You remind me of the way the late, lamented Off the Wall Cinema dealt with changing sensibilities--if the film was good but had problematic elements (like the Red Hot Riding Hood cartoons, for example), they warned people. Admittedly, that was decades ago, but it seemed to work at the time.
It can be tough to find the right balance. Artists and artworks can create mixed feelings, but sometimes a person doesn't want to be so pure as to miss out on the good parts.
Are you sure? I haven't watched it for years but I watched it several times over the decades and I don't remember that at all. Also, here's what the Google has to say:
I loved this movie. Saw it at The Rialto in Raleigh when it first came out and have watched it periodically throughout the years. And it was funny too. From DeeDee’s toenail remark to the building of South Carolina (malls and shit!) it delivered a strong message in a velvet glove. Hope everyone enjoyed it.
I usually travel to the US twice a year to visit my father, now 96. But I'm delaying booking the next one since I fully expect the fascists to go after expats when they get around to it, or if frustrated in their larger schemes. I've always received a number of quizzical looks when presenting a US passport and adding, if it comes up in the chat with the CBP officer, that I live overseas. Not often at Seatac, to be sure. But in these times I can imagine either a directive or emboldened Magat types making problems. Recall that they have the right to look through all data stored locally on your phone and demand passwords for that. On pain of confiscating the device. Supposedly they cannot have the phone connected to any network or cloud, so just local data. Deleting social media apps and mail accounts would theoretically limit their search pretty radically. I am seeing some information that the law is unsettled on whether they can demand cloud-based email and social media access for US citizens. But if no app is on the phone, I'm guessing they wouldn't start asking what accounts you have. Yet. Non-US citizens, basically you have no rights at all, they can refuse entry based on perceived non-compliance with questioning. Normal for all countries, to be sure, but we're talking magatified CBP here.
I suppose you could store/backup all your phone data in the cloud, reset your phone to the very basics for the trip, and then re-download the backed up data once the coast is clear again.
Not much on a phone these days anyway. Delete apps, disconnect mail accounts from the phone app, should be fine. Obviously metadata somewhere on the phone, but if they're that interested something had gone wrong skyway.
A songwriting contemporary of Carole King is Barry Mann, who is 86 today. With Cynthia Weill, he wrote a number of hit songs, including this one by the Animals, "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place":
Can't think of a single event that captures everything that is wrong with American culture like the fucking Super Bowl. The boundless valipity, crass commercialism, the "fuck you give me your money" attitude, the violence of the sport itself, the celebrations, the overly-rehearsed fake ass halftime show.
And this years is somehow worse, with the insurrectionist orange rapist as the "guest of honor."
I read that a pair of well situated tickets can sell for $52,000.
I’m just chewing on that number for a minute. That would constitute a healthy down payment on a lot of houses. Hell, if you’re handy, it could build a house.
So during the NFL’s pinnacle event, which will likely be the most watched television program of the year, “End Racism” will not appear in the back of the end zones, even though that message had been visible at every Super Bowl since 2021. Instead, an end zone message will ask us to “Choose Love.”
I'm begging everyone here to please skip the superbowl today. The less viewers, the less $$$ these assholes get. It's the only thing they really care about anyway, so might as well hit 'em where it hurts.
Sigh… fine. Make them get a lot less bang for the buck. Also, when there's less views, it will be notices. And you know trump thrives on his numbers. There's more than one reason to boycott.
I will not be watching it but my husband will be. I will be taking a break from WONKETTE to make tacos, but that’s it. I guess our votes cancel each other out, lol! I confess to a selfish bias in that I absolutely CANNOT RISK ACCIDENTALLY SEEING THAT FAT UGLY FUCKER’S FACE on my TV! I do want to hear if the crowd boos him from my husband though…
He will not hear of it. Football (the whole season, mind, not just the Stupid Bowl) is Holy Season around here. He is already somewhat irritated at me because it has been a tradition for me to watch it with him. Like when I yell at him that “I WILL NOT BE SILENCED, FUCK YOU!” He says the same about his precious football. So have at it, he loves that incredibly inane WWE TOO…
I shall be cranking some tunes and blazing some bud with my 'lil nose in a book. It's one I recieved for the winter holidays regarding the current national shit storm called "Shameless".
An all too appropriate designation for these fascist fucks.
The preface was penned by the esteemed Jamie Raskin and is a worthwhile read all by itself.
This how a totally normal adult who is not insecure about his penis size talks:
"I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the board of trustees [of the Kennedy Center], including the chairman, who do not share our vision for a golden age in arts and culture," Trump wrote. "We will soon announce a new board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!"
Running the government has been outsourced to Elon and Bigballs. This gives Donald the free time he needs to do what he likes best, after golfing and strutting around to the rousing accompaniment of Hail To The Chief: being a great big glitzy entertainment celebrity. He probably sees running the Kennedy Center as his big chance to revive his reality TV career.
Well, he's got Snoop Doggy Dog and Jewel now . . . and of course the "Village Person" (only one original member of the group left) . . . but there is that painter guy who makes those creepy "historical" paintings with stuff like "Trump at the Signing of the Declaration of Independence" . . .
Speaking of which. . . July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. Yet another Trump indignity we will have to endure as no doubt he will do lots of his "flag humping" BS around it.
'I am taking this opportunity to declare (waits for chuckle) that the Declaration of Independs, Independence, and the Constitution, are no longer in force, and we will be releasing our new, much better Constitution in two weeks.'
Apparently actor David Schwimmer knows nothing about Elon Musk . . .
"Schwimmer shared a photo of West with the text “I’m a Nazi” superimposed on top, quoting one of West’s own posts, with the caption, “We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk."
I have every pair I've ever worn, starting with my first "kitty cat" glasses from 3rd grade in the 1960s. The lenses are for shit (both in strength and in quantity of scratches), but the frames lasted. Well, except for that pair of wire frames I kept soldering back together till I could afford new ones, those are kind of wasted.
Omg, I bet the kitty cat glasses are adorable! I have my grandpa's military issue "birth control" glasses from the 60s and just got them new lenses. Good as new, and dorkily awesome.
It is time for the people to get their boots on and get out into the streets and raise some HELL. This is not an issue that's going to be settled with a few terse missives to the management. The highest, MOST secure levels of US government involving the nation's wealth and national security have been INVADED by an Afrikaan nationalist with graphically aggressive intentions.
I was joking with Chicken the other day about how sometimes my movie picks are often perfect for whatever is happening in the world. Sometimes almost prescient. So next month's calendar is up and we are starting the month with Mars Attacks! so just figured I'd warn ya! https://open.substack.com/pub/ziggywiggy/p/wonkette-movie-night-march-2025?r=2knfuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Another classic I have never seen! Looking forward to it. Thanks so much!
We both loved, loved, loved Roger Rabbit.
(hey ummmm, boss?
boss, there's some errrrmmmmmm very problematic dialogue in The Commitments as I recall as I recall :/ )
I have gotten a bit tired of trying to police these movies honestly. Point me in the direction of problematic.
Apply warning label and ignore complaints.
You remind me of the way the late, lamented Off the Wall Cinema dealt with changing sensibilities--if the film was good but had problematic elements (like the Red Hot Riding Hood cartoons, for example), they warned people. Admittedly, that was decades ago, but it seemed to work at the time.
Thank you, that is what I try to do.
It can be tough to find the right balance. Artists and artworks can create mixed feelings, but sometimes a person doesn't want to be so pure as to miss out on the good parts.
the n word a lot in a not-good extensive analogy made by the male lead
Are you sure? I haven't watched it for years but I watched it several times over the decades and I don't remember that at all. Also, here's what the Google has to say:
𝘕𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1991 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.
I have a specific memory, though now you point it out, it may be from having read the book
now I will look forward to finding out!
I never read the book but I'll bet that's what you are remembering.
That's what I found also, that they switched the N-word out for Black.
I may be wrong, boss
I remember that now that you mention it. But that's from the character. He's a poor person in a run-down neighborhood, sometimes people talk that way.
(im still not going to endorse it but it is not my call to make and I will shut up now)
Fair enough!
I looked it up. It will be fine.
yes'm boss
That's going to be a good month.
wait, didn't we try doing that one before and it was swapped out for...reasons?
Yes because it happened at the same time as a terrorist attack that I do not remember which one it was and that is fucked up.
Both parts are, the terrorist attack part and the don't even remember which one part.
:[
Nice lineup. "The Commitments" is the only one I haven't seen.
OH GODS IT IS SO GOOD.
Saw this movie way back when. Still remember someone asking him "where you from" and he just pointed up.
John Sayles is a national treasure.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081420/?ref_=tt_mv_close
I loved this movie. Saw it at The Rialto in Raleigh when it first came out and have watched it periodically throughout the years. And it was funny too. From DeeDee’s toenail remark to the building of South Carolina (malls and shit!) it delivered a strong message in a velvet glove. Hope everyone enjoyed it.
I usually travel to the US twice a year to visit my father, now 96. But I'm delaying booking the next one since I fully expect the fascists to go after expats when they get around to it, or if frustrated in their larger schemes. I've always received a number of quizzical looks when presenting a US passport and adding, if it comes up in the chat with the CBP officer, that I live overseas. Not often at Seatac, to be sure. But in these times I can imagine either a directive or emboldened Magat types making problems. Recall that they have the right to look through all data stored locally on your phone and demand passwords for that. On pain of confiscating the device. Supposedly they cannot have the phone connected to any network or cloud, so just local data. Deleting social media apps and mail accounts would theoretically limit their search pretty radically. I am seeing some information that the law is unsettled on whether they can demand cloud-based email and social media access for US citizens. But if no app is on the phone, I'm guessing they wouldn't start asking what accounts you have. Yet. Non-US citizens, basically you have no rights at all, they can refuse entry based on perceived non-compliance with questioning. Normal for all countries, to be sure, but we're talking magatified CBP here.
If you are retired, the thing I would be concerned about is them stopping SocSec for expats. I expect them to do that before the next election.
Lived overseas for 40 yrs, negligible earnings stateside. Haven't claimed SocSec.
I suppose you could store/backup all your phone data in the cloud, reset your phone to the very basics for the trip, and then re-download the backed up data once the coast is clear again.
Or get a burner phone.
Not much on a phone these days anyway. Delete apps, disconnect mail accounts from the phone app, should be fine. Obviously metadata somewhere on the phone, but if they're that interested something had gone wrong skyway.
Expats?
Tom Brady is Fucked.
A songwriting contemporary of Carole King is Barry Mann, who is 86 today. With Cynthia Weill, he wrote a number of hit songs, including this one by the Animals, "We've Got To Get Out Of This Place":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6gcxNFc1I0
He wrote that? Great song and performance by Eric and The Animals!
They wrote a bunch of great songs together, including the classic "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Walking In The Rain" for instance.
Can't think of a single event that captures everything that is wrong with American culture like the fucking Super Bowl. The boundless valipity, crass commercialism, the "fuck you give me your money" attitude, the violence of the sport itself, the celebrations, the overly-rehearsed fake ass halftime show.
And this years is somehow worse, with the insurrectionist orange rapist as the "guest of honor."
Fuck the Super Bowl.
I read that a pair of well situated tickets can sell for $52,000.
I’m just chewing on that number for a minute. That would constitute a healthy down payment on a lot of houses. Hell, if you’re handy, it could build a house.
20% more than my annual income.
[covers ears, squeezes eyes shut]
No math! It was promised!!
I miss the days when America's sport was baseball. The rules are simple and any kid could play it with just a glove, a bat, and a ball.
42 was on earlier
It’s the event that unites all Americans. It is our true national holiday. And if you say “Super Bowl” on TV, the NFL will sue your ass into oblivion.
I've got zero interest in associating myself with the stupidest people in the country.
And hey, why not just cave.
So during the NFL’s pinnacle event, which will likely be the most watched television program of the year, “End Racism” will not appear in the back of the end zones, even though that message had been visible at every Super Bowl since 2021. Instead, an end zone message will ask us to “Choose Love.”
"Choose Love" = submit to Donald Trump
This is starting to feel very 1984.
Obviously we ended racism back in the Obama administration. Unless you're a white cis man.
Modern day gladiators. Are you not entertained?
I'm begging everyone here to please skip the superbowl today. The less viewers, the less $$$ these assholes get. It's the only thing they really care about anyway, so might as well hit 'em where it hurts.
We don’t care for sports at all so we’re good to go!
I’m working today-and I don’t give a fuck about TBI-ball anyway
The money has already been made. Doesn't matter how many people watch it.
Sigh… fine. Make them get a lot less bang for the buck. Also, when there's less views, it will be notices. And you know trump thrives on his numbers. There's more than one reason to boycott.
I will not be watching it but my husband will be. I will be taking a break from WONKETTE to make tacos, but that’s it. I guess our votes cancel each other out, lol! I confess to a selfish bias in that I absolutely CANNOT RISK ACCIDENTALLY SEEING THAT FAT UGLY FUCKER’S FACE on my TV! I do want to hear if the crowd boos him from my husband though…
I really wish your husband could skip it, too. Is he that big of a fan, really? I mean, if trump gets booed, you're gonna hear about it.
He will not hear of it. Football (the whole season, mind, not just the Stupid Bowl) is Holy Season around here. He is already somewhat irritated at me because it has been a tradition for me to watch it with him. Like when I yell at him that “I WILL NOT BE SILENCED, FUCK YOU!” He says the same about his precious football. So have at it, he loves that incredibly inane WWE TOO…
I get it, hon. Not much you can do. Well, this is probably the last super bowl anyway, so he's welcome to it, I guess.
Yep, he and the damn 80” TV he rode in on lol! Makes the National MSM nightly news unbearable, LOL!
I shall be cranking some tunes and blazing some bud with my 'lil nose in a book. It's one I recieved for the winter holidays regarding the current national shit storm called "Shameless".
An all too appropriate designation for these fascist fucks.
The preface was penned by the esteemed Jamie Raskin and is a worthwhile read all by itself.
"The Puppy Bowl" is OUR only game. [Animal Planet, Sling, Discovery, Discovery+, MAX, TBS and something called truTV are the stations I know about.]
Pregame show starts @ 1:00 pm, whole thing ends @ 5:00 pm. Then our TV goes off!
[Haven't watched the super bowl since it was on in the daytime.]
I'll be tuning in the Bowl Game. The Puppy Bowl!
Model building time for me
Dang it I should have planned a movie!
Black Sunday
Crazy Bruce Dern, always!
I was thinking something about badass birds of prey, you know Superb Owls!
Imma suffer The Welker on Press The Flesh.
Jen Psaki's show has become my only Sunday talking heads viewing. Otherwise, it's all reading, rather than viewing, for my analysis, news, and snark.
Yeah, I almost never do this, gave it up decades ago, though I catch Jen's rerun at night.
Rep Ilhan Omar is on FTN.
Giving the GOP hell and looking sexy AF.
I watched This Week and there were no Congressional Ball Garglers. Extremely rare!
I'm an asexual lady, but dammmmn she's hot. That woman is so goddamn beautiful.
This how a totally normal adult who is not insecure about his penis size talks:
"I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the board of trustees [of the Kennedy Center], including the chairman, who do not share our vision for a golden age in arts and culture," Trump wrote. "We will soon announce a new board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!"
'Everybody's mean to me! Just wait till I grow up, then you'll see!'
Interwebs God tells us:
"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑦 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 1958, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑚𝑝 ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑡."
https://www.thegodpodcast.com/p/time-magazines-president-musk-cover?
May the Center join the resistance with style and artistry!
"Donald J Trump: The Musical"
Music by Donald J. Trump
Book by Donald J. Trump
Choreography by Donald J. Trump
Directed by Donald J. Trump
Just like “The Producers” except this musical fails spectacularly.
"Choreography by Donald J. Trump"
oh, that is gonna be LIT!
https://tenor.com/search/donald-trump-dancing-gifs
The Double Wank Hustle!
Humping the American flag by...
Running the government has been outsourced to Elon and Bigballs. This gives Donald the free time he needs to do what he likes best, after golfing and strutting around to the rousing accompaniment of Hail To The Chief: being a great big glitzy entertainment celebrity. He probably sees running the Kennedy Center as his big chance to revive his reality TV career.
Tonight! Live from The Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump presents Kid Rock!
With special guest Ted “*I shit my pants to get out of Vietnam” Nugent.
*Bone spurs excuse already taken
Well, he's got Snoop Doggy Dog and Jewel now . . . and of course the "Village Person" (only one original member of the group left) . . . but there is that painter guy who makes those creepy "historical" paintings with stuff like "Trump at the Signing of the Declaration of Independence" . . .
Speaking of which. . . July 4, 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. Yet another Trump indignity we will have to endure as no doubt he will do lots of his "flag humping" BS around it.
'I am taking this opportunity to declare (waits for chuckle) that the Declaration of Independs, Independence, and the Constitution, are no longer in force, and we will be releasing our new, much better Constitution in two weeks.'
Chachi, Rick Schroder, Kevin Sorbo, douchebag minor SNLs and pro athletes with early CTE
Albert P. Speer
Nice. Deep cut.
Tonight, honoring The Village People!
'Village Person' (only one surviving member . . .)
I read where an original member said they would never performed for TFG. Can’t remember the source.
The only original member still in the group led them at the inauguration.
No Shit? Wouldn’t he be in his 80s?
Nah, he's "only" 73, I think.
My Fucking BAD. APOLOGIES ALL!!
He ain’t got time for that shit.
The more he does that and plays golf and sits on the toilet, the better off we are.
According to Scientific American , an experiment shows that Bonobos can tell when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction.
BONOBOS 2028!
Large asteroid 2% chance of impact 2032!
Apparently actor David Schwimmer knows nothing about Elon Musk . . .
"Schwimmer shared a photo of West with the text “I’m a Nazi” superimposed on top, quoting one of West’s own posts, with the caption, “We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk."
Ordered five new pair of glasses.
This should last me until April.
For I am the Raccoon of Vengeance, Eater of Nachos, Destroyer of Eye Wear.
I know where you're coming from, he says, checking on his stash of spare reading glasses.
Dude, I still have a pair from Specs Optical on Hennepin. I paid $1500 for them back in 2002, but they have lasted forever!
I have every pair I've ever worn, starting with my first "kitty cat" glasses from 3rd grade in the 1960s. The lenses are for shit (both in strength and in quantity of scratches), but the frames lasted. Well, except for that pair of wire frames I kept soldering back together till I could afford new ones, those are kind of wasted.
Omg, I bet the kitty cat glasses are adorable! I have my grandpa's military issue "birth control" glasses from the 60s and just got them new lenses. Good as new, and dorkily awesome.
Nice!! Thank you for the reminder as well!!
Warby Parker?
(I watch way too much Vidiot)
Just my standard pair and for random reading glasses.
https://www.readingglasses.com/products/shuron-freeway-52?color=Black+Fade
I buy those 3 / $10 ones at Shoprite! Don't need them often.
Greenland PM eye-fucking the Pope
The Young Pope - The Prime Minister of Greenland Visits Vatican
https://youtu.be/D_vhwZZjgac?feature=shared
Except for the huge Bobbyknockers in your face, it's almost like a Blue Chew ad!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a23utge5gk6ckgm3ypx3weyr/post/3lh5m42vr3s2d
Senator Patty Murray
@murray.senate.gov
All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire.
This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.
It’s time to speak out and fight back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-federal-payments-system.html
The time to speak out was 2015.
It is time for the people to get their boots on and get out into the streets and raise some HELL. This is not an issue that's going to be settled with a few terse missives to the management. The highest, MOST secure levels of US government involving the nation's wealth and national security have been INVADED by an Afrikaan nationalist with graphically aggressive intentions.
My fellow American citizens, this is WAR.
Our "script" for the foreseeable future is NOT gonna be written by Mel Brooks's ghost.
In the name of BELOVED Uncle Mel and all that is recognized as fucking decent we MUST fight back NOW.