He knew about - and was a fan of - LotR ... but he had no idea of what Dune even was. However, I have to admit I'm old ... a lot of the new science fiction authors I haven't heard of ... sigh ...
And, yes The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow.
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
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Toddson - Sep 10, 2020 6:37:55 am PDT #2861 of 3424
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Jessica - Sep 10, 2020 8:29:35 am PDT #2862 of 3424
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I am both a fan of spreading Dune fandom far and wide, and also not gatekeeping who gets to call themself a nerd.
-t - Sep 10, 2020 9:05:39 am PDT #2863 of 3424
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Agreed, Dune and nerd-dom should welcome all
Toddson - Sep 10, 2020 10:14:36 am PDT #2864 of 3424
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I was so surprised he'd never heard of Dune I couldn't respond ... so I sent him a link to something about it. Not gatekeeping - I hope - but he was young and missed out on some things I took for granted (I later sent him a link to a book with a cover that he could have modeled for ... and he ALSO wasn't aware there were m/m romances (he's gay) and seemingly it sent him down a rabbithole on Amazon that took up quite some time.)
-t - Sep 10, 2020 10:36:13 am PDT #2865 of 3424
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, I feel like Lisa Rose just smiled for no apparent reason, filled with a sudden swelling of warmth and well being
Dana - Sep 10, 2020 11:19:52 am PDT #2866 of 3424
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
and he ALSO wasn't aware there were m/m romances (he's gay) and seemingly it sent him down a rabbithole on Amazon that took up quite some time.)
Well, I hope you guys don't need him for anything anytime soon.
Toddson - Sep 10, 2020 11:35:18 am PDT #2867 of 3424
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
He'd left for another job, but I was sending him info I thought would interest him ... and a book cover with a model who could almost have been him? I didn't even try to resist.
Zenkitty - Sep 12, 2020 5:54:56 am PDT #2868 of 3424
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I wasn't a huge fan of Dune when I read it as a kid, and all I remember from the previous movie is Sting. But this movie, I'll probably break two of my own rules and go see it in IMAX.
Vonnie K - Sep 12, 2020 12:59:35 pm PDT #2869 of 3424
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I've been feeling down in the dumps about not being at TIFF for the first time in 5 years. The festival just started couple of days ago, with limited in-person component as well as virtual screening, but it's geo-locked in Canada :(
BUT. New York Film Festival, which opens in a week, also has a decent-sized virtual screening component, and the tickets for those are on sale right now! [link]
I went and bought several tickets -- a handful of narrative films including Chloe Zhao's Nomadland, which just won the top prize at Venice, plus a couple of documentaries. Some of the top titles are only available for screening during a 4-hour window on a specific day, while with others, you have 5 days to watch the movie.
If you've always wanted to try film festivals but couldn't due to various circumstances, here's your chance. Tickets go for $25 or $15, which is reasonable as festival ticket prices go.
megan walker - Sep 12, 2020 2:17:09 pm PDT #2870 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've been feeling down in the dumps about not being at TIFF for the first time in 5 years. The festival just started couple of days ago, with limited in-person component as well as virtual screening, but it's geo-locked in Canada :(
I will so miss your TIFF reports.
New York Film Festival, which opens in a week, also has a decent-sized virtual screening component, and the tickets for those are on sale right now!
However, thanks for posting this since I can't wait to see Nomadland. I also got tix for Christian Petzold's Undine and La Nuit des rois, which is more for work than anything else.
I wanted to get tickets for On the Rocks (the new Sofia Coppola) but it was already sold out. I thought about getting David Byrne's American Utopia but it will be on HBO soon enough.