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STIS: What movies are going to expand or get re-released not that noms are out? Dunkirk is already adding shows at theaters starting tomorrow. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 10:13 7
- Just glad to see Shape of Water getting attention. -- nm - budice Jan 23, 10:31
- And everyone should see it on the biggest screen they can* - spamlet Jan 23, 10:23 3
  - so good. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 10:31
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  - Business class has big screens!!! -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 10:24
- Unless there is some restriction (doubt there is) I expect you will see Get Out show up back in theaters. Probably every film -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 10:22 1
  - Been on HBO for over a month, I doubt Get Out shows back up. Many of the more recent likely though. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 10:27
This Sweetgreen could double as a Singles Bar. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 10:05 1
- LOL. Oh Sweetgreen. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 10:07
Danica found her ride for Daytona. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 23, 09:56 3
- Discount Double Check? -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 10:01 2
  - a team I have literally never heard of -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 10:23 1
    - Do you watch zero football or -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:31
"stopped watching Boss Baby at the scene where they had a "business meeting" and the only female character in the scene was playing secretary" -- (link) - Max Jan 23, 09:51 5
- My daughter loves Boss Baby. Of course, she's 2. -- nm - volnelk Jan 23, 10:06 2
  - It was better than I expected. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 10:32
  - My 13yo was a hard pass. - spamlet Jan 23, 10:31
- So then they missed the end of the movie. Hmm. Spoils - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:55
- ik, r? who let her out of the kitchen. -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 09:51
John Cena in an Oscar Nominated film. huh. -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 09:47
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- re: Octavia, if one thinks she doesn't deserve a nom, is that rising tide raise ships. Look at Woody's nom. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:58 2
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  - I thought Woody was great, fwiw. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:59
- I mean, the new academy additions are clearly making an impact - Reagen Jan 23, 09:58 1
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- Hi ST, this DM was not from me! -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:55 1
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- "If anything, it's the reverse. Literally hundreds of acting performances have been overlooked over the years." - David Jan 23, 09:52 1
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- nothing you can do with that - ignore - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:48
- I fondly remember her being nominated for Bad Santa. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 09:47 4
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    - Opal. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 23, 09:54 [youtube] 1
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    - she's the one that looks like someone crossed Oprah with a French Bulldog. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:51
- "See: Meryl Streep" -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 09:46 5
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    - One of the things people forget is that it's partially the industry congratulating itself for making money - Reagen Jan 23, 09:52 3
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I remember speculating back in February/March that Get Out’s absurd weekend holds would actually make it a Best Picture contender. -- nm - Tim Jan 23, 09:31 9
- How "horror" is it? I've largely avoided since I don't like horror movies. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 09:57 7
  - It's much more creepily disturbing than "horror." - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 23, 10:25
  - The satire takes the edge off the horror (which is mild) -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 10:05 2
    - Cabin in the Woods is close to the feel of it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:07 1
      - I avoided that one too :) - spamlet Jan 23, 10:19
  - It's horror like Blair Witch, where Blair is the white chick who makes you want to stand in a corner and scream. -- nm - Max Jan 23, 10:00 1
    - OMG I cackled aloud at the office reading this. THANKS! -- nm - Buzz Jan 23, 10:03
  - It's not a slasher film, if that's what you're asking -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:59
- I still haven't seen this. maybe tonight. I have some cleaning to do. - amanda Jan 23, 09:33
One of many legacies of Trump ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:31 1
- Soylent Green Energy is the wave of the future! -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 09:36
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- Rick Blaine. How is this even a conversation? -- nm - David Jan 23, 10:38
- like Gosling in La La Land -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 10:06 6
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    - He'll just wear it for the first half of the party. -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 10:37
    - "I'm pretty sure it won." -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 10:35
    - He's not the first to make that mistake! -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:31 2
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        Just getting in ahead of the 17 kajillion jokes about it from Kimmel this year. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:34
- Annie Hall -- nm - mara Jan 23, 10:01
- Natalie Woods white dress from West Side Story -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:58 2
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  - Or Maria's dress made from curtains from The Sound of Music. -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:59
- General Allenbee from Lawrence of Arabia -- nm - peglegpete Jan 23, 09:50 1
  - This was on my list of contenders, along with Rocky (his training outfit) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:51
- Gladiator, I guess - Reagen Jan 23, 09:50 2
  - because you wouldnt need to get the costume, just open your wardrobe? -- nm - mud Jan 23, 09:52 1
    - If anything I have too much to choose from. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:00
- William Wallace -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 09:46 1
  - Aye. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:48
- Scarlett O'Hara - and I'd have a curtain rod going across my shoulders as part of the dress -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:46
- Father Merrin -- nm - budice Jan 23, 09:45
- Brown paper package - JD Jan 23, 09:34 8
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    - really? -- nm - mud Jan 23, 09:39 6
      - I'm pretty sure Seven didn't win BP... *NM* - Ender Jan 23, 09:40 5
        
        He means that scene where Ghandi poops in a box and then puts it on the front porch of the Brits and lights it on fire. -- nm - Max Jan 23, 09:42
        
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        uh, really? *laughing* Well, I wasn't going dress up as Jack Dawson. I guess good for you for not living up to sterotype -- (link) - JD Jan 23, 10:07 [youtube] 1
        
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        heh -- nm - mud Jan 23, 09:41
- Henry Higgins or Bill Daggett -- nm - Max Jan 23, 09:33 1
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- heh. Im looking at 1999 nominees, man what a shitty year that was huh. -- nm - Jovian Jan 23, 09:33 1
  - related: mena suvari always has great hair. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 09:35
- The Hurt Locker -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 09:32
- Something from Chicago, probably. -- nm - Andie Jan 23, 09:31 3
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    - Connie's outfits in Gladiator were pretty great. -- nm - Max Jan 23, 10:03 1
      - indeed -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 10:12
- annie hall probs. I am lazy. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 09:30
- The Witch-king of Angmar. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 09:30
- I'd be tempted to go as Forrest Gump -- dressed in that particular suit. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 23, 09:28
- Hannibal Lecter, no doubt about it. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:26 4
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    - just need someone to wheel me around on a hand cart. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:43 2
      - I'm in. I'll dress as one of the guards (and carry around a Swiss Army knife). -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 23, 09:48 1
        
        *eats your face* -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:51
Winnipeg Jets' captain Blake Wheeler's children watch daddy score the shoot-out winner on Saturday. -- (link*) - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 09:21
poll: Name the funniest movie performance (either for acting, dialogue, or editing) you've seen in 2017 movies. -- (edited) - Max Jan 23, 09:17 11
- Ronan and Feldstein in the car in Lady Bird. Spoils - MDH Jan 23, 09:52
- Overall I thought Thor 3 was the funniest -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:45 1
  - ooh yea, Waititi as Korg! -- nm - mud Jan 23, 09:47
- The Football Coach in Lady Bird. -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 09:31
- Rockwell in 3BB -- nm - mud Jan 23, 09:22 1
  - Yeah he was funny until (spoilers) - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 23, 09:25
- Daniel Craig in Logan Lucky -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 09:18 4
  - This plus Kevin Hart in Jumanji -- nm - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 23, 09:21 3
    - I actually thought Karen Gillan was pretty damn funny in it as well. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:25 2
      - of course... -- nm - budice Jan 23, 09:32 1
        
        no, really..... -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:36
ST Prediction Poll — Will the government be open on Feb 9th? - znufrii Jan 23, 09:16 17
- No. And there will be no movement on DACA -- nm - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 23, 09:29
- No. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 23, 09:22
- Of course not, which makes this week's capitulation so annoying. Schumer would have had the Republicans over a barrel with the SOTU if he'd held out. -- nm* - Max Jan 23, 09:19 6
  - Yes, keep the government closed while Trump has a nationally televised uninterrupted soapbox to rail at the Dems from -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:30 5
    - "I am the President and the state of the government is shutdown" is a legacy loser 100%. - Max Jan 23, 09:38 4
      - You think this president of all people, would duck a fight with a national audience? - znufrii Jan 23, 09:42 3
        
        Something about wrestling pigs in slop/ -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 10:21
        
        It's not just him - a GOP controlled congress can't let the government go shut down that long, and if they deal with the Dems, POTUS *has* to sign - Max Jan 23, 09:47 1
        
        “Democrats like illegals more than America.” - znufrii Jan 23, 09:51
- Yes funding doesn't run out until 11:59pm that day - spamlet Jan 23, 09:17 6
  - I thought it was through the 8th, my bad. Question withdrawn. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:19 5
    - I guess I should double-check but the 9th is the Friday and they couldn't be that stupid right? -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 09:20 4
      - Double-checked the NYT article and it says through the 8th. Question reinstated. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 23, 09:21 3
        
        So they are that stupid. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 09:22 2
        
        This is Congress we’re talking about.... -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 09:23
        
        I thought that odd too. Maybe they set it to Thursday so they could deal with it on Friday instead of the weekend? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 09:23
- no -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:16
spamlet. I69 is what Highway 37 has been rebranded. It is the road I have commuted on for 13 years and have driven on my entire life. - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:15 3
- That changes it from a state road to a federal road, no? -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:16 2
  - It was probably US 37. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 09:17 1
    - Wiki calls it State Road 37 -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:23
Now: things I would have liked but never expected. Chastain for Actress. Stuhlbarg for actor (for Shape). Anything for Sean Baker - ty97 Jan 23, 09:14 2
- I thought that chastain was very acty in molly's game. -- nm - amanda Jan 23, 09:36
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- It has had that effect on some! -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 09:11
Racial sensitivity courses from Mel Gibson? -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 09:08 2
- Flying lessons from John Denver -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:10 1
  - How to take a pitch from Adam Dunn. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 09:17
where is the cowboy hat and lassos? -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 09:06 7
- Apparently, all our Olympians are North Dakotan native americans -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:10 2
  - To facilitate athlete interviews, Bob Costas has asked to borrow Susan Collins' talking stick. -- nm - Ender Jan 23, 09:39 1
    - How is that not a scene from Veep? -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:57
- take it to the Kingsman 2 board. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:07 3
  - We burned that a few weeks back -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 09:07 2
    - And again last Friday! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:16
    - to the ground if I recall -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:11

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