Pete Lee
@kungfupete
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had a short film at sundance, shot a book that won the james beard, but I just wanna tell you about kungfu movies
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2011
Hayao Miyazaki when his son asked him to come out of retirement to support him:
I think him coming out of retirement to support his son will reflect positively on him and that refusing to be in his son’s movie out of concern for his legacy would be an infinity more embarrassing decision
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Recommend me some horror movies with heavy procedural vibes. Like some empty man shit. Love me a spooky investigation
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Remember when Kanye ripped off their entire title sequence but nobody noticed because nobody saw Enter the Void
I remember seeing Enter the Void in the cinema and coming out thinking it was going to be the biggest film of all time and it wasn't and everyone I've ever spoken to absolutely hates it lol
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Whoa this thread
Watched an insane documentary last night from 2015 that follows an FBI informant trying to entrap a Muslim dude to become a terrorist, then the target realizes he’s being entrapped and the doc crew starts interviewing him at the same time, showing both sides of this opp.
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Me after seeing The Furious
It feels like the next era is on the verge of hitting
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Which is where we are right now - many indie financiers lost their money during the pandemic - the streamers and distributors tightened their purse strings and many films simply never got picked up or were picked up at a loss, so now there’s no cash coming back to the new films
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It’s not just about profits tho. For example most indie financiers do not expect to see profit - usually they set up a PE fund that supports emerging talents and stories, but if your film doesn’t at least break even, then they won’t be able to invest in the filmmakers after you.
Chloé Zhao doesn't believe that her "vision" as a director "should make people lose money." “I try really hard to get financiers or studios to say, how much are you comfortable giving me so that you can survive as a company, please ... Limitations, I promise, are your best
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Very hard to see the path forward when national Democrats are so dug into the belief that they cannot fail, they can only be failed.
Harris slams protestor during book tour. “You want to talk about legacy? Let’s talk about the legacy of mass deportations, of not voting, and Donald Trump.”
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This huffy attitude (“it’s your fault for not voting for me!”) is totally unbecoming of a public servant. I don’t know when it started, but it’s gotta stop.
Harris slams protestor during book tour. “You want to talk about legacy? Let’s talk about the legacy of mass deportations, of not voting, and Donald Trump.”
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An American soldier trying to force his dog to attack an Iraqi woman, but even the animal shows more humanity than the American soldiers themselves. 2006, Baghdad, Iraq.
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In the Mood for Love + Edward Yang movies gotta be at or near the top of that list right?
uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)
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The movie that freaked out Jet Li.
office hour background-watch of THE OTHERS (2001) and I'm not afraid to say it: Nicole Kidman is extremely beautiful here and perfectly cast/directed/lit
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Mfer talking like he’s the talent manager that allllmost signed her
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When Travis Schlenk takes over Nico’s job as the new Dallas GM
Cooper as Wardell could be life changing
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Some are calling it the most circumstantial evidence of all time
Arrest made in Palisades fire, sources say
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First they called everything Wes Anderson and I said nothing
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