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Reynolds Woodcock

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  1. That is horrifying. Friend in high school called a bunch of people out to a common meeting spot for our small town high schoolers. Charismatic guy. Said he had something cool to show everyone or something like that. Gun to the head. Never will understand
  2. This is why I’ve never rolled my wife’s 401k from her past job into an IRA. We’ve done back door/mega back door, and not having to think about the pro rata rule is great.
  3. You think watching Empire for the first time at home while partially doom scrolling/texting is equivalent to seeing it in a big screen with a group of people collectively having their mind blown?
  4. I'm not stating my opinion of the viewing experience. I am telling you why a director - the artist - is pleading for people to see his art via a certain mode of presentation, which is the question you posed several times. But I agree with your final point. Many people don't have the taste to discern a Barolo from 2 buck chuck. Same thing with consumption of art. On average, ease and cost will usually win out, which is why theater going will be a novel experience in 15 years or so.
  5. I went to MSG last night to catch the Steph (and Jimmy) show. The guy is just so fun to watch even if you are rooting against him. Incredible how the three guys you named continue to thrive.
  6. There is a revenue factor, sure, but making movies is an art form. Like any other art form, the artist wants their product to be consumed in an ideal viewing experience to the greatest extent possible. Watching Oppenheimer on your run of the mill TV with factory speakers (and , god forbid, motion smoothing) is like looking at a screensaver of Guernica. If streaming only replaced blockbuster on a 1:1 basis, there would be no issue. It's the fact that it's aggressively eating away at the theatrical viewing opportunities. The better comparison is really the replacement of vinyl records and CDs with compressed audio files as the primary form of music consumption. Sure, you have any song any time you want, but the tradeoff is losing much of the quality of the product as originally created.
  7. I love going to the movies. The sound, the screen, the shared experience, the lack of phones, it's all great. It is true that if you are the kind of moviegoer who only sees Marvel/popcorn flicks, the shared experience at an AMC filled with people who also have bad taste is probably not going to be great.
  8. Not much better for brunch than egg brouilles with a dollop of crème fraiche and caviar
  9. Not the thread for it, but also not very hard to figure out
  10. Shane appeals to the middle aged, suburban white guy. Not much else.
  11. Well done Sean and Mikey. Adrien Brody, yeesh
  12. All the acting was pretty great in what was otherwise a formulaic, silly movie.
  13. I generally don’t find Gillis very funny, but the Shelby Foote bit was hilarious. Burns giving that guy so much airtime has always been comical.
  14. Put this post in the hall of fame
  15. Another vantage point from that article
  16. The Conversation, French Connection, Night Moves, Bonny & Clyde, Royal Ts, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, The Firm, Mississippi Burning, Runaway Jury, Hoosiers. That is desert island shit.
  17. I’m not getting fussed over Sark hires yet, but this is comical. We would fucking roast the hicks in college station if they hit up hospice for a hire like this.
  18. Aftersun was the best movie of 2022
  19. Wow, I’m surprised this is finally coming out. I remember hearing buzz about it after Sundance 2023, and then Majors decided to assault his girlfriend.
  20. Sorry for your loss, JGray. When my dog died about a year ago, it was one of the saddest moments of my life (which I realize is just an insane thing to be true, but it is). As many will say, remember the great times and be glad you got such a long ride!
  21. This really hit the spot, thanks guys
  22. Thanks gents. This is what I need. It’s been 15 fucking degrees in New York for 2 months, and my body and soul are in need of something close to home
  23. Anyone have a kickass gumbo recipe they’d be willing to share?
  24. I wish I could watch Margin Call for the first time again. Instead I just rewatch it at least once a year
  25. Couple new-ish restaurants I’ve been that I’d recommend: 1. Borgo - fantastic Mediterranean/Italian, with wood fire in the middle of the restaurant. Wine list is a bit too focused on natural for my liking, but there are a few traditional gems. This spot is being added to our regular rotation. 2. Smithereens - upscale New England in a cool subterranean space in the east village. Helps that my friend is the co owner and runs the beverage side of the house (former som at Ko). 3. Zimi’s - nice provencal food 4. La Tete d’Or - great client/expense account spot. Boulud does steakhouse. 5. Cafe Commerce - this is a revival of a place I used to frequent in my 20s when it was actually on Commerce. I would say good, not great, but glad it’s back
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