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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 29/03/2026

Colin James, Ottawa, July 2002

Colin James on stage with four spotlights shining through fog

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 25/12/2025

I'm sure you could get trailers for even more friends

A train of trailers connected to each other, made of blue plastic barrels on their sides with wheels on the bottom and big holes cut in the tops, each hole containing a very good doggo that's enjoying the train ride.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/07/2025

On Tuesday, June 15th we're watching Sinners (2025, 2:17)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a Black congregation in a small white wooden church, all dressed in white except the preacher at the front in black.

Caption reads: "Come on, son."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/07/2025

On Tuesday, June 15th we're watching Sinners (2025, 2:17)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 11/07/2025

We have confirmed 7 carloads of weirdos convoypooling for tonight's drive-in #cinema_tion_ca adventure! If you're in range, you can still join spontaneously. If you're out of range, you can still stream and heckle online. Details at cinema.tion.ca/drive-in - film starts 9:30pm Eastern.

Image of a cartoon Superman, with a beard for some reason, behind the wheel of a large automobile.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 10/07/2025

Voting has closed, Friday's #cinema_tion_ca movie will be Superman (2025, 2:09) at The 5 Drive-In in Oakville! Carpoolers are aiming for a tailgating dinner nearby at 6:30pm, gates open at 7:30pm, film at 9:30pm. Claim a carpool seat and review details: cinema.tion.ca/drive-in

Image of a plushie of Krypto the SuperDog from the Superman movie. A white terrier in a red cape, flying against the backdrop of a partially cloudy sky.

Bar chart of voting results, showing Superman with 6 positive votes, Jurassic World with 1, and How To Train Your Dragon with 4.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 08/07/2025

This Friday, 2025-07-11, the #cinema_tion_ca weirdos are going to the Drive-In movies (Oakville). If you are reading these words, then you and yours are invited. Put it in your calendar already, jeez. Voting, details, and planning progress tracked as posted at cinema.tion.ca/drive-in

Screenshot of the Muppet Movie, where all the weirdos have piled in to a car for a road trip.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 13/05/2025

On Tuesday, May 13th we're watching Conclave (2024, 2:00)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing Cardinal Stanley Tucci in conversation with Cardinal Ralph Fiennes gazing at a chessboard.

Caption reads: "He was always eight moves ahead."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 13/05/2025

On Tuesday, May 13th we're watching Conclave (2024, 2:00)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing Cardinal Stanley Tucci in conversation with Cardinal Ralph Fiennes gazing at a chessboard.

Caption reads: "Hey, do you think that anybody would mind"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 13/05/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 07/05/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calenderps for Friday July 11th as our #cinema_tion_ca drive-in movie day. Online Summer Tuesdays: May 13, Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 12, Sep 9, Sep 16

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 07/05/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, May 13th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 29/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 29th we're watching Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, 1:56)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a white-gloved hand picking up a copy of Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa from the floor.

Caption reads: "Ancient Japan was a pretty strange place.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 29/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 29th we're watching Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, 1:56)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing two old white men, dressed like gangsters, in conversation while both facing the camera.

Caption reads: "It's going down tonight. I'm using my special guy."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 29/04/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 25/04/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calenderps for Friday July 11th as our #cinema_tion_ca drive-in movie day. Online Summer Tuesdays: Apr 29, May 13, Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 12, Sep 9, Sep 16

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 25/04/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 29th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 22/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 22nd, we're watching WarGames (1983, 1:53)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing two men in military uniforms sitting at a conference table with a green-screen computer map in the background.

Caption reads: "23 minutes from warning to impact."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 22/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 22nd, we're watching WarGames (1983, 1:53)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing two men in military uniforms carring large cases along a darkened hallway.

Caption reads: "She grew the most beautiful wandoos you ever saw, man."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 22/04/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/04/2025

SAVE THE DATE: Mark your calenderps for Friday July 11th as our #cinema_tion_ca drive-in movie day.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/04/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 22nd! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 15th, we're watching Top Secret! (1984, 1:30)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a dozen youths in swimwear on a beach, tossing a beach ball.

Caption reads: "And we'll have fun with our guns"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 15th, we're watching Top Secret! (1984, 1:30)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing 8 young ladies in swimwear on a beach, cheering the title card: VAL KILMER

Caption reads: "(CHEERING)"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 15/04/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 11/04/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 15th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 08/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 8th, we're watching Doom (2005, 1:42)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a shirtless marine sitting at a computer monitor. It is a flat-panel LCD display with 3 green-screen terminal windows. The tattoo on his back reads "SEMPER FI"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 08/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 8th, we're watching Doom (2005, 1:42)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in.

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 08/04/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 05/04/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 8th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 1st, we're watching Good Morning Vietnam (1987, 2:01)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a young Robin Williams in a USAF hat being chauffeured by Forest Whitaker in a green army uniform.

Caption reads: "I never thought I'd find women attractive again."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/04/2025

On Tuesday, Apr 1st, we're watching Good Morning Vietnam (1987, 2:01)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a young Robin Williams in a USAF hat being chauffeured by Forest Whitaker in a green army uniform.

Caption reads: "Mayday. Dragon lady with an incredible figure at 11 o'clock, stop the car."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/04/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/ #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 24/03/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Apr 1st! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 18th, we're watching The Birdcage (1996, 1:59)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a young Hank Azaria in a white fishnet top, gold chain and greasy hair.

Caption reads: "What a brilliant idea. I know."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 18th, we're watching The Birdcage (1996, 1:59)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing a young Hank Azaria in a white fishnet top, gold chain and greasy hair.

Caption reads: "Everybody, take it easy."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 18/03/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 14/03/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Mar 18th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 11/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 11th, we're watching A Real Pain (2024, 1:30) The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing Jesse Eisenberg in a red baseball cap, talking in to a cellphone while riding in the back of a car.

Caption reads: "Yeah, I can't wait to see you, and I will not leave you another message. Okay. Bye."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 11/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 11th, we're watching A Real Pain (2024, 1:30) Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, showing Jesse Eisenberg in a red baseball cap, carrying a duffelbag down the sidewalk while talking on a cellphone.

Caption reads: "Remember, we gotta be there, like, three hours early."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 11/03/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 07/03/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Mar 11th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 04/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 4th, we're watching Grand Theft Hamlet (2024, 1:31)! The zoom and download links are now posted at cinema.tion.ca for you to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, set within the Grand Theft Auto Online video game, with one character driving a golf cart away from the camera, in to the sunset.

Caption reads: "You think I can get away from the police in a golf buggy?"

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 04/03/2025

On Tuesday, Mar 4th, we're watching Grand Theft Hamlet (2024, 1:31)! Check back at cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

Screenshot of the film, set within the Grand Theft Auto Online video game, showing two characters playing slot machines in a casino.

Caption reads: "Hey, I fucking won. Look at that."

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 04/03/2025

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

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Rob Russell @ora.tion.ca · 01/03/2025

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Mar 4th! Submit your votes now at cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in. Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

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