Vids other than surfing thread (cool doccos, movies etc)
Where abouts did you stumble on that one Stu?
Try SBS on demand Matlock.
Yep, SBS On Demand. Watched the whole season, which was only six or so episodes, and enjoyed it right through. Kinda confusing towards the end, though I didn't bother trying to sit down and nut out the complexities as I was enjoying it for the references to modern life.
Currently sitting out in the foyer after walking out of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. Lasted 1.5 out of the nearly 3 hour run time.
What is there to say beyond the simple recognition that it’s utter dogshit? I’m no Luhrmann fan. There’s mannerism then there’s Baz’s substance free stylised tripe. . Luhrmann has no business dealing with any subject manner requiring greater depth than a child’s birthday party. It’s a shame that he’s maybe bled all interest out of a decent Elvis biopic because the life of The King is a great story still waiting to be told.
Luhrmann gets lost in his fetish for the two dimensional. The longest camera shot in the whole portion of the movie is saw lasted no longer than 15 seconds. Most shots are two or three seconds in duration. I know cause it was irritating me that much that I was counting them out. It’s mostly a cascading kaleidoscope of visual vomitus.
Luhrmann thinks being a showman extends no further than throwing a handful of glitter at the camera and I think he truly believes the audience is as vapid as himself.
I’d never have an Elvis song on a playlist but I appreciate the scope of his talent and his hits. The movie glances off Elvis’ music as if it’s a hinderance to the camp spectacle Luhrmann thinks he can milk from the glamour of Presley’s life. There’s been some great music biopics such as Bohemian Rhapsody, these only serve to further illustrate the inappropriateness of letting Baz Luhrmann anywhere near the legacy of someone like Elvis Presley.
Give it a very wide berth. I got in for free and I still feel robbed.
1/10.
Ha ha. I can't get past the appearance of the lead actor. Lurhmann has butchered too many films for me to bother taking this seriously. There's been a bit of a hype train behind it. Saw an interview with the man and he is just plain weird, but in a weird way not a good way. The only one of his I ever sat through without recoiling / wincing was Priscilla - but that was a long time ago. I had an argument at a party with some girl who loved Romeo and Juliet, I disagreed and she actually called me Satan.
Baz Luhrmann strikes me as a director who thinks the entirety of human existence is encompassed by the image of an oiled up shaven twink gurning in shiny gold hot pants on a gay pride float as confetti falls from the sky.
And he makes his movies accordingly.
Qld Premier : We spent all of yer money on Bazza's Goldie Holiday Promo!
A List Queen B : 'We're Counting down Live to Bazza's Biggest Buffeted Extravaganza...5/4/3/2/1'
" Rainbow Toolie & Red Frog Prince do Schoolies "
[0][0][0] You've dialled Police State Dobber Hotline..."Which neighbour would you like bashed up!"
Yes! Same as usual please Sir! : "But I'd like to add that the End of the World is screening Live!"
Get some of this into ya
A whole new season from the Big Lez Show: Sassy the Sasquatch
Just premiered tonight about an hour ago
How fucken good is this?
Absolute gold.
AndyM wrote:Absolute gold.
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Got to love all those comics that guy puts out like Mike Nolan show and big Lez...great viewing...
Thanks tubeshooter, I'll let everyone find their own path to the series now.
This episode blew me away with the little, subtle points of accuracy under it's deeply appealing philosophy: his little slideshow of human history as he hijacks the aliens' UFO (I assume you've all watched it) shows a series of vignettes - can any of you decode them all?
I'll start - the pyramid is accurately portrayed in white cap stone with a gold/pale gold top (anode?), and a Kirlian vortex coming out of the top: how does he know this?
Altantis is accurately pictured, as described by Plato, via Solon, via the sages of the temple of Sais.
Strange brew, VJ, in a good way.
The Nightingale on Netflix.
Brutal but worthy.
If you like adventure, mountains, and going very fast on steep snow, this might be for you.
Nikolai Schirmer may look like a little boy, but he's a demon on skis (lots of snowboarding in it too), and makes some very good videos. And Norway is just stunning.
Having dabbled into a bit of machining in my time, this one blows me away, as this topic always does
I try to imagine what their machines looked like (big! in the roughing stages), and what powered them. I'm awestruck at how long ago it must have been. The markings left behind are a giveaway to anyone who has machined, and the substances machined into were hard. Then there's the lathe worked bowls, in the materials they carved them, are absolutely mind-blowing.
And yeah, when they get the faces perfect in a 400 ton statue and manage to incorporate the golden ratio/flower of life and the curves must have used nurbs, whoa.
The voice just came to me the other day, here for your enjoyment is
2.5 hrs long - Timestamps available.
Mark Bouris - Straight Talk
^^ This is unreal. Great interview and subject. Halfway through, gonna finish it tomoz.
Interesting where he starts talking about the degree of self-censorship in the media and arts, for fear of the mob turning up with their pitchforks.
I’ve heard Waleed Aly say exactly the same thing.
Not an ideal environment for the free discussion and debate of ideas in a liberal democracy.
AndyM wrote:Interesting where he starts talking about the degree of self-censorship in the media and arts, for fear of the mob turning up with their pitchforks.
I’ve heard Waleed Aly say exactly the same thing.
Not an ideal environment for the free discussion and debate of ideas in a liberal democracy.
Careful your starting to sound like a conservative or at least someone like Elon Musk or Joe Rogan.
Triggernometry podcast & Youtube channel run by UK comedians Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster often talk about this issue or with other comedians they interview.
BTW. For anyone reading, the discussion in the podcast on this aspect is at about 55:40 in although worth listening from about 50 mins.
This is the problem with these discussions Indo, terms such as liberal and conservative have been so distorted that it's an almost pointless conversation.
Using accepted definitions, conservatives are those that tend to favour institutions and practices that guarantee stability and have evolved gradually - I'm not really sure where they stand on censorship/free speech.
Suffice to say that saying that those who have issues with cancel culture are conservative is quite off the mark.
Just look at those who signed the Harpers Letter.
Liberals on the other hand, by definition, believe in the rights of the individual, liberty, political equality and equality before the law.
So true liberals, as opposed to the American bastardisation of the term, would be against self-censorship in the media and arts and would be in favour of individuals expressing themselves, although freedom of speech is not absolute.
After all, one can believe uncompromising in freedom of expression but not in any duty to "gratuitously offend".
As I've said a few times before, supporting censorship or being in favour of cancelling people is essentially illiberal and in my opinion regressive, notwithstanding issues around libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, incitement, hate speech and the like.
Indo check this out.
AndyM wrote:This is the problem with these discussions Indo, terms such as liberal and conservative have been so distorted that it's an almost pointless conversation.
Using accepted definitions, conservatives are those that tend to favour institutions and practices that guarantee stability and have evolved gradually - I'm not really sure where they stand on censorship/free speech.
Suffice to say that saying that those who have issues with cancel culture are conservative is quite off the mark.
Just look at those who signed the Harpers Letter.
Liberals on the other hand, by definition, believe in the rights of the individual, liberty, political equality and equality before the law.
So true liberals, as opposed to the American bastardisation of the term, would be against self-censorship in the media and arts and would be in favour of individuals expressing themselves, although freedom of speech is not absolute.
After all, one can believe uncompromising in freedom of expression but not in any duty to "gratuitously offend".
As I've said a few times before, supporting censorship or being in favour of cancelling people is essentially illiberal and in my opinion regressive, notwithstanding issues around libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, incitement, hate speech and the like.
Plenty of good points there Andy.
However, I am interested to know how much cancelling actually occurs. Watching the Nick G interview above, there was not much evidence, a few unattributed "they won't let you make it" lines and that was it. In fact he couldn't resist taking a dig at Mark Mitchell's Con the Fruiterer for not being authentic. Sounds pretty much like what the anti cancel crew complain about. Perhaps his struggle in getting the film made was more due to the fact that the joke is dated and not that funny? Again, a fairly common complaint by aging performers, blame it on being cancelled rather than accepting their product is past its use by date. It's not cancellation, it's natural selection and changing taste. Rodney Rude anyone?
blackers wrote:AndyM wrote:This is the problem with these discussions Indo, terms such as liberal and conservative have been so distorted that it's an almost pointless conversation.
Using accepted definitions, conservatives are those that tend to favour institutions and practices that guarantee stability and have evolved gradually - I'm not really sure where they stand on censorship/free speech.
Suffice to say that saying that those who have issues with cancel culture are conservative is quite off the mark.
Just look at those who signed the Harpers Letter.
Liberals on the other hand, by definition, believe in the rights of the individual, liberty, political equality and equality before the law.
So true liberals, as opposed to the American bastardisation of the term, would be against self-censorship in the media and arts and would be in favour of individuals expressing themselves, although freedom of speech is not absolute.
After all, one can believe uncompromising in freedom of expression but not in any duty to "gratuitously offend".
As I've said a few times before, supporting censorship or being in favour of cancelling people is essentially illiberal and in my opinion regressive, notwithstanding issues around libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, incitement, hate speech and the like.Plenty of good points there Andy.
However, I am interested to know how much cancelling actually occurs. Watching the Nick G interview above, there was not much evidence, a few unattributed "they won't let you make it" lines and that was it. In fact he couldn't resist taking a dig at Mark Mitchell's Con the Fruiterer for not being authentic. Sounds pretty much like what the anti cancel crew complain about. Perhaps his struggle in getting the film made was more due to the fact that the joke is dated and not that funny? Again, a fairly common complaint by aging performers, blame it on being cancelled rather than accepting their product is past its use by date. It's not cancellation, it's natural selection and changing taste. Rodney Rude anyone?
Cancel culture is extremerely well documented in all kinds of areas and you would expect the cases we hear about are actually the tip of the iceberg, most cases from everyday people we would never hear about and much of it as spoken about in this interview is just a lack of support of opportunity, If Nick G was a young comedian just getting a start he could never do Wogs out of Work today, which in my mind is really important owning a word or attitude and taking this piss of one self is a great way to combat something
Even Con the fruiterer and Comedy company stuff wouldn't get a pass these days, same deal with movies, same deal with music, maybe even other art.
Last year even Danzing said
“People don’t understand, because everything’s so cancel-culture, woke bullshit nowadays, but you could never have the punk explosion nowadays, because of cancel culture and woke bullshit,” Danzig explained when asked for further clarification. “You could never have it. It would never have happened. We’re lucky it happened when it did, because it’ll never happen again. You won’t have any of those kinds of bands ever again. Everyone’s so uptight and P.C., it’s just like, ‘OK, whatever.'”
https://www.spin.com/2021/04/glenn-danzig-cancel-culture/#:~:text=%E2%80...'t%20understand%2C,It%20would%20never%20have%20happened.
Rodney Rude & Kevin Bloody Wilson to me always seemed really tacky even as a kid i thought that, but if people find it funny, why not.
Even progressive type comedians like Bill Hicks would be canceled these days.
It must be so hard to be a comedian these days and make comedy, to me comedy should push boundaries and even offend, i not sure if it happens in Aust but overseas some comedy clubs even screen comedians content or make them sign agreements on what things or even topics they can and can't say that often leaves them with very little green light topics.
It's like many things, it starts as good will and true progression but then swings too far and becomes the opposite, heavy censorship in comedy isn't good for anyone, if it's funny it's funny and everyone knows the context of things, for instance if the punch line of a joke is knocking off the mother inlay or something crazy, we all know he doesn't really want to murder his mother inlay, because we know the context of things and know its a joke.
AndyM wrote:This is the problem with these discussions Indo, terms such as liberal and conservative have been so distorted that it's an almost pointless conversation.
Using accepted definitions, conservatives are those that tend to favour institutions and practices that guarantee stability and have evolved gradually - I'm not really sure where they stand on censorship/free speech.
Suffice to say that saying that those who have issues with cancel culture are conservative is quite off the mark.
Just look at those who signed the Harpers Letter.
Liberals on the other hand, by definition, believe in the rights of the individual, liberty, political equality and equality before the law.
So true liberals, as opposed to the American bastardisation of the term, would be against self-censorship in the media and arts and would be in favour of individuals expressing themselves, although freedom of speech is not absolute.
After all, one can believe uncompromising in freedom of expression but not in any duty to "gratuitously offend".
As I've said a few times before, supporting censorship or being in favour of cancelling people is essentially illiberal and in my opinion regressive, notwithstanding issues around libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, incitement, hate speech and the like.
I agree with a lot of this i don't know if the terms have been distorted so much, more that the groups and views have evolved and expanded or there is so many different types of conservatism or progressivism each word is now an umbrella term for a larger group.
In some senses to me in many areas a modern conservative like myself often has more in common with a traditional progressive, you see this effect here where my views on many issues often dont differ much from views of say Sypkan or Blowin and you would have noticed Blowin calling others fake left implying he is the real left and hasn't changed, and its kind of true.
To me there has been a clear flip. (or maybe this is the horse shoe theory in effect)
Traditionally speaking conservatives especially religious based were the ones claiming to be offended and wanting to censor and cancel especially in regard to arts, visual, comedy, movies, music
In many countries like say Indonesia this is still the case but in the west while there is still this element to a small degree they are a minority and no longer hold much power, while crazy enough it's so called progressives who are the ones being offended and wanting censorship and cancelling and hold more power.
I get not all progressives are like this but it's still the reality, comedians aren't self censoring because of conservatives they are self censoring because of so called progressives.
And its a new type of conservative that is saying, wait a minute just because you dont like what is said or somehow feel offended that's your problem, i should have the right to express myself or be exposed to this or that (and yes i agree "notwithstanding issues around libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, incitement, hate speech and the like".)
Indo, to paraphrase you paraphrasing someone else, just because you say it doesn’t make it true. You can add read it or so one else saying it to that concept. I read Danzig’s comment when it came out, and Lyndon etc., old men saying things are different and it was better in their day like every generation of old men before them. It’s a thing. And as someone moving into that age bracket I try to avoid it and live in the present.
You say there is well documented evidence,. The most prominent “cancelled”performer I am aware of is Louis C K, currently about to tour Oz to sell out crowds. It hasn’t done any long term harm. Regarding Rodney Rude and KBW, ever thought that maybe people don’t want to see that sort of stuff anymore? That tastes have changed? It’s too easy a get out to blame “political correctness” or cancel culture. Poor ticket sales, and promoters worried about losing money are a quick way for performers to find themselves short of work. Easier to blame someone else than accept your schtick has passed its use by date.
Anyways, good waves about, time to go and enjoy.
This kept showing up in my feed after watching the Bouris/Wogboy interview
Had seen a few short Vids on the Spanian....just a Leb Knob i thought
But this is one very good..Bouris is a Great interviewer.
Great little half hour doco on photographers chasing thunderstorms and lightning in WA's pilbara presented by ABC Perth's Tyne Logan.
Highly recommended watch for those interested in big weather and the meditation that photographing natural phenomenon brings to ones soul.
This looks fun...and scary. Scary and fun.
I’ll be lining up for it.
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Some work better than others...
Cars not as fun as Boats & Trains work better.
Niagara Falls looks like ants surviving a flood.
Must be the constant long flow of Alpine Trains or lines of skiers that lends so well?
Helps if your Town has a lot of dinky Utilities & Flowing Civic Town Scapes.
Kinda like how recreational Melbourne spaces kick along nicely...
Here'a few Variations on the Toy Town Themes (Both are different but equally epic!)
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Fine Tuning the Ikea Hobo Stove
Pops and VJ you will probably enjoy this...
good one Wilhelm! This would be great. I unfortunately missed the original premier in Nambour late last year, and will unfortunately miss the show in Bris in a few weeks. Damn,... But I didnt miss the Gravies gig in Bris a couple of years back - that was wild. He's a wild man
He is a character for sure. I spent a fair bit of time seeing live music in the St Kilda area during the mid to late 80's and you were aware of his presence. His artwork was everywhere.
This is something the Woz should have a good look at.
Have a look at this for an example of real commitment, keeping in mind this is all sight unseen for the riders.
Or maybe this when things don't go quite so well.
Indonesia is full of so many contradictions in so many different ways but this place takes the cake.