@furqisophical Nobody said "watch this obscure soviet film made by selling bread." It was "watch foreign films," which is a good thing to suggest and expect out of "cinephiles." Expand your horizons. What is the point of restricting your enjoyment of art
Yul Brynner was the First Terminator
11 years before Arnie, Yul Brynner (born OTD in 1920) was the original unstoppable robot that can’t be bargained with, can’t be reasoned with, feels no pity, remorse, or fear, and absolutely will not stop until you’re dead. In Westworld
wonderful piece of artwork of the Termite Terrace crew that was part of Clampett’s personal collection and auctioned last year. Note Chuck Jones being axed in the head, Friz and Leon beheading Clampett, and Tex Avery hanging by a noose.
When billionaire J. Paul Getty’s grandson was kidnapped, Getty refused to pay the equivalent of a $17 million ransom. After the kidnappers mailed the teen’s severed ear, he agreed to pay about $3 million—but covered only $2.2 million himself and loaned his son the remaining $800,000 at 4% interest.