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Speaking of movies Toronto has a free drive in program this summer (DriveIn TO). It's a great idea, but it's a lot of niche movies so not real popcorn -- (edited) - Andie Aug 10, 09:49 2
- I know I'm old because when I look at the drive-in options near us I'm all like "1st movie starts at 9pm? Eff that" -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:51 1
  - heh, same. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 09:52
I mean, it is where Hogwart's is. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 10, 09:49 1
- i need to make sure my paperwork is in order so i can get that sweet sweet Scottish passport when it happens. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:50
Have we seen this? Someone put Helpless and Satisfied side by side from the HamilFilm? - Daniel Prime Aug 10, 09:42 [youtube] 1
- I did. It is very cool from a choreography perspective to see how well they repeated the scenes but - oblique Aug 10, 09:43
I was alarmed when I turned on the TV just now and there wasn't any hockey. It's August. I expect wall to wall hockey! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:40 1
- i believe they prefer the term "glass to glass hockey" -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:41
lyc headache update. - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:37 5
- Ugh! I hope it goes away very soon -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 09:46
- dude...that is awful. I hope it goes away soon -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:41
- I now take 500mg Tylenol + 400mg ibup. 4x a day when I have mine. - Spawn Aug 10, 09:40 2
  - your stomach must love you -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:42 1
    - yeah thats the issue i am running into honestly - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:42
ST Poll: free movie theater to see any movie you want. You and 10 friends. What movie do you pick? -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:33 34
- I still choose The Goonies. A big special effects film would be a good choice but I want something fun -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 09:48
- Jumanji 2017. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 09:44 1
  - Good choice. Special effects and fun -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 09:48
- Seven Psychopaths with my volleyball buddies (it's a tradition) -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 09:42
- Avatar or The Matrix are the first two that popped in my head -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 09:42
- Since I never saw it on a big screen, Singin' in the Rain. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 10, 09:41 1
  - That's a fun one to see in a theater -- nm - JD Aug 10, 09:43
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:40 2
  - *puppy dog head tilt* -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:41 1
    - its one of my favs and its fun. I like the cinematography - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:45
- In the Heights -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:38
- Lord of the Rings trilogy, extended version. its technically one movie in three parts.. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:38
- Avengers Endgame. I don't think we'll experience a cultural event like that again in our lifetimes. Spoilers...? REALLY? - Mop Aug 10, 09:38 8
  - Slight disagreement with you (spoilers) - eag Aug 10, 09:45
  - Your IM was so thrilling. -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:40
  - i think you drastically overstate this, so many other movie prior had this sort of impact, it will happen again. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:39 5
    - I figured he meant packed movie house for it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:40 2
      - Nah, I think Tru has me pegged (EW!) I'm referring to 1) the cultural moment 2) the dramatic reveal. Not a lot of movies take 10 years to build. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:41 1
        
        see i disagree that it took ten years to build, but i understand where you are coming from. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:43
    - MOI?! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:39 1
      - I mean honestly, whats the feeling much different than say the battle at the two towers - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:49
- speed racer, but everybody has to be taking a ton of drugs. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:37 7
  - Which drugs and are they free to all who attend? -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 10, 09:50 2
    - yes and yes. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:51 1
      - Perfect! -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 09:52
  - *g* I remember watching an upscaled print (actual print, no digital at that time) on an IMAX screen. Several times - JD Aug 10, 09:42 1
    - it's sooo pretty. it was the first thing i watched when i got my plasma tv back in the day. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:44
  - or upstream color. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:40 1
    - or holy motors. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:41
- Heathers -- nm - JD Aug 10, 09:37
- Moulin Rouge. -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 09:37
- Heh. I was just talking about this over the weekend wondering if some kind of "boutique" or private movie theater experience will start to happen. - oblique Aug 10, 09:36
- The new Dune. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:34 1
  - duh -- nm - mud Aug 10, 09:34
repost for the morning crew - Streaming into the Void new episode up. - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:29 6
- who do we write to with questions or comments? -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:46
- I gotta quit taking mushrooms before a recording. "TasK master... TASK... master... TAAAAASK. Master." -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:39 1
  - "I am Tosk." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 09:51
- but I am not in the void, so how can I listen? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 10, 09:31 2
  - don't ask me, its a minor miracle I was able to find it all by myself on Spotify. -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:34
  - streamed hams -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 09:32
Ah, the culmination of my weekend activities ... luckily it'll be over soon. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 09:28
Alamo Drafthouse isn't desperate, but... -- (link) - David Aug 10, 09:26 10
- and there it is... -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:44
- Iron Giant unless I want to subject my friends to Fury Road. -- nm - spamlet Aug 10, 09:42 3
  - I took my buddies to see FR. One of them, big dude who does jujitsu, walked up to me afterwards and said "You know what Gonzo, that was too much." Heh -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 09:55
  - Fury Road in D-Box was an amazing experience. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 09:45 1
    - I liked Fury Road much more than I expected when I saw it at the BP showcase but it was a total WTF WAS THAT experience. -- nm - spamlet Aug 10, 09:49
- They should have gotten Your Own Private Idaho just to complete the bit. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 09:34
- I'd love to rent one out to watch The Goonies -- nm - Krusty Aug 10, 09:29
- Cinemark sent me an email with a similar offer -- (link) - JD Aug 10, 09:29 1
  - They can F right off = I'm paying for all the seat prices even though they CAN'T and WON'T sell all the seats - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:32
- i looked at this.. i'd totally do it. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:28
colin, I do understand there was a shooting that might be related to the looting. What I mean was how did so many people know or decide to go to - ty97 Aug 10, 09:18 1
- i'm curious too how that kicked off.. organizers know not to post that kind of action, but something was definitely coordinated at some level. - colin Aug 10, 09:27
IN Daily totals: 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763, 954, 1011, 934, 860, 561, 809, 630, 960, 912, 989, 748, 582, 836, 740, 1051, 1253, 1036, 1048, 673. -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 10, 09:16 4
- huh IN Daily totals: 300 445 499 726 760 548 447 653 700 735 747 855 927 658 734 763 954 1011 934 860 561 809 630 960 912 989 748 582 836 740 1051 1253 1036 1048 673 -- (edited) - decline Aug 10, 09:22 1
  - 8 days in a row, worse than the week before. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:23
- You can just pick out the Monday numbers pretty easy - oblique Aug 10, 09:18 1
  - Yeah. The numbers that at first look better, then you realize... Sunday. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:22
Celeb BDays: Kylie Jenner (23), Lizzy Valentine (37), Devon Aoki (38), Angie Harmon (48) -- nm - the ice Aug 10, 09:07 17
- K, who?, F, M -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 09:14 2
  - She was Cheerleader Valentina in TNA. (I had to google it.) -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:28 1
    - Yeah......easy ignore. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 10, 09:30
- I know who Angie Harmon is, but don't think I know the others -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 09:09 13
  - Look up Devon Aoki - she is beautiful -- nm - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:13 2
    - Sin City! -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:25 1
      - Sin City! -- (link) - mud Aug 10, 09:32 [youtube]
  - Kylie Jenner, the cute Kardashian. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 09:12
  - Oh, I guess I know of the first one -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 09:11 1
    - She solved racism in a Pepsi ad -- nm - ty97 Aug 10, 09:13
  - Sweet, sweet Miho from Sin City -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:10
  - (spoilers) - oblique Aug 10, 09:09 5
    - Go watch F&F 2! - decline Aug 10, 09:18 2
      - or... don't -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 09:19 1
        
        DOA is a cinematic tour-de-force! -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:25
    - also - ty97 Aug 10, 09:11
    - yeah -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 09:10
nmb pmb - colin Aug 10, 09:01 8
- Thanks Colin. I appreciate that. And I know things have been rough in Richmond. I want you to stay safe as well. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 09:14 3
  - thanks for that. left you a response on B2, if you want to read. - colin Aug 10, 09:21 2
    - Thanks. Just saw it. Agree with everything you said. There were apparently several shots fired during the looting last night (police say it was at - pmb Aug 10, 09:42 1
      - it's so hard to sort out local incidents.. i've been at some stuff and it still took days to figure out what really happened. - colin Aug 10, 09:49
- *hugs* - oblique Aug 10, 09:09 3
  - ^^ I agree with this -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 09:11 1
    - I agree with Jax Sean agreeing with this. - Epiphany- White Widow Super Cheese Aug 10, 09:15
  - thanks - colin Aug 10, 09:10
I don't condone videos that feed into paranoia, but maybe I'll make an exception. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 10, 08:58
Fargo 11 episode season 4 will kick off with a two-episode premiere on Sunday, September 27 -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 08:58 3
- I really should put this on my list again. Loved S1 but I'm not sure I ever finished S2 -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:10 1
  - 3 kind of dipped a little but was still great TV. 2 might have been better than 1. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 09:32
- yes! -- nm - mud Aug 10, 08:59
LYC: This high school year is going to be the death of me. So weirdly complicated. - oblique Aug 10, 08:57 20
- Is she taking only in-person classes? -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:13 4
  - Our HS is remote until October 9th (for now). The community college offers both in-person and online but she's opting for online. They do not have - oblique Aug 10, 09:14 3
    - Okay, I'm really glad to hear that. I'm going to worry about everyone's children if they have to go to school. -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:16 2
      - My son will be in-person at Bradley. It was interesting talking with him at lunch while moving his stuff this weekend. He's super pissed about it - oblique Aug 10, 09:19 1
        
        I shouldn't say "pissed". He's more outraged at the stupidity of the school. He's off campus though so it seems to be more directed at the dorms -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:20
- Same, but from the teacher side. - Volnelk Aug 10, 09:03 6
  - Good lord. Are you planning for all contingencies or taking a wait and see approach? -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:18 2
    - I’ve been teaching long enough that I’m just waiting. I can get it going when I need to. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 10, 09:53
    - what an impossible position to be in -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 09:24
  - that must be really, really hard for you. i wish you well with all that -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 09:17
  - We got our schedules yesterday. A/B days so more of "block" scheduling I guess. Most days my daughter is ending her day around 11am. Some - oblique Aug 10, 09:06
  - dear god -- nm - Andie Aug 10, 09:05
- dual credit is awesome, glad that's an option. related: how are schools doing PE? like.. go for a walk during this time slot every day? -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:02 4
  - From what I understand it is going to be a lot of alternative stuff like yoga, dance, etc. at least while they are remote. Our district has a nice - oblique Aug 10, 09:04 3
    - good good. the fitbit idea is funny... having someone check in that you elevated your heart rate once a day. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 09:06 2
      - oh, but when my son had it, he would run for like 30 seconds, sit for a while until his HR started to go down and then sprint again just to fool the - oblique Aug 10, 09:07
      - That's basically it. My daughter was pissed half the time because it wouldn't register when she was doing horseback riding and getting a solid workout - oblique Aug 10, 09:07
- If you can get in with every clique - the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - you'll be a righteous dad. -- nm - Max Aug 10, 08:59 2
  - I need to remember to look around once in a while - oblique Aug 10, 09:01
  - and stoners -- nm - the ice Aug 10, 09:01
Antonio Banderas Announces He Has Tested Positive for COVID-19 -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 08:50 6
- How are people with common sense and no reason to go into public still getting sick?! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:42
- Oh no! Now he can't do any more Heineken ads! -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 10, 08:55
- Too sexy. - Spawn Aug 10, 08:53 3
  - Covid doesn't care how sexy you are -- nm - eag Aug 10, 09:08
  - ! ! - mud Aug 10, 08:56 1
    - *spray* -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 08:57
IYC: Cyberpunk 2077 NIght City Wire: Episode 2 starts in ~15mins. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 10, 08:44 1
- Watching those have been great to really kill my interest in the game. - Marlowe Aug 10, 09:28
So apparently there’s no limit on class sizes for preschool in PA. -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 10, 08:43
LIR: We should have a virtual float time this evening to help Andie celebrate. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 10, 08:41 1
- a spider? - Diva Aug 10, 08:47
Variety: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Gamble: How Much Can It Make By Skipping Theaters? (related to the discussion last week) -- (link) - MDH Aug 10, 08:33 8
- Someone said this weekend that Disney+ has 60mil subscribers and if 1/6 of those pay for Mulan, it starts making bank. Never mind *NEW* subscribers. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:34
- There's stuff I have Netflix for so I can stream, and there's stuff I stream because I happen to have Netflix. - Dano Aug 10, 08:50 1
  - I thought of you and laughed when I saw the terrible interest metrics for Search Party. -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:14
- I legit think they are 50% low on the box office for it pre-pandemic. 75/210...that seems low as hell. - Will Hunting Aug 10, 08:37 2
  - "According to early estimates, the live-action remake should collect $85 million when it debuts in U.S. theaters on March 27" -- Variety - David Aug 10, 09:15
  - the highest it has traded on HSX in 2020 was 199.10 (and I thought that was low and agree with your take) -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 08:53
- Someone's not listening to their podcasts! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 08:36 1
  - I'm about halfway through the latest :) -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 09:16
Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields coordinated to kick the NCAA in the stones overnight. - Will Hunting Aug 10, 08:28 2
- Hopefully most of our university's savings during the pandemic (what keeps us from slashing all academics) comes from athletics. - Mop Aug 10, 08:42
- Good. I hope the NCAA dies a quick death, but that a lot of the leadership gets shamed into some sort of personal reckoning. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 10, 08:42

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