Last year I finished working my way through all the Best Picture winners.
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The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
A meditative, almost languid slice of life of late 19th century Lombard peasants. I found it surprisingly gripping -- I think because the cinematography was an amazing balancing act of being entirely understated and naturalistic while still somehow making every frame look like the work of an old master.
The Tin Drum (1979)
A very strange movie, with some incredibly uncomfortable scenes. There was a surrealism to it I liked, but it never quite leaned into that. There were some sweeping historical epic elements that I also liked, but it couldn't really commit to those either. There was a holy fool, and I love holy fools, but he isn't used very well. I dunno. Maybe don't put 11 year old actors in explicit sex scenes, even if they are playing a 16 year old?
Anyway, I'm now done with the 1970s.
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The Tin Drum (1979)
A very strange movie, with some incredibly uncomfortable scenes. There was a surrealism to it I liked, but it never quite leaned into that. There were some sweeping historical epic elements that I also liked, but it couldn't really commit to those either. There was a holy fool, and I love holy fools, but he isn't used very well. I dunno. Maybe don't put 11 year old actors in explicit sex scenes, even if they are playing a 16 year old?
Anyway, I'm now done with the 1970s.
Missing (1982)
Jack Lemmon tries to uncover what happened to his son who was disappeared in the Chilean coup, slowly realizing the extent of the US involvement and how naive his trust in his own government was. Intense and searingly painful at times. Lemmon really didn't get enough credit as a dramatic actor, because he was absolutely brilliant in this.
Oh, and since there was some surprise expressed that we still have a real video store in Seattle, here is it (minus a few rooms behind the camera) in all its glory. I'm so glad we've managed to keep it open this long -- and hopefully the tide is turning on physical media enough that maybe it can survive someday without fundraisers.
Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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@krisfreedain @fosdem aww I hope you'll still be there in 2026!
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#Mozilla promotes the head of #Firefox to become the #CEO of Mozilla, and everyone loses their shit.
1. He said some people like #AI and some don't.
2. All #browser #OEMs are all in on AI.
3. Isn't this just Mozilla copying #Google, that turned out well.
4. Contrary to popular belief, Firefox has done some really good things in the past year.
5. People will always find a way to moan about Mozilla and by extension Firefox.
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Scampia, GRIDAS rischia lo Sgombero
@giornalismo
articolo21.org/2025/12/scampia…
L’associazione culturale Gridas – Gruppo risveglio dal sonno, di Scampia lancia un appello per evitare lo sgombero dallo storico centro sociale di Scampia di Via Monterosa. A seguito di una sentenza della Corte d’Appello per occupazione senza titolo, in favore
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Headline: ooooo, the MAGAS in office are in trouble!!!!
Story: the MAGAS in office are about to fuck everything up and all of us are in trouble
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Germania. Primi passi verso la leva obbligatoria
@anarchia
Il Bundestag ha approvato, con 323 voti a favore, 272 contrari e una astensione, la riforma della leva. La nuova legge, tra le altre cose, mantiene il servizio militare volontario, ma tutti i giovani di sesso maschile saranno obbligati a...https://www.rivoluzioneanarchica.it/germania-primi-passi-verso-la-leva-obbligatoria/
