8 million budget. #28DaysLater #HATM

Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves the World Day, everybody. 42 years ago today, Lt. Col. Petrov prevented an accidental nuclear war. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...

#OTD 19 September 1991, walkers in the high Ötztal alps on the Italian border, found a body melting out of the ice. It turned out to be the remains of a c.5200 year old man preserved with all his kit. Of course, it was essential to replicate him in Playmobil. 1🧵 #PlaymobilÖtzi #PlaymobilInfestation

"The UN un-Nazied the world forever." Regrettably, the future refused to change. #Idiocracy #HATM

www.snopes.com/fact-check/i... #HATM

"I can't believe you like money too. We should hang out." Finding friends in your 30s. #Idiocracy #HATM

So this White House still has a rose garden, at least. Somehow, not the stupidest timeline. #Idiocracy #HATM

Replacing water with a salty/sugary drink probably would be bad on a mass scale - might be part of the IQ crisis, with malnutrition causing larger societal scale issues that have led to this point (considering it had been 200 years since Brawndo bought the FDA and FCC). #Idiocracy #HATM

"Work release whorin' license." It seems sex work is legalized in the future, though it is a little concerning having it as a prison work release. #Idiocracy #HATM

On the bright side, the Department of Education still exists in 2505, so its not the stupidest timeline. #Idiocracy #HATM

This Carl's Jr. ad aired in 2005, which likely explains why they would agree to be in this film (easy publicity and lowest common denominator): www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOTu... #Idiocracy #HATM

I wonder if this post-apocalypse is localized to America, and the rest of the world just sort of ignores us and leaves us to our own mess. #Idiocracy #HATM

1. While not a president, Emperor Joshua Norton I deserves a proper film - Ethan Hawke is probably the obvious casting, but could bring the correct mix of gravitas and absurdity to the role. #Idiocracy #HATM

One of the things that helps smooth things out is the robust educational system and social safety net that improves the overall outcomes, even with the Clevons of the world. Good thing we are not actively defunding our university systems out of spite and resentment. #Idiocracy #HATM

Idiocracy was a huge failure because America is dumb, but mostly because it was barely released (130 screens during Labor Day 2006) with no advertising...probably due to contractual obligations with Fox (who saw it as a direct to video release), but also because it told the truth! #Idiocracy #HATM

Favorite 10 TV comedies, in no particular order. The Adventures of Pete and Pete Blackadder Community Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Father Ted The Good Place Letterkenny Spaced Pushing Daisies The Venture Brothers

In our recent book we argue the reason "Disney Adults" troubled folks is that they were seen as refusing to uphold "adult" responsibilities about focusing on "reality" (ie, thorny social issues). Which is maybe why its so notable to the media that-- surprise-- that is clearly not the case.

The case for Disney Studies.

Little hand drawn animation and banjo theme I made. It's been a year since my brother's passing, it's hard to type stuff so l'll just let the video speak for itself. Thank you for watching. Keep going, enjoy the sandwiches.

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.