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    Citizen Kane

    It has been done and, yes, Citizen Kane does hold the top spot for some of those lists. They Shoot Pictures Don't They list of the top 1000 movies ever made, which I believe is ranked based on an aggregate of many many lists combined, has Citizen Kane in the #1 spot. The BFI Sight and Sound poll is very widely recognized as an important list (compiled by critics and directors) done every 10 years. It listed Citizen Kane as the #1 movie every poll from its inception until its most recent poll in 2012. Citizen Kane is now an embarrassingly pathetic #2 after Vertigo. Cahiers du Cinema list, from the respected French film magazine, has Citizen Kane in the top spot as well. So, while I have real issues with the AFI limiting a list of films to US productions only, even international organizations have a ton of respect for Citizen Kane. Maybe not always #1 but certainly in the conversation of best films of all time.
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    Episode 188.5 - Minisode 188.5

    I don't have anything further to add and maybe we just stop this line of discussion now.
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    Episode 188.5 - Minisode 188.5

    Here is a list of guests I happen to not like who, by sheer coincidence, are lesbians and I can't verbalize why they aren't funny... ANYWAY Everyone should check out Unspooled. Its pretty good and nice to hear Paul (and Amy with whom I'm otherwise unfamiliar) talk about a movie he legit likes. And it will be nice to discuss actual good movies with people here.
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    Episode 188.5 - Minisode 188.5

    He mentioned Luigi's ethnicity and I thought "Is he really going to read that stuff?"
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    Citizen Kane

    I'm glad they mentioned that Citizen Kane is relevant today. I don't need it to be similar to Trump but I've always thought Citizen Kane was practically Shakespearean in its timelessness. I've read so many people online who think Citizen Kane was "great for its time" or some nonsense. I can understand not thinking it's the best movie ever made. Totally fine. But Citizen Kane is a movie where everything works and works well. It might be perfect in its execution even if it's not everyone's favorite movie or the "best" movie.
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    Everyone is compsring themselves to ridiculously influential people. I sometimes think "When my dad was my age, he had an 11 year old child." That's too much for me to imagine and it's not like my parents were particularly exceptional.
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    That's just assuming the kid who played Magic is still alive. I won't have my Debbie Downer award taken from me.
  8. I made it about halfway through the pilot before I couldn't take it anymore. I think I have a pretty high tolerance for teen dramas but this as very, very teen drama.
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    The story behind Rocky having a robot is that Stallone saw the robot on a talk show. The robot creator said it could be useful for teaching autistic children. Stallone has an autistic child. So, he was inspired by that.
  10. That's okay. We're all excited to welcome you too the cool kids club of Josie and the Pussycats fans. After all, Du Jour means friendship!
  11. I know discussion isn't until next week but I may just start posting quotes now.
  12. WARNING: THIS MOVIE IS PERFECT AND I WILL ACCEPT NO DISSENTERS!!!!
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    I'm glad you brought this up. I really considered using Jason as an example when this first came up and I was worried about a super white person (me) discussing a host's racial appearance. I believe I heard Jason mention being "randomly" stopped in airports. Compare to someone like Zach Galifianakis who is also Greek, known for his huge beard and playing mentally unstable characters. I haven't heard Galifianakis mention getting stopped in airports and I don't think it's entirely because Zach is more famous than Jason Mantzoukas.
  14. Say what you want about The Tourist, but they really got the details right. Oh, never mind. Forget I said anything.
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    By the way, here is the break dancing video of Fik-Shun that Paul plays mid-episode.
  16. I'm listening to the episode again. Guess the budget: Now guess how much it made:
  17. Who is hosting this time?
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    Did anyone think Chilly's post sex strutting was a precursor to Joseph Gordon Levitt's walk from (500) Days Of Summer?
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    Episode 188 - Body Rock: LIVE!

    Can we get a kickstarter going to have June attempting to break dance? Because I will pay at least three figures to watch this.
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    Episode 187.5 - Minisode 187.5

    I thought you meant About Time and was thinking "hmm... is this where Cam Bert and I become enemies?"
  21. The most logical reason is an actor may have another role before they have time to grow their hair back. I suppose they could wear a wig to cover their shaved head but they are stuck with months of growing their hair back in real life.
  22. I've seen the miniseries but it's been years and only remember it in very broad strokes. Everything Quasar says is correct as I recall but I still had trouble figuring it all out. I'll blame that on myself and lack of interest by episode three. A couple things I found notably different: I think Dark comes across as an even bigger asshole in the miniseries. Partly, it's three times longer and you really get to sit with Dark being a piece of shit longer. Gambon is just a better actor in the role. The makeup in the miniseries looked truly painful. I don't know what this kind of psoriasis looks like but, man, I could feel my body itching watching the miniseries. The movie just looked Freddy Kruger-ish.
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    Chicago shows speculation

    Poltergeist 3?
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    Episode 187 - Beautiful Creatures

    I'm having trouble following this. Do you want a diegetic song that isn't performed by a character?
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