It's not Hanukkah until Thursday but I already saw a guy with a menorah on the roof of his car. People decorate earlier every year.
I read the lyrics before hearing the song and tried to guess what the rhythm or melody might be. I knew it had to be fast given the number of words but I was pretty far off.
1: He only has enough gas in the tank to last one day, so he's really counting being able to make it through next week.
"If that don't fetch them, I don't know Arkansas."
I wouldn't be surprised to see some Republican propose an energy policy that includes miraculous production of 8x energy from existing fuels.
OT: Speaking of culture, I just read the plot summary of Glengarry Glen Ross. I don't get why it's supposed to be good. It seems miserable.
It is miserable. I only watched the first half.
That's great, because it means my strategy of experiencing culture through Wikipedia plot summaries is still working.
Glad I could help. While I'm at it, do not bother trying to watch The Power of the Dog (30 minutes in you will not care, at all, what happens to any of the characters) or Don't Look Up (a dreadful attempt at satire in which Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep appear to be doing their utmost to look like they cannot act).
We are revisiting classic Westerns over here. Last night, For A Few Dollars More. Great stuff.
6,7 Sure it's miserable but it's also great
9 Don't Look Now>>>Don't Look Up
This is reminding me I really should finish my film post
9.last great film that. I've been binging on old noirs this past month. (Noirvember, I know it's now December but I can't stop, won't stop.)
6: Incredible acting performance from Jack Lemmon, among others? And that Alec Baldwin speech is as quotable as Mean Girls.
Like in The Hunt for the Red October, where he says "the coffee is for closers".
I enjoyed The Power of the Dog, though I can't say I cared about the characters.
I'm currently watching the very weird George Romero movie Knightriders, starring Ed Harris dealing with the life-and-death responsibilities of balancing the mundane concerns of "making money as an artist" and "keeping a bunch of disparate personalities happy" with the higher moral issues that come with being the king of the Renaissance Faire troupe that jousts on dirt bikes. Featuring a bunch of Romero regulars (including Tom Savini in a sizeable role), entirely in earnest, clearly a labor of love!
Hunt for the Red October is good, but Crimson Tide is fucking great.
16 Awesome movie I haven't seen in decades. I need to rewatch. Speaking of Romero I recently got a hold of his Martin on Blu Ray, one of the greatest vampire (or is he?) films ever made and one I haven't seen since I worked in a video store renting VHS tapes.
And while we're at it, Carlito's Way is both good and a hundred times better than Scarface.
Romero got his start with Mr. Rogers, so obviously his movies are going to carry that darkness forward.
Glengarry Glen Ross is a classic, of course, and filled with amazing performances.
The Don't Look Up elevator pitch must have sounded brilliant: Let's do a satire about political and media dithering while a comet is on a path to destroy the earth. We can cast Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence and a bunch of other Hollywood luminaries.
Turns out you need something besides a concept and a cast.
You need a lead, but someone stole them.
16, 24- when is the part with the talking trans am?