dbunting Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 10 hours ago, TheLastWolf said: Darn online booking platforms charging half the ticket extra for 'convenience' while the nearest decent theatre is 20 klicks away from my dorms, fucking forest. And it's not even April yet. Got at least 15 on my big screen list o'er da next 9 months... Only so much one can squirrel away Damn, mine only charges a dollar and that bothered me! TheLastWolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Watched The White Lotus, both seasons. Thought the first season was quite a bit better than the second season, which was decidedly more uneven, but still enjoyable. I thought one storyline got rather ridiculously lurid and silly: Spoiler That would be the Tanya murder-conspiracy storyline. It was just too over the top. Favorite part of the second season story was Aubrey Plaza's, found that enjoyable throughout. I also rather loved F. Murray Abraham in it, and Sabrina Impacciatore as Valentina. Third season will apparently be filming in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Ran said: Watched The White Lotus, both seasons. Thought the first season was quite a bit better than the second season, which was decidedly more uneven, but still enjoyable. I thought one storyline got rather ridiculously lurid and silly: Hide contents That would be the Tanya murder-conspiracy storyline. It was just too over the top. Spoiler It's opera, what do you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) 5 hours ago, dbunting said: Damn, mine only charges a dollar and that bothered me! Well, here the whole ticket never crosses 3 USD, unless IMAX or some snob mall. Edited March 30 by TheLastWolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Jacob’s Ladder first time I’d seen it in decades. Much better than I remember. I still have a problem with the big reveal, as it undercuts much of the drama that played out over the previous 2 hours (the lawyer, his army buddies, meeting the chemist) but it’s still an incredibly great movie. And how great is Danny Aiello in that movie? Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 46 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Jacob’s Ladder first time I’d seen it in decades. Much better than I remember. I still have a problem with the big reveal, as it undercuts much of the drama that played out over the previous 2 hours (the lawyer, his army buddies, meeting the chemist) but it’s still an incredibly great movie. And how great is Danny Aiello in that movie? Damn. They constantly reference this movie on How Did This Get Made and I'm still not entirely sure what they're getting at. To me a Jacob's ladder is a section of an obstacle course at an overnight summer camp I went to. Shit was dope and ended with a zipline over a lake that you dropped into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) 11 hours ago, Zorral said: Reveal hidden contents It's opera, what do you expect? Spoiler Is good opera too much to ask for? A conspiracy involving over half a dozen people to murder someone is just dumb on the face of it. Especially when none of them (except one) is a habitual or hardened criminal. Edited March 30 by Ran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ran said: Hide contents Is good opera too much to ask for? A conspiracy involving over half a dozen people to murder someone is just dumb on the face of it. Especially when none of them (except one) is a habitual or hardened criminal. Spoiler It's the rule of opera: the characters are stupid, whether Dido or Werther or Don Giovanni. In comic opera, not so much -- see Barber of Seville. Edited March 30 by Zorral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) Cholitas (2019) was just as good as I hoped it would be. Six (well, five – one seems to have been edited out) Bolivian Aymara women set out to climb Aconcagua. The women came from a mix of backgrounds (one teacher, a grandmother, a housewife and occasional mountain porter, a cook, a caretaker...) and had a mix of personalities from exuberant, emotional Lidia to shy, reserved Elena, and seeing them all soldiering through the snow, across barren rocks and tolerating freezing winds was really something. And having just said how much I enjoyed it, I went and google'd for more information, and came across a presentation ripping it apart. It makes some fair points, and does make me reassess the level of artificiality and camera coaching involved. But the (18th century) romantic in me kind of hopes that the documentary's slant – that the women find more confidence and happiness from having gone on their adventure in the mountains– wasn't completely false. ETA: Lidia is apparently now a counsellor in El Alto and the Cholitas Climbers group are hoping to go to Everest. Edited March 30 by dog-days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 17 hours ago, TheLastWolf said: Well, here the whole ticket never crosses 3 USD, unless IMAX or some snob mall. Ok, mine never goes below $5 and that's a matinee. TheLastWolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Here -- it's a whole LOT more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/business/media/movie-theaters-ticket-prices.html Quote Increasingly, theaters have been pushing customers toward premium-priced specialty tickets. On Saturday evening at AMC Lincoln Square in New York, for instance, patrons interested in the boxing drama “Creed III” could choose from three IMAX screenings (a $7 to $11 surcharge, depending on seat location), three screenings with Dolby audio and visual technology and reclining chairs ($8 to $12 more), and two standard screenings ($18 for a regular adult ticket). ~~~~~~~~~~ In then meantime I began watching Perry Mason season 2 -- Sean Astin plays a recurring character, who is the opposite of a nice guy. Jace, Extat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 My local cinema is £6.74 for all non premium seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 26 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: My local cinema is £6.74 for all non premium seats. I'm betting its also entirely empty most of the time so if you wanted to head over to the premium seats you could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 35 minutes ago, Heartofice said: I'm betting its also entirely empty most of the time so if you wanted to head over to the premium seats you could. Some of my colleagues play a bit fast and loose with their morals, I would never. Anyway my daughter is such a goody two shoes she would never allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but has anyone seen the cast for Wes Anderson's new one - Asteroid City? It's as if he tried to ensconce every famous actor in a confined space during covid for nefarious research or something. Ran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 1 hour ago, DMC said: Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but has anyone seen the cast for Wes Anderson's new one - Asteroid City? It's as if he tried to ensconce every famous actor in a confined space during covid for nefarious research or something. It's not that uncommon for Wes Anderson though, is it? Also, no Bill Murray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 30 minutes ago, 3CityApache said: It's not that uncommon for Wes Anderson though, is it? Also, no Bill Murray? Murray got covid and pretty sure his replacement was Carell. Even for an Anderson flick, that's SO many names. I bet Tarantino is jelly and calling people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Saw the D&D movie last night and it was a lot of fun. IlyaP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 2 hours ago, SpaceChampion said: Saw the D&D movie last night and it was a lot of fun. Going there now. I'm not sure yet if I'll like it or not, but as a long-time player I have to support the brand. Plus, I think it's set in Forgotten Realms? IlyaP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 56 minutes ago, Martell Spy said: Going there now. I'm not sure yet if I'll like it or not, but as a long-time player I have to support the brand. Plus, I think it's set in Forgotten Realms? Google tells me so. I haven't played any D&D except one video game for the Commodore 64 back in the day, and that was Forgotten Realms I think, Pool of Radiance. Teng Ai Hui 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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