One of the best comedians of all time died at the untimely age of 66. 2016 can go fuck itself with the amount of cool people it has so far taken from us. George Martin, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Alan Rickman to name just a few (and Lemmy, though he passed in 2015).
PICTURE
Will Win: Spotlight
Should Win: Spotlight
ACTOR
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Should Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
ACTRESS
Will Win: Brie Larson, Room
Should Win: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Should Win: Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Rooney Mara, Carol
Should Win: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro G....
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1. Inside Out
2. Love And Mercy
3. Spotlight
4. The Big Short
5. Sicario
6. The Hateful Eight
7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8. Mad Max: Fury Road
9. Bridge Of Spies
10. Steve Jobs
That a lot of the same folks who bent over backwards to say it was wrong to judge all gun owners by the actions of a few violent individuals are the very same folks who are now more than happy to say all Muslims must be bad because of the actions of a few violent individuals. It's the inconsistency of thought that drives me the...
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Does anyone still refer to breasts as "boudacious ta-tas" or is that only something that was a thing in the 80s?
Finally (after tens of people telling me I would dig it) I am getting around to reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. It's a stellar read so far. Definitely caters to geek culture, but not in an annoying fashion. I really need to start writing again, it's been too damn long. I am all the time inspired to write when I read something that...
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Just got from the wonderful folks at Amazon the book "John Hughes A Life In Film". It's really put together nicely. If I am being honest his movies were tremendously influential to me (and most people born around 1972). I hope the young kids of today are aware of his work and watch his films as ravenously as I did "back in the day".
Saw Burt Bacharach this evening. The man is more than twice my age! You forget just how many massive songs that he wrote until you hear them performed in concert, songs like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do), What's New Pussycat and so forth. Probably not that many people know this but he wrote There's Always Something There...
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Such sadness that one of my favorite actors died today, though he lived a long and full 83 years. Star Trek helped this lonely 16 year old out on a nightly basis back in the latter part of the 80s (Channel 11 in New York ran Star Trek at 12:00 midnight), and for that I will be forever grateful.
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lordskrappy:
I believe, things that stir the imagination, give your heart hope. Star Trek was one of the few things I could watch on FREE TV that stirred the imagination. I wan't to thank Mr. Spock and Crew for the voyages in my mind! Much Love....RIP!
scarletwolf01:
He lived long, and prospered!