Inquisitionist
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I found E4-1 less than compelling and am waiting until tonight to watch E4-2. Reactions to come in the episode thread (which I don't want to read until I've seen E4-2).
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On 9/20/2020 at 5:00 PM, truthaboutluv said:
And I remember a movie critic in her prediction saying that guaranteed, they likely submitted the Live Aid sequence and if a voter went off just that clip, especially side by side to the real Live Aid performance, she could see how they would be swayed to vote for Bohemian Rhapsody.
The best thing about the movie for me was that is sent me to youtube to find video of Queen's actual Live Aid performance. Now THAT rocked.
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This S4 review in Variety isn't encouraging, but I'm still excited. Warning: the review contains mild spoilers.
QuoteThis season, depicting gang rivalry in 1950 Kansas City, sets out to tell a story more sweeping than any of its predecessors, and comes away overstuffed. The first nine episodes move without Hawley’s (or the Coens’) usual buoying confidence, as though the volume of incident packed into the season is compensating for an uncertainty about what the story here really is.
That is not to say that what’s on-screen is weak, exactly. As Loy Cannon, the leader of a local crime family, Rock works to wring menace from his role;...
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Oh, my, season 3 next year? Yippee! I've had a very rotten evening, and this is making me feel better. 👍
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On 9/6/2020 at 11:37 AM, BW Manilowe said:
What I don't understand is how Boseman managed to get insurance coverage while making films over the past few years. I don't mean his own personal insurance, but rather filming insurance. I thought most major films required their stars to pass a physical. For example, Spencer Tracy was very ill while filming Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? "which caused all sorts of problems with financing and insurance, and indeed he died only 17 days after filming his last scene." (From here, among other sources.)
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15 hours ago, biakbiak said:
Sad day for Mets fans, Tom Seaver passes away. He had COVID in addition to Lyme disease and dementia.
As someone who started following the Cubs in 1969, I did not always have the warmest feelings towards Tom Seaver, but he was always a classy person and one hell of a pitcher. BTW, his dementia was apparently due to Lewy body syndrome, the same thing that afflicted Robin Williams. 😢
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14 hours ago, BW Manilowe said:
SNL has announced they’re planning to repeat the 2018 episode hosted by Chadwick Boseman this Saturday night.
Several of the sketches from that episode are on youtube. I've watched his appearance as T'Challa on Black Jeopardy! about 20 times! "This may be the Blackest Black Jeopardy! yet!" -- Darnell Hayes
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1 hour ago, Billina said:
I also read a comment on another forum where someone said Conrad Hilton treated Don the way Don treated his mistresses. It was very interesting.
I like that observation.
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I tried to watch this but (a) too much gratuitous language, and (b) why the hell is Veronica back in Neptune, which has now become Potterville on steroids? I prefer the memory of the near-perfect season 1. Every step since then, IMO, has been worse.
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On top of everything else, I'm looking forward to seeing which Chicago locations I can identify. I know they shot a lot of exteriors in the Uptown neighborhood, but at the 00:15 mark in the trailer, that kinda looks like the interior of the Chicago Cultural Center in the Loop -- though not quite.
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On 8/28/2020 at 11:59 PM, MerBearHou said:
I just re-watched the Chadwick Boseman / Jimmy Fallon episode on The Tonight Show when people tell a poster of The Black Panther what the movie meant to them - then Chadwick comes out from behind and surprises them. I loved it then and seeing it again tonight brought such tears. What a wonderful man he was. If you get a chance, google the episode — it’s so heartwarming and heartbreaking.
Definitely worth seeking this one out! Like so many others posting here, I was gut-punched by the news on Friday night. I first became aware of Mr. Boseman's talent when I watched 42 about 6 years ago. I thought to myself: where has he been hiding? I immediately took to the internet to learn more about him. It was a joy to see his career blossom since then.
On 8/29/2020 at 7:27 AM, merylinkid said:This was on twitter. Even with his own battle with cancer, he took time to cheer up the kids at St. Jude's Hospital:
This ^^ is beautiful too, and cements my impression of Mr. Boseman's deep sense of humanity. To know the fate that awaits you and still have this much compassion for others is what we should all strive for, every day.
On 8/29/2020 at 7:48 AM, Blergh said:P.P.S. I hope everyone watching/rewatching his work will consider how his onscreen heroics paled against his offscreen heroism and that will draw help many draw strength and inspiration to deal with so many tough issues we're having to contend with during these times!
This. His acting reflected his strengths and compassion as a remarkable human being. ❤️
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On 8/15/2020 at 1:54 PM, StatisticalOutlier said:
The Getaway was on yesterday. Good lord, Ali MacGraw is a terrible actress. When I saw Love Story when it first came out, I was in junior high (prime sucker for a movie like that) and thought she was just awful. I could. not. understand. what Oliver saw in her, and wasn't the least bit sad when she died. If she'd sneered "Preppie" at him one more time, I might have strangled her myself.
And yet she was nominated for an Oscar. Blerg.
On 8/16/2020 at 10:10 AM, SeanC said:Olivia de Havilland's tribute night has been scheduled for August 23,
Thanks for this! Many films I haven't seen yet, and here is my chance!
ETA that according to IMDb:
QuoteParamount Production head Robert Evans was developing several high profile projects for her when she filed for divorce. The roles she walked away from to marry lover Steve McQueen were Daisy in The Great Gatsby (1974) and Evelyn in Chinatown (1974).
Jeepers creepers! Chinatown is one of my favorite movies. Just no.
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On 8/16/2020 at 2:05 PM, Blergh said:
Even though Mr. Christian's death appears to have been peaceful via happening in his sleep, it's rather startling to think that a 35-year-old could die in their sleep from 'natural causes'.
When I was in grad school, one of my classmates, a robust and active 27-year-old from Germany, died in his sleep from a brain aneurysm. That was a "natural cause" of death, but certainly an unexpected one. I've always hoped his passing was actually peaceful.
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Just started watching this on Netflix. Can't read the thread until later because it seems a lot of people binge-watched it before posting, and I don't want to be spoiled. 🙃 Looking forward to catching up soon!
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12 hours ago, sistermagpie said:
I don't think the questions need answers. The eyes were sewn open to make him look alive,
Because babies never sleep and they're always rigidly still while awake. 🙄
10 hours ago, AnimeMania said:What a pile of horse crackers. The only part I liked was when Emily threw her husband's supper on the floor. I thought they would have told Emily not to leave town.
Great summation, though I would say steaming pile of horse crackers. Won't be tuning in for S2. If this were named anything other than Perry Mason, would people care as much?
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This review in The Atlantic pretty much sums up my feelings:
QuoteThe new Perry Mason, though, abandons one formulaic genre for another, in this case the saggy, ponderous, narratively inert eight-episode prestige drama.
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20 hours ago, sistermagpie said:
And Perry's going to feel really bad if Pete winds up getting killed trying to make things right.
Much more practical going to a prostitute who's got to keep lactating because it's her job to nurse clients with that fetish. Which again works for realism because the men she's breastfeeding aren't going to die from that small amount of heroin in her milk. Probably consider it a plus.
Weren't there baby bottles and milk in 1932 LA? Jesus, why bring another person into this scam?
18 hours ago, DakotaLavender said:My answer to that is that I think there will be many unanswered questions after the final episode of this season.
I am just unhappy with the way this is concluding. It reminds me of some seasons of True Detective and The Sinner: so much interesting and layered buildup to a totally uneventful conclusion.
I feel like it's taking 8 hours to tell about 4 hours of story, and not even all of that. Really just slogging through to the end because my husband is intrigued, but I think this series is wildly overpraised.
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I don't recall a white-haired Hamilton in the permanent Chicago company either (which I saw 3 times with 2 different actors in the role).
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Watched this one last time on Friday before canceling my Disney Plus subscription. L-MM may not be the strongest singer/dancer, but I think he is a pretty good actor. I always start sniffling during Quiet Uptown, but this time his close-ups had me blubbering.
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14 hours ago, Brn2bwild said:
Oh no, no, I'm not talking about the musical... I was talking about the biography it was based on. I actually really enjoy the second half of the musical!
Ah, sorry about that. It can be difficult to follow discussions here sometimes. 🙄 Glad you enjoyed Act 2!!
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On 7/27/2020 at 9:53 PM, Brn2bwild said:
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I found the first half compelling, and then the second half was so tedious. Even the Maria Reynolds episode was written in an "oh well, yeah he strayed, but it didn't matter" manner. I was relieved when I finally reached the epilogue.
I don't know if it's a minority opinion, but it certainly isn't mine! 🙃 I actually prefer the 2nd half, for the most part. The two Cabinet rap battles are thrilling, and Thomas Jefferson's presence throughout this half gives it an extra jolt of formidable conflict. I don't find the Maria Reynolds episode at all ho-hum, and Jasmine Cephas Jones's vocal on Say No to This is so great. The Room Where It Happened is a major turning point, and musical showcase, for Burr. Hurricane lets us into Hamilton's mindset -- he just can't help himself when it comes to thinking that he can write his way out of anything. Burn shows us how much this arrogance cost and hurt Eliza. I start sniffling during It's Quiet Uptown, and always break down completely by Who Lives, Who Dies... Don't get me wrong, there is plenty to recommend the first half as well, but I like how so many forces come to a head in the second.
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Lots of good actors in Andre's category, but it's hard to believe any performance deserves this award more than his. I hope voters are paying attention!
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1 hour ago, Milburn Stone said:
If I can go down this rabbit hole...I always thought it was a shame the way Goulet's career played out. Such a great theatrical baritone! Somehow he allowed himself to become a punchline.
Isn't that the truth? 😒 And that egregious mustache did not help!
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56 minutes ago, Enigma X said:
I am just curious if anyone has read the Hamilton bio that inspired LMM? I did when it first came out (and am re-reading it now) and took it upon myself while in high school to read two other bios on Hamilton.
Yes, I read it once I had tickets to the show, in early 2017. Chernow is an engaging writer, so even though the book is long, it was a compelling read (for me, anyway). I was delighted to learn that there was an actual drinking song at the time called The World Turned Upside Down!
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S46.E01: Chris Rock / Megan Thee Stallion
in Saturday Night Live
It feels very tired to me.
Where was this? I ffwd'd through so much of this dreck that I missed it.