James Bramble
@bramblejim.bsky.social
Father. Attorney. Human rights. Cyclist. Runner. Triathlon. Cancer survivor. Film Buff. Utes. Jazz. Do what is right let the consequence follow.
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -overrated actor
#OctoberMovieChallenge -something stolen
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Costner kind of bugs me at times. Even in films I love I don’t think he is the best of all time. Same for when he was Prince of thieves.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -something stolen
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Costner kind of bugs me at times. Even in films I love I don’t think he is the best of all time. Same for when he was Prince of thieves.
@omacolt.bsky.social
October 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -overrated actor
#OctoberMovieChallenge -something stolen
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Costner kind of bugs me at times. Even in films I love I don’t think he is the best of all time. Same for when he was Prince of thieves.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -something stolen
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Costner kind of bugs me at times. Even in films I love I don’t think he is the best of all time. Same for when he was Prince of thieves.
@omacolt.bsky.social
IZ had a once in a generation voice. When I’m down I find that listening to this always brings me up. Then I get sad again because I miss him. It’s a vicious cycle.
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youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?...
OFFICIAL Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
YouTube video by Mountain Apple Company Inc
youtu.be
October 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
IZ had a once in a generation voice. When I’m down I find that listening to this always brings me up. Then I get sad again because I miss him. It’s a vicious cycle.
youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?...
youtu.be/V1bFr2SWP1I?...
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
-J.R.R. Tolkien
October 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
-J.R.R. Tolkien
#Bales2026moviechallenge -favorite director
#OctoberMovieChallenge -walking far
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Best I can do is one of my favorites (to many for one). Mizoguchi is a true master of film. Zushiō escapes the estate and walks to safety. This film broke my heart.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -walking far
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Best I can do is one of my favorites (to many for one). Mizoguchi is a true master of film. Zushiō escapes the estate and walks to safety. This film broke my heart.
@omacolt.bsky.social
October 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
#Bales2026moviechallenge -favorite director
#OctoberMovieChallenge -walking far
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Best I can do is one of my favorites (to many for one). Mizoguchi is a true master of film. Zushiō escapes the estate and walks to safety. This film broke my heart.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -walking far
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Best I can do is one of my favorites (to many for one). Mizoguchi is a true master of film. Zushiō escapes the estate and walks to safety. This film broke my heart.
@omacolt.bsky.social
But when I do, it’s generally to pay for my elaborate wedding.
October 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
But when I do, it’s generally to pay for my elaborate wedding.
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -favorite actor
#OctoberMovieChallenge -wrongly imprisoned
Malcom X (1992)
My favorite living actor Denzel. Malcom was convicted of a real burglary, but his extreme and excessive racist sentence was based on his involvement with a white woman.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -wrongly imprisoned
Malcom X (1992)
My favorite living actor Denzel. Malcom was convicted of a real burglary, but his extreme and excessive racist sentence was based on his involvement with a white woman.
@omacolt.bsky.social
Denzel Washington Malcolm X
ALT: Denzel Washington Malcolm X
static.klipy.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -favorite actor
#OctoberMovieChallenge -wrongly imprisoned
Malcom X (1992)
My favorite living actor Denzel. Malcom was convicted of a real burglary, but his extreme and excessive racist sentence was based on his involvement with a white woman.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -wrongly imprisoned
Malcom X (1992)
My favorite living actor Denzel. Malcom was convicted of a real burglary, but his extreme and excessive racist sentence was based on his involvement with a white woman.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -robbed of best picture
Dr Strangelove: or how I leaned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964)
Horrible ending aside, I like Oscar winner My Fair Lady, but the clear better film that year was Dr Strangelove. Mary Poppins was better also.
Dr Strangelove: or how I leaned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964)
Horrible ending aside, I like Oscar winner My Fair Lady, but the clear better film that year was Dr Strangelove. Mary Poppins was better also.
Strangelove Jack Ripper
ALT: Strangelove Jack Ripper
static.klipy.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -robbed of best picture
Dr Strangelove: or how I leaned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964)
Horrible ending aside, I like Oscar winner My Fair Lady, but the clear better film that year was Dr Strangelove. Mary Poppins was better also.
Dr Strangelove: or how I leaned to stop worrying and love the bomb (1964)
Horrible ending aside, I like Oscar winner My Fair Lady, but the clear better film that year was Dr Strangelove. Mary Poppins was better also.
#OctoberMovieChallenge -podcast
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 1 (2010)
The resistance communicates in code through an underground radio program called Potterwatch.
@omacolt.bsky.social
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 1 (2010)
The resistance communicates in code through an underground radio program called Potterwatch.
@omacolt.bsky.social
Harry Potter: Ron and Hermione's Hug
ALT: Harry Potter: Ron and Hermione's Hug
static.klipy.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge -podcast
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 1 (2010)
The resistance communicates in code through an underground radio program called Potterwatch.
@omacolt.bsky.social
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows part 1 (2010)
The resistance communicates in code through an underground radio program called Potterwatch.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -romcom for those who hate romcoms
#OctoberMovieChallenge -someone with AIDS
Longtime Companion (1989)
Early Sundance discovery. Light on comedy but definitely has romance. A quiet and deeply human snapshot of the 80s AIDS crisis
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -someone with AIDS
Longtime Companion (1989)
Early Sundance discovery. Light on comedy but definitely has romance. A quiet and deeply human snapshot of the 80s AIDS crisis
@omacolt.bsky.social
October 1, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -romcom for those who hate romcoms
#OctoberMovieChallenge -someone with AIDS
Longtime Companion (1989)
Early Sundance discovery. Light on comedy but definitely has romance. A quiet and deeply human snapshot of the 80s AIDS crisis
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -someone with AIDS
Longtime Companion (1989)
Early Sundance discovery. Light on comedy but definitely has romance. A quiet and deeply human snapshot of the 80s AIDS crisis
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -pre 1950 that all should see
#OctoberMovieChallenge -old car
Rebecca (1940)
Hitchcock’s only film to win the best picture Oscar. Clever premise, brilliant performances, gorgeous gothic atmosphere. Olivier drives a 1937 MG SA Tourer
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -old car
Rebecca (1940)
Hitchcock’s only film to win the best picture Oscar. Clever premise, brilliant performances, gorgeous gothic atmosphere. Olivier drives a 1937 MG SA Tourer
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 11:40 AM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -pre 1950 that all should see
#OctoberMovieChallenge -old car
Rebecca (1940)
Hitchcock’s only film to win the best picture Oscar. Clever premise, brilliant performances, gorgeous gothic atmosphere. Olivier drives a 1937 MG SA Tourer
@omacolt.bsky.social
#OctoberMovieChallenge -old car
Rebecca (1940)
Hitchcock’s only film to win the best picture Oscar. Clever premise, brilliant performances, gorgeous gothic atmosphere. Olivier drives a 1937 MG SA Tourer
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026FilmChallenge -September
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -dam
The Lion the witch and the wardrobe (1979)
Lovely and nostalgic. The Pensive children arrive at the professor’s house in autumn and visit the beaver’s dam in Narnia.
Thanks for a fun month
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -dam
The Lion the witch and the wardrobe (1979)
Lovely and nostalgic. The Pensive children arrive at the professor’s house in autumn and visit the beaver’s dam in Narnia.
Thanks for a fun month
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 11:48 AM
#Bales2026FilmChallenge -September
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -dam
The Lion the witch and the wardrobe (1979)
Lovely and nostalgic. The Pensive children arrive at the professor’s house in autumn and visit the beaver’s dam in Narnia.
Thanks for a fun month
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -dam
The Lion the witch and the wardrobe (1979)
Lovely and nostalgic. The Pensive children arrive at the professor’s house in autumn and visit the beaver’s dam in Narnia.
Thanks for a fun month
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026Moviechallenge-Ian McShane
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -medicine
Coraline (2009)
Have I mentioned I love this film? Early on Coraline’s mom takes medicine for a cold. McShane is the energetic and strange Russian neighbor Mr Bobinsky.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -medicine
Coraline (2009)
Have I mentioned I love this film? Early on Coraline’s mom takes medicine for a cold. McShane is the energetic and strange Russian neighbor Mr Bobinsky.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#Bales2026Moviechallenge-Ian McShane
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -medicine
Coraline (2009)
Have I mentioned I love this film? Early on Coraline’s mom takes medicine for a cold. McShane is the energetic and strange Russian neighbor Mr Bobinsky.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -medicine
Coraline (2009)
Have I mentioned I love this film? Early on Coraline’s mom takes medicine for a cold. McShane is the energetic and strange Russian neighbor Mr Bobinsky.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Kris Kristofferson
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -parade
Big Top Pee Wee (1988)
Burton’s Pee Wee is subversively genius. This one . . . is not. Kristofferson is Mace Montana, the circus ringmaster. He MCs (singing) the entrance parade.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -parade
Big Top Pee Wee (1988)
Burton’s Pee Wee is subversively genius. This one . . . is not. Kristofferson is Mace Montana, the circus ringmaster. He MCs (singing) the entrance parade.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Kris Kristofferson
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -parade
Big Top Pee Wee (1988)
Burton’s Pee Wee is subversively genius. This one . . . is not. Kristofferson is Mace Montana, the circus ringmaster. He MCs (singing) the entrance parade.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -parade
Big Top Pee Wee (1988)
Burton’s Pee Wee is subversively genius. This one . . . is not. Kristofferson is Mace Montana, the circus ringmaster. He MCs (singing) the entrance parade.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Wilford Brimley
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -environmentalist
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Gorgeous setting with a focus on corporate greed and consumerism. Brimley is an Utah farmer. Jane Fonda is an environmentally minded journalist.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -environmentalist
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Gorgeous setting with a focus on corporate greed and consumerism. Brimley is an Utah farmer. Jane Fonda is an environmentally minded journalist.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Wilford Brimley
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -environmentalist
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Gorgeous setting with a focus on corporate greed and consumerism. Brimley is an Utah farmer. Jane Fonda is an environmentally minded journalist.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -environmentalist
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Gorgeous setting with a focus on corporate greed and consumerism. Brimley is an Utah farmer. Jane Fonda is an environmentally minded journalist.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Olivia Newton John
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -a debate
Two of a Kind (1983)
4 angels settle a debate with God with a wager. God won’t destroy the world if selfish thieves ONJ and Travolta can reform. Bad movie, excellent soundtrack.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -a debate
Two of a Kind (1983)
4 angels settle a debate with God with a wager. God won’t destroy the world if selfish thieves ONJ and Travolta can reform. Bad movie, excellent soundtrack.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Olivia Newton John
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -a debate
Two of a Kind (1983)
4 angels settle a debate with God with a wager. God won’t destroy the world if selfish thieves ONJ and Travolta can reform. Bad movie, excellent soundtrack.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -a debate
Two of a Kind (1983)
4 angels settle a debate with God with a wager. God won’t destroy the world if selfish thieves ONJ and Travolta can reform. Bad movie, excellent soundtrack.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -book
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -school
Where is the friend’s house (1987)
I highly recommend this film about a boy who accidentally takes his school friend’s book and has a crazy journey through rural Iran trying to give it back.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -school
Where is the friend’s house (1987)
I highly recommend this film about a boy who accidentally takes his school friend’s book and has a crazy journey through rural Iran trying to give it back.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 1:07 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -book
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -school
Where is the friend’s house (1987)
I highly recommend this film about a boy who accidentally takes his school friend’s book and has a crazy journey through rural Iran trying to give it back.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -school
Where is the friend’s house (1987)
I highly recommend this film about a boy who accidentally takes his school friend’s book and has a crazy journey through rural Iran trying to give it back.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Jim Henson
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -court
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Just ok. But I’m always a fan of Henson, and this cast is all star. Kermit disguises himself as Piggy’s lawyer but she breaks out of prison before her trial.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -court
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Just ok. But I’m always a fan of Henson, and this cast is all star. Kermit disguises himself as Piggy’s lawyer but she breaks out of prison before her trial.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Jim Henson
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -court
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Just ok. But I’m always a fan of Henson, and this cast is all star. Kermit disguises himself as Piggy’s lawyer but she breaks out of prison before her trial.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -court
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Just ok. But I’m always a fan of Henson, and this cast is all star. Kermit disguises himself as Piggy’s lawyer but she breaks out of prison before her trial.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -the Boss
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -exploring
Warm Bodies (2013)
There is both literal and metaphorical exploring as the world changes for both R (Zombie) and Julie (human). 🎶Hungry Heart🎶 is used in a pivotal falling in love scene. I like this film.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -exploring
Warm Bodies (2013)
There is both literal and metaphorical exploring as the world changes for both R (Zombie) and Julie (human). 🎶Hungry Heart🎶 is used in a pivotal falling in love scene. I like this film.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -the Boss
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -exploring
Warm Bodies (2013)
There is both literal and metaphorical exploring as the world changes for both R (Zombie) and Julie (human). 🎶Hungry Heart🎶 is used in a pivotal falling in love scene. I like this film.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -exploring
Warm Bodies (2013)
There is both literal and metaphorical exploring as the world changes for both R (Zombie) and Julie (human). 🎶Hungry Heart🎶 is used in a pivotal falling in love scene. I like this film.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -autumn
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -friends gather
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Hitchcock’s delightfully unusual autumn comedy. Friends and neighbors in a Vermont town gather to deal with a dead body.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -friends gather
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Hitchcock’s delightfully unusual autumn comedy. Friends and neighbors in a Vermont town gather to deal with a dead body.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 21, 2026 at 11:18 AM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -autumn
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -friends gather
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Hitchcock’s delightfully unusual autumn comedy. Friends and neighbors in a Vermont town gather to deal with a dead body.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -friends gather
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Hitchcock’s delightfully unusual autumn comedy. Friends and neighbors in a Vermont town gather to deal with a dead body.
@omacolt.bsky.social
"You pray for the hungry . . . then you feed them. This is how prayer works."
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
September 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
"You pray for the hungry . . . then you feed them. This is how prayer works."
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -summer
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -betrayal
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
The film leans heavily into the Mediterranean summer atmosphere (beaches, outdoor cafés). No spoilers, but betrayal is central to the plot. Tommy Tommy Tommy.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -betrayal
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
The film leans heavily into the Mediterranean summer atmosphere (beaches, outdoor cafés). No spoilers, but betrayal is central to the plot. Tommy Tommy Tommy.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -summer
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -betrayal
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
The film leans heavily into the Mediterranean summer atmosphere (beaches, outdoor cafés). No spoilers, but betrayal is central to the plot. Tommy Tommy Tommy.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -betrayal
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
The film leans heavily into the Mediterranean summer atmosphere (beaches, outdoor cafés). No spoilers, but betrayal is central to the plot. Tommy Tommy Tommy.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Jim Croce
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -battle of the sexes
X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
Mystique is a serious feminist who fights the manipulation attempts of Magento and Prof X. Classic pentagon slo-mo scene to time in a bottle.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -battle of the sexes
X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
Mystique is a serious feminist who fights the manipulation attempts of Magento and Prof X. Classic pentagon slo-mo scene to time in a bottle.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Jim Croce
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -battle of the sexes
X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
Mystique is a serious feminist who fights the manipulation attempts of Magento and Prof X. Classic pentagon slo-mo scene to time in a bottle.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -battle of the sexes
X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)
Mystique is a serious feminist who fights the manipulation attempts of Magento and Prof X. Classic pentagon slo-mo scene to time in a bottle.
@omacolt.bsky.social
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (quoting Sarah grimke)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (quoting Sarah grimke)
September 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (quoting Sarah grimke)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (quoting Sarah grimke)
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Adam west
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -time bomb
Batman (1966)
At the end, Batman races around trying to get rid of the bomb but encounters people & animals he can’t endanger everywhere. Life of a vigilante crime fighter is rough.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -time bomb
Batman (1966)
At the end, Batman races around trying to get rid of the bomb but encounters people & animals he can’t endanger everywhere. Life of a vigilante crime fighter is rough.
@omacolt.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
#Bales2026MovieChallenge -Adam west
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -time bomb
Batman (1966)
At the end, Batman races around trying to get rid of the bomb but encounters people & animals he can’t endanger everywhere. Life of a vigilante crime fighter is rough.
@omacolt.bsky.social
#SeptemberMovieChallenge -time bomb
Batman (1966)
At the end, Batman races around trying to get rid of the bomb but encounters people & animals he can’t endanger everywhere. Life of a vigilante crime fighter is rough.
@omacolt.bsky.social