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Christianne Benedict@krelllabs.bsky.social |
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Cartoonist, Film Writer, Malcontent. She/her if you please.
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Christianne Benedict
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Masumura is very much my thing. I'm green with envy toward anyone who got to that retrospective. If you're interested, here's a piece I wrote about the director a few years ago:
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Christianne Benedict
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I had some screeners last week. Here's what I wrote about the second one.
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Christianne Benedict
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talk about a film that takes advantage of a wide screen!
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Christianne Benedict
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Achilles wrath, to Greece the direful spring Of woes unnumber'd heavenly goddess sing.
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Christianne Benedict
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but Godzilla vs. Biollante is on the Criterion Channel this month. This has long been the most difficult to see of all Godzilla movies. They're also showing The Return of Godzilla, the Japanese edit of Godzilla 1985, which is almost as rare.
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Christianne Benedict
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Back on the blogging horse for me this weekend with a look at the new French horror movie, The Vourdalak.
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Christianne Benedict
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I had a great time talking about Poe, Roger Corman, and Vincent Price dor my friend Aaron's podcast.
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'You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.'
Link: deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-t...
#Privacy #Meta #Facebook
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Christianne Benedict
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Your writer is some kind of sadist.
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Christianne Benedict
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this totally has a 1959 in Little Rock energy to it. They really need a new shtick.
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Goran
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Thor's helmet should emote like Asterix's, my only deeply held superhero opinion
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Christianne Benedict
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"And to think...I hesitated." (hat tip to Clive Barker for the necklace).
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Christianne Benedict
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The one you should start with is Monstrous Regiment, which is trans as hell.
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Christianne Benedict
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Got a flash sale notice from Affinity today. Everything half off. Boy howdy, did they pick their moment. If you're tired of Adobe's bullshit, here's your off ramp.
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Christianne Benedict
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Yeah. The Long Weekend was that Australian revenge of nature flick. No Milland, but he wouldn't have been above doing it if the money was right.
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Christianne Benedict
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Pretty good mail week. Most of this is pushing to the finish line in my quest to collect *all* of Cary Grant's movies. The extra Jean Harlow movies are a bonus; I bought this set for Suzy, the only film she made with Grant.
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Christianne Benedict
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Fuck AI. I drew every line of this myself. With a brush.
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Christianne Benedict
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Is this still available on a t-shirt? Because I wants it, precious.
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Christianne Benedict
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Rewatching Ocean's 8, which is admittedly not as good as the the Soderbergh films. But there are all kinds of reasons to watch movies besides directorial virtuosity. Like, for instance, all of Cate Blanchett's outfits.
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Christianne Benedict
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I've been writing about Cary Grant movies on and off for a while. Today it's In Name Only from 1939, one of his most obscure films.
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Christianne Benedict
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Because the next one is coming very soon, allow me to tout my piece on Fury Road. It's one of the best things I ever wrote about a movie. Enjoy.
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Christianne Benedict
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I bought the trade on Wednesday. Love it, but I was marginally disappointed that it didn't include the two covers by Barry Windsor-Smith from the old Eclipse version. Were there rights issues to overcome with that or did Marvel just demure? Probably shouldn't complain since I have those books.
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Christianne Benedict
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My friend, Aaron, invited me on his podcast to talk about The Brood, which is probably my favorite David Cronenberg movie.
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Christianne Benedict
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It is. So is We're No Angels. It's my brother's favorite Bogart movie, so I got it for his birthday (I snagged one for myself, too). A couple of these are blind buys, so that's fun (Cry Danger, Without a Clue).
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Christianne Benedict
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Pretty good mail this week. Lots from the late lamented Olive Films here, via a Deep Discount bogo sale. Plus, I guess Bogart is my next project once I finish with Cary Grant.
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Christianne Benedict
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This has been sitting in my drafts folder for a while. It's on VOD now, so it might be of use. My thoughts on Lisa Frankenstein, such as they are...
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Christianne Benedict
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Honestly, they should trade down, but the Russell Wilson experiment has driven their front office and their fan base insane.
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Christianne Benedict
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The Cardinal's shenanigans relies on the Broncos being rational. I assure you, they are not rational. This will be fun to see, though.
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Christianne Benedict
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I bought a couple of volumes of Digger from you at worldcon in Chicago. You were very charming.
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Christianne Benedict
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Thanks! Most of these films are easy to find. Illegal is available for free on Plex, but you'll have to put up with ads. The rest are easy enough to find in the usual places. Black Tuesday is really worth seeking out on disc though.
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Christianne Benedict
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Hi all. I've been absent. Mental health and all. Just popping in to say that I've been working on this huge blog article about the graylist films of Edward G. Robinson and I'd love for people to read it. Sorry it's so long. Lots of ground to cover.
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Christianne Benedict
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My, my At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender Oh, yeah And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
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Libro.fm sent me an email with an audiobook playlist by trans authors this week, so this is timely. Here it is. The bonus is that Libro is not Amazon and doesn't put DRM on their stuff if the author doesn't want it.
libro.fm/playlists/tr...
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Christianne Benedict
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I love how petulant he sounds when he says this. I'd be pissed if someone killed my snake, too.
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Christianne Benedict
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Anyone who thought the continuity of the later X-men movies was convoluted and arcane never read the comics. Those things sometimes change the set of their reality on the monthly.
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Christianne Benedict
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I completely scrambled my schedule for True/False and now I'm whiling away the gap between films with Dune 2. What am I doing with my life?
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Christianne Benedict
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Definitely Dobbs. Also scared shitless by the other guy's intentions toward my own demographic
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Christianne Benedict
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You might try "unclothed".
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Rebecca Watson
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Our society allows millions of children to choose a lifestyle that is damaging their bodies in irreversible ways. I go over two new studies that show how bad it really is 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/02/the-...
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Christianne Benedict
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Prudes ruin everything.
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Christianne Benedict
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Watching the financial judgments pile up in Manhattan just makes me think of that line from Sweet Smell of Success: "You're dead, son. Get yourself buried."
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Christianne Benedict
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"It's a bitter little world."
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Christianne Benedict
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Also: I remember my very Catholic mother saying about the couple in that piece "They ought to take their children away from them." I never came out to my mother. This is one reason.
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Christianne Benedict
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I was pretty young. 1979, maybe? 20/20 story on a trans couple aired then. The first trans dude I ever met was my first electrologist in 1990. His name was Zack (I know the last name, too, but he's gone stealth last I heard).
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Christianne Benedict
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This is one of the most specious arguments the Heritage Foundation has ever made, which is saying something. WTactualF?
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Christianne Benedict
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I never had dissociation or depersonalization. I was always present in my body. Maybe too much so. My main point, I think, is that everyone gets a different box of Cracker Jacks.
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Christianne Benedict
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Also, I got a killer rack out of the deal. ;)
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Christianne Benedict
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So, yeah. HRT is probably shortening my life by a lot. But the benefit is that I can actually think straight. That wasn't the case before, and another forty years of that would have been miserable.
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Christianne Benedict
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Also, HRT gave me pancreatitis. It leveled up my blood Triglycerides to a point that they were too high to be measured and landed me in the hospital. I had to give up oral estrogen for injectibles. I miss the pills.
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Christianne Benedict
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I got the usual physical effects, but I don't cry more easily. I don't laugh more easily. I'm not more "in touch" with my emotions. But I'm also not angry at the world ALL THE TIME anymore. At least, not for no reason. There are plenty of real reasons these days.
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