sgt13722d ago

#Movies . . .

Just finished listening/watching (more listening than watching) #Bugonia (2025) another 1 of the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture at the #Oscar awards ceremony tonight.

It's a bizarre #movie that won't win, which is similar to the odd ball #movie -- #PoorThings -- that #EmmaStone also starred in.

The movie is about this cray guy who kidnaps Emma Stone's character because he thinks she's an alien from outer space but it then turns out that the women is really from outer space. Really??? LOL!!! đŸ¤Ļ‍♂ī¸

Anyway, it's a dumb movie which is why I listened to it more than I watch it.

Tried to watch the other 2 Best Picture nominees that I haven't seen yet but they're both foreign language films -- in whole or part -- but my #AltStreaming channel doesn't have the sub-title tracks. So, there's no point in my watching them unless I can find a channel that includes those tracks.

Not recommended unless you like this kind of thing. 🤷‍♂ī¸

sgt13722d ago

#Movies . . .

I just finished watching #TrainDreams (2025) which is 1 of the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture at the #Oscars tonight.

It's an interesting, low key #movie about an ordinary man (that is narrated in part) who sees some awful things happen around him & who suffers a terrible loss (much like the characters in #Hamnet) but who otherwise lives a life of little consequence (as most of us do).

I liked it & it has no chance of winning but I recommend watching it if you can still find it at the theater or streaming it online. I watched it for free on my favorite #AltStreaming channel.

Only 3 more movies on the Best Picture list remaining to been seen. I'm watching #Bugonia now. Don't think I'll be able to watch the other 2 -- #SentimentalValue or #Secret Agent before the #Oscars award show tonight but I'll give it a try.

Show threadsgt1372Feb 27

@Starcade

Already mentioned my watching of the #RentalFamily on an #Altstreaming channel which I liked.

#TheConversation is a vintage classic made in between the time that #GeneHackman also starred in the #FrenchConnection 1 & 2 when he was in his prime

How did you like the period shots of #UnionSquare?

Show threadsgt1372Feb 24

@Starcade

Really liked #RentalFamily that I watched on an #Altstreaming channel for free

It's available on #DVD but I'm not ready to pay the current asking price of about $45 (including shipping & tax) for it. 🤷đŸģ‍♂ī¸

sgt1372Jan 26

#Climbing . . .

#AlexHonnold is the only person known to have climbed the 3000 ft face of #ElCapitan in #Yosemite #FreeSolo (without ropes &/or safety gear).

This climb was recorded in the documentary Free Solo (2018). I have a copy of it on DVD. It can be viewed for free on a least one #AltStreaming channel & for a fee on PPV/subscription channels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Solo

Honnold just free soloed the 1617 ft skyscraper in Taiwan known as #Taipei101.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101

This climb was filmed & apparently sponsored by #Neflix, where you can watch the entire climb if you are a subscriber.

If you are NOT a Netflix subscriber, you can watch clips of this climb here on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1qnje8i/alex_honnold_just_made_history_by_free_soloing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Show threadsgt1372Jan 22

@edgeworth Just checked & #Hamnet is the only one of the remaining Best Picture #Oscar nominees that I have to watch in a theater.

All of the others are available on an #AltStreaming channel where I can watch them for free in the comfort of my own home w/o distraction. 😊

Going to try to watch Hamnet at the Cinemark in Walnut Creek tomorrow.

Show threadsgt1372Jan 22

@edgeworth #Movies #Oscars

That's good. I just looked at the list. I just hope that #MartySupreme or #OneBattleAfterAnotger don't beat it out for Best Picture.

I make it a practice to try to watch every film nominated for best picture:

So far, I've only seen:

#Sinners (#AMC)
Marty Supreme (AMC)
One Battle After Another (#AltStreaming)
#Frankenstein (Local Theater)
#FI (AMC)

I already own copies of Sinners & F1 on DVD & I always try to buy a copy of the Best Picture winner each year too but that's sometimes been difficult, like for #Coma which is an #Apple movie.

At any rate, I currently have DVD copies of all of the Best Picture #Oscar winners going back to 1927/28 when #Wings won it.

So, back to the 2026 nominee list, I still need to see:

#Bugonia
#Hamnet
#SecretAgent
#SentimentalValue
#TrainDreams

Hament is still showing at local theaters. Not sure about the others but I'll try to find them either on screen or on an Alt Streaming channel.

https://ew.com/2026-oscar-nominations-announced-full-list-11889037

Show threadsgt1372Jan 9

@Starcade

I found #WinWin on an #AltStreaming channel.

Just watched the start to get a feel for it. It looks promising & I plan to finish watching it.

But haven't been able to find #CanneryRow offered for free viewing anywhere yet but, based on the #Wiki summary of it, I don't think I'll like it, even though I am a fan #Steinbeck's writing & own copies of most of his books.

Show threadsgt1372Dec 5

@Starcade Everything #Netflix acquires will probably go behind their paywall. ☚ī¸

Fortunately, there are #AltStreaming sites where I can see pretty much whatever I like w/o being forced to subscribe to any of the media giants who would be happy to have a monopoly on all of their content.

I just need to learn how to download & burn #DVDs from these sites.

The software is out there but I'm just too lazy to do it yet but will when there is no other way to add the films that I want to my collection.

Show threadsgt1372Nov 25

@nedraggett I didn't go to see it at my local #AMC & I'm not going to subscribe to pay to see it on #Disney either.

I'll watching for FREE on any #AltStreaming channel that has it BUT I am going to buy the #DVD if/when one is released because I want to have all 3 of the #Tron movies to make a set.