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The bolded line could be said about a great many of his films. Wider pushed the envelope in progressive ways throughout his incredible catalog. Not sure how I missed mentioning that canonized all time great film. Yeah, I love it too.

Sick day Raw over here. A Cody Rhodes promo where he boasts about all his humble friendly gestures had me really wanting for the elite boobirds. Everybody point towards the sign! Ugh. Cody should run back the US v UK feud in the Universe. It would clearly work. I ffwd thru the Rock staredown. *fart sound. Loved seeing them runback McDonagh v Riccochet. These two have great chemistry. Ricc has a neat skillset, but leaves a lot to be desired as a character. They oughtta find him a suitable tag partner to offset his weaknesses. CM Punk/McIntyre/Freakin promo was far more hit and miss for me than most. Rollins is always insufferable on the mic. Punk sounded petulant here. Getting all hot and bothered by Drew. The skirt line was lame, as was a lot of his drippy promo, but at every turn there was Drew McIntyre, cool and collected, saving the bit. Lamest of all - a nod to Cornette? Very progressive! What was it he and his lackey were saying about Janel Grant? Further, what was Punk thinking playing up the guest ref spot he can't do? Anyway, Drew was outstanding as per usual. Skimmed passed most of Freakin, and much of the next hour or so. I'd love to see Vinci v Andrade get some time. Judgment Day beatdown felt like a solid Heyman booking as does a lot of the better stuff on here. Ripley/Lynch promo I caught the end of. Great punch from Lynch on Dirty Dom. I love Ripley, but not into her playing a cool heel for Lynch to drown. Not the strongest creative. Zayn/Gable skits were goofy like any magic camera skit, but I would never deny Zayn's abilities. So wait, Gable, arguably the best wrestler in the company doesn't have a match on WM? Dying for him to jump across the aisle. Zayn v Reed was fun while it lasted. I so wish criminally underrated Reed had stuck around NJPW for a year. I could not care any less about Uso v Nakamura, so skimmed passed. I loved the closing angle as all of you. 'Tears in the Rain' indeed! Rock is as wonderful as all of you have already said. It's always fun to see Goofy Rhodes take a beating. Lots of WWE brand product to skip here, but a bit of fun mixed in.

Huge Billy Wilder fan. I'd maybe start with the Film Noir classic Double Indemnity with (the greatest actor of all time?) Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray, or maybe Kirk Douglas in Ace in the Hole. Wilder has a pretty wide array of films. From some of the best comedies ever made to gritty dramas, but for comparison to Fuller, Ace would work well, or maybe even better yet The Lost Weekend with Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. Most everything I've ever seen from from Wilder is top shelf - Seven Year Itch, Irma La Douce, Stalag 17, Witness for the Prosecution, Some Like it Hot and especially the Apartment. You could start with the Apartment. I back the Play of any of the films listed, and would be interested to hear your thoughts. Looking over his filmography I see a lot of films I've still yet to see - nice to know there's more.

Really curious of this one. I watched the wild looking trailer when the Ken Russell set went up. Yeah, I thought that movie was really good. I'd like to see some more of her work. I also rewatched Naked Kiss after your review. It'd been so long that I'd forgotten some of the things I loved about it. In particular, the inventive camera work. That opening is so f_cking awesome. I did remember how great the lead is from Constance Towers, and the hauntingly beautiful song she sings with the kids. There's a great interview with Towers on the Criterion set (which might be on the channel) talking about the film and Fuller. There's also some neat Samuel Fuller interview archives. The South Bank show interview really gives a great impression of what an intelligent and interesting artist he was. It's complimented nicely by a brief interview with Wim Wenders talking about Sam the man.

What if you just isolate this one track, and put it on repeat... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4dP43KWaSU That's amongst my favorites of the entire catalog. My introduction to Witch Trials was a deluxe set that included this fabulous (2nd) Peel Session which I've coincidentally been listening to in rotation this past week... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eatYgj5Fj30 EDIT: Ugh, I was commenting on Witch Trials for some odd reason. Perveted by Language is maybe my favorite Fall album. I'm of the belief that the B Side is amongst the best sides I've ever heard. I especially love this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE-6xoh1khg I get the idea of 'supposed' to like REM's early catalog. I rejected this notion for many, many years. The thing that change me on the Athens juggernaut was seeing some of the early TV performances - in particular this thrilling Tube offering... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwmHd2uhtm8 I love those other two you mentioned. There's certainly nostalgia attached to it, but Eliminator and ZZ Top in general, for me, gets better with each passing year. And yeah, I've heard those hits far too many times to still like them. But i do! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbyCWAcHSGE I saw SunnO))) here in Toronto in the Summer of 2016 at an old generating station. It was unreal. The loudest performance I'll probably ever gladly experience. The rumble made the ceiling rain some sort of ungodly dusty old shit that may have taken some years off of our lives. Monoliths & Dimensions was where I came in, and still enjoy firing it up from time to time. I just now saw that the Hearn Generating Station show here in TO is on Bandcamp... https://sunn-live.bandcamp.com/album/sunn-o-20160610-hearn-generating-station-toronto-can I also saw Stephen O'Malley play with Kali Malone last year at a downtown Church. It was excellent show and a reminder what a interesting open minded artist he is. Love Will Tear Us Apart and West End Girls is about as good as it gets. I asked a pal who was working at a grocery store, and complaining about the repetition of bad music, what was a song he'd heard over and over that he could still get down with. Heart of Glass was his answer. Curious what song(s) might fit that bill for our @Curt McGirt ?

During the build to the OC Forbidden Door bout it seemed very clear Ospreay needed to get to the US to showcase his mic game alongside his stellar in-ring. If the archive is alive it will not lie that at least one bingo card showed this. I would assume there were more.

I just watched this really fun MCMG match v Bailey/Gresham from a year ago that I'd missed... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoxLyMRYXxU

Yeah, I'm on the side of absolutely sign the Motor City Machine Guns! I've loved everything I've seen from them over the past year or so. To my tastes they're every bit as valuable to the tag divsion as Okada to the Mens and Mercedes to the Womens.

Just saw Wim Wenders' late career masterpiece 'Perfect Days'. Outstanding lead from the deserving 76h Annual Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award winning Koji Yakusho. I suspected I would like this film, but this blew away my reasonable expectations. I really hope this movie is seen and appreciated by the widest audience possible.

Hmmm, good question, not sure if I understand it completely, but let's give it a shot. 1. Scott Steiner v Hunter Helmsley - Royal Rumble 2. Kane/Taker v Kanyon/DDP - Summerslam 2001 3. Hunter Helmsley v Booker T - Wrestlemania 4. Hunter Helmsely v Rocky v Mick Foley v Sonofabitch Paul Wight - Wrestlemania 5. Undertaker v Kurt Angle - Fully Loaded

Any fans of Niri Bilge Ceylan? I was privileged enough to see his newest 'About Dry Grasses' on Thursday afternoon. A novelistic 3 hour 17 minute masterpiece. Beautiful cinematography and incredible performances throughout. The topic of power dynamics on full display. This film is by no means for everyone, but I encourage anybody who values consciousness expansion from their movie-going to take a good long look. This was my favorite of the three Ceylan films I've seen (Wintersleep and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia). Maybe in part because of the captivating big screen experience. Here's the Coens reuniting with Josh Brolin's Llewelyn Moss to introduce the Turkish master... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AeXMEIeNI

This just triggered a memory of Bret talking sense to battling brother-in-laws Davey and Owen. And the Two Time Slammy Award Winner bursting into tears. One of the greatest moments in the history of Wrestling. Not that they'll try and emulate their heroes, but it's got me wondering who could be the one to bring these two old friends back together.

Pretentious - attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed. The arguable best tag team in wrestling seem less fitting than…

I'm praying NO to 3 hour Dynamites, but excess is kind of the name of the Khan game. Seems obvious the Rampage rating goes up from usual, but the potentially negative effect on Dynamite going to 3 is something I hope they seriously weigh. Tho, UGH, suddenly feels ineviable. I'm partially against this because I watch Dynamite before work on Thursday mornings, and 3 hours will throw a wrench into the works. It's also kinda passed my single sitting threshold.

I've only ever seen his first two films which are more in the giallo tradition - Bird with the Crystal Plummage and Cat o Nine Tails. I dug both, but particularly Crystal Plummage. I'd like to see both the films you mentioned, I just so rarely find myself wanting horror. I dare all Argento fans to watch his excellent acting turn in Gaspar Noe's underrated, and strangely compassionate, 2021 film Vortex.

I thought similarily, but I think they actually tailored a few things here to make certain Hook was the babyface. The entrance music being first and foremost. Flares and an even more pronounced overhang, but Eddie's in ring acumen and all around genius easily rises above these poor presentation choices. I may be alone, but I find the yellow kickpads shabby as well. I know, I know Kawada. Other than Mariah May, whom I'd really like to see revert back to her own (far better) look sooner than later, I find the cosplay in AEW consistently awful. Remember that Ninja Turtle backpack looking thing Adam Cole wore for his big PPV title match? There are so many great examples of awful cosplay gear. And regular gear. Also, my gawd, the music last night was just awful. Fucking Alter Bridge sing-a-long. That Will Ospreay theme is unbelievably shitty. As is the somehow-worse-than-the-original new Dynamite theme. Buttrock galore! I was so thankful for Action Bronson last night. And Jane!

There isn't a bad seat in the entire Coca-Cola Coliseum. Nice view over there. Natch, you're a kind gentleman. Yes, I absolutely did have a great time. Here's what I saw and felt... Caps lock TK promo prior to the countdown. Mercedes promo to kick off the show. No, I won't chant 'CEO'. The crowd reaction was good, but a bit milder than you want after a week. Throwing to a video of herself? Ugh, please turn her heel - I promise I'll like her in that role. I'm not at all into putting weird heat on Willow, but I am patient enough to see how this plays out. I was not at all a fan of this lame opening segment, but I suppose it served its purpose. Bucks/Okada promo was tremendous fun. Alex Marvez has found his best role. We noticed that Ferrari on the way into the building. Everybody riding in on the 511 saw it too. Eddie v Okada was spectacular. Our section was dealing with some kind of offshoot of the Cult of Cornette determined to get himself over at the expense of Okada. It was kind of amusing to imagine how this obnoxious malcontent makes his way thru a day. It was easy to imagine some beatings he's received. Adjustments were made, and I loved this match as much as the arena. Great heat! Eddie Kingston is a total pro, and made Okada here. And heel Okada is one of the best things in pro wrestling right now. Bucks on production were tremendous. Okada v Pac! Swerve promo was good. I really dug Jericho v Hook. Truly selfless performance from Lionheart. I also like the prospects of a heel turn - I suspect that's where that promo was leading? Great showcase for Hook. Adam Cole promo was fine, if a bit corny in it's telegraphing of the future. Does Wardy and MJF reunite out of this nonsense? Will Ospreay promo was how ya do it. Maybe Mercedes was paying attention? Toni/Mariah v Thunder/Deonna was a slight affair, and a bit disappointing for that reason. I need to rewatch this. Did Rosa no sell the best move in wrestling? I'd love for Mariah to find a way out of the cosplay. It's been fun and all, but I much prefer her own presentation. Swerve v Butcher was a nice surprise. Very pleased to see Butch, and he gave Swerve a nice showcase. Slight points taken for his bad moving into position (hopefully not caught on TV) for the stomp, but let's forget about that. Excellent promo segment with Joe and especially the always top notch Don (NUCLEAR HEAT for that treat). Christian v Adam Copeland was so fun to be in that arena for. Great, great heat! A lot of the actual match was out of my view (I don't like looking at the screen), so I wanna take a look at the televised version before offering too much opinion. I wasn't crazy about the overbooked finish, which I did see, but it was too fun to complain. I also wanna see the Jay White/Asses promo which I mostly missed. It sounded fun. The Acclaimed promo on the otherhand. Ugh. It felt like a long lecture from a pair of blowhard goofs. I really want these guys to get on track, but that was awful to have to sit thru. OC/Trent v Fletcher/Hobbs was a total darkhorse for match of the night. All 4 pros. Fletcher and OC had some beautiful looking exchanges. Hobbs continuously powerslaming Orange on the lip of the ring was amongst my favorite spots all night. Loved this match! Shibata squash was an absolute treat. Very much looking forward to Ospreay v Shibata! Missed the Copeland celebration. Takeshita v Rocky was really good until the Blue Thunder Bomb nonfinish. Such a bummer, but not enough for me to forget my enjoyment prior. Rocky's a great hand, but whomever made that call failed as a producer. The hot crowd was ice cold for the beginning of Stat/Willow v Julia/Skye. Only caught the beginning. Exhaustion was setting in, so my lady friend and I hit the bricks to beat the rush out. I've heard good things tho. I'm gonna play it back today hopefully, but I got a matinee date to get to with Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan and his 'About Dry Grasses'. Anyway, yeah, I loved the live experience of this show. Definitely worth @DEAN's patented 'AEWrulesthemotherfuckingworld'. What a card shaping up for Quebec City!

Kenny Powers Mercedes Mone is coming back f_cking soon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sY0X_n2fcw

There's two of us. Probably my favorite of the Ferrera catalog. Honorable mention to the Addiction and the Funeral. EDIT: Misread your comment. Thought you were saying 'as the person on the board who has seen this film'. Missed the most. You're more than welcome to that disctinction. Seen it twice, possibly three times.

Cope Opens up... sorta... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1nrR0lRDFg&t=6s Adam(!!!) always comes off as a really nice dude. And so happy he's no longer delivering drippy promos on the other channel.

Don't give up on Olivier. I sense from the large number of films he's released that he can hit and he can miss. I've only seen 4 of his films, but I really liked all of them - Irma Vep, Demon Lover, Personal Shopper and Non-Fiction. Maybe try Personal Shopper with Kristen Stewart. I thought it was strong and got me interested in Stewart who has been excellent in everything I've seen since - namely the underrated character study Spencer and especially opposite Lily Gladstone in Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women. My lady friend often mentions The Clouds of Sils Maria, also with Stewart, when referencing Assayas. Which I'm remembering I still need to see. I sense the mentioned Clouds along with Carlos and Cold Water - all vouched for by Criterion are probably good places to give him another try. Oh neat, I was just curiously looking at that last film, reading the plot, on a streaming service last night. Naked Kiss was one of my favorite movies when I first saw it a long while ago. I have the Criterion Blu-Ray release, and have been meaning to see it again since. I totally fell for Constance Towers as well, but I don't think I've seen her in any other movies(?). Samuel Fuller is a true master craftsman. Keep on keeping on with the terrific reviews.

Yuta was another injury disappearance. Love the Degrassi reference. Melanie is my favourite BTW. Love how she says ‘Axe-cellent’ thru her braces. So stoked to feel the live energy again tomorrow. And see Okada deliver that incredible drop kick. Pretty thrilled with this whole card. Especially Mariah/Toni going to war with Deonna/Toni. I get this feeling the Doctor might be in, and could have something to say to the CEO.

Pretty excellent. Some good comedy in between.

Did I miss the conversation surrounding Daddy Magic's promo on the Youchoob exclusive: 'Let's be honest - 97 DDP is the best DDP, right. So screw it just wear some jeans tape the ribs let's go'. - Daddy Magic (A goddamn Genius) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpKoavlPZ0&t=44s Here's this week's Post-Collision EXCLUSIVE(!!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUPx87_E4Vk

I'm also a high voter on the Brodie Lee era of the Dark Order. Especially that night he beat the shit out of Goofy Rhodes and took his coveted TNT title. His abusive relationship with John Silver, and love of Stu are also worth noting.