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01-20-2020, 12:44 AM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Ezee, what are your predictions this year for the major categories?

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01-19-2020, 09:13 AM

Irish replied to a poll I Lost My Body (Jérémy Clapin) in 2019 Releases

Voted yay but I'm kinda ambivalent. The romance storyline was cliche and flat, the stuff with the hand was good but was also (weirdly?) staged...

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01-19-2020, 09:10 AM

Irish replied to a poll 1917 (Sam Mendes) in 2019 Releases

You guys are nuts. This was extraordinary.

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01-19-2020, 09:07 AM

Irish replied to a thread Top 10 of 2019 in General Film Discussion

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 3. The Nightingale 4. Marriage Story 5. One Cut of the Dead 6. Dragged Across...

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01-19-2020, 04:12 AM

Irish replied to a thread Attack-Free Unpopular Opinion Thread in General Film Discussion

Because a single price, open to everyone, sorta matches my idealism. I think that model is very democratic, very "American." If the Queen of England...

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01-19-2020, 01:19 AM

Irish replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Go in blind and just read this entire thread. It's a helluva great story. https://twitter.com/jbenton/status/1218362598309212160

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01-19-2020, 01:17 AM

Irish replied to a thread Attack-Free Unpopular Opinion Thread in General Film Discussion

Said it before, but: Stadium and reserved seating are the death of the movie-going experience. (And it won't be long before one chain or another...

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01-19-2020, 01:15 AM

Irish replied to a thread Star Wars: Live Action TV Series (Favreau) in General TV Discussion

The trick is giving limited actors as few lines as possible. cf: Keanu in "Speed" and "The Matrix."

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01-18-2020, 11:38 PM

Irish replied to a thread Video Games...Discuss Them in The Kitchen Sink

Inspired by the "Unpopular Opinions" thread, this from twitter: "Games and narrative storytelling are fundamentally incompatible - the defining...

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01-17-2020, 01:27 AM

Irish replied to a thread Celeb (and Celeb SO's) Obit Thread in The Kitchen Sink

The Rock's dad died https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-01-16/rocky-johnson-pro-wrestler-the-rock-dead

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01-16-2020, 11:27 PM

Irish replied to a thread Star Wars: Live Action TV Series (Favreau) in General TV Discussion

I was extremely surprised that Dis+ didn't have anything ready to go more than this show --- the bulk of the new MCU stuff won't be released until...

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01-16-2020, 11:24 PM

Irish replied to a thread Dracula in 2020 TV Season

I bailed on the show earlier than most, but even the hardcore fans turned on that show. There were quite a few angry tumblr posts & I once saw a 90+...

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01-16-2020, 11:20 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

^ Double anyway, I like it when people take hard and fast stances on old bands. I grinned when I read trans' post.

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01-16-2020, 11:15 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

I've been so depressed lately that listening to Joy Division cheers me up. (wait what thread is this again ...?) Anyway I will always love Queen...

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01-16-2020, 02:40 AM

Irish replied to a poll Little Women (Greta Gerwig) in 2019 Releases

Part of my confusion came from the initial scenes with Amy. I didn't understand why her sisters left her at home and I didn't understand why she...

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01-16-2020, 02:25 AM

Irish replied to a thread Dracula in 2020 TV Season

I woulda given it a chance but the show is run by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, two of the worst writer-producers on television.

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01-15-2020, 09:42 PM

Irish replied to a poll Little Women (Greta Gerwig) in 2019 Releases

Ugh. I might have liked this a little more if I hadn't already seen "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" and "The Nightingale," both of which were period...

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01-15-2020, 12:39 AM

Irish replied to a thread Anyone for Aeon Flux? in General Film Discussion

bumping this because Duke :D

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01-14-2020, 10:08 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

what what what what what what

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01-14-2020, 12:18 AM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Duke the goal is to nominate good films, not more mediocre and bad ones :p

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01-13-2020, 11:28 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

btw, I bitched earlier in the thread about distribution & people not able to see Oscar nominated movies before awards night. Here's a good list...

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01-13-2020, 11:06 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Awkwafina all the way. I think the industry could use a few surprises. I resent Scarjo's noms because she's a mediocre actress and this level of...

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01-13-2020, 08:20 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Lemme put it this way: It's the "Bye Bye Man" of mainstream studio films

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01-13-2020, 08:12 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Yes! Meant to say nominated (thanks for catching that) The list I saw was: "It Happened One Night" (1934) "The Life of Emile Zola" (1937)...

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01-13-2020, 07:42 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Also, shoulda mentioned: I'm pissed "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" got shut out because France chose "Les Miserables" over it.

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01-13-2020, 07:40 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

Read this morning that only 10 films have won Picture without winning Editing, which worried me. I'm pulling for Tarantino this year which is a sure...

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01-13-2020, 06:57 PM

Irish replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2020 in General Film Discussion

I'm old enough and jaded enough that the Academy should never surprise me but every year they do. They were spoiled for choice and still made...

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01-12-2020, 02:13 AM

Irish replied to a poll Jay & Silent Bob Reboot (Kevin Smith) in 2019 Releases

Fuck man I can already tell I'm gonna end up watching "Clerks" and maybe "Dogma" now too, lol

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