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08-01-2020, 05:05 AM

baby doll replied to a thread Top Books First Read in 2020 in Literature

Novels: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847-48) The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins, 1859-60) Non-Fiction:...

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07-26-2020, 08:58 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Does this mean you wouldn't teach it anymore?

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07-25-2020, 02:24 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Kubrick's not the only filmmaker whose films inspire a variety of interpretations; on the contrary, it's probably the case that most films can be...

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07-25-2020, 12:06 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I saw it on TCM about ten years ago. It's mind-bogglingly great, despite being quite possibly the most depressing film ever produced by a major...

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07-21-2020, 08:04 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

I was making the argument that they should, not that they will.

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07-21-2020, 07:25 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

My basic stance--which is not so much a legal stance as a pragmatic one--is that if a social media company is too big to moderate the content that...

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07-21-2020, 05:06 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

I'm not versed in the intricacies of US anti-trust law, but it seems worth pointing out that Facebook owns both Instagram and WhatsApp, and they've...

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07-21-2020, 04:48 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

The algorithm is programmed by people to perform in a certain way in order to generate profits. What happened in Myanmar is not a glitch or an...

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07-21-2020, 04:43 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

That's the easy part: Enforce anti-trust laws and break up the company.

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07-21-2020, 04:15 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

As with all social media companies, Facebook's algorithms are designed to promote extreme content in order to maintain user engagement. Fomenting...

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07-21-2020, 03:51 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

Facebook let the government of Myanmar use its service to foment genocide. In other words, Facebook and Matt Zuckerberg profited from genocide. They...

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07-21-2020, 03:24 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Random Thoughts in The Kitchen Sink

It's unbelievable this ass-hole isn't on trial at the Hague for fomenting genocide in Myanmar. Imagine there was a picture of Félicien Kabuga surfing...

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07-20-2020, 09:04 PM

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

Two Men and a Wardrobe, Le Gros et le maigre, Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, What?, Chinatown, Le Locataire, Bitter Moon, "Cinéma erotique" from Chacun...

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07-16-2020, 03:56 PM

baby doll replied to a thread Just Cause (Brad Peyton) in Upcoming Film Emporium

When I saw the title, I thought it was a remake of this Movie that Exists: For some reason, I was remembering Wesley Snipes as being in this...

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07-10-2020, 09:03 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I wouldn't equate coherence with intelligence. It seems to me there are a couple different ways you could define an "intelligent" movie: Movies...

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07-10-2020, 06:43 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I have to say, you're not being terribly helpful in terms of clarifying your opinion. If you're going to claim that certain films are or are not...

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07-09-2020, 06:05 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

That's a rather circular definition.

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07-08-2020, 07:51 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Define "intelligent."

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07-07-2020, 05:51 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

One minor point: Letters from Iwo Jima was nominated for best picture, so even if the film didn't make a ton of cash, the industry recognized it as...

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07-06-2020, 11:49 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

The claim that certain Hollywood directors (Cameron, Eastwood, Nolan, Scorsese, Tarantino, et al.) have a "blank check" to do whatever they want...

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07-06-2020, 09:21 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Regardless of what's written about his films before they open, they invariably make money, and I would argue that their lack of narrative unity...

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07-06-2020, 08:38 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I believe Cameron is a rational agent and understands that a film with a budget of a hundred million dollars needs to appeal to as wide an audience...

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07-06-2020, 07:57 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

I'm not sure what you mean by "scope," since in terms of plot, Terminator 2 is as much a remake as a sequel. The fundamental difference as I see it...

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07-06-2020, 03:42 PM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Arnold as emotionless killing machine > Rote subplot where he becomes a father-figure to a troubled teen

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07-06-2020, 04:38 AM

baby doll replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Cameron, ranked: The Terminator (1984) Titanic (1997) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) True Lies (1994) Avatar (2009) It's been too long...

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