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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:29:11 PMQuote from: Alex on Today at 12:01:16 PMIt is Ash's 8th birthday today. He wanted a walking stick because he is now an old man. That is literally the only thing we could get him to tell us he wanted until about a week ago when we got him excited about the thought of a scooter and some more trains.
Tom Waits: "I wanted to be an old man when I was a little kid. Wore my granddaddy's hat, used his cane, and lowered my voice. I was dying to be old. I paid a lot of attention to old people."
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...
Last post by Alex - Today at 12:01:16 PMThere was a big fire in Glasgow city centre last night. Sounds like it started in a vape shop and swiftly grew from that to engulf a large building from the Victorian era. The area is absolutely gutted and I am not sure if they will be able to save the building, which would be a shame. I've passed it thousands of times. At one point from what I'm reading, they ran a line straight from the river (a mile or two away from the actual fire) for more water, had 6 engines and 90 firefighters on scene.
We had an emergency med flight come in via helicopter from the coast guard last night too. It was met by an ambulance, which took whoever they were evacuating to the local hospital. About half an hour later, the ambulance returned for their patient to then be medevacted to a larger facility (I'd imagine either Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow).
Just thought, whoever was in those mercy flights should consider themselves to be damn lucky they aren't in the US. If a 20-minute ambulance ride costs $3600, I'd hate to think what the two flights would cost them.
It is Ash's 8th birthday today. He wanted a walking stick because he is now an old man. That is literally the only thing we could get him to tell us he wanted until about a week ago when we got him excited about the thought of a scooter and some more trains.
QuoteSurvives two world wars to be taken out by a vape shop...
The aftermath of the major fire near Glasgow Central Station.
Photo from Glasgow live
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The Scene at Union Street
The fire, which reportedly began in a vape shop on Union Street, has left the historic B-listed Victorian building (dating back to 1851) a hollowed-out shell.
Structural Collapse: The most striking visual is the collapsed dome that once sat atop the corner of the building at Union Street and Gordon Street. The roof and internal floors have caved in, leaving only the blackened, soot-stained exterior facade standing.
Rubble is scattered around the ground with smoke still rising from the hollowed-out building
We had an emergency med flight come in via helicopter from the coast guard last night too. It was met by an ambulance, which took whoever they were evacuating to the local hospital. About half an hour later, the ambulance returned for their patient to then be medevacted to a larger facility (I'd imagine either Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow).
Just thought, whoever was in those mercy flights should consider themselves to be damn lucky they aren't in the US. If a 20-minute ambulance ride costs $3600, I'd hate to think what the two flights would cost them.
It is Ash's 8th birthday today. He wanted a walking stick because he is now an old man. That is literally the only thing we could get him to tell us he wanted until about a week ago when we got him excited about the thought of a scooter and some more trains.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 11:23:53 AMI don't dislike BODY DOUBLE but I saw SISTERS and BLOW-OUT first (as a kid! 
...inappropriate...) and something about those two very low-key, chilly, ?subtle? movies really struck a chord w/ me. I agree BODY DOUBLE is more "fun"... or maybe "ostentatious" is the word? I feel like BODY DOUBLE has more in common w/ CARRIE than SISTERS or BLOW-OUT. (Actually I didn't like CARRIE when I first saw it, either, though I appreciate it/love it today.)
...inappropriate...) and something about those two very low-key, chilly, ?subtle? movies really struck a chord w/ me. I agree BODY DOUBLE is more "fun"... or maybe "ostentatious" is the word? I feel like BODY DOUBLE has more in common w/ CARRIE than SISTERS or BLOW-OUT. (Actually I didn't like CARRIE when I first saw it, either, though I appreciate it/love it today.) #4
Television / Re: TV characters you hated?
Last post by Trevor - Today at 10:10:37 AMSerena Southerlyn, LAW AND ORDER.
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 09:58:38 AMJOURNAL OF A CRIME (1934):
No one suffered like Ruth Chatterton, according to one Letterboxd user. I know they meant to compliment her ability to play tortured/tormented/tragically wronged women in '30s potboilers, but the statement also serves to underline a likely reality about the actress herself. Short of FEMALE (a weirdo masterpiece) and DODSWORTH (solid if unremarkable), I am beginning to suspect that every other Ruth Chatterton movie is complete tripe. Most of them have nearly identical plots, too. JOURNAL OF A CRIME is supposedly an oddball in the Chatterton oeuvre, in terms of plot - but it still suuucks.
In a lengthy opening sequence, Chatterton hides in the shadows outside a Paris theatre and discovers that her husband is having an affair. The cool shots of a semi-obscured Chatterton are nearly expressionistic, but the sequence goes on for an eternity, w/ Chatterton motionless, listening, while exposition happens around her. This really tests the colloquialism "I'd watch [INSERT ACTOR HERE] read the phonebook." I like Chatterton and all, but she literally just stands silently and listens for a loooooong time.
Her husband is Adolphe Menjou, a real unpleasant guy to watch onscreen and reputedly just as nasty offscreen. His mistress is no peach herself and when ***SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF THE MOVIE*** Chatterton murders the mistress forty-ish minutes into the movie, Menjou is frankly relieved! Another guy is accused, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder; Chatterton is guilt-stricken; yet it turns out the innocent dude is happy to get hung, so Chatterton's still off the hook! But she still feels real guilty, and eventually seems to be literally dying slowly of guilt. (Hollywood melodrama, amiright?) Menjou urges her to confess and clear her conscience, but on the way to the police Chatterton gets run over by a truck (!) and suffers total and permanent amnesia.
When she regains consciousness, she feels no guilt and Menjou of course can once again pretend to be a loyal husband. The End!
What a movie... a bad, bad, dumb movie. The "journal" in the title features prominently in the (slow, dull) storyline, yet in a way that makes very little sense and doesn't impact the outcome in any real way. Why do I do this to myself? 1.5/5
No one suffered like Ruth Chatterton, according to one Letterboxd user. I know they meant to compliment her ability to play tortured/tormented/tragically wronged women in '30s potboilers, but the statement also serves to underline a likely reality about the actress herself. Short of FEMALE (a weirdo masterpiece) and DODSWORTH (solid if unremarkable), I am beginning to suspect that every other Ruth Chatterton movie is complete tripe. Most of them have nearly identical plots, too. JOURNAL OF A CRIME is supposedly an oddball in the Chatterton oeuvre, in terms of plot - but it still suuucks.
In a lengthy opening sequence, Chatterton hides in the shadows outside a Paris theatre and discovers that her husband is having an affair. The cool shots of a semi-obscured Chatterton are nearly expressionistic, but the sequence goes on for an eternity, w/ Chatterton motionless, listening, while exposition happens around her. This really tests the colloquialism "I'd watch [INSERT ACTOR HERE] read the phonebook." I like Chatterton and all, but she literally just stands silently and listens for a loooooong time.
Her husband is Adolphe Menjou, a real unpleasant guy to watch onscreen and reputedly just as nasty offscreen. His mistress is no peach herself and when ***SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF THE MOVIE*** Chatterton murders the mistress forty-ish minutes into the movie, Menjou is frankly relieved! Another guy is accused, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder; Chatterton is guilt-stricken; yet it turns out the innocent dude is happy to get hung, so Chatterton's still off the hook! But she still feels real guilty, and eventually seems to be literally dying slowly of guilt. (Hollywood melodrama, amiright?) Menjou urges her to confess and clear her conscience, but on the way to the police Chatterton gets run over by a truck (!) and suffers total and permanent amnesia.
When she regains consciousness, she feels no guilt and Menjou of course can once again pretend to be a loyal husband. The End! What a movie... a bad, bad, dumb movie. The "journal" in the title features prominently in the (slow, dull) storyline, yet in a way that makes very little sense and doesn't impact the outcome in any real way. Why do I do this to myself? 1.5/5
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Television / Re: TV characters you hated?
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:20:52 AMEveryone on "Married with Children"
Everyone on "Friends" (except Lisa Kudrow, for some reason)
Everyone on "Friends" (except Lisa Kudrow, for some reason)
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Television / Re: TV characters you hated?
Last post by Alex - Today at 09:09:38 AMKristi hated Joffrey in Game of Thrones she refused to watch it until he'd been killed off.
She then didn't watch it because of the amount of plot she'd missed.
She then didn't watch it because of the amount of plot she'd missed.
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Bad Movies / Re: Bad movies with great scor...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 08:29:07 AMDAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977)
One of my fav movies ever, but surely considered baaad... great score. the opening sequence is faburlouss, and augmented a lot by the music
One of my fav movies ever, but surely considered baaad... great score. the opening sequence is faburlouss, and augmented a lot by the music
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:05:46 AMI like singles off "Hunky Dory," but when it comes to best Bowie album I'm team Ziggy all the way.
"Of The Earth" by Shabaka
"Of The Earth" by Shabaka
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 07:58:29 AMThis one turned out pretty cool, I think. Lobby card instead of poster.
