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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Rex Reed
Last post by Trevor - Today at 01:54:03 PMQuote from: LilCerberus on Today at 01:24:46 PMMy favorite review is from Sid & Nancy....
Rex: There where a couple of punk rockers sitting in the row behind me. One of them said to the other, "This is like shooting up with people you don't even like!"
Oy 😳😅😄😆
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Entertainment / Re: Bands/ Artists You Don't H...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:44:59 PMQuote from: lester1/2jr on April 24, 2026, 11:53:18 PMThe p***ycat Dolls
Apparently they've just cancelled/downsized their tour
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Good Movies / Re: 100 COLOR movies
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:40:58 PMRed Planet (2000)
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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Rex Reed
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 01:24:46 PMMy favorite review is from Sid & Nancy....
Rex: There where a couple of punk rockers sitting in the row behind me. One of them said to the other, "This is like shooting up with people you don't even like!"
Rex: There where a couple of punk rockers sitting in the row behind me. One of them said to the other, "This is like shooting up with people you don't even like!"
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Press Releases and Film News / RIP Rex Reed
Last post by Trevor - Today at 01:16:39 PMThe renowned critic and writer has passed away at the age of 87.
He was also an actor in two of the worst movies ever made: MYRA BRECKENRIDGE and INCHON.
RIP.
He was also an actor in two of the worst movies ever made: MYRA BRECKENRIDGE and INCHON.
RIP.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 01:09:33 PMTHE FOUNDER (2016):
This is an odd little film that seems to have attracted controversy out of all proportion to its subject and mild/midbrow treatment. Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc, the man who made McDonalds what it is today, for better or worse. A perpetually underachieving traveling salesman, Kroc stumbles upon a popular, efficiently run roadside diner, operated by two brothers played by Nick Offerman (looking bizarre w/ no moustache) and John Carroll Lynch (looking no more or less bizarre than usual). Kroc will initially convince the brothers to partner with him in a national franchise but inevitably the international phenomenon that bares their name will ironically be associated not with the brothers but with Kroc and some clown named Ronald.
The first 30+ minutes are impersonal and expository, as if THE FOUNDER isn't a feature film but a corporate promotional video about the company's history. Its director is John Lee Hancock, who directed one of this century's most mediocre/least deserving Best Picture nominees, THE BLIND SIDE. The screenplay though is written by the guy who wrote THE WRESTLER and BIG FAN, and eventually it reveals some smart and darker notes, though unfortunately never as dark as either of those films. Ray Kroc is ultimately treated like a tragic Shakespearean figure, trading morality and ethics for filthy lucre. Hence, I guess, a surprising amount of online debate about a film that was otherwise generally ignored by the public: some viewers think THE FOUNDER humanizes Kroc too much, whereas others apparently really love McDonalds burgers and are angry at the film for tarnishing Kroc's legacy.
I have no dog in this fight, but also have no problem whatsoever believing that a businessman might blithely degrade the integrity of a product or betray its creators. (Also, it's just burgers and fries we're talking about.)
To the film's credit, Keaton brings his entire toolbox of garrulous sports coach in/sincerity to the role... the (post-Miramax) Weinsteins put a lot of Oscar-ad money behind promoting THE FOUNDER. Offerman and Lynch similarly give disproportionately serious performances, perhaps hoping to ride Keaton's attention to a possible BSA nomination. Laura Dern is good as usual (though entirely too tall for Keaton) as Kroc's long-suffering first wife, and Linda Cardellini is Wife #2, Joan B.
3/5 ........And whatever else can be said for or against Ray, Joan Kroc has put his money to good use for many years in service and defense of national public media.
Best/most damning line of dialogue: "It's better to have one great restaurant than fifty mediocre ones". Ouch!
This is an odd little film that seems to have attracted controversy out of all proportion to its subject and mild/midbrow treatment. Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc, the man who made McDonalds what it is today, for better or worse. A perpetually underachieving traveling salesman, Kroc stumbles upon a popular, efficiently run roadside diner, operated by two brothers played by Nick Offerman (looking bizarre w/ no moustache) and John Carroll Lynch (looking no more or less bizarre than usual). Kroc will initially convince the brothers to partner with him in a national franchise but inevitably the international phenomenon that bares their name will ironically be associated not with the brothers but with Kroc and some clown named Ronald.
The first 30+ minutes are impersonal and expository, as if THE FOUNDER isn't a feature film but a corporate promotional video about the company's history. Its director is John Lee Hancock, who directed one of this century's most mediocre/least deserving Best Picture nominees, THE BLIND SIDE. The screenplay though is written by the guy who wrote THE WRESTLER and BIG FAN, and eventually it reveals some smart and darker notes, though unfortunately never as dark as either of those films. Ray Kroc is ultimately treated like a tragic Shakespearean figure, trading morality and ethics for filthy lucre. Hence, I guess, a surprising amount of online debate about a film that was otherwise generally ignored by the public: some viewers think THE FOUNDER humanizes Kroc too much, whereas others apparently really love McDonalds burgers and are angry at the film for tarnishing Kroc's legacy.
I have no dog in this fight, but also have no problem whatsoever believing that a businessman might blithely degrade the integrity of a product or betray its creators. (Also, it's just burgers and fries we're talking about.)To the film's credit, Keaton brings his entire toolbox of garrulous sports coach in/sincerity to the role... the (post-Miramax) Weinsteins put a lot of Oscar-ad money behind promoting THE FOUNDER. Offerman and Lynch similarly give disproportionately serious performances, perhaps hoping to ride Keaton's attention to a possible BSA nomination. Laura Dern is good as usual (though entirely too tall for Keaton) as Kroc's long-suffering first wife, and Linda Cardellini is Wife #2, Joan B.
3/5 ........And whatever else can be said for or against Ray, Joan Kroc has put his money to good use for many years in service and defense of national public media.
Best/most damning line of dialogue: "It's better to have one great restaurant than fifty mediocre ones". Ouch!
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Bad Movies / Re: Friday Night Rentals: Whic...
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 01:07:16 PMI haven't seen wizards yet.... Or heartburn.....
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Bad Movies / Re: Plan 9 (no, not from outer...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 12:40:13 PMCool movie, I will check it out someday.
As long as we've brought him up -
In ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, did Mr. Lobo play the movie theater manager who lets S. Tate in for free? Or is it somehow just a guy who looks exactly like the odd-looking Mr. Lobo?
As long as we've brought him up -
In ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, did Mr. Lobo play the movie theater manager who lets S. Tate in for free? Or is it somehow just a guy who looks exactly like the odd-looking Mr. Lobo?
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Bad Movies / Re: Plan 9 (no, not from outer...
Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 12:01:57 PMHmm!
Mr Lobo....
Used to be a big deal in the eastern part of the state.....
Mr Lobo....
Used to be a big deal in the eastern part of the state.....