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A relentless smalltown businesswoman takes on a ruthless local gang, seeking justice and retribution as she fights to rebuild her shattered community.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1443324-bad-b-tch

[-] neuracnu 12 points 8 hours ago

Biscoff bandoleer.

[-] neuracnu 2 points 8 hours ago

I wrote that as a former movie theater usher. I literally did that job. You regularly clean up giant messes. Kids matinees were always the messiest. That is the job. When you aren’t cleaning auditoriums, you’re cleaning toilets, the lobby, polishing the brass on the stanchions, etc. There’s literally no idle time being stolen by this work.

It’s fine.

[-] neuracnu 9 points 21 hours ago

This Minecraft business is fine. It's no different than any afternoon kids movie matinee (ie: Paw Patrol; something that only kids are interested in). The mess that ends up on the floor is sold at a 99% profit margin and anyone who understands the finances of running a theater gives zero fucks about that product getting wasted. I can't imagine any upset patron getting stiffed on a free screening to compensate for it, either.

At this stage, theater owners are hungry for literally anything that sells tickets and puts butts in seats. Fuck it; let the kids have fun at the movies.

[-] neuracnu 4 points 1 day ago

It'll admit that it's a very low-content teaser, not a trailer. Just a bunch of background and reference art to whet the appetite. The series is still a long long way off.

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The story revolves around Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg with exceptional skill in both cyber and conventional warfare. With the rank of Major, she leads the aggressive unit “Shell Squad” as they confront highly intricate and sinister crimes. With its realistic art style, the series’ narrative explores the fusion of humans and technology, delving into cyberpunk elements and philosophical themes, while deeply examining topics such as personal identity.

The series has been expanded into various forms including theatrical and TV animations, as well as games. Each of these adaptations offers its own unique story, interpretations, and expressions, distinct from the original manga.

This new series will be made by the studio Science Saru (Dandadan, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, The Colors Within, Inu-Oh, The Night Is Short Walk On Girl), directed by Mokochan (The Heike Story, Tatami Time Machine Blues, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off and Dandadan) and written by Toh EnJoe (Godzilla Singular Point, Space Dandy).

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/255358

[-] neuracnu 8 points 1 day ago

yeeted by science

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A rag-tag team of divers attempting to salvage a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a highly aggressive bull shark.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1232933-fear-below

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In Finding Groovopolis, Wil Kristin seeks fatherly advice through the lens of Groovopolis, a never-produced comedic screenplay written by his late dad. While coming to terms with his dad’s death, Kristin discovered the original script for Groovopolis, which follows a music programmer who falls overboard at a work party, encounters a group of wild, dancing island inhabitants, and inadvertently records their music before being rescued and spreading the sounds as an antidote to dull and monotonous consumer culture. Produced scenes from Groovopolis eerily show up in and influence Kristin’s own life, and the unusual collaboration yields an excavation of family, legacy, and navigating adulthood.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1175305-finding-groovopolis

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Original title (FR): La Vie de ma mère (The Life of my mother)

Pierre, a successful 33-year-old florist, has his life turned upside down by the sudden arrival of his mother Judith, whom he hasn’t seen for two years. Mercurial and extravagant, she suffers from bipolar disorder and has recently escaped from a clinic. Pierre has only one idea in mind: bring her back as quickly as possible so his life can get back on track. But nothing happens as he hoped for. Their unexpected reunion, as funny and explosive as it is heart-wrenching, will transform Pierre and Judith forever.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1045842-la-vie-de-ma-mere

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As cultural traditions are slowly becoming a burden of the past, a son returns home knowing that family is the only thing that binds him and his ailing father together.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1031904-the-harvest

[-] neuracnu 1 points 2 days ago

I'm not sure "swap" is quite the right word for it. Effects can be used to drastically reduce the risks for performers, which already happens. Stunt performers wear harnesses and safety wires for high falls that get digitally painted out. Functioning guns with blanks can be replaced by non-functioning guns that have muzzle flash effects added later (though I still don't know how to accurately depict recoil). I would like to see awards going towards innovations in these areas.

That said, I'm not sure how to properly honor stunt performers for the risks and sacrifices asked of them without encouraging more people to do it.

[-] neuracnu 1 points 2 days ago

Idiots will hurt themselves doing stunts for cheap too without the prestige. The "Big" stunts are actually usually safer as they have more people knowing what they are doing.

Having a prize for stunts encourages more low budget unsafe stunt work too as people take risks to increase their prestige to get the bigger gigs.

I don’t deny that stunt work demands immense talent and effort and risk. Just like a performance artist who does five-finger filet really fast for money. But is it moral to give out accolades for it?

Would it be better to look at ourselves and say “Woah, this is fucked up. It’s fucked up that it’s happening and it’s fucked up that I’m entertained by it. What can I do to encourage less of this in the world?”

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Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the ways class, capital, and culture collide to shape romantic relationships in contemporary China.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/951055-mistress-dispeller

[-] neuracnu 5 points 2 days ago

Oh dear.

The stunt arms race is officially on. That means bigger stunts, more danger, and more people getting hurt to chase the big shiny prize they just created.

The safe and humane way forward here was better digital effects. This change will literally mame and kill people who didn't have to get hurt.

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This is technically an ad for Coogler's upcoming film 'Sinners', but it's an absolutely wonderful beginner's review of film formats, aspect ratios and options for how one might want to see a modern film.

I have no fucking clue how cinematographers design shots with this many aspect ratios to account for.

[-] neuracnu 13 points 2 days ago

I'd be 400% more interested if Ernest P. Worrell showed up on my watch.

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Jimmy in Saigon is a documentary exploring the mysterious death of Peter McDowell's eldest brother, James, who died age 24 in Saigon. The film explores unspoken grief and family secrets, while honoring those lost long ago.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/939312-jimmy-in-saigon

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Original title (FR): Sarah Bernhardt, la divine (Sarah Bernhardt, The Divine)

1915, Sarah Bernhardt (Sandrine Kiberlain) is the world's first star. Free. Modern. Divine. Eccentric. Visionary... Between legend and fantasy, Sarah Bernhardt tells us the love story that marked her life.

Based on the 1922 novel La Divine: Le roman de Sarah Bernhardt by Michel Peyramaure (archive.org).

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1228322-sarah-bernhardt-la-divine

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Two immigrant filmmakers journey across the US, exploring American identity through raw encounters on politics, race, immigration, and gun control. The film offers an unflinching portrait of America, unveiling hope for our common humanity.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1359200-america-unfiltered-portraits-and-voices-of-a-nation

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Two friends take a trip through a Michigan forest, intent on carrying out a disturbing pact.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1130188-vulcanizadora

[-] neuracnu 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is all helpful and very good to keep front-of-mind while interviewing, but I imagine all but the most obtuse hiring managers are going to know how to not ask these kinds of questions. What I think would be an insightful follow-up to this article is how, as a hiring manager, to spot transphobic assessments after an interview panel/round has taken place.

When interviewing in the tech field, it's common to go through several rounds of interviews: one interview with an HR representative to sniff-test the candidate and ensure compensation expectations are in-line, one interview with the hiring manager to see if they think you're a good fit for a full interview loop, then the full interview loop itself (3-6 individual interviews with potential coworkers assessing various aspects of your talents). After that interview loop, the interviewers all meet to discuss how you did and share their assessments. The flaw here is that there's no verification that any particular interviewer is providing a fair or accurate assessment; you just have their word. If an interviewer is made uncomfortable by my appearance, they can claim that I didn't answer questions correctly, or that I didn't speak with sufficient confidence and authority, or any other kind of misrepresentation or half-truth and no one would be the wiser.

Hiring managers should have tools in their toolbelt to spot indicators of this. The biggest red flag I've seen is if the interviewer refuses to use the candidate's name or pronouns when sharing their assessments, like speaking in lists or incomplete sentences. Instead of saying "Susan didn't seem like she was adequately prepared for this interview," they might say "Wasn't ready for the interview. We don't need people like this."

There's more stuff like this: body language, not being able to produce notes on the interview, etc.

I wonder if Transvitae takes article submissions.

[-] neuracnu 79 points 3 days ago

I believe so, but they're going to use the public tweet to argue that the tip was public. "It's not insider trading if it's all out in the open."

Mafioso shit.

[-] neuracnu 74 points 4 days ago

He's deliberately manipulating stock prices on a massive scale. And his administration controls the regulators who would be policing this.

End of story.

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