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NRaleighLiberal

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8. My point was that the type of movies we love just don't seem to be getting made any more.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 02:37 PM

Mar 2018

simple as that.

Our tastes have always been fringe.

I'll go one better - NY times magazine had an article on the most influential songs to define today's music.

not a single idea of who any of the artists, or what any of the songs, are!

I am officially "old"!

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I only peeked at the Oscars last night while doing other stuff - some thoughts [View all] NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 OP

Too often, CGI is used as a substitute for good, solid directing, writing and acting Siwsan Mar 2018 #1

Ill add a bit to your rant 😉 MLAA Mar 2018 #2

Did I do a rant? Yes, I suppose (but it is a nice rant, yes?!) NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #3

It was a very nice, polite low key rant 😉 MLAA Mar 2018 #6

James Ivory won for Call Me by your name MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #4

high volume, no plot or character development, constant profanity, product tie ins, msongs Mar 2018 #5

Well, that was certainly confusing. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #7

My point was that the type of movies we love just don't seem to be getting made any more. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #8

I guess I'm not understanding... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #9

Well, movies came first TexasBushwhacker Mar 2018 #12

Three Billboards was utterly fantastic. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2018 #10

in our Netflix queue, along with Darkest Hour NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #11

Very much pressbox69 Nov 2018 #13