Movies - SB Hopper

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Grasshopper, when you can party like it's 1999...

I opened HBO the other day, and The Long Riders was prominently featured. Is HBO getting to know me, or was it just a reasonable AI/algorithm prediction based on my age and viewing history? The Long Riders, directed by Walter Hill, came out in 1980. I grew up watching

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Something in the way

You say eavesdropping, I say just part of eating at the bar. I overheard a story that I loved. Three people. One of them is trying to sell her father's waterfront home. That person was fairly quiet, but a friend filled the third person in on the details

Movies

Banshees (probably a repeat)

I had to watch the end of The Banshees of Inisherin again. I couldn't remember how they left things off. It's not an easy film to watch, but it's stayed with me. Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farell turn in fantastic performances, no doubt, but

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Quick post, for momentum

Well, that was a busy January of writing. Made that deadline, but there's always another. I've got 33 minutes to make an end of month - start of month combination. I forgot to add Master and Commander to yesterday's movie list. It's

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Out damn spot...

It turns out I did sign up for Apple+. I blame (and thank) Chuck for the Severance recommendation. I am doing my best to spread the contagion. It's a great show. Tonight I started watching The Tragedy of MacBeth. I think MacBeth and Hamlet are neck and neck

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Half of what you see, none of what you hear

Today was a good day, yesterday was pretty lousy. Let's start with the lousy. It started off ok. The building manager and the gas meter inspector folks were coming round. You know what that meant - stuffing everything into a closet. I'm exaggerating, a little. (TB

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Maybe a bad idea (I'm full of them)

Charles Mudede is a fantastic writer, economist, film-maker...how do people get so talented at so many things. He has an article in The Stranger about climate change [https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/09/02/60958535/floods-and-wildfires-show-that-climate-change-is-to-the-us-what-world-war-was-to-the-uk] that made a lot of sense to me, things I've

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Kate Winslet is a treasure

I'm watching and very much enjoying Mare of Easttown. It's nearing the end. I'm going to discuss it a bit, but don't worry, you won't run into any spoilers. Kate Winslet is an amazing actor. I don't know

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Too bad she won't live...but who does?

A short, lazy post tonight that deserves a journal, walk around, chat over drinks post. I might come back to it. I hope I come back to it. But I'm ok right now with some quick writing. After all, I have Thanos-level rationalizing skills. I have a library

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Environmental Optimism and Tasmanian tigers

I apologize for always linking to New York Times articles. I know that the New York Times has a pay wall. I think they offer a certain number of articles free per month, and I keep meaning to see if having a subscription allows one to email full articles. If

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Shoulda been a tweet: The AV Club

I don't watch a lot of shows or movies, but occasionally I get hooked. I'm addicted to HBO Max's Raised by Wolves. I'm worried that it could crash and burn or wrap itself in knots, but I enjoy watching it. Amanda Collin,

Movies

Ridley Scott stole my moleskine scribbles

Hi there. You're reading a blog. I'm going to exercise my Sherlockian powers of deduction. You like reading and writing. It might be beautiful poetry or late night notes that didn't quite make their way to the New York Times bestseller list. Let'

On the Streets

Houston, we have a problem

A rambling COVID dispatch.

Arts

Andrew McCarthy: Just Fly Away

On Thursday 6 April 2017, Andrew McCarthy – actor, author, director – visited Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company [http://www.elliottbaybook.com] to read from and discuss his debut novel, ‘Just Fly Away’. The story is about Lucy, a fifteen-year-old girl who decides to explore some family secrets after learning that

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Rebel Princess

It would be difficult to add anything new to the heartfelt tributes for Carrie Fisher following her death on 27 December 2016, which was followed a day later by her mother, Debbie Reynolds. For so many of us, she was Princess Leia, a fierce, strong-willed, intelligent, witty, and compassionate rebel