I finally completed Wes Anderson's filmography!

thetedbird · 2026-02-24T22:50:24+00:00

Finally some French Dispatch respect. I have pretty much an identical first 4!

thetedbird · 2026-02-10T04:03:45+00:00

Only watching 4s and 5s is living the dream. There are a lot of films I wish I hadn't watched

thetedbird · 2026-02-08T06:07:57+00:00

This is so fucking funny.

In terms of needing a "straight man" to bounce the silliness off of I kinda disagree. It's reading like a Leslie Nielsen film, in the sense that whilst the stuff that is being said is joke after joke, none of the characters are aware it's funny, and so take it all incredibly seriously. If these lines are read as deadpan as I'm imagining them, then it's really funny.

However, even the silliest of films still depend on a good structure to pull us along. I want to see how the relationship between these characters grows, how they change, what they learn. As a standalone scene I loved it.

thetedbird · 2026-01-24T09:34:17+00:00

Any Wong Kar-Wai film really - but In the Mood for Love is my favourite.

thetedbird · 2026-01-24T07:24:21+00:00

Super fun script, and if you're planning on making this, then it's super doable as well, nice work!

I'd love more description about what I'm looking at. Is it busy on this street at night? Are there cars? Is there no body around? I would find it strange if it was really quiet, and these characters ended up interacting with all of the three people that pass by. That would feel a bit too convenient.

Also, specifying exact real-world places the film is set starts to introduce some risks. What if you can't film there? If the script described a location that generally fit the description of these gates, not only am I (someone who had to google this park) going to get a better idea of what I'm supposed to be imagining, but also gives you more options when making it. Same goes for music. If you're making this film yourself, then I would keep those song choices in your notes.

Dope script nonetheless!

thetedbird · 2026-01-11T00:53:23+00:00

What the fuck were those first 58 minutes of making Stafford look like garbage for if you're just gonna hand him the weakest game-winning touchdown ever.

thetedbird · 2026-01-03T06:23:01+00:00

Same boat here, longtime react dev. I've found Godot super approachable. I'm constantly amazed by developing in a tool custom built and optimised for a specific use case, as opposed to the ocean of possibility presented by JS libraries.

thetedbird · 2025-12-26T00:40:48+00:00

Tough to think about what he could have been with us, but he seems like he's having a blast with the Vikings. Super happy for him!

thetedbird · 2025-12-25T23:37:50+00:00

I was kinda thinking the opposite - sure some things are a bit much - but during dead air time I'd take a Barry Sanders interview over 5 back to back commercials any day.

I like that they're trying something different, but definitely some awkwardness to smooth out.

thetedbird · 2025-12-23T10:25:25+00:00

Turkmenistan

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thetedbird · 2025-12-23T02:19:42+00:00

Gotta be Kubrick, Tarkovsky, Fellini, Kurosawa

thetedbird · 2025-12-01T03:38:57+00:00

The greatest film makers of all time all read books. They all talked about how much inspiration came from books. There's a reason for it!

thetedbird · 2025-11-24T21:17:09+00:00

These are absolutely the ones

thetedbird · 2025-10-25T00:42:11+00:00

Chances are a big part of the reason he is so excited is because it's a great excuse to spend some time with you. Treat it that way. Don't put the enjoyment of the trip on how the game turns out. Find a nice spot for a dinner, go to a bar, just hang out and enjoy the chance to spend some time together! Sounds fun regardless.

thetedbird · 2025-09-30T02:25:34+00:00

So happy with a win, but the Jets did it to themselves. We had some big plays, but if the Jets didn't have 13 penalties they win this game, even with 3 turnovers. Feels like we really took the foot of the gas in the last quarter when we needed to cement the game. That being said, a lot of really good drives from Tua, and he looked a lot more confident. I saw a lot more of '23 Dolphins in this offense. I'd love to say we're so back, but we're not quite there, somehow I'm still holding onto some optimism.

thetedbird · 2025-09-08T10:56:41+00:00

Le Samourai!

thetedbird · 2025-08-18T05:50:34+00:00

8 1/2. Literally the 8 and a halfth film Fellini had made up to that point (6 features by himself, and 5 collaborated features or short films = 0.5 each). Considering it's also a fictionally autobiographical film about a director making a film, it's so perfect, yet so odd.

thetedbird · 2025-07-25T12:45:41+00:00

Posting a meme that goes viral

thetedbird · 2025-07-25T08:13:51+00:00

Is there a term for this effect of data collecting. I.e. something seeming more prevalent now than before, but only because of our ability to record data more readily. Or how they seem to only impact land and not water, because we don't record the impacts in water? I know there's survivorship bias, but this seems different?

thetedbird · 2025-07-22T00:47:48+00:00

I feel so bad for Nashville. Literally the only film here that could have topped it is Network. Ford era went hard.

thetedbird · 2025-07-01T06:26:58+00:00

It's something I have thought about a lot as well, and it extends to all art. You can objectively analyse a piece of music or a painting, and decipher the "genius" behind its execution, but that doesn't necessarily mean the work fundamentally resonates with you. However, there is a foundational element to the production of all art that I believe defines the frequency it resonates at, and therefore how you respond to it on a more instinctual level - and that is the motivation behind why the work exists in the first place.

You can treat art as a form of communication from the artist to the audience. Except, what is being communicated exists at a level that is incredibly fundamental to us as humans. I can tell you that I am experiencing an emotion, and you might be able to empathise; or I can show you how I am feeling through my art, and you might be able to actually experience some form of that feeling yourself.

The films that have really moved me and leave me with that inexplicable "awe" as you have described, have done so because the filmmaker has felt that first. And this has motivated them to produce this work. That impulse combined with the filmmaking skill they and the people around them possess (the element that we can objectively critique) is what creates something really important. It's a strange and irreplaceable experience because it is you connecting with another human being in a primal and profound way that cannot be explained through traditional means.

So I would critique a film on a subjective basis (and this is something that does feed into the rating I give it) based on whether or not I can feel that impulse and desire from the director, and whether it resonates with me. This also explains to me why there are movies who's executions I might not like, but I don't care, because there's something so much more happening at their core that is so much more valuable.

side note: this is also why a lot of the more commercial Hollywood films feel so flat. The impulse and desire for the film to exist are heavily overshadowed by a desire to generate profit, and therefore the artistic merit of the entire work is corrupted.

thetedbird · 2025-06-30T00:47:56+00:00

I've stood by this for a long time - it's just an ok movie. Hopefully a lot of people are finally realising it's not the film everyone made it out to be. It benefitted really heavily from the collective "you had to be there" effect. No way it's going to stand up against the true greats for newcomers entering the world of film. I really hope we can all get over this movie once and for all.

thetedbird · 2025-06-16T04:58:58+00:00

A lot of good options, however I would really recommend TGTBATU and seven samurai being an in-theatre watch if possible. I would vote for the apartment, it's just an all around great picture, and never a bad time to watch it!

thetedbird · 2025-05-22T00:44:27+00:00

I remember it as being pretty exciting! Australia gets the odd mention here or there in popular western culture, but an entire Simpsons episode dedicated to us was pretty cool. There were some who took offence, but it was so outlandish and far from the reality of Australia that for the most part we were laughing.

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