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by dws1982
Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:29 am
Forum: 2023
Topic: The Color Purple reviews
Replies: 8
Views: 23753

Re: The Color Purple reviews

The Color Purple is one of the few Spielberg movies that I think he might have made better if he had made it twenty or so years later. I've never bought the idea (which you thankfully also don't hear a ton anymore) that Spielberg was a man-child who only became a "mature" filmmaker around...
by dws1982
Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Andre Braugher
Replies: 5
Views: 19319

Re: R.I.P. Andre Braugher

When the songs were licensed, they were licensed for the broadcast and syndication only. This was the typical practice at the time because the concept of streaming and full-series video releases didn't exist at the time. When it was released on DVD, the distributor licensed all of the music, but it ...
by dws1982
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Andre Braugher
Replies: 5
Views: 19319

Re: R.I.P. Andre Braugher

It's not a coincidence that Homicide was cancelled one season after Braugher left. You could argue that Braugher's Frank Pembleton was in many ways a secondary lead to Kyle Secor's Tim Bayliss. The show definitely started out that way, although Braugher's role got bigger as it became clear that he h...
by dws1982
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:24 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: New Developments III
Replies: 2976
Views: 518786

Re: New Developments III

I saw excerpts from the most recent Republican Presidential debate on YouTube. These debates don't need moderators; they need kindergarten teachers. I was in Tuscaloosa for a conference Tuesday and Wednesday, and when I say that debate inconvenienced every person in that town, I mean it. It was hel...
by dws1982
Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: 96th Academy Awards
Topic: Oscars to Start an Hour Earlier
Replies: 2
Views: 9375

Re: Oscars to Start an Hour Earlier

As someone who both goes to bed and gets up early, I endorse this change.
by dws1982
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:07 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Henry Kissinger Dies
Replies: 8
Views: 9873

Re: Henry Kissinger Dies

One of the all-time pieces of shit. Behind the Bastards did a very good series on him a couple of years ago.
by dws1982
Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: 2023
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2023
Replies: 161
Views: 1668818

Re: The Official Review Thread of 2023

We’re off-topic but the farther out I get from 2019, increasingly my favorite of the nominees is DiCaprio for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the one time he would be my choice. I agree with this. Once Upon a Time in Hollywod has become a real comfort food watch for me and I don't think DiCaprio has...
by dws1982
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: R.I.P. Rosalynn Carter
Replies: 2
Views: 5444

Re: R.I.P. Rosalynn Carter

Independent of politics, she was one of the most decent people ever to live in the White House.
by dws1982
Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: 2023
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2023
Replies: 161
Views: 1668818

Re: The Official Review Thread of 2023

The Exorcist: Believer This would probably have a 20-point higher Rotten Tomatoes score if it were just a standalone horror movie, and with a few small adjustments, it could be. On those terms, it would still not be good, but I think a lot, even most, of the hostility has been due to how it ties it...
by dws1982
Sat Oct 07, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: The People
Topic: R.I.P. Terence Davies
Replies: 5
Views: 7617

Re: R.I.P. Terence Davies

He was reportedly due to make another film this fall. I watched all of his movies last year, and he became one of my favorite filmmakers through that marathon. Nine features, and it's a beautifully symmetric filmography: Began with two autobiographical films, followed by two adaptations, followed by...
by dws1982
Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:20 am
Forum: 2023
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2023
Replies: 161
Views: 1668818

Re: The Official Review Thread of 2023

I have not written about it, and I guess it has been more like 15 years since I've watched it, although I'm going to try it again since I have a week+ off starting this evening. (Although it won't be as laid back as normal, as I am now a cross country coach and we have three meets over the break.) I...
by dws1982
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: 2023
Topic: The Official Review Thread of 2023
Replies: 161
Views: 1668818

Re: The Official Review Thread of 2023

Have not seen it in 10+ years, but I loved Darjeeling and find myself exhausted by everything he's done post-Grand Budapest.
by dws1982
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: 96th Academy Awards
Topic: Post-Festival Predictions
Replies: 32
Views: 13643

Re: Post-Festival Predictions

Joker and A Star is Born both did Venice (and TIFF) but they both also opened soon after those festivals. Warner historically opens their Oscar hopefuls in early Fall and then reserves December for "entertainments" although they have had Oscar contenders released in December, obviously. (...
by dws1982
Sat Sep 16, 2023 1:26 pm
Forum: 96th Academy Awards
Topic: Post-Festival Predictions
Replies: 32
Views: 13643

Re: Post-Festival Predictions

The Color Purple has test screened four or five times, which might be an indication that someone thought that there was something not working in that movie.
by dws1982
Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: New Developments III
Replies: 2976
Views: 518786

Re: New Developments III

Beyond that, though, I don't really understand why any Republican is running as not-Trump when there are a half dozen of them (or more). Is it only to be his VP? I can't imagine him selecting anyone who was on that stage. Especially since none of them are willing to actually go against him in any r...

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