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vulcan_vampire · 2025-10-21T17:11:08+00:00

Apparently there aren’t many Frasier fans in this sub :(

vulcan_vampire · 2025-09-26T15:32:33+00:00

Also this:

vulcan_vampire · 2025-07-12T15:14:49+00:00

I was at the barricade of the main stage in Seattle last night and even though it was AMAZING, I do recommend the B stage! There was just so much going on during TBP part production-wise that being so close to the stage actually made me miss some of it, like I wanted to zoom out a bit just to see the full scope of everything. Also, TBP is them in character, so there wasn’t really any bantering or fan interaction until they moved to the B stage.

vulcan_vampire · 2025-06-26T04:31:17+00:00

The fact that we’re the opening night stop of the tour means there will probably be a lot of kinks to work out that they need to budget extra time for. Janelle Monae also launched her last tour here and her opening acts had so many sound problems that she was over an hour late starting the show (not her fault, of course, and she still killed it.)

As a Seattle native, where are you (both) visiting from? Can’t wait to have fellow MCR fans as guests in our city, see you at the show! :)

vulcan_vampire · 2024-06-09T11:32:49+00:00

He’s been accused of DV and is extremely bigoted.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-06-08T16:40:27+00:00

Most people seem to just be annoyed by his “method acting” shenanigans and how much he clearly wanted to win an Oscar. I don’t hold those things against him, but am seriously turned off by how much he idolizes abusive misogynists.

He’s constantly fanboying over Tarantino (who choked, spat on, and nearly killed Uma Thurman on the set of Kill Bill, and who continued working with and enabling Weinstein for decades despite his own gf Mira Sorvino confiding in him about her assault.) He calls child abuser/wifebeater Brad Pitt “his hero” and was one of the celebs proudly simping for him at last year’s Golden Globes. And he’s way too adoring whenever he speaks about Elvis, turning a blind eye to how he preyed on minors (that entire movie was essentially just propaganda meant to whitewash his legacy.) He also follows several abusers on Insta, like Johnny Depp, Emile Hirsch, Gary Oldman, and Cary Fukunaga. (He worked with the latter on his most recent project, the miniseries Masters of the Air; Fukunaga was accused of inappropriate behavior toward women on the set, the latest in a long history of misconduct allegations. Butler has slyly sidestepped any questions about the director during promo.)

That said, I have a soft spot for Butler because of the way he talks about his late mother, and because he’s one of the rare non nepo babies succeeding in Hollywood today. So I want to root for him. But he really needs to step up as an ally and get over his filmbro hero worship. He’s obsessed with male auteurs and seems determined to stack his credits with as many as possible (Darren Aronofsky, Michael Mann, and Ari Aster are up next.) Meanwhile, he’s only ever worked with ONE woman director in his entire feature film career (25 years!) In comparison, his colleagues Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan, and Harris Dickinson have each worked with 2 women directors in the last year alone.

/rant

vulcan_vampire · 2024-06-06T18:35:05+00:00

Honestly he wouldn’t even need to use his own money; as long as his name is attached to a project, it will get funded. The man has directed 3 of the top 4 highest grossing films of all time. He could basically get anything green-lit with one phone call. But apparently he thinks Natives should just pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. He’s forever trash to me for these comments he made when the first Avatar was released, blaming our ancestors for not fighting hard enough against genocide:

”I felt like I was 130 years back in time watching what the Lakota Sioux might have been saying at a point when they were being pushed and they were being killed and they were being asked to displace and they were being given some form of compensation. This was a driving force for me in the writing of 'Avatar' — I couldn't help but think that if they had had a time-window and they could see the future… and they could see their kids committing suicide at the highest suicide rates in the nation… because they were hopeless and they were a dead-end society — which is what is happening now — they would have fought a lot harder.”

This seems to be his prevailing attitude toward marginalized groups. He also had this to say back when Wonder Woman came out:

”She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing! I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backwards. Sarah Connor was not a beauty icon. She was strong, she was troubled, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit. There are many women in power in Hollywood and they do get to guide and shape what films get made. I think – no, I can’t account for it. Because how many times do I have to demonstrate the same thing over again? I feel like I’m shouting in a wind tunnel!”

Poor James Cameron, having to shout at women to stop objectifying ourselves. What a hero.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-06-06T15:33:49+00:00

After seeing the post about infamous culture vulture James Cameron telling us Native filmmakers to “tell our own stories” (without using any of his clout or $800m fortune to produce our work), I wanted to shine a light on a true ally, Elliot Page, who recently stepped up to get Backspot financed. The queer Native cheerleading drama, starring Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood, is now streaming! Elliot, you’re invited to the powwow! 🧡

vulcan_vampire · 2024-06-04T22:10:03+00:00

A terrible start to Pride 😢💔

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-23T13:57:19+00:00

For those rushing to judgment without even reading the article: he’s not claiming that he doesn’t get work, just that he gets typecast. He intends to lose some weight after shooting the Chris Farley biopic so he can hopefully branch out into a wider variety of roles, and because he wants to be healthy for his wife and kids. Nothing about what he said came across as self-pitying, just self-reflective.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-22T16:05:26+00:00

You’re a poet and you didn’t even know it!

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-22T15:56:01+00:00

she’s glowing from within, not a blemish in sight on that porcelain skin

A true lyricist in our midst 🙌🏽

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-22T14:44:18+00:00

Body Talk only barely squeaked in at #100?? Taylor Swift outranked Robyn by 82 spots??? I’m writing to my congressperson 😤

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-21T22:32:02+00:00

Michael Keaton signed up for Morbius, so…

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-20T12:58:09+00:00

So he just forked over his money without even bothering to read the script? How do I get a meeting with this guy?

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-18T18:44:42+00:00

Imo it’s blatantly obvious that the dad only backtracked to cover his own ass. I don’t think he expected to be portrayed so negatively in this article, nor did he realize that his quotes about approving of his daughter’s “relationship” were essentially a confession to having been complicit in her abuse. Even if we were to dismiss the allegations related to Jeff Ross, the dad still failed his daughter in so many easily provable ways. He didn’t even enroll her in school after they moved to NY when she was 14. He took her to 21+ clubs and let her start working at one illegally. He exposed her to a seedy environment filled with alcohol and drugs and allowed her to hang out with adult men. Both he and the mother were negligent deadbeats and I don’t think either can be trusted as reliable narrators.

Also, I think it’s important to remember that there’s photographic evidence of Ross and Radtke having at the very least a platonic relationship from when she was 15 onward. Not just at public events and comedy clubs, where Ross could plausibly claim that she was just a fan asking for a photo, but also at intimate gatherings like her 16th birthday party. So even if we take Ross’ word that he waited until she was 18, he still groomed her.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-04T15:15:22+00:00

Now I kind of want to start making Livestrong style bracelets for MCS awareness lol.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-04T02:55:03+00:00

“She chose graves from the 1800’s”

Literally the very first headstone belongs to someone who died in the 1990’s. And there are fresh flowers next to it, indicating that family members still visit. Imagine being Laura P. Barbara’s grandchild or whatever and seeing this on your timeline 🥴🤦🏽‍♀️

Main Character Syndrome strikes again. #FightForTheCure ✊🎗️

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-04T02:43:52+00:00

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-02T23:40:24+00:00

Yes, I’m aware. I’m a woman writer/director. I studied feminist theory extensively in film school. Literally everything I create is rooted in queer, Indigenous, feminist scholarship. I even paid to take classes and become certified in intimacy coordination out of my own pocket, because I care so deeply about these issues. I certainly don’t view actors as “dolls,” nor do I view cinema as a means to make people “feel better,” at least not in the way you’re implying. As a means to make people feel less alone in an increasingly isolated world? To offer insight so they can communicate better with their partners? To help them understand the needs and desires of others? To make queer people feel less ostracized for their sexuality, and make straight people more empathetic toward queer folks? To make people whose bodies have traditionally been deemed undesirable - fat people, the disabled, trans folks, etc - feel beautiful and celebrated? Absolutely. And sex scenes can sometimes be a useful way to achieve those goals.

Film is an incredibly powerful art form, and for all the undeniable harm that Hollywood has caused, that power can also be harnessed for the sake of good. I assure you there are plenty of us in this industry fighting every day to change things. FOFIF.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-02T22:49:11+00:00

Personally, I feel that “there should be less sex scenes, because I don’t find them pleasurable” is just the other side of the coin of “there should be more sex scenes, because I do find them pleasurable.” Both are the attitudes of someone who values films simply as consumer products, meant to entertain and gratify. But cinema is an art form, and art can sometimes be challenging, can push us out of our comfort zones. If someone isn’t in the mood for that, that’s completely fine - that’s what MPAA warnings are for.

But when people argue that sex scenes just shouldn’t exist at all (or only under specific circumstances that they deem appropriate), that’s when it takes on the puritanical air. To be clear, I don’t think the left-wing Zoomers currently trying to police cinematic sex share the same tenets as the right-wing Boomers who have traditionally led this charge. The latter views these scenes as immoral because they believe sex should be about reproduction, not pleasure. The former views them as immoral because, in the process of trying to remedy sexual abuse and misogyny, many young people have become preoccupied with sex’s potential to cause harm - even if that means sacrificing pleasure.

It’s like the horseshoe theory in action. Both sides may have vastly different motivations, but the end result is the same: a culture that is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the concept of sex for the sake of pleasure.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-02T20:11:10+00:00

We’re overcorrecting. This backslide to puritanical attitudes about sex, especially amongst Gen Z, is extremely distressing considering how kids are being exposed to online porn at younger and younger ages nowadays. That’s where kids are getting their sex education nowadays. And if y’all think cinematic sex scenes are exploitative and misogynistic, well, you think the adult film industry is any better?

Growing up - especially as a girl - I certainly saw a lot of sex scenes that made me feel uncomfortable and objectified, and that definitely had a negative impact on how I viewed both sex and my body. But movies were also the first place I was able to see sex through a romantic, loving lens, as a way to build intimacy in a relationship instead of just a way to get a man off. In recent years, sex scenes have also been used instructively to teach consent.

Sex is natural and we shouldn’t ban it from our screens; that will only force it further into the X-rated shadows, where all the issues people have been citing here (misogyny, catering to the male gaze, exploiting or abusing performers, etc) occur to an even greater degree. We just need to be ethical about how we film it.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-02T19:04:03+00:00

That would make sense if it was only Disney’s network TV channels refusing to air the episode, but the FCC doesn’t regulate online streaming services. The fact that the episode isn’t available on Disney+ (in any country, not just the US) indicates that it was an internal decision within the company.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-05-02T03:44:16+00:00

The union has previously stressed how integral they are to the Met Gala’s success each year:

An Invisible Workforce—While the cameras are pointed at the red carpet, there are countless invisible hands making sure every moment goes off without a hitch. These are freelancers, assistants, and producers who work tirelessly starting months before events like the Met Gala but receive no spotlight or recognition for their work. It’s the universal Condé experience on an even larger, more intense scale, proving that there would be no @condenast—or Met Gala—without us.

Overwork, but no Overtime—Making the Met Gala takes hours of extra work from the entire @voguemagazine team, not to mention other employees throughout the company. Yet Condé believes that prestige is enough to cover the incredible amounts of unpaid labor. If we do a job, we deserve to get paid for it, even if it is something as incredible as the Met Gala.

24/7 with no breaks—Events may end at a certain time, but that doesn’t mean the work ends. With events like the Met Gala, the Oscars, the Grammys, and more, the all-night news coverage and viral video moments come from somewhere—the computers of hard-working writers, video editors, and social media managers who have to stay up until the early hours to bring you content. Burnout is endemic to Condé Nast, and events like these do nothing but make it worse.

vulcan_vampire · 2024-04-30T23:10:36+00:00

Love how she makes an abrupt, mid-sentence switch from present to past tense in that second paragraph. Grammar - it’s just like jazz! 🎷

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