A Rare Treat: Actor Treat Williams’ Finest Film Performance
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?
A.K.A. CHANGING THE HABITS OF A LIFETIME
Random thoughts for Thursday, 5 April 2023.
“Some things had been a lifetime habit, things I engaged in for 50 years. Enthusiastically so. Now, they’re inconsequential memories of a bygone era.”
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FINDING INSPIRATION IN STRANGE PLACES
RE-TELLING THE FAMOUS ADAM SANDLER STORY
Some mysteries may never be solved. Like, what’s the origin of the universe? Is there an afterlife? How in the hell did Adam Sandler become one of the most successful actors in Hollywood?
Philosophers will ponder these questions indefinitely.
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More opinions, many of you probably won’t agree with, about some of the Best Picture nominees at the 2023 Academy Awards:
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I’ve watched the annual Academy Awards telecast every year since 1974, which–give or take a possible gap or two,–is 49 in a row and counting. But this was the first Oscars I can remember being utterly disinterested. The movies released in the past year didn’t appeal to me. The nominees were mostly B-listers and unknowns. And quite honestly, the Academy Awards have become so dreadful in recent years. they’re practically unwatchable, except for the train wrecks. Speaking of which: Just when we thought the most cringe-worthy low point had been dredged a few years ago when the wrong winner was announced for Best Picture, during last year’s event the recipient for Best Actor assaulted a popular comedian on live television in front of a worldwide audience.
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