SageAgainstTheMachine

"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, do these sound like the actions of a man who had ALL he could eat?"

Hmmm, Leviticus. I wonder if Manny knows the rest of that particular book... "You shall not make any cuts on your body for the dead or tattoo yourselves: I am the LORD." Lev. 19:28 http://img3.allvoices.com/thumbs/image/609/480/65166566-manny-pacquiao.jpg

I don't check for edits retroactively.

Finally got to see The Room, often heralded as the worst movie of all time. The unintentional comedy is worth its weight in gold. "YOU'RE TEARING ME APART, LISA"

Wow. Romper Room was what we called the 'slow' classroom in elementary school. I had no idea it was a real thing until right now.

All I know is he better give back his key to the city.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Thanks to one and all. Had a great birthday yesterday!

Always remember this - no matter the quality of a movie, there were scores of people (producers, editors, gaffers, interns, sound and lighting, costuming, hair, makeup, etc.) who worked into the wee hours of the morning for months to make it happen. The job of the critic is to steer audiences in the right direction. So, if something didn't work, give concrete examples. What was lacking in Mr. Johnson's performance? Where could Ms. Sedgwick have improved? What was a particularly poor directing decision? All of these are rife for discussion...what ISN'T helpful is generalizing about bad acting or "predictability". Also, try to find something positive to say. The people I mentioned above? Most of them don't deserve to be dragged through the mud. There's always a silver lining, and you're not proving to anybody that you're smarter than them by staring down your nose at a project and claiming that you're above it all.

Life likes to kick us with those ironies sometimes. Sorry to hear of your loss.

Sit on it, Potsie

Never thought I'd see the day when a good old-fashioned golden retriever plays ball with a 'coon.

Thanks a lot guys. I sent the playscript to everybody who requested it. I have to be honest, I didn't expect more than 1 or 2 replies...I really appreciate it.

Yep, I understand that perception. Most people think only of 2-hour long 5-Act plays (and I've written a couple) but short fiction isn't limited to prose. Some of my favorite scripts are less than 5 pages long. The difference is that short plays are often produced together in bunches because audiences wouldn't shell out money for a 10-minute show. I'll send it right over.

I see what you did there.

I just finished a one-act comedy called "Product Placement" that I'm interested in shopping around to festivals and workshops. I'm wondering if anybody is interested in reading and providing feedback. A few friends have read it and liked it, but they aren't exactly the type to be brutally honest. Just reply to this thread and I'll PM you. It's short (very short actually, only about 8 pages), so no huge time commitment. Thanks in advance.

Thus, verily, crying was forever banished from the game.

Congrats to the Sixers! Haters will try to say it doesn't mean much w/o Rose, but Chicago put together a pretty nice record (somewhere around .667 I think) while Rose was injured during the regular season.

We are our actions. That said, no, one good deed does not make a good man. Neither does a bad deed make a bad man

Nah, part of the reason is I don't like crowds.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/12/braylon-edwards-gives-10000-to-79-college-students.html The 79 kids he sent to college probably disagree with this.

Hey, sometimes dude cuddling just happens, right? Right?

As incendiary as this sounds, what if a person is tricked into thinking a 16 year old girl he's watching is 20? Or somebody "Peter Pans" him with a fake link?

The whole, "VEGAS BABY!!!! YEAH, STRIPPERS AND COCAINE!" mentality confounds me. I can't imagine anything better than a round of golf, followed by a barbecue and sipping on beers late into the night.

Relevant.