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I think you will see Netflix attempt to become the exhibitor as well by buying up theaters/smaller chains across the country. They already bought the Egyptian in L.A. ... mostly using it for premieres.



re: Need recommendations for new luggage

Posted by JW on 4/13/26 at 3:07 pm to
LOJEL

Japanese brand ... great medium and large sized options. And better looking.

re: Seriously underrated films: Go

Posted by JW on 4/7/26 at 5:21 pm to
The Last Seduction
bonus: great score

re: Your favorite Actor/Director Combos?

Posted by JW on 4/7/26 at 4:30 pm to
Payne and Giamatti are a solid 2/2
Coppola and Duvall ... not bad either.
Just as much shame as not studying at a buddhist monastery or hinduism at an ashram. GTFO with this nonsense.
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I wish Skenes would refuse to play. The Pirates are and have been an absolute joke throughout the last 30 years.


how many Pirates game have you been to lately? I was working there and went at least a dozen and they were competitive in almost all, including a win vs the Yankees.

Great stadium, tradition and young rotation. Skenes refusing to play? What an IDIOTIC statement.

The will compete for the central and a WC this season.

Frankenstein a Masterpiece .... ummm no.
Well designed, scored and acted. Yes.

I had it 7 out of 10 in my voting order for the laughing stock event
I saw a rough cut last year and it was pretty funny …. The cgi was in bad shape then. Some good cameos as well.
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Jason Clarke is still around?


apparently .... he's soon to be around BR
Putt Putt on Florida .... incredible gig. We played $1 a hole amongst us, plenty of talent in and out, golf balls into fun fair park or Florida (really dumb mind you). Free sodas and baseball video game.

re: Josephine’s - Mid City BR

Posted by JW on 3/7/26 at 9:41 am to
went last night ... vibe is brighter, less interesting than I was expecting. I also wanted the Rabbit and they ran out of it.

The eggplant app was so meh and my lasagna was cold-ish.

Lots of kinks to work out, but i'm pulling for them. The menu just wasn't interesting enough to separate themselves from the others in town. Which are also very average (Nino's the exception).

Caught the Grand Final in 02' .. Collingwood vs Brisbane. Pretty cool spectacle at the MCG

I lived in Melbourne for a year and we would to the Friday night matches. Great times.
ahhh ..... poor little startup they are. Gosling in space and very popular book combined with great reviews will make their money back and then a lot more. Especially if the Asian markets latch on.

I will say the studio is committed to making a wide range of projects, including the now rare 40-60 M budget. I worked with them last year and now here in BR. No complaints really.

It looks fantastic and am looking forward to it.


re: Survivor 50 - Premiere 2/25/26

Posted by JW on 2/25/26 at 4:09 pm to
I spy some Mike White (White Lotus creator and denier of Daddario frontal views)
86 in Atlanta ... beating UK with Sky Walker after losing to them all season. Punched the ticket in style.

re: In-n-Out verdict

Posted by JW on 2/24/26 at 9:01 am to
Great service to deal with the silly lines
Goodish Burger
Fries are terrible (though my lady claims ordering them extra crispy makes it better)

Habit is the way to for faster food burgers in Socal

re: Sam Fender

Posted by JW on 2/23/26 at 9:30 am to
big fan. Seventeen Going Under is one of the best songs in the last five years IMO.
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did you ever get to work with anyone from the tv show scrubs (production cast etc)


I did a pilot with Sarah Chalke a long time ago ... 12 years maybe? It was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, but for some reason wasn't very well written or funny. Never saw the light of day.

re: Alexandra Daddario is back on the market

Posted by JW on 2/21/26 at 10:20 am to
Yeh ... that would be Mr. Mike White. He's into writing for ladies, but not necessarily being with one.

I did ask the 1st Assistant Director about the first season, when the cast and crew were all sequestered at a Four Seasons in Hawaii. Can you imagine every day you are seeing those two (SS/AD) at breakfast and moving around the grounds. He specifically said that SS would sunbathe on her days off out on some rocks in front of the resort. AD he said was reserved, but nice.

I worked with AD's current ex Andrew ... I liked him and he's a big producer tied in Michael Bay. Even at 57, dude will bounce back quickly.

re: Vietnam book recommendations.

Posted by JW on 2/16/26 at 1:02 pm to
Dispatches
The Quiet American
Hue: 1968
The Sympathizer
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy
Lonely Planet Vietnam

I've traveled there at least a dozen times and you are in for an experience. I like Luke Nguyen's travel/cooking shows as well. And of course, Anthony loved the country.