Richard Swift

@swiftofopal

Just seeking what passes for human interaction in these end times. Film geek, comic book dork, Star Trek nerd, horror movie dweeb.

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Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 27d

Imagine becoming SUCH an old curmudgeon that you no longer love dinosaurs or being too afraid to admit that you still do.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 27d

Gonna need a ranking of all transporter accidents now.

Picture of young Scotty looking… Concerned and the text “LEVEL-FIVE TRANSPORTER ACCIDENT.”
SEASON 4 - EPISODE 5

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 28d

Annie Wu sketch of Mister Miracle pinned against the wall and lifted off the ground looking scared but turned on at Big Barda, who is the one lifting him off of the ground, who is looking back at him, hungry. An homage to the meme’d image of Lauren Phillips lifting fellow adult film star Alice Merchesi.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 28d

Drop something MONOCHRAMATIC 📽️🤍

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 28d

Show me your face for the week.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 29d

You got me there.

Joanna Woodward in ‘rachel, rachel’ asking “How can I be out of danger if I’m not dead?”

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· 29d

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 13

Watching rachel, rachel. Definitely Leo pointed when I realized who the preacher was 20 years before I ever saw him in anything.

Poster for “rachel, rachel” a 1968 Paul Newman directed film starring Joanne Woodward.

Terry Kiser as a preacher in 1968’s rachel, rachel.

Terry Kiser as Bernie in 1989’s Weekend at Bernie’s.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 12

Shocked he was only 71. Evil ages you. Remember how after January 6th it looked like he may have at long last found some principles but then like a week later was like lol, just kidding? Gonna bet that was his cause of death, swallowing that every day for the last six years. Anyway,

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 9

“Just to keep you out of mine!” Chills, still, as a middle aged man, from a performance in this cartoon from my childhood.

The Mad Hatter confronting Batman in the Perchance to Dream episode of Batman the Animated Series.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 6

Cover for the original Batman Versus Predator comic book.

Alfred saying “That’s quite enough, thank you.”

Bruce Wayne saying “They won’t. Not now that they’ve met what lives in Gotham.”

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 1

Did not expect Forbidden Planet to count as a Pride viewing.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jul 1

The previous Madison Square Garden was not without some romance.

Old Newspaper Headline “THAW MURDERS STANFORD WHITE
Shoots Him on the Madison Square Garden Roof.
ABOUT EVELYN NESBIT
"He Ruined My Wife," Witness Says He Said.
AUDIENCE IN A PANIC”

Standford White wikipedia entry exerpt “Accompanied by New York society figure James Clinch Smith, 28) White dined at Martin's, near Madison Square Garden on June 25, 1906. As it happened, Thaw and Nesbit also dined there, and Thaw was said to have seen White at the restaurant. 26]
That evening the premiere of Mam'zelle
Champagne was being performed at the theatre.

During the show's finale, "I Could Love A Million Girls", Thaw approached White, produced a pistol, said, "You've ruined my wife", 26) and fired three shots at White from two feet away. The bullets struck White twice in the face and once in his
upper left shoulder, killing him instantly. 31[29] The crowd's initial reaction was to think the incident
was an elaborate party trick. When it became apparent that White was dead, chaos ensued.”

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 29

What's it like in your head

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 28

Happy Birthday 100th Birthday Mel Brooks! If you read his autobiography (published when he was a spry 95) he covers his time fighting in World War II in a single chapter. As if it were no different than the making of Young Frankenstein. Man’s done so much living that WWII only gets a chapter.

Cover of Mel Brooks autobiography “All About Me!”

A Young Mel Brooks, somewhere in his late teens or early 20s, circa 1945, in uniform, driving a jeep.

Mel Brooks, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder, and Teri Gar, all in full makeup and costumes, and in full color, on the set of Young Frankenstein.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 27

Funny lookin’ bird.

A large squirrel squeezed into a clear plastic bird feeder suctioned to a window. They barely fit and are munching on seed. Extremely nearby are four birds on top of a fence waiting their turn.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 26

I’m building a team:

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 26

I’m building a team:

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 26

I'm building a team:

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 26

Drop some SAND 🏖️⏳🖤🏜️

Animated gif of the scene in Lawrence of Arabia wherein Omar Sharif emerges from mirage as Lawrence and his guide take water from a well. The gif is animated in such a way that Lawrence and his guide are completely motionless in the foreground, watching an animated Sharif approach on a horse in the far far background. Despite thr animation the horse never actually brings Sharif any closer.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 25

Clarence Thomas used to work for Monsanto too. Gross miscarriage of justice by a for sale supreme court. I’m sorry for your loss.

Drawing of Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court bench, with a tip jar haphazardly superimposed onto it.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 25

I don’t know if he is quite nimble enough…

Darkseid action figure that is just an absolute unit. Just wide as fuck. Could not fit in a bathroom stall if his life depended on it.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 25

Name a movie that flopped at the box office but is actually great. #FilmSky

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 24

Did I used to dutifully buy Starlog at my local bookstore through out the 80s and 90s? Yes. Did I immediately follow all involved and sign up for the newsletter? Yes. Did I instantly think of Jonah ducking out of the way of the Starcrash logo on MST3k? Yes.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 24

One of my all time favs. 😔

Mike Wieringo cover to Robin #26 which has Robin (Tim Drake iteration) standing next to a freshly buried grave, looking at the tombstone which has flowers on it. The view is from on high, through tree branches, looking down, as the snow falls, and Robin’s cape flutters in the wind.

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 24

30 Rock joke of Tracy saying “I’m gonna make you a mix tape. You like Phil Collins?” And Jack replying “I’ve got two ears and a heart, don’t I?”

Richard Swift@swiftofopal· Jun 24

While I believe you are missing out on Doom Patrol I am in the exact same boat when it comes to the Legion so I get it.