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3 hours ago, raylight said:

And due to his private situation, I wish him all the best for this little "competition".

okay, now I’m pulling for this member as well, even though I don’t know who they are, and don’t need too, just wish them the best for whatever they’re dealing with and hope they . . . 
 

3 hours ago, extantsrevenge said:

Also we hat 8 more Bingos today @Fortis93 @Catgirl x 2 @MikeH5856 @Adrip @Zinco97 @pluto57 @Martyn,

@Fortis93 @MikeH5856 

Really, no one has the 4th or 5th Bingo?  Wow.

10 minutes ago, Chief_lookout said:

Maybe bingo is not my game Nils...I know, let's have a spelling contest!

@Veum

52 minutes ago, Veum said:

🏀 Big Ten Tournament is getting in the way of watching any films here lately! 🫣🤫

I'm assuming you're an IU guy, and not a Purdue fan. 🤣

31 minutes ago, MikeH5856 said:

I’ve almost got two complete lines… goddamnit. Stupid outlier numbers hanging out where they shouldn’t be. 🤬🤬🤬

 

@hal56

@Gary K did you see Serge Raoul died?
 

“Powered by a potent, piquant au poivre sauce, a separate au poivre mayonnaise, a sweet, brisket-heavy LaFrieda blend, topped with a little yarmulke of triple-cream St. Andre cheese, wilted watercress, cornichons, and served on the most delicate of challah buns.”

A slice of heaven served at the bar only.  Two blocks from my studio on Broome.  So many memories.  

24  35  46   17

08  19   30  41

12   23  34  45

33  05  37  04

1 hour ago, Hollywood E Rock said:

 

FORTIS! You son of a B!TCH

 

I wasn't around in those days, but I will contribute the end all be all of beauty shots . . .  you're welcome.

2 hours ago, Casiusco said:

 

It has to be seen differently. If he didn't, we would miss him. If one day we don't read it, it won't be a good sign for anyone.

 

Long live your weather reports for many years to come, and may we be able to read them!  

Exactly.  That's why my gif said . . . Just Can't Get Enough.

19 minutes ago, deckard99 said:

That's a beautiful steelbook. I'm sure the title will be nicely embossed too.

Yeah, I agree, this is a really nice steelbook.  The colors look a little flat on the BS, I'm sure they'll be more punchy in hand.  Would be cool if it had a bit of a Technicolor look, even though the film is digital.

7 minutes ago, Veum said:

 

YES!   I finally got the SO? Emoji from my main man Mike!!!   
 

13 minutes ago, nathan_s82 said:

We hit 1200 Pages of This and That Today! Congrats Everyone!

How many of those pages are @Veum weather reports and nighty nights?!?

Haven't seen this movie.  Like @Fortis93 above, I'm pretty fond of the Buckets, so I have a bit of a pre-determined . . . nah, about this movie.

But seems like people like it so I'll give it a go.

That steel is the best bit of this set, very nice.  I love it.  I'm going DL A

@LeadFarmer hey Bud, I really wanna be your MP friend, especially since you have such great taste in music, but the system has other ideas.  

 I've asked staff about this error, and they, as you know, are occupied with other things, like getting us access to amazing editions, so yeah, I'd rather they do that.

But  . . .

I'm sure you're not that bothered by it and have already forgotten, but I see the request EVERY time I log on!

It's. time . . .

See you around my "friend".

3 hours ago, Hollywood E Rock said:

 

 

Old gatekeeping bastard w/a large ego actually isn’t the right description. I was being spicy or provocative w/my words, & being sleepy didn’t do me any favors with expressing myself. What I should have said was he is an old out of touch bastard yelling at the clouds suffering from a mild case of elitist identity. I’ll unpack what I mean later, I have to take care of somethings in the real world 🙄. I appreciate both of your perspectives on topics so I look forward to further discussion. 

Yeah, I'm with @R1s1ngs0n and @Gary K . . . but your provocateur gangster lean has me curious . . .

16 hours ago, Gary K said:

 

Agreed re: Marty.  He is not an egotistical gatekeeper whatsoever.  

 

The thing with awards is that they are an opinion writ large frozen in time.  So the academy of 1990 didn't think goodfellas was best picture.  All that means is that those in the academy at that time (which is, obviously, very different than the academy today) didn't agree.  The Oscars always have been and always will be a reflection of the state of "Hollywood" at a given moment and NOT a statement on what might be objectively "best" if such a conclusion is even possible about art.

 

Personally, I find the oscars entertaining for what they are and worthless in terms of what I personally like or dislike.  I'm not in the academy.  I'm just one film lover who has never made a thing.

 

 

Perfectly said Gary.  I get annoyed with people always dissing on the academy awards, either because the movies they think are great don't win, or because it isn't representative of their cinema ideal.  This is an industry award show, it is not a fan award show, it is not a history of cinema award show, it is not any of those thing.  It is an industry telling others in their industry what they like, what they think is important, and what they want to award.

I am not in the academy, but have many friends who are (I love all those free screening, pre-release BluRay parties!) and most of them are voting based on industry considerations at the time of the awards.   Like Gary said, it's a snapshot of industry opinion at that moment.  And those opinions of the academy are based on all the insider industry considerations of their career experiences at that time (almost all of which the public have no idea of what is happening).  

Look at the Miramax years, and the lobbying, and the way Miramax was changing the industry, it is reflected in the way the academy voted during those times.   Did Gwenny "deserve" the best actress Oscar over Cate Blanchett that year?  From a performance stand point, no, but at that moment in time, the industry loved what Miramax was doing and wanted to award that.

The opinion that the academy awards is a joke because they don't reward the truly best film is just a lack of understanding and accepting what the academy awards are.

10 minutes ago, Mew2Joker7 said:

Your entitled to your own opinion and I respect it as long as you respect mine haha

I very much respect your opinion . . . but @ncraft is right.  🤣

1 minute ago, hansreinhardt said:

 

My sarcasm sometimes falls flat . . . the title of BF Casablanca is off the coast of Tanzania and Madagascar, and Morocco is barely seen on the back of the BluFans edition.  Design wise it looks better, but strikes me as odd to have the title on the opposite coast of Africa, so I assumed Morocco used to be closer to Madagascar in the 1940s.  

Wah wah wah wah . . . .

Nice @LeadFarmer and @hansreinhardt!!

2 things :
 

Casablanca on my short list for a “best of” award for 2024.  Love it. 

In the early 40s, Morocco was closer to Madagascar than it is now.