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8 hours ago, BetterButter said:
Not Lt. Gee! I'm picturing a Nawlins style funeral march orchestrated by Meldrick Lewis, with Frank Pembleton in dress blues. ❤️
When Michael Moore was just starting out, he showed how Yaphet Kotto couldn't hail a cab in NYC.
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16 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said:
I kind of hope Mank doesn't win. I love movies about the golden age of Hollywood but Mank didn't do it for me at all. It was boring and the worst sort of Award show prestige project.
I've avoided it so far because I have not heard one positive take on it.
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17 minutes ago, Blakeston said:
The studio pushed for Stanfield to be nominated in lead and for Kaluuya to be nominated in supporting. But there were very likely some voters who rejected that idea, and saw Kaluuya as the lead - and a decent number of them must have voted for Stanfield as their #1 choice in supporting.
That didn't quite make sense to me at first because I thought actors had to submit themselves in one category or the other. But according to the rules:
QuoteThe determination as to whether a role is a leading or supporting role shall be made individually by members of the branch at the time of balloting.
There's even a protocol for what happens if the same actor/role meets the nomination threshold in both categories!
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For everyone enjoying this series, have you watched the Fat episode of Samin Nosrat's Netflix series, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat? She covers some of the same topics from a slightly more technical standpoint, but with equal gusto. Her facial expressions are the best! The other three episodes are very good, too, but this is the one I have rewatched.
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4 minutes ago, blackwing said:
There are two main male characters and one of them would have to be considered the lead. I would say it's Stanfield, since the story is more told from his point of view.
I would agree.
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2 minutes ago, DollEyes said:
DELROY! LINDO! WAS! ROBBED!
I haven't seen any of the nominated performances, but Delroy was magnificent.
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4 hours ago, truthaboutluv said:
Happy to see Judas and The Black Messiah show up so strongly in the nominations. I've seen some concern online from people worried that their putting Lakeith in for Supporting as well may result in his and Daniel splitting the votes and someone else winning. But I don't see it happening. I think Kaluuya has mad momentum around him right now and he's riding it all the way to the Academy Award win.
Who the heck were Kaluuya and Stanfield supposed to be supporting in JatBM?
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1 minute ago, annzeepark914 said:
or, heck... Venice! It's got the canals and gondolas.
I have visited many parts of Italy (Turin, Milan, Lake Como, Venice, Tuscany, Rome, Naples, Sorrento, and lots of towns/villages in Trentino-Alto Adige...) and Venice is the only place where I've been disappointed in the food. Yet, I would return for its mystique any time!
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14 minutes ago, 3 is enough said:
In the intro he talks about the 20 different regions of Italy, so I assume the plan was to visit each one if the show was renewed. I believe it has been picked up for a second season.
Was there a disclaimer last night about the episode being filmed prior to the pandemic? There was for the Milan episode, and I did not see any evidence of masks last night.
I am enjoying this a lot. My husband was born in Italy so he has a lot of insight.
The one thing I have noticed is the lack of garlic in a lot of the dishes. Contrary to popular belief Italians do not add garlic to every recipe. That is something that has evolved with Italian-American cooking. This is an issue in my house as my husband is allergic to garlic (and onions). Having said that there will be more garlic in the Sicilian dishes next week.
Yes, the same message about pre-pandemic filming appear at the top of the episode. And that's true about garlic. I use it a lot more than my Trentino relatives do.
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3 minutes ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:
Best Supporting Actor
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”)
Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)
Leslie Odom Jr. (“One Night in Miami”)
Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”)
Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”)Who are Kaluuya and Stanfield supporting in JatBM?
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12 hours ago, aghst said:
Maybe they can go to Siena or other Tuscan towns in season 2.
He has 14 more regions to visit in subsequent seasons!
10 hours ago, aghst said:He's got to come up with better remarks and reactions to the food though. Mix it up a bit. Could swear he said "it melts in your mouth" more than once this season.
Yes, that's getting a bit repetitive!
BTW, one of the best places we ate in Florence in 2001 was a cafeteria! We had come back from a daylong bus trip to San Gimignano and an agriturismo farm outside of San Donato and wanted a light dinner. We followed what appeared to be a group of Italian-speaking university students down a side street and up some stairs to a cafeteria where none of the servers spoke English -- that's always a good sign! We liked the food so much, that we went back there another evening. Always venture off the main streets. 😉
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"The lowly loaf" -- I remember an agriturismo guide telling us the bread is deliberately "tasteless" so that it doesn't interfere with the olive oil it sops up. 😁
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6 hours ago, lurkerbee said:
They're not episodes, but rather groups of hosts in the intros and outtros of the films talking about what makes them problematic. With Woman of the Year they couldn't really talk about the problem until the outtro since it would have been a major spoiler talking about it beforehand. I would love it if they actually did have a full show about the films as well.
Ah, thanks for that clarification. There are various intros to GWTW at the website, but this most recent one doesn't seem to be there. I'll have to keep an eye out for another airing.
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On 3/12/2021 at 12:47 AM, bros402 said:
I hope this gets renewed - it's the only network comedy I watch since The Good Place ended. Oh wait, I just remembered that Brooklyn Nine-Nine is coming back for its final season in the fall.
Yay for B99!
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I read a New Yorker article by Richard Brody about TCM's Reframed series. I missed the first couple of episodes and wondered if they are available for streaming. I can't find that option using Comcast on Demand. I also don't see the series at the TCM streaming website. Am I missing something, or is it really not available except when aired?
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17 hours ago, nelroy78 said:
This episode will be preempted tonight due to the Biden speech. Young Sheldon, B Positive and Mom each move back 30 minutes but I guess they didn’t want to do the same for Clarice. 🤦🏼♂️No word on when it will air. Logic says to push the last two episodes back two weeks and ditch the repeat scheduled for the 25th.
https://www.spoilertv.com/2021/03/the-unicorn-cbs-pre-empts-tonights.htmlThanks for the explanation! I was puzzled by what my DVR actually recorded last night, and I wondered if Pres. Biden's speech had something to do with it. I can wait. 😁
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10 hours ago, aghst said:
I'd be willing to try some of those dishes but in other places than Milan. However my recollection of other places in Lombardy were that pasta was just as popular as in other provinces.
I think Milan gets a bad rap. My husband and I spent four days there in 2009 (after 2 days in Varenna on Lake Como) and found plenty to see, do and eat. We had the most beautiful cappuccino and pastries at the Galleria opposite the Duomo. And yes, pasta is eaten pretty much everywhere in Italy. Tucci's just trying to highlight differences about where dishes originated. We saw ravioli being consumed at the communal restaurant at the end, but it had some local ingredients, like chestnuts, I think.
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I came for Walton Goggins but stayed for the supporting cast. The two couples who are his friends are refreshing!
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Finale, already? It feels like we just got started...
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2 hours ago, Rickster said:
I missed that but it seems right. They apparently met at her sister Emily’s wedding to John Krasinski, and the wedding was at George Clooney’s house on Lake Como.
Ha -- I wondered if George Clooney (most famous part-time resident of Bellagio) had something to do with it!
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1 hour ago, annzeepark914 said:
She's shown up twice--in that restaurant on the Amalfi Coast (spaghetti & zucchini + the big storm), and last night, their visit to that big restaurant where people sang at the end of the meal. So I bet she's traveling along with him, enjoying the wonders of Italy.
She actually joined him at Lake Como, then they went down to Milan together. I think I heard Stanley say that he and Felicity met at Lake Como?
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23 hours ago, MissAlmond said:
Actress Nicola Pagett who played Elizabeth Bellamy in the original Upstairs, Downstairs has died, age 75.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56291059
From the BBC article linked above:
QuotePagett's role as Bellamy in the first two series of ITV's 1971 drama Upstairs, Downstairs helped the show win four Emmys.
Her character's storyline, dominated by a tumultuous love life while stuck in a loveless marriage, included conceiving a child through an affair with a publisher, before leaving for New York.
It was Pagett's idea to exit the series because she said she "didn't want to be known for one thing only."
I remember watching U/D as a high school student in the early 1970s and being deliciously scandalized by Elizabeth's storylines! I was sad to see Pagett leave the series, as Elizabeth was a more interesting character than her brother, James (though Simon Williams was dishy in the role). But I understand Pagett's wish to move on to other things.
I remember reading eons ago that she suffered from manic depression (bipolar syndome), like her talented and tempestuous predecessor, Vivien Leigh. I'm glad that Pagett didn't appear to suffer long after her brain tumor diagnosis. She was a unique talent.
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I had some lovely lake trout and risotto with smoke mozzarella at Il Cavatappi (the corkscrew) in Varenna on Lake Como a few years back. Wonderful little place (Iike 8 tables) with a slightly eccentric chef. The waitress (a) didn't rush us and (b) talked us out of ordering what she considered to be too many dishes!
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On 6/1/2020 at 6:48 PM, theredhead77 said:
I'm really looking forward to The King of Staten Island. I hope making it helps Pete heal from his fathers death.
Finally watched it last night. A bit long and uneven, but I LOL'd several times. I can't find a topic for it in the Movies forum...
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Friends - General Discussion
in Friends
All the characters seemed to become less mature over time (in general terms -- each had his or her moments of being smart/sensitive). There seemed to be a fairly major change in season 5. Phoebe's pregnancy nastiness became pretty permanent. Ross's debacle with Emily pushed him over an edge, and Rachel got more petty about him and things in general. Monica and Chandler became like giddy teens in their secret romance. And Joey become more... Joey. It certainly led to some hilarious storylines and scenes, but they were much different characters from where they started the series.