I'm not someone who is ever really affected by celebrity deaths, but I almost cried when I heard about Danya's passing. I've watched 100s of hrs of his videos & have recommended his content to almost everyone I know who plays. He was the internet's favorite chess teacher for a reason. RIP Sensei.

Great video on why Sea of Stars fails (spoiler: it's the writing. The writing was bad. Really bad.) Easily one of the most disappointing video games I've ever played. youtube.com/watch?v=ddlx...

Buster Keaton was born 130 years ago today, on October 4, 1895

I hate that I have to go to Manhattan to watch movies in a theater so I only go once, maybe twice, a year, but ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER was so damn good I might actually be okay with going again.

Deborah Kerr in "Black Narcissus" (directed Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Powell was also BOTD) - BOTD

Share your favorite black and white movie

What movie do you consider "perfect"?

this exists it is called thinking

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990)

Quote how you paint dark skin.

This is also true of Snakes.

Been playing MGS1 for decades but never attempted going for the FOX rank. Went for it today & after a lot of failing & reloading I finally got it.

Last one arrived today. Should be starting one (don't know which yet) some time this week.

Not claiming to be great at stealth games, but I am somewhat surprised at how much I'm struggling with Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. I'm not stuck, but am progressing much slower than I think I should. Maybe playing on "Hardcore" difficulty on first playthrough wasn't the smartest decision.

Don't work this week. Planning on: - watching a lot of movies - finishing "Debout les morts" by Fred Vargas - beating Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - maybe sketching a bit?

Charulata aka The Lonely Wife (1964, dir. Satyajit Ray). Maybe my favorite Indian film. Watch it now on the Criterion Channel if you haven't already.

For International Chess Day I'm sharing one of my better victories in recent memory.

If you see this, post a DC comics cover you love.

There was a sale so picked up a few books. Finally got them delivered today (one is missing because it was out of stock, but should be getting it in about a week). This should keep me busy for a while.

I am 🤏🏾 this close to saying "eff it" and shelling out $550 for this.

Post the same actor in two roles that show their range.

#OnThisDay in 1837, the forefather of modern chess, Paul Morphy was born! One of the best talents in history, Morphy became America's first chess icon in the 1850s with rapid piece development and ideas far ahead of his time! 👏

A true hero

I've played Street Fighter 1 three times and every time I'm shocked by how awful it is. Still can't believe the series didn't die with the first game and that they were allowed to make a sequel. Has there ever been a bigger jump in quality than between SF1 & SF2 in anything else?

“The first feminist gesture is to say: “OK, they're looking at me. But I'm looking at them.” The act of deciding to look, of deciding that the world is not defined by how people see me, but how I see them.” ― Agnès Varda #BOTD Varda directing Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

What's the most films that you have seen by one director? This one's easy: Hitchcock 53/54 (am missing "Mary", the German version of "Murder!") Buster Keaton 31/46 Akira Kurosawa 29/33 Fritz Lang 28/41 Scorsese 22/28 Billy Wilder 21/27 Jean Renoir 20/38 Buñuel 19/34 Kieślowski 18/40 #filmsky

A couple of quick faces before bed 🎨

Cinematography: Gordon Willis #botd

Five Favorite Black-and-White Films Made in 1960 or Later The Apartment (1960) Psycho (1960) La Notte (1961) Harakiri (1962) Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) #FilmSky

What's your Hitchcock top 5? 1. Rear Window 2. Notorious 3. Vertigo 4. Psycho 5. North by Northwest

I always feel like an idiot when I resign thinking I'm losing but then find out I was actually winning. Seeing one of the greats do the same actually makes me feel better.

I'm an uneducated & ignorant person, never been inside a college, and even *I* know what Habeas Corpus is.

🎬 Cairo Station (1958) is coming to Blu-ray from Criterion, Aug 12! 🇪🇬 Enjoy Chahine's masterpiece with a 4K restoration & uncompressed soundc🔊 Extras like: 2K restoration short & commentaries by Joseph Fahim Perfect for classic cinema lovers!📽️ #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky bit.ly/4mkANyv

PSA for #FilmSky friends. If you haven't come across them, LE CINEMA CLUB are well worth checking out. Each week, they make one film available to steam for FREE, and their choices are great. This week, it's Bi Gan's KAILI BLUES; next week, a Kelly Reichardt. www.lecinemaclub.com/now-showing/...

10 horror movies to get to know me 📽️ #filmsky #horrorsky Cat People ('42) Les diaboliques ('55) Psycho ('60) The Innocents ('61) Dead of Night ('45) Nosferatu ('22) Rosemary's Baby ('68) Ringu ('98) Hausu ('77) Let the Right One In ('08)

He got banned & my points were refunded lol

I don't often report chess cheaters, but my last opponent made it way too obvious. Kept disconnecting every time it was his turn to move then coming back ten seconds later, played with 99.6% accuracy, the only move he made that wasn't the engine's top move was the one he played quickly...

Fringe Catholic Sect Doesn’t Tolerate Child Abuse theonion.com/fringe-...

Just got this in the mail. 😁 #filmsky

The way BLASPHEMOUS locks you out of rewards, content, or the ability to complete sidequests if you do things or explore areas in the "wrong" order is antithetical to it being a metroidvania & is rather frustrating.

Happy 84th birthday to the first woman ever to be a chess grandmaster, and 5x women's world champ, Nona Gaprindashvili! 🎉

if you dont use garlic are you even cooking

2-Year-Old Unaware He’s Basis For 6 Couples’ Decisions Not To Have Kids theonion.com/2-year-...