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Post by alady on Nov 29, 2020 21:28:06 GMT -6
I was honestly kind of shocked when that didn't happen, tho I appreciated the Dan Levy character's perspective on it
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 10:37:05 GMT -6
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Post by Kamera on Nov 30, 2020 10:55:00 GMT -6
Sometimes I wonder if Steven Soderbergh regrets not directing Fantastic Mr. Fox to round out the Ocean's saga.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2020 8:37:11 GMT -6
Well now I want to go back to Vegas.
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Post by Tweet on Dec 1, 2020 22:32:47 GMT -6
I watched the Boys State documentary on Apple TV tonight which was super odd to watch having done the Illinois version in 2010 (and met E***** there which is an even weirder thing to think about if you think about it but anyway) and was really taken aback by how familiar the feel of the movie all was. The political debates speak for themselves, but the talent shows and the band and colorguard and other shit that matters to 17 year old boys that you don't really think about outside of high school was just.....familiar
I wrote for the paper during my experience, I think I lost all 3 elections I ran for. You will not be surprised to know I could not always say the right words to folks at age 17. Hell, some of you may recall those exact same words with aged 17 me.
The only thing I remember about that week is that E**** thought I was funny and actually a decent person, and that the adults/counselors/etc. of my orbit thought I was a decent writer, which was the first time in my life someone other than my mom said so. They also said that I could go to college doing it, to which I said jesus christ my dudes have you ever heard of social media before that shit's coming up on the cul-de-sac.
It's actually a bit reassuring everything else played out as it did, sad as it may be to say. It is also Texas tho.
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Post by Tweet on Dec 1, 2020 22:35:40 GMT -6
Also if anyone has any recommendations for Apple TV I have it until May 2021 for free and there's no way it'll still hold my interest by that point
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2020 9:07:22 GMT -6
First time since seeing it in theaters. So goddamn good.
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Post by Kamera on Dec 2, 2020 9:23:39 GMT -6
Barbara Stanwyck is great in this. In terms of screwball comedy, I actually prefer this over The Lady Eve. Probably one of my favorite guilty pleasure Christmas movies especially since S.Z. Sakall is hilarious as Felix the cook.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 2, 2020 9:41:14 GMT -6
Kamera that movie is on my list for this month but, last night i watched this lifetime-esque horror thriller surprisingly good and manages to still be kinda relevant! lisa, 14, isn't allowed to date yet. so instead, she secretly calls random men on the phone and flirts with them. i think this movie actually works because its firing on a lot of different cylinders...the basic premise alone is freaky enough to consider. add to that a well-written mother/daughter dynamic that fleshes out their motivations and the spicy fact that lisa just so happens to start courting a serial killer, and you've got yourself a perfectly fine 90 minutes. its no blockbuster but i enjoyed this a lot.
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 2, 2020 10:17:48 GMT -6
First time since seeing it in theaters. So goddamn good. I had to go see that by myself b/c my girlfriend doesn't like horror movies. But it's not like monster horror like It or Elm Street, it's more creeping dread. Maybe she'd like it? She made it through Us....
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 2, 2020 10:45:11 GMT -6
while i agree that it is non-traditional horror, it stayed with me for the better part of a week while most horror movies i see these days wash right off.
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Post by irvred on Dec 2, 2020 11:09:22 GMT -6
Barbara Stanwyck is great in this. In terms of screwball comedy, I actually prefer this over The Lady Eve. Probably one of my favorite guilty pleasure Christmas movies especially since S.Z. Sakall is hilarious as Felix the cook. My ex wore an enamel pin of Barbara Stanwyck flipping the pancake and I still sometimes think about finding one for myself
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Post by Kamera on Dec 2, 2020 13:35:45 GMT -6
Looks like Paths of Glory and Bad Day at Black Rock are back on Criterion Channel.
edit: Is Night of the Hunter a good Christmas movie to watch?
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Post by Kamera on Dec 2, 2020 19:11:53 GMT -6
Looks like Paths of Glory and Bad Day at Black Rock are back on Criterion Channel. edit: Is Night of the Hunter a good Christmas movie to watch? Also just realized the PTA-approved 1991 John Sturges audio commentary for Bad Day at Black Rock is coming on the 4th.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 2, 2020 22:27:17 GMT -6
my next movie marathon is gonna be geena davis
everyone tell me your favorite geena davis movies
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Post by ultravisitor on Dec 2, 2020 22:53:26 GMT -6
my next movie marathon is gonna be geena davis everyone tell me your favorite geena davis movies Tootsie Beetlejuice A League of Their Own
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Post by thebosma on Dec 2, 2020 23:24:21 GMT -6
Stuart Little The Fly
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Post by alady on Dec 2, 2020 23:35:35 GMT -6
The Accidental Tourist (no idea how it aged)
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Post by munkivelli on Dec 2, 2020 23:47:30 GMT -6
Earth Girls Are Easy Quick Change (these prob did not age well)
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 3, 2020 8:07:48 GMT -6
Earth Girls Are Easy Quick Change
(these prob did not age well) Unbelievable that she's in this movie - I did no research on her last night, she just popped into my head while I was considering watching The Fly. I had a dream last night that I was in a video store trying to find something to rent on VHS and settled on Quick Change - a movie I have heard of, but never seen.
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Post by Kamera on Dec 3, 2020 8:19:50 GMT -6
Ah yes. The mouse movie with Michael J Fox.
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Post by clouddead on Dec 3, 2020 8:22:00 GMT -6
And written by M Night Shyamalan
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 3, 2020 8:33:19 GMT -6
HAVE YOU SEEN-A GEENA?™ten films starring / co-starring geena davis, feel free to play along. i left out beetlejuice because i watch it 4 times a year and there are (2) other movies from 1988 on here. also just watched tootsie a few months back. 1. The Fly (1986)A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.2. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)A Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool. 3. The Accidental Tourist (1988)An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.4. Quick Change (1990) Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.5. Thelma & Louise (1991) Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.6. A League of Their Own (1991) Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. 7. Hero (1992) A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit. 8. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past. 9. Stuart Little (1999) Stuart is little. 10. In a World... (2013) An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 8:44:12 GMT -6
I used to love The Long Kiss Goodnight - no idea why! I doubt it holds up well.
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 3, 2020 9:04:23 GMT -6
I remember seeing The Accidental Tourist a long time ago, I remember nothing about it. (That's the one Davis won the Supporting Actress Oscar for, just fyi).
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Post by nanatod on Dec 3, 2020 9:44:26 GMT -6
settled on Quick Change - a movie I have heard of, but never seen. I saw this in a movie theater, but remember nothing at all about it.
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Post by Pale Hose on Dec 3, 2020 10:09:30 GMT -6
I loved Quick Change as a small child but I have a feeling it doesn't hold up very well.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Dec 3, 2020 10:39:20 GMT -6
dont worry i will suffer through it to find out
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Post by llamaoftime on Dec 3, 2020 12:49:27 GMT -6
Warner Bros just announced that all their films next year are going straight to HBO Max. Dune, Matrix, Space Jam, Suicide Squad, Godzilla, In the Heights, and some others
I guess movie theaters are dead, which makes me sad
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Post by clouddead on Dec 3, 2020 12:59:51 GMT -6
They’re also releasing them all in movie theaters. Seems like a reasonable compromise until life doesn’t suck
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