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10. May the 4th be with you

Sun May 4, 2025, 08:36 PM

May 4

BTW, today is May 4th and Star Wars was influenced by the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa and his actor, Toshiro Mifune.

Plot wise, there are similarities between A New Hope and Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress.

First choice of Lucas to play Kenobi was Mifune, not Alec Guinness.

Even American-produced films have strong international influences.

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Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies 'produced in foreign lands' [View all] highplainsdem May 4 OP

Someone tell him - Sir, FUCK OFF! OrlandoDem2 May 4 #1

Someone tell him .... Donnie you are such a toddler throwing a tantrum. You're AN ASS HOLE Trueblue1968 May 4 #21

Are you sure this isn't from the onion? Buddyzbuddy May 4 #2

The abyss is staring back at the Turd Tarzanrock May 4 #3

There goes the Hallmark Channel Fiendish Thingy May 4 #4

Keeping foreign ideas out of the country, how Soviet of you, Mr. Dump. Eugene May 4 #5

Smells like that turd orangecrush May 5 #40

I'm sure that this is going to bring Canada to the tariff negotiating table. Tarzanrock May 4 #6

A lot of movies get filmed in Canada. This is aimed directly at Canada. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 4 #7

This guy is delusional bmichaelh May 4 #8

American films are often made in Canada Lulu KC May 4 #23

It seems like this is yet customerserviceguy May 5 #51

Another day, another example of the fascist's deteriorating mind. Grokenstein May 4 #9

May the 4th be with you bmichaelh May 4 #10

The two peasents.... reACTIONary May 4 #18

Made almost entirely in England underpants May 4 #27

It's worse than the car industry localroger May 4 #11

Toronto is used for NYC a lot I think. underpants May 4 #29

Monty Python's Flying Circus: "Most things we do for pleasure nowadays are taxed...except one." Grokenstein May 5 #33

There goes "Triumph of the Will"! Beastly Boy May 4 #12

Trump can't read the subtitles and watch the movie the same time. No, he actually can't read the subtitles. Martin68 May 4 #13

And what, exactly, is the national emergency Bluetus May 4 #14

Does this include films from a galaxy far far away? Tetrachloride May 4 #15

Blatant First Amendment violation. LudwigPastorius May 4 #16

LOL they can electronically transfer right under Donald's snotty nose. Historic NY May 4 #17

At the same time . . . AverageOldGuy May 4 #19

This America First bullshit is getting really fucking old. Initech May 4 #20

48 hours before PM Mark Carney goes to White House, the orangutan proposes to tax Canadian production of US films. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #38

Because his professional ass kissers told him to. Initech May 5 #45

I think it is more the other way around. He had a brain fart and then CommSec Licknut posted "On it!" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #47

It seems I may have been right. White House walking back the idea. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #53

These destructive nonsense tariffs are why the founding fathers required Congress to pass tariffs. SunSeeker May 4 #22

He is absolutely fucked in the head and so are his enablers. Initech May 5 #46

A complete and Total F---ing MORON dwilso40641 May 4 #24

While the film industry may be dying a "very fast death"... jmowreader May 4 #25

Where is the National Security threat? Septua May 4 #26

Congress JBTaurus83 May 4 #28

Oh no...can you imagine not having "A Fistful of Dollars" or "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"!! Sancho May 4 #30

What will this do to PBS? Mountain Mule May 4 #31

Remember when conservatives favored letting the "free market" decide? SouthBayDem May 5 #32

Much of a movies take is foreign box office. BidenRocks May 5 #34

Hopefully, production starts domestically on films that totally destroy the entire Trump family Montauk6 May 5 #35

The only national security threat we have is the Trump Regime. sinkingfeeling May 5 #36

Oh yeah, infringe on art, dumb MFer Blue Dotty May 5 #37

If it is not slathered with faux gold, he doesn't recognize it as "art". Re James Wood, Bernardo de La Paz May 5 #39

Don't forget Mel Gibson RazorbackExpat May 5 #54

This may mot be a horrible move. angryxyouth May 5 #41

Will that be back dated? Old Crank May 5 #42

Does Krasnov understand there is something called the internet? Botany May 5 #43

Actually, this is a huge issue in California Envirogal May 5 #44

Correct, and his tarrif scheme will not remedy anything you're addressing. Passages May 5 #49

Trump' schemes never do what they promise. Envirogal May 6 #56

Poaching is s little harsh. angryxyouth May 6 #55

Jackass president. Passages May 5 #48

Serious Situation Canada Kid May 5 #50

"This is a concerted effort by other Nations ...therefore, a National Security threat," Grins May 5 #52