#QuestionOfTheDay What's something (a trope, plot point, character type, twist, technology, magic, decision, conceit of the genre/world, whatever) in fiction that you just can't buy.

i.e. you get that it's fiction, & that it's a thing that happens, or that in the fictional world it's accepted, justified, or explained, or fans love it, etc. It's not that you don't understand it, it's just that you don't buy it, it doesn't work for you, you just can't accept it or take it seriously, etc...

This is a judgement free zone (at least from my end) so if you're like "when space magic shows up I can't take it seriously" or "ppl being able to fly makes no sense to me" etc that's totally fine.

#fiction #Television #TV #manga #anime #film #movies #books #CCGs #ttrpg #videogames #comics #comicbooks

This is Ampuriire Shiela’s story. She wanted to study but life got in the way. Despite this, she still showed up for film training with her baby by her side. Through film, she found a way to tell her own story and speak about things she had carried for a long time.
The full story is on the blog.
https://sisifilmcollective.org/i-like-to-study/
#film #sisi #blog #writing #filmmaking #movies #art #cinema #filmmaker

This is Ampuriire Shiela’s story. She wanted to study but life got in the way. Despite this, she still showed up for film training with her baby by her side. Through film, she found a way to tell her own story and speak about things she had carried for a long time.
The full story is on the blog.
https://sisifilmcollective.org/i-like-to-study/
#film #sisi #blog #writing #filmmaking #movies #art #cinema #filmmaker

Netflix is trying to take over Warner Discovery, and seize one of the most important studios in film history.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with AS Hamrah to understand why that would be a disaster and to get other insights from his career as a film critic.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/314_netflix_buying_warner_would_be_a_disaster_w_as_hamrah

#tech #film #movies #streaming #netflix #cinema #warnerbros

Netflix is trying to take over Warner Discovery, and seize one of the most important studios in film history.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with AS Hamrah to understand why that would be a disaster and to get other insights from his career as a film critic.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/314_netflix_buying_warner_would_be_a_disaster_w_as_hamrah

#tech #film #movies #streaming #netflix #cinema #warnerbros

Love this photograph last night of Paul McGann and me at Slapstick Fest - we’re ready for our Joe Orton play #comedy #slapstick #movies #cult #culture

Love this photograph last night of Paul McGann and me at Slapstick Fest - we’re ready for our Joe Orton play #comedy #slapstick #movies #cult #culture

Who says newspapers don't issue corrections? From The Guardian #Movies #Melania

Who says newspapers don't issue corrections? From The Guardian #Movies #Melania

Alright, I don't know if the movie is going to be good or not, but I'm blown away by the trailer.
Like many people, I've been wondering for a while if anyone could be believable as Michael Jackson and manage to suspend our disbelief?

Well, watch and tell me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zOLzsbOleM

#movies #MichaelJackson

“What makes On This Day notable is that it was made by Darren Aronofsky’s studio Primordial Soup. What also makes it interesting is that it was created with AI. The third thing that makes it interesting is that it is terrible.”

Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
#AI #movies
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/02/darren-aronofsky-ai-revolutionary-war-series-review

🎉 Black History Month is Now! Bring Black History alive with award-winning films and classroom-ready lesson plans. Our Black History Lesson Collection is great for celebrating Black History Month beyond social studies right across the STEAM curriculum. For grades 4-12, higher ed & adult ed.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/black-history-lessons/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=BHM&utm_term=Black+History&utm_content=Link

@histodons

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackVoices #BlackMastodon #History #Histodons #GlobalEducation #Movies #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling

#QuestionOfTheDay who is a character that ruined a work of fiction you were otherwise enjoying and why?

bonus points if you actually stopped watching/playing/reading etc because of this character, so not just like an annoying character you hate but you still kept going

#fiction #movies #film #TV #Television #anime #manga #musicals #comics #comicbooks #ttrpg #CCGs #books #videogames

This year will see the first Academy Award for Best Casting. @IndieWire takes a look at the past 25 years of movies and decides which would merit a hypothetical casting Oscar, from "Moonlight" to "Minari."

https://flip.it/9quv6X

#Movies #Cinema #Film #Casting #AcademyAwards

This year will see the first Academy Award for Best Casting. @IndieWire takes a look at the past 25 years of movies and decides which would merit a hypothetical casting Oscar, from "Moonlight" to "Minari."

https://flip.it/9quv6X

#Movies #Cinema #Film #Casting #AcademyAwards

“What makes On This Day notable is that it was made by Darren Aronofsky’s studio Primordial Soup. What also makes it interesting is that it was created with AI. The third thing that makes it interesting is that it is terrible.”

Requiem for a film-maker: Darren Aronofsky’s AI revolutionary war series is a horror
#AI #movies
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/02/darren-aronofsky-ai-revolutionary-war-series-review

🎉 Black History Month is Now! Bring Black History alive with award-winning films and classroom-ready lesson plans. Our Black History Lesson Collection is great for celebrating Black History Month beyond social studies right across the STEAM curriculum. For grades 4-12, higher ed & adult ed.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/black-history-lessons/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=BHM&utm_term=Black+History&utm_content=Link

@histodons

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackVoices #BlackMastodon #History #Histodons #GlobalEducation #Movies #Education #Edutooters #Homeschooling

#QuestionOfTheDay the single greatest scene in any fictional work you've enjoyed (describe it, spoiler tags if necessary, and why you love it)

#fiction #videogames #gaming #TTRPG #CCGs #musicals #books #comicbooks #comics #anime #manga #film #movies #TV #television

#QuestionOfTheDay what's a piece of fiction that really blew your mind/impacted/changed your perspective/taught you an important value as a child/teen where that impact/perspective/lesson isn't particularly unique or groundbreaking but it was your first encounter with it and it's meaningful to you?

everybody has to have their first encounter with a concept, no matter how obvious/tropey/overplayed etc, at some point in their life. So don't be ashamed if your answer is like "this episode of a cartoon show taught me not to hate ugly people" or something. This is a safe space for sharing. At least I will try my best to keep it as one.

#fiction #TV #television #movies #film #books #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #TTRPG #CCGs #musicals #poetry #music