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okay, i am going to admit it. i kinda like Tebow. his hard-core fans are obnoxious, and all the jesus stuff is annoying, and i don't agree with all his beliefs, but i have to admit that i find him inspiring. the dude has overcome all sorts of hum…
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watch "As it is in Heaven" !! I am really serious that that is a very special overlooked movie. and it's Swedish, and on instant view! I'd love to hear peoples thoughts on it. you can pretty much count on all the films nominated for the Best For…
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speaking of movies, you know what i saw for the first time the other night that blew my mind into a gazillion pieces?? trapped in the closet. OMG OMG OMG
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i think i am going to watch 2001 space odyssey tonight, if any film nerds want to get in on that let me know (or please forward to Gary since he probably hasn't logged on)
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@zuckerburger - i love me some DA Pennebaker hard-core, but i think Salesman is the more important of the new cinema verite/observational cinema movement. Election would be high on the list as well. (i want to teach an entire class on Observationa…
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have you seen I Am Legend since you became a dog lover? That movie has epically different levels of emotional devastation if you watch it with your snoopy cuddled up on your lap. but i don't think of it as a traditional zombie film- more like muta…
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agreed on 28 Days Later. and it's sequal had some epic moments as well (God Speed you Black Emperor + zombie chase is pretty darn crushing)
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Night of the Living Dead was truly a great film- one that might be overlooked by the 'important film people' who decide what films are important. But IMHO the zombie genre has pretty much been downhill from there. I am really amazed at the staying…
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I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HANG OUT WITH GARY BUT HE KEEPS HAVING MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO LIKE THANKSGIVING DINNER OR TAKING HIS 'WIFE' TO THE AIRPORT!!!
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MAYBE WE ARE TROLLING THE TROLLS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@uncleboaty i was mostly just joking except for the times when i wasn't. the difference between movies and TV is a grand deep conversation that is worth having. i just like to direct AS MANY POSTS IN ALL CAPS TOWARDS 'YOURS TRULY' AS I POSSIBLY CA…
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right now my syllabus is all over the place. the class is intro level- the first class film majors have to take. the idea is to teach them how to fucking watch a movie and then say something smart about it. i have 10 'screening sessions' that is s…
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I am teaching a film history/theory class at PSU in the spring and this week i am finalizing my syllabus. in the past 24 hours i have watched Citizen Kane four times (once straight up, once with Roger Ebert's commentary, once with Peter Bogdanovich…
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YOU PEOPLE HAVE RUINED THIS THREAD. it should be called the 'let's put words in other peoples mouths and then talk a bunch of nonsense about feelings' thread. i did not say i don't like television, and i agree that this is the golden age of televi…
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we can discuss the differences/similarities of movies and tv shows, but none of this "Golden Age of Television" crap!
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GUYS! we already have a TV thread. THIS IS THE MOVIE THREAD. GTFO
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Alex- I find it interesting that you list several TV shows in your movie thread. THAT IS CRAZY TALK IN MY BOOK! but I want to hear your thoughts on if there is a difference/separation (or not) of the two mediums. (also, FYI TO ALL- i am not reall…
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something that is really satisfying to do is pick up a copy of Roger Ebert's "The Great Movies" and then read his essay on a film just before you watch it. you can't really miss with any of the movies he lists in that book, and considering his ins…
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thank you for all of the SSOTDs!!!!
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I am no fan of chalupas (i am more of a bean burrito guy myself), but have to admit that the prospect of getting some special/free thing if the team scored 100 always adds to the fun of attending a game. is your beef with the chalupas themselves, o…
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that was a weird time in Tina Turner's career. but i am glad she made some cash.
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way back when i was a healthy athletic teenager i could dunk a basketball*. no windmills or tomahawk jams, but i could throw it down. dunking is actually really painful- i am surprised these dunk fest champions have never broken their wrists or fo…
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Road Warrior is one of those rare cases in which the sequel was better than the original. but RW and MM are both great, and were both fairly low-budget Australian productions. Thunderdome is when Hollywood stepped in, and even though its budget wa…
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HAPPY DAY TO THE KING!!!
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exactly. it's a never ending dilemna
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I should also add that i am the sort of person who mildly freaks out if i can't wash BRAND NEW clothes before wearing them as well. in the case of new clothing it's chemicals and dyes that worry me. maybe i am a bit on the paranoid side, or maybe …
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PS- everything at Good Will essentially passes through 'The Bins' - maybe not that location exactly, but The Bins is where things go that they just don't have time to sort through (and some things that don't sell in the stores). The things on the r…
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i have spent some time in the donation-sorting sections of thrift stores, and you people are so wrong in your assumptions. thrift stores rarely, if ever, wash clothing before selling it. all the donations also go into big bins and piles while goin…
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i have known several people who have thought it was no big deal to wear clothing bought from a thrift store without washing it first. this is something that has always freaked me out to no end, but when i voice objection they just don't get it.