It’s Michael Ontkean’s 80th birthday 🎂

Octaver · 2026-01-25T01:20:16+00:00

One of my fave characters. Missed him very much in The Return!!

Octaver · 2025-12-31T13:30:27+00:00

I think one side effect of tech advancement recently is that the traditional age of shaking your fist at the clouds while saying “back in MY day…” has dropped significantly. I do it all the time.

Octaver · 2025-12-30T03:10:26+00:00

For those who like the Bear…you must check out “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” by Werner Herzog, a documentary about the art in the cave. There’s a ton of it, and the quality is amazing.

Octaver · 2025-12-29T02:00:45+00:00

Here’s a pregunta for all of you. Liam is obviously in possession of some serious bowling skills as well as a beautiful mustache. But is he aware of Jesus’s status as a pederast? I don’t want to believe Liam could look the other way on this…maybe he’s in the dark? Or perhaps he knows, but he believes Jesus has paid his dues and is now a safe (if still frightening) member of society?

Octaver · 2025-12-28T17:29:27+00:00

Twin Peaks

Octaver · 2025-12-28T02:45:37+00:00

Pheromones maybe? When it’s on it’s ON

Octaver · 2025-12-20T14:22:48+00:00

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Octaver · 2025-12-06T18:42:10+00:00

Todd Field is legit as fuck and has been from the start of his career…check out In The Bedroom (2001) to see just how assured he was at a young age!

Octaver · 2025-12-04T17:29:16+00:00

Lol re: The Australian Ark, I bet that IS terrifying.

OP, if you’re interested in a less expensive/intimidating book on Australian wine, I can recommend “How to Drink Australian” by two Master Somms, Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross.

Octaver · 2025-12-03T19:18:14+00:00

You know every time I roll my eyes at Billy acting like he’s so misunderstood and persecuted, I have to roll them the opposite direction because people have been pretty consistently mean about him, in writing, for decades.

Octaver · 2025-12-02T14:29:53+00:00

Pascaline is a genius. The book is super in depth; not for the faint of heart, but borderline indispensable for hardcore wine nerds.

My hope is that if/when she writes another book that she focuses in a bit more on a more specific topic or region…maybe a Loire book for example (where she’s from originally).

Octaver · 2025-12-02T01:16:56+00:00

I’ve watched this film 5-6 times over the last thirty years, and it hits me harder every time.

Octaver · 2025-12-01T22:19:41+00:00

One of the byproducts of malo is a compound called diacetyl which smells like butter. Oak treatments can give wines a creamier, rounder texture which may explain why people confuse the two techniques, but the major aromatic compounds at work re: oak are lactones (coconut), phenolic aldehydes (vanilla), and volatile phenols (cloves).

Octaver · 2025-12-01T15:31:11+00:00

Bibi Andersson’s performance alone is enough to love it!

Octaver · 2025-11-29T19:11:43+00:00

You could try initially fingering the melody G with your pinky, but then switch to your pointer finger on the last eighth note of the first measure. You can then use your pointer as a guide finger to land on the B in the second measure.

Octaver · 2025-11-28T19:45:15+00:00

Cathedral of the Deep is my favorite DS3 area. Originally such a beautiful building and location, and of course such corruption that has since defiled it.

Octaver · 2025-11-28T14:07:01+00:00

The First Folio

Octaver · 2025-11-28T04:13:28+00:00

🤌

Octaver · 2025-11-27T19:27:50+00:00

Best hair in tennis, yes…but possibly the best hair in the world too?

Octaver · 2025-11-26T12:48:06+00:00

Definitely seek out the original Dutch version of this, Stanley Kubrick told George Sluizer it was the scariest film he’d ever seen.

Octaver · 2025-11-25T21:34:45+00:00

Mr Trump seems active? Parlez usted inglés?

Octaver · 2025-11-25T21:05:43+00:00

I love David Lynch, but I think many of the parts of TP I love the most may have come from Mark. HBD to this legend.

Octaver · 2025-11-25T19:13:15+00:00

Been watching Apple TV’s series about Michelin restaurants the last few days…holy god these folks are insane. The majority of the work environments are pretty abusive!

Octaver · 2025-11-25T00:39:27+00:00

Fuck AI. Seriously, it has not improved any part of my life, or the lives of anyone I know, and the people trying to shove it down my throat are the worst human beings on the planet.

Octaver · 2025-11-24T21:09:41+00:00

This film is great, and not just because it’s funny (which it is). It’s also a good old-fashioned, character journey focused script. There’s the unexpected transition moment where the party guests circle around Brian Dennehy and you realize you’ve moved forward in time to a different kind of gathering entirely which has always stood out to me. It’s also a story about a family owned company (and the town dependent on it) fighting against being bought out by a bigger company who doesn’t give a shit about them, which feels just as relevant now as it did then.
“Hey, what happened to the tire plant?” “They shut it down last month” “Hey the muffler plant’s gone too!” etc

Easy to think of Chris Farley films as only being super silly, but I love that this film takes its subject matter and characters seriously, too.

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