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CREATING REM LEZAR (1989), an infamous pilot about two children's superhero imaginary friend.

eBird Birds of the World page for the White-Throated Magpie-Jay (Cyanocorax formosus). Photo by Cory Gregory (https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/86411171).

Source: https://ebird.org/species/wtmjay1

Mark Rothko's "Green, Blue, Green on Blue" (1968, acrylic on paper laid on canvas, 102.9 x 67.3 cm)

Source: "Green-blue-green on blue. Mark Rothko. 1968" by estudio campo baeza is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/?

Radiographs in left lateral view depicting the extreme positions of the pharyngeal jaws in M. retifera during prey transport.

Source: Mehta, R. S., & Wainwright, P. C. (2007). "Raptorial jaws in the throat help moray eels swallow large prey". Nature (London), 449(7158), 79–82. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06062

Movie poster for PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK (2022)

"I used to pray for times like this," meme featuring Albert D. Bernstein's photograph of Michael Jordan with his father, holding the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy and sobbing after the Chicago Bulls won over the Los Angeles Lakers (107-86) in Game 2 of the 1991 NBA Finals, Jordan's first title. (https://web.archive.org/web/20250616104002/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2015/6/4/18481099/the-stories-behind-two-iconic-michael-jordan-photos) The image is captioned with the lyric "I used to pray for times like this" from Meek Mill's song "Dreams and Nightmares (intro)".

(Meme source: https://x.com/reactjpg/status/1443457124860776451?lang=en)

Map showing travel time to Ithaca from other cities.

The Garfield statue at the Marion Public Library. Garfield is leaning on a stack of books with spines labeled (top to bottom): "GRANT COUNTY'S HISTORY by John L. Thompson," "JOY OF QUILTING by Marie Webster," FOR "THE LOVE OF GARFIELD by Jim Davis," "REBELS AND GIANTS by James Dean," "MARION IN ARCHITECTURE by Samuel Plato," and "MY MISSISSINEWA HERITAGE by Frances Slocum." (These figures are notable in the county's history.) Truly a local icon.

RobSB's 2025 in film by the numbers:
- 444 films logged
- 430 films reviewed [I am still catching up on last week]
- 689 hours watched [28 days + 17 hours]

- Most watched actor: Denzel Washington [INSIDE MAN, THE MIGHTY QUINN, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, RICOCHET, HE GOT GAME, and THE BONE COLLECTOR]
- Most Watched Director: John Carpenter [BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, ESCAPE FROM L.A., IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and STARMAN]

The Onion film critic, Peter K. Rosenthal (Ron E. Rains)

SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! (2003) Korean movie poster

This is not quite the same -- for one, it spends most of its time in the conspiracy theorist protagonist's perspective -- but wa sclose enough to come to mind immediately for me.

"Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year" from The Onion, published October 5, 2007

https://theonion.com/third-amendment-rights-group-celebrates-another-success-1819569379/

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— LEVIATHAN (1989) (3 stars)
— BLACKTHORN (2011) (3½ stars, liked)
— THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) (3½ stars, liked)
— THE APPLE (1980) (1½ stars, liked)

"King George III" (1771) portrait by Johan Joseph Zoffany with a speech bubble indicating that he is saying the quoted post.

Last four watched (left to right):
— CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) (3½ stars, liked)
— THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951) (3½ stars, liked)
— THE BARON AGAINST THE DEMONS (2006) (1½ stars)
— BACKYARD BARBECUE (1993) (4 stars, liked)

Last four watched (left to right):
— DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) (4 stars)
— FATEFUL FINDINGS (2013) (1½ stars, liked)
— BREAKER MORANT (1980) (4 stars, liked)
— WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (2013) (3 stars)

Last four watched (left to right):
— PASSION (2012) (3 stars)
— AQUAMAN (2012) (3 stars, liked)
— PANIC IN YEAR ZERO! (1962) (3 stars)
— SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! (2003) (4½ stars, liked)

The Banner of Kansas, depicting a sunflower on a blue field.

Flag of Washington State with the seal replaced by three abstract Coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) flowers replacing the stars in George Washington's family coat of arms.

Obverse of the initial flag of South Dakota (1909-1963), notably seal-less and reading "SOUTH DAKOTA - THE SUNSHINE STATE."

Source: https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=INN19160311-01.1.15&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

Paul Hadley's original design, with the name absent.

Image courtesy of the Indiana State Museum

Last four watched (left to right):
— SONS OF STEEL (1989) (3 stars)
— JIN-ROH: THE WOLF BRIGADE (1999) (4 stars)
— THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL (2019) (4 stars)
— THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING (2021) (4½ Stars)

"Come and Take It" flag with a sub sandwich.

Last four watched (left to right):
— BONES AND ALL (2022) (4 stars, liked)
— THE WHITE REINDEER (1952) (4 stars, liked)
— THE VILLAGE DETECTIVE: A SONG CYCLE (2021) (4 stars, liked)
— INGRID GOES WEST (2017) (3½ stars)

PUNISHMENT PARK (1971) French movie poster
My review: https://boxd.it/aqpkgH

WAX OR THE DISCOVERY OF TELEVISION AMONG THE BEES (1991) movie poster
My review: https://boxd.it/ahlf5Z

FRESH KILL (1994)
My review: https://boxd.it/am3nA1

Last four watched (left to right):
— THE WHALE GOD (1962) (4½ stars)
— THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971) (4 stars)
— PENDA'S FEN (1974) (4 stars)
— EXILED (2006) (4 stars)

Dr. Doofenshmirtz "If I Had A Nickel" meme from PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: ACROSS THE 2ND DIMENSION (2011).
The first panel is labeled, "If I had a nickel for every time I saw a film visually reference Henry Fuseli's painting THE NIGHTMARE (1781) as a symbol of desires repressed in the subconscious only to awaken in dreams this year, I would have two nickels," with posters for PENDA'S FEN (1974) & GOTHIC (1987). The lower panel is captioned, "Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?"

Left to right:
— JUICE (1992) (4 stars)
— IRAQ FOR SALE: THE WAR PROFITEERS (2006) (3½ stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— CHINATOWN (1974) (4½ stars)
— SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) (4½ stars)
— THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963) (3 stars)
— THE SHOOTING (1966) (4 stars)

Berries and cream little lad (Jack Ferver)

Last four watched (left to right):
— BASKET CASE (1982) (4 stars)
— RABID (1977) (3½ stars)
— FRESH KILL (1994) (4½ stars)
— SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) (3½ stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— IDENTITY (2003) (3 stars)
— THE WITCH WHO CAME FROM THE SEA (1976) (3½ stars, liked)
— WAX, OR THE DISCOVERY OF TELEVISION AMONG THE BEES (1997) (4½ stars, liked)
— AMERICAN MOVIE (1999) (4 stars, liked)

THIS RIEL BUSINESS (1974)
(3½ stars, liked)
Watched 04 Jul 2025

Quoting the short film: "We have one story to tell and, I might add, it's a story no one wants to hear. It's about a war which took place long ago in the North-West Territories in a province now called Saskatchewan. We will tell you the story of this war, but we'll have to use many disguises to get our story across." [Emphasis mine]

Last four Films (left to right):
— AMIGO (2010) (3½ stars)
— ELMER GANTRY (1960) (4 stars)
— STARGATE (1994) (3 stars)
— AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) (4 stars)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
My review: https://boxd.it/a52yGJ

ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT (2023)
My review: https://boxd.it/9ZKfi3

AFTER YANG (2021)
My review: https://boxd.it/a2vzal

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (1988) movie poster

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— THE BONE COLLECTOR (1999) (3 stars)
— THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940) (4 stars)
— WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) (4½ stars)
— TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1985) (4 stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (1972) (4 stars)
— BURNT OFFERINGS (1976) (3½ stars)
— REDLINE (2009) (4 stars)
— AFTER YANG (2021) (4½ stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT (2023) (4½ stars, liked)
— REPLICANT (2001) (3½ stars, liked)
— FUNNY PAGES (2022) (3 stars)
— DAGON (2001) (3 stars, liked)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP (1958) (4 stars)
— HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (1987) (4 stars)
— ZEROES AND ONES (2021) (3½ stars)
— CIRCUITRY MAN (1990) (3 stars)

THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982)

My review: https://boxd.it/9BSaVf

DONNIE DARKO (THEATRICAL CUT) (2001)

My review: https://boxd.it/9R4vzX

THE TRIAL (1962)

My review: https://boxd.it/9CyX15

Last four watched (left to right):
— DONNIE DARKO (2001) (4½ stars)
— FIRST COW (2019) (4 stars)
— FIRST REFORMED (2017) (4½ stars)
— EX MACHINA (2015) (4 stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— HE GOT GAME (1998) (4 stars)
— THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN (1995) (4 stars)
— BARBARIAN (2022) (3½ stars)
— JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000) (4 stars)

Last four watched (left to right):
— ROPE (1948) (4½ stars)
— ENEMY (2013) (4 stars)
— RICOCHET (1991) (3½ stars)
— MY MAN GODFREY (1936) (4 stars)

A demonstration of a person using an eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher, a tool for precisely breaking the shell of a soft-boiled egg by dropping a stainless steel ball along a rod connected to an egg cap.

Source: https://www.ebay.de/itm/403369094597

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— SKYLINE (2010) (1 star)
— HOLY MOTORS (2012) (4 stars)
— HONEYMOON (2014) (3 stars)
— THE TRIAl (1962) (4 stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— DEATH RACE 2000 (1975) (3 stars, liked)
— SAGINAW TRAIL (1953) (2 stars)
— MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943) (4½ stars, liked)
— CHARIOT (2022) (1 star)

MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON (1943)

My review: https://boxd.it/9yj7nd

- First Film: MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON (2021) watched on January 1
- Last Film: ACCIDENTAL LUXURIANCE OF THE TRANSPARENT WATERY REBUS (2020) watched on April 20
- 50th: COOL HAND LUKE (1967) watched on February 20
- 100th: CONTROL (2007) watched on March 27

Last Four Watched (left to right):
-- THE ROVER (2014) (3½ stars, liked)
-- ALIENOID: RETURN TO THE FUTURE (2024) (3½ stars, liked)
-- SEASON OF THE WITCH (2011) (2 stars)
-- JODOROWSKY'S DUNE (2013) (3½ stars, liked)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— THE LAWS OF ETERNITY (2006) (½ star)
— HEAVY METAL (1981) (3 stars)
— THE JACKAL (1997) (2½ stars)
— IDAHO TRANSFER (1973) (3½ stars)

Last Four Watched (left to right):
— DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (1995) (4½ stars, liked)
— HARLEM NIGHTS (1989) (3 stars)
— THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES (2012) (4 stars, liked)
— THE DIVINITY OF A CITY (2024) (3 stars, liked)

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