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Wheel of Wonder Spin #18 "JFK" (1991)

HI!! Continuing the W.O.W month with this audacious film!!

Congrats to the winner!!!

***Movie Spoilers Below****

Hey everyone! Without diving too deep into politics, I'm curious—were any of you around when the JFK assassination happened? It’s such a tragic and intense moment in history, and I can’t even begin to imagine what it must have felt like at the time. The endless speculation and conspirac...

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Wheel of Movie Wonder Spin #17 "The Worlds Fastest Indian" (2005)

Congrats to the Winner! What a lovely movie!!! Let me know down below if you loved this or if this will be a first time watch. I had a hard time finding this in Canada, so I had to order it on BluRay.

I was unable to screen record this movie it will just be a timer. I am sorry about the timer - it sometimes has a 5s gain on the movie but I realigned when I timed stamped at 1:04:38.

I made an error on the Wheel when I was cleaning house and so I gave a Patron who's pick got delete...

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Come procrastinate with me!

Hit the YouTube button and Jump on the live chat!!!!! see ya there or else! 🔪LOL 😂

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"Yojimbo" (1961) watch-along

Hey everyone!

If you want a free link to watch this movie:

https://archive.org/details/Yojimbo_201703

***spoilers below

Look, I know very little about the Japanese History (which now I want to get more into so please leave links for podcasts, docs, shows down below) but what 👏🏽 a 👏🏽 film 👏🏽. There is PROB so much I m...

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Upcoming this week!!

Hello everyone! Happy Monday! It is a long weekend here in Canada! Hope everyone is enjoying the last month of summer!!

For this month we are doing "Wheel of Movie Wonder" Spins for my 1-year anniversary celebration on Patreon! For those new here, patrons on the Blockbuster Tier get to pick one movie and I do a lottery spin. I try to watch as many as possible each month. To celebrate this milestone, I’m watching as many W.O.W. spins as I can! This month is dedicated to all you wonder...

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture YT edit

Hi ya'll!

Here is the early YT edit for STTMP with some the TOS recap! Will go live tomorrow!

xoxoxo

Still on this journey so no spoilers for movies 5&6 PLEASE!

xx

ames

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STAR TREK IV : The Voyage Home

Hey Trekkers!

What a fun adventure!!! This really is a movie for everybody! I enjoyed it so so much and hope this Star Trek movie run I am on can go 6/6!!!!

 SPOILERS BELOW!

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Captain Kirk and his crew trying to blend in with the locals, navigating traffic and yes, Spock tries to learn how to swear! I couldn't even!! and saving some ****** was so weird but also beautiful and worked with this movie! The humor, env...

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JOIN the LIVE!

see ya soon!

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Yo! LIVE TONIGHT

Hey y’all!

There will be a LIVE tonight to hang out and discuss films, Q&A (as always keep it classy) and I have some questions for YOU!

Hope you can join! I will send a link around 5:30ish?! PST

No poll today, so sorry for those excited for that. I’ve decided with the crew that for August we are focusing on Patreon Membership picks to celebrate a year of my Patreon!

Xx

Ames

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The Wheel of Movie Wonder Spin #16 “Big Trouble in Little China” (1986) watch a long

Hello hello! Such a FUN MOVIE! Congrats to the winner! 😉

Long intro skip to 3:17 if you dont wanna watch after the spin!

Sometimes life gets a little hectic over here...I pre spun this after the poll had closed and didn't double check to the list beforehand, but don't worry, if you would have won I woulda just messaged you for your next pick! LOL.

Love the wheel as usual! I have loved every winner so far!!!

Drop your comments below! There is a lot to talk about in t...

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Dr. Strangelove (1964) watch along

The winner of our Dark Comedy Poll and ranked #39 on the AFI list—another classic checked off the list, and it feels great! I'm glad I gave this one a watch. I did read right before watching as I brought it up that it was a satire about the Cold War so I was like “what do I know about this?” and will I get all the jokes? So I maybe knew I was doomed 😂 While it's clever and sharp, it doesn't quite make it to the top of my favorites list. But I must say, the sets, camera techniques, an...

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Upcoming this week!!

NOT GUNNA LIE this week is LIT! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I am extremely happy to present this week to you!

Monday - The Dark/Black Comedy Poll winner and #39 on the AFI list "Dr.Strangelove" (1964). I bet you are wondering if I liked it! I will let you wait for the video lol!

Wednesday - A totally rad movie that you will have to wait and see!! hehehe!

Thursday- We will get another poll going,...

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The Pacific Epi 8 "Iwo Jima" TY edit

This episode was so hard and I was SO gutted!!!!! here is the early release!

xx

ames

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Dr. Zhivago (1965) watch along

Happy Friday my friends!

Wow. I can see why "Dr. Zhivago" is seen as masterpiece it was truly an epic experience. The film excels in every aspect: the score is captivating, the cinematography is breathtaking, and the performances are outstanding. The overarching storyline and the ending resonated with me. I enjoyed the movie and found the pacing to be good.

What struck me most were the complex characters set against such a challenging and tumultuous historical backdrop. I often fo...

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Dark/Black Comedy Poll

Hi!

I am excited for this poll! Thank you all for your great nominations. I can't always fit them all in, and there are still many movies that were nominated that I haven't seen yet. But we'll get to them in time!

Just to clarify, when I say "revisit," it means I haven't seen the movie in a really long time and don't remember much about it—maybe I was younger when I saw it. On the other hand, a "rewatch" is for something I know well or have seen more often or more recently.

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Dark Comedy Noms

Hey Everyone! Hope your having a good week so far!

Please list your picks for Dark Comedies in bullet form. List as many as you like and add the year. Appreciate you! ❤️

Xx

Ames

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The Wheel of Movie Wonder Spin #15 “Ronin” (1998) watch along

YAY! Congrats to the winner!!! This was one I was always so curious about!! What a ride!

xx

ames

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What do you want to see next?

Getting stuff going early this week to get some noms happening!

xx

ames

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"Raging Bull" (1980) watch along

I believe this is a special film due to its remarkable cinematography and the story structure. Combine that with a violent yet vulnerable and immensely flawed character of "Jake LaMotta", whose deep inner turmoil is brilliantly portrayed by the incredible Robert Deniro which IMHO is a performance of a lifetime. Add in the amazing direction by Martin Scorsese, and you have the masterpiece "Raging Bull." The ensemble cast is outstanding and grounded, featuring another iconic performance from Jo...

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Upcoming this week on Patreon!

HI!

 I hope everyone had a rad weekend! I am very excited about this week!

Monday: "Raging Bull" (1980) AFI #4! WHEW! What a film! I think I am still in shock from it! I can't wait to share and chat! I think its a masterpiece and Robert Deniro's work is 👌

Wednesday: Wheel of Wonder Spin!! It's been too long!!!

Thursday: POLL! Let me know what categories you wanna see up on there!!!

Friday...

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"1917" (2019) YT Edit!

HI!!

Happy Saturday! Here is the early access to the "1917" YT Edit!!!

xx

ames

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This Week on Patreon

Hey my little Goomba's!

So, my computer crashed 2 weeks ago and now I'm back in action! I just wanted to let you know what's on the Blockbuster Buddy Tier this week! We will be back to Polls asap! Working on "1917" edit for this weekend!

I hope you all have an amazing weekend!! Thanks so much for supporting me here on Patreon!!

xx

ames

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"This is Spinal Tap" (1984) watch along

OMGEE!

So, I did a lottery spin from the last comedy poll and this won! Honestly, sometimes I think the Wheel is MAGICAL because I've been wanting to do a "Documentary" week for a while... and even though this is a "Mockumentary" it still fits!!!

 This movie is brilliant! I have so much respect for it! I think I almost passed out because of the heat in here (30.5 C/86.9F) but I rocked on🤘🏽!! Honestly such good song lyrics and these guys must have improved a ton! I canno...

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse watch along

HELLO MY WONDERFUL FILM FRIENDS!!

I’m super happy to report how smoothly last night’s watch-along test went. I know there will always be a few tech hiccups here and there, but I’m thrilled with my new setup!

I’ve been wanting to do a Documentary Week for a while, and I thought it was finally time to watch this one. It’s a wild and in-depth look at the making of this film, and it’s incredible she had all this footage.

Thanks so much for being here with me! I can...

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Hi!

Hey Everyone! I trust you all had a wonderful weekend!

Not sure what I’m gunna roll out and when this week but just know stuff will be coming 😂

Then hopefully as the new workflow flows, I’ll be back to regular scheduled programming 😂

Thanks again for all your support ❤️

Xx


Ames


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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) watch along

I’m very excited to watch 4 after revisiting these this past week!!

Xx

Ames


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Monty Python and the Holy Grail YT edit!

HI! I loved this movie so much! YT was a lil jerk and had me with CR! Enjoy early access this will be posted later today!

xx

ames

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Update

John Wick 2 has proven to be more than a headache to edit. I've been working on it since Monday and so it might be one I have to scrap. Hopefully I will get JW3 out for tomorrow. Sorry ya'll who were stoked on that one!

On a fun note!!!

My new PC arrived and everything is ready to go! I am going to do some test shoots tomorrow. I am very excited to have leveled up! I was finally able to add some plug in's and filters for OBS which will make watch a longs easier to sync with! I was...

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Back to the Future III (1990)

This Trilogy truly made me so happy!!!! So happy to share them with you!

Xx

Ames

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