Tim Connolly

COO of Triune Films | Executive Producer of @VariantComics | Co-Host of Variant The Podcast | Worlds Largest Ninja

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

So good.

[Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo]

The original trailer for THE MATRIX (1999) and the theatrical film prints were much less green than the DVDs and the Blu-rays. Cinematographer Bill Pope: "The original timing was much more subtle." Here's a 35mm film scan of the first trailer⬇️

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

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[Athenaeum Book Club @athenaeumbc]

A powerful scene in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca after twenty years of war and wandering.

You would expect the story to end with celebration, with the hero coming home, the family reunited, and order restored.

Homer does something far stranger.

Odysseus arrives disguised as a beggar, because Athena warns him that the palace has been taken over by more than a hundred suitors who have been living there for years, eating his food, drinking his wine, and pressuring his wife Penelope to marry one of them.

They believe Odysseus is dead and in their minds the kingdom is already theirs.

So the king of Ithaca walks through his own halls dressed in rags while the men stealing his house sit comfortably at his tables. They mock him, throw scraps at him, and one of them even strikes him, and Odysseus takes it. That is the remarkable part, because the same man who blinded the Cyclops and survived twenty years of disasters now stands quietly while strangers insult him in his own home. Homer tells us his heart burns inside his chest and that he wants to attack them immediately, yet he restrains himself and waits.

Instead of striking, Odysseus studies the room carefully. He counts the men, watches their habits, and quietly observes which servants remain loyal and which have betrayed him. The hero of the Odyssey does something most people cannot do, which is delay revenge until the moment is right.

Eventually Penelope announces a contest and brings out Odysseus’ great bow, declaring that she will marry the man who can string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads lined up in a row. One by one the suitors try and fail, because none of them can even bend the bow. Then the beggar asks for a turn. The suitors laugh at first, but the bow is eventually handed to him.

Odysseus takes it in his hands and strings it effortlessly. Homer says the sound of the bowstring tightening rings through the hall like the note of a swallow. Then he places an arrow on the string and sends it cleanly through all twelve axe heads.

In that moment the beggar disappears. Odysseus turns the bow toward the suitors and reveals who he is.

What follows is one of the most brutal scenes in Greek literature. The doors are sealed and the suitors realize too late that they are trapped inside the hall. Odysseus, his son Telemachus, and two loyal servants begin killing them one by one. There is no escape, no mercy, and no negotiation. The men who spent years consuming another man’s house die inside it.

It is a violent ending, but Homer wants you to understand something important. The real danger to Odysseus was never just the monsters and storms on the long journey home. It was the possibility that someone else might take his place while he was gone. When Odysseus finally returns, he reminds everyone in Ithaca of a simple truth: a man’s home is not truly his unless he is willing to fight for it.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

You can never sleep on the dark horse. Honestly, if anything was working properly, our antitrust courts would be busier than they’ve ever been right now.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Netflix is declining to raise their bid to buy Warner Bros.

Paramount is now expected to acquire the studio.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

Gotta love these AI written posts. The Big Three - Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street - have $15-20 TRILLION in assets under management. There is no world where a $30 million dollar fine could even be considered a punishment, let alone a “reckoning”. To put it in perspective, if you made $150,000 a year, the equivalent fine would be about $1.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

This danger to humanity should be eating bugs in a cold, dark prison for the rest of his life, while every penny he has is divided up equally and given to his victims. Instead, he’s still out there, with the rest of his depraved oligarch friends, using his wealth to shape the future for the rest of us.

What a world we live in.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

“…so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home." Whether the policy is right or wrong, good idea or bad, Trump can always be counted on for the worst possible messaging on just about every topic.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

He was truly born to play Lobo. Spot on..

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

Finally.

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

Finally.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

Based purely on Larry Fink’s track record, I feel very comfortable saying that we should take whatever he says we “need to do”…and do the exact opposite. He is no friend to humanity.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

FINALLY!

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Kathleen Kennedy is officially leaving Lucasfilm after 14 years.

This will be her last week as head of the studio

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

Incredible game and now playing for the ring on home field! LETS GO CANES!! 🙌

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

Correct.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Powerful words

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

Absolutely heartbreaking.

[Variety @Variety]

Rob Reiner, director of “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” was found dead Sunday afternoon in his Brentwood home alongside his wife, Michele Singer. He was 78.

The deaths are being investigated as a homicide.

https://t.co/vGmnu5rBRl

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

This continued consolidation of the entertainment industry, along with every other major industry in the world, is and has been a deeply unhealthy trend. It has mostly succeeded in creating uniformity, which is where imagination and innovation go to die. Hope Netflix can avoid what has become of Disney and all of its acquired properties.

[Netflix @netflix]

Today, Netflix announced our acquisition of Warner Bros. Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere. https://t.co/rXPFMNIs1A

[Variant @variantcomics]

How many different ways can one say, “Take my money”??

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

@businessbarista Excellent.

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

@arjuntalati Insane. How do I get the invite code?

[Variant @variantcomics]

Deadpool just invaded Gotham City and Batman doesn't find him funny. Watch our breakdown of the Marvel/DC Crossover we've all been waiting for...#Deadpool/#Batman #1! https://t.co/BmAocXcpsE

[Tim Connolly @Tim_Connolly]

We have reached the mountain top.

[Volonaut @Volonaut]

We are excited to share this raw flight footage including take-off and landing, all with real sound.
No special effects, no CGI, no AI, pure engineering. Enjoy the future!

A fully functional real-world "speeder bike" that so far only existed in sci-fi movies is finally here.