#the last blockbuster

[brokehorrorfan]

The Last Blockbuster's original motion picture soundtrack is available on vinyl via Enjoy the Ride Records. It includes the score by Dave Trichter and Steve Soboslai (of Punchline) along with songs from the film.

The album is housed in a jacket with a back cover designed by Garreth Gibson (pictured below). Three color variants are available - Be Kind Rewind Yellow (limited to 100), Rental Swirl (limited to 200) and VHS Split with Splatter (limited to 200) - for $24.99 each.

#the last blockbuster #blockbuster #vhs #video store #vinyl #soundtrack #gift #punchline #enjoy the ride records #90s #1990s #90s kid #garreth gibson

[fromthestacks]

The Last Blockbuster

#library #dvds #movies #documentary #the last blockbuster #Taylor morden

[museum-of-cool-vids]

official commercial advertising the last remaining physical Blockbuster rental store in Bend, Oregon; aired February 12, 2023

(via the store's official youtube channel blockbusterbend)

#blockbuster #the last blockbuster #vintage #retro #nostalgia #video rental #movie rental #90s #00s #vintage aesthetic #vhs aesthetic #retro aesthetic #blockbuster bend #media: advertising #media: blockbuster #not from TT

[novakspector]

#the last blockbuster #blockbuster video

[jasoncanty01]

See more here on "Twitter"

#morbius #its morbin time #blockbuster #the last blockbuster

[dynared]

I’m rewatching the documentary The Last Blockbuster (decent watch if you have the time) and one thing I notice a lot of the nostalgic voices pine for is the idea of a communal, public place where people select movies and shows.

And honestly? That would kind of suck. Having people stare at what you watch? A lot of the more eclectic programming that has found success in the streaming era could never get over in the Blockbuster era because of that appeal to mass opinion and no way to gauge who, if anyone would be interested in work that didn’t fit that definition. Add that to the people who proudly said they acted as arbiters to what people could or couldn’t watch and you have a recipe for a very narrow selection.

So sorry Bend, Oregon, but you can keep your Blockbuster and your court of public embarrassment. With all the issues the streaming era does have, it’s superior to the days of limited supply, late fees, and no real chance for “niche” medium to get over.

#the last blockbuster #blockbuster video #rambles

[gregdotorg]

A podcast where Lawrence Weschler talks about Benjamin Binstock's strongly ignored theory that several paintings attributed to Johannes Vermeer, including most of the Vermeers in the US, were actually painted by his daughter Maria, who was also, Binstock argues, along with many others, the model for Girl with Pearl Earring.

After some unprecedented covid-era scientific analysis, the National Gallery of Art reattributed their painting, Girl with a Flute, to an assistant in the artist's studio. It's painted on a panel like their other Vermeer, above, Girl with a Red Hat, and seems to show the same model. That, Binstock argues, is because they are both selfies by Maria.

#vermeer's a vermeer except it's a maria vermeer #aka girl unmuting #benjamin binstock #lawrence weschler #david zwirner podcasts presents arguments that weren't raised during last year's vermeer blockbuster

[escapedaudios]

Ever since I've hit 10k subscribers I started getting offers to run sponsored in-video ads. Let the record show that I would rather blow my fucking head off with a rocket launcher than read so much as a single sentence of an advertisement in my audios.

#I fucking hate ads #7-11/Denny's/Bisquick/The Last Blockbuster all owe me money though #for all the product placement #In Chronus Seven and My Greasefire Life #So does Chrysler for the Jeep product placement in The Neon Barbarian #anti sponsored content #IDGAF if I wanted money I'd make patreon content #Or do something that wouldn't compromise my script #I'd rather die

[levitatingbiscuits]

I think part of the reason why fandom doesn't last like it used to is because it's much harder for new people to join. Large chunks of fandom activity are in invite-only discord servers now. Engagement with fic and art has dried up A LOT compared to how it used to be, so unless you post during the initial fandom boom, it's much more likely to be overlooked. People will talk about their favorite works where the creators can't see/engage with it, which can be super discouraging. People will treat everything like tiktok and only leave likes/kudos, and can't seem to find anything on their own without an algorithm. There's not really much fandom culture or community anymore. So why WOULD new people even want to join, when the barriers are so much higher?

#remember how long the inception fandom lasted?? #compare that to literally any blockbuster today #you're lucky if it lasts more than a few months #if at all #fandom wank #ancient 23 year old lady yells at cloud

[angie-starz]

Sketch dump part 2, electric boogaloo

#cover for chronozawa comic: COMING SOON (No concrete date) #a little comic i was working on that i just need to finish drawing #i already have the script planned out #it'll feature blockbuster spider #throw in some actor AU I've been putting off from finishing since last year #tangled AU: chronodabi #mha #bnha #boku no hero academia #anime #eight precepts of death #shie hassaikai #chronostasis #kurono hari #hari kurono #shouta aizawa #aizawa shouta #kai chisaki #overhaul #chisaki kai #mirio togata #bnha dabi #mha dabi #tangled AU #actors au

[maxwell-grant]

Was kinda interesting watching Aquaman 2 do that thing Hollywood movies do where a villain barks orders in an non-English language to signal to the American audience that they're foreign and scary, except this time the actress doing it was speaking portuguese so I actually understood everything she was saying and it was just weird and abrupt. I guess they just told her to translate and say the lines in her own language but didn't direct her how to adapt the dialogue accordingly, so she ends up just telling the henchmen to pick up a guy in a very stilted formal factual manner while everything's exploding around them, that was kinda funny.

#not criticizing or blaming the actress here she was allright #it's Aquaman 2 nobody was on their a-game here #anyway movie was actually okay #not the worst thing I had occasionally fun times watching it #by the DCEU standards it was actually pretty good #for better or worse it felt way more like a Monsterverse movie for most of it #you can almost exactly pinpoint the scenes made when it was a major blockbuster sequel project #and the ones they made not giving a shit anymore knowing this was their last dance and just having fun with it #plenty of the ones in the latter are even some of the best in the movie #just Momoa and Wilson dicking around Jumanji sets #ending is very schmaltzy and optimistic and you can pick that and the enviromentalist angle #as what Momoa contributed to the writing because it feels very much an actor writing their hero character's finale thing #not complaining about it tho I find that kind of stuff interesting even if it isn't good #I mean why not go with that at this point #fuck it let's rip off a subplot from Black Panther and end with a limp imitation of the Iron Man 1 ending why not #Aquaman Saves the World and Patrick Wilson Eats A Cockroach and that's how the DCEU ends #honestly a more dignified fashion than it ever deserved to end

[ellies-enrichment]

movie night picks

summary: Ellie & Joel look for something to watch for movie night

warnings: light strong language from everyone’s favorite uncle

word count: 1210

preview:

Every Friday there would be boxes set out on a table in the church full of movies for the people of Jackson to borrow and bring back the following week. Almost everyone in town had a DVD player and if someone was missing one, there would always be someone else who was willing to share. Ellie and Joel were given one by Tommy when they moved in and now every Friday morning Ellie would drag Joel down to the church for first-pick of the new movie selection

You never knew when new stuff would be added because it's all found while on patrol. If Jimmy went on patrol on Sunday and brought back 4 new movies, you wouldn't know until Friday. So it was important to Ellie that she was one of the first in line.

She sat down the movie she and Joel watched last week, his choice of some old western film, and started looking for a new movie. The western film wasn't bad but since she was sick last week and couldn't do stable duty, it made her miss Shimmer.

Joel stood behind her with his arms crossed, as he usually would, and started up a conversation with one of the other exhausted Jackson parents who got pulled away from their bed that morning.

"She made us watch that Barbie movie two weeks ago," the woman started, "She was tired of it within the first fifteen minutes."

Ellie took a quick glance over her shoulder to see what the woman looked like, then dropped her head back down to the movie box she was currently digging through.

"That's kids for ya," Joel replied and Ellie could suddenly feel his eyes on her. "She decided to watch The Ring while I was out on patrol about a month ago and–"

"Oh!" She quickly turned around and held up a DVD to Joel to get him to shut up, "What about this one?"

Joel took the movie from her, read the title of it, then handed it back. "No."

She frowned, reexamining the cover. Curtis and Viper 2. The cover was two guys, one had a sword. The description was a little vague but it seemed like a dumb action film. Joel loved these.

"Why?"

"Because it's your movie night," he nodded towards the boxes as a way to tell her to pick something else.

"Okay,” she turned around to look at the options again, then spun once more to face Joel. “I pick this," she held the case up again.

"No you don't.”

"Why not?"

"You're too young for that."

She dropped her hands to her sides, still holding onto the movie. He did not just tell her some cheesy action film was too mature for her.

"What's in this that I haven't already seen?" She sat the movie down on the table and crossed her arms.

"I'll explain when you're older."

She's 15 how much older does she need to–

"Is it dirty?" She raised her eyebrows, turning around to judge the cover again.

"No, it's just…” he looked around the church like he was searching for an excuse. “You wouldn't like it."

She sighed, putting the movie back in the box. She was confident she would like the movie but, for whatever reason, Joel was against it and she had to respect that. She planned on hounding him about it later until he told her why he was against it, but for now she had to find something he wouldn’t immediately veto.

She dug around for a few more minutes before coming up with a larger DVD case. She studied the front of it then turned around for Joel to see.

"No." He didn't even give her a chance to fully lift it up to him. 

"You can't say no to everything if it's my movie week."

"Do you even know what that is?" He pointed to the case and she flipped it around to look at it again.

It was some yellow square with holes in it. SpongeBob SquarePants was written across the front. 40 episodes, season 1…

"It's a cartoon," she shrugged. "It says PG."

"It's worse than The Ring."

She tilted her head and looked up at him, narrowing her eyes. "Is that your personal opinion?"

"Yes, it is." He nodded, taking the case from her. As he read over this nightmare choice, a grin appeared on his face. He looked up from the DVD and called for Tommy to come over from the other side of the church.

When Tommy walked up, Joel held the case out for him and immediately it was out of his hands and in Tommy’s. 

"No fuckin' way we got Spongebob," he opened it to make sure all the discs were present then closed it again, examining the front and back covers. "How the hell did we get this?"

Joel shrugged, not that Tommy was paying any attention to him. 

"You wanna come over and watch it?" Ellie offered, assuming if it was two vs one then she could get it. She’d figure out what it was about later.

Tommy looked between Joel and Ellie, handing the case over to her. "I'd love to," he smiled then turned towards Joel, his smile somehow getting bigger, "Just like old times."

Joel shook his head, stepping away from the movie table so Tommy and Ellie would follow and more people could get through. 

"What do you mean?" Ellie asked, following Joel out of the church and onto the street.

"Sarah and I used to watch it all the time. We'd leave Joel at the kitchen table the second the show started–"

"He's never been mature," Joel interrupted, taking the case back from Ellie so she wouldn't have to hold it as they walked back to the house.

"He hated it but he knew how much we liked it. I think the tradition of eatin' on the floor in front of the TV started with that show." 

"It started because you two would've rathered starve than miss a rerun." 

"I regret nothin'." Tommy shrugged, stuffing his hands into his pockets.

About halfway down the street the three of them came to a stop.

"So.. movie night tonight?” Ellie looked between the two of them.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world," Tommy nodded once before turning to Joel. "Want me to bring somethin'?"

"I've got a short patrol in about two hours. I should be back in time to cook."

Tommy waved him off, "I can bring somethin'." He turned around to start walking back towards the church. "I'll see y'all tonight."

On the way back to the house, Ellie took the case from Joel again to become familiar with the yellow sponge that was about to occupy her week. "Are you okay with this?" She looked up at him, trying to get an idea of how he feels through facial expression.

He nodded, looking back down at her. "Yeah, of course. I haven't seen Tommy so excited in a long time and I think you'd like it," he stared down at the smiling yellow figure. "He's got a God-awful voice though."

She laughed, holding up the case to try to imagine what voice could come from such a strange looking creation.

#not actually in a blockbuster i just need an image for the cover #um... no beta we die like i wrote this at 9am waiting for fortnite to update #joel miller #ellie williams #tommy miller #my fics #the last of us #posting this on ao3 later because im lazy

[izzymalec]

funniest criticism of barbie is people geniuely being disappointed at it being liberal feminism like did u expect mattel x hollywood to start ur revolution

#txt #some people have left reality #why would u set ur expectations in wonderland lmfao #barbie #saskia talks #not sh #barbie spoilers #like no seriously the speech was too much for me it was cringe as hell imo #but that's because the movie message was so obvious without it #and i just prefer show over tell (and the showing was great) #it was very american in that way #of course it's superficial!!!! it's meant to be an ad/blockbuster!!! #and it's GOOD that it IS superifical in that sense because that measn MORW people watch it and it HAS a message #and even tho it may not go as deep as some would like it makes it VERY clear and it reaches a lot of people #and most importantly it makes a lot of people (women) feel seen and have fun!!! #esp the last aspect is the most important in entertainment btw u'ee supposed to enjoy it!!!!! #anyway rant over i might add more but this has been occupying my mind

[00sgoth]

─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─── › ﹙ OPEN STARTER ﹚

the perks of a video store job ( when he wasn't fired , anyway ) would always be the inability to stay too bored [ ... ] with limitless films to rot your brain with for the next six hours at your fingertips. and thank god —— it was late enough for him to hopefully not worry about the snot nosed brats clinging to their mother's leg and crying over his preferred macabre selection. it was way past their bedtime.

with his back pressed into the counter and eyes fixated on the displayed television spewing blood and violence —— not even the sound of a customer entering the doors out of his peripheral would turn him away. instead , black painted nails would reach out to turn down the cranked volume by a few notches before they had time to complain [ ... ] and he finally called over his shoulder without looking away from the ongoing terror. ❛❛ we close in ten minutes. ❜❜

#𝖎. ★｡° ... 𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙼𝙰𝙳𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝙰𝙽 𝙰𝙼𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝚅𝙴. ༺♰༻ ic. #. reposting bc the last one got cluttered. <3 #. come get ur blockbuster boyfriend. #. first meeting?? ur muse surprising him at work???? who knows!!

[fitzrove]

Rant in the tags... I am insufferable

#i keep watching video essays that annoy me..... #largely about like idk 'girlhood' 💀 #and they never make sense or come across as relatable because smth like loneliness or relationship drama or identity for women is ALWAYS #connected to relationship history with men 💀 #and h*terosexuality is treated as an universal aspect of womanhood #this also makes many stories unrelatable to me. a man existing is not a crime but stories saying smth deep about womanhood through how women #feel about men makes it alienating when you don't see the world that way #also idk some video essays are just soo pretentious and the person talking obviously doesnt know enough abt the topic #this doesnt only go for 'girlhood' type essays btw it also goes for the stuff i watch about minecraft and ts2 etc (yeah...) 😂💀 #anyway yeah where is the essay about the universal girl experience of wanting to be crown prince rudolf (JOKING) #no but the thing is... watching dune made me realise... ppl never let a girl be a hero in blockbusters IN THE SAME WAY men get to be #st*r w*rs tried but the overall plot failed in many parts & people couldnt be normal abt it #idk i do think its because of how sex and romance are treated way differently in women's stories....... women never have those happen #just randomly on the side as things that build her up and somewhat affect the hero's journey - it often becomes About The Man #(because often it is a man) #idk #where's girl p*ul atr*ides. where's girl j*sus. where's girl crown prince rudolf #(in my fanfics.... that last one is in my fanfics...) #well just one so far unfortunately 😔