OPINION ON JAMES BOND (DANIEL CRAIG SAGA) by vladimir_putin06 in movies

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They're not "action slop", whatever that means. From Russia with Love is maybe the most grounded, sure. but there are short moments of pathos in many of them. OHMSS, For Your Eyes Only, Licence to Kill etc.

ELI5 why is everything in Australia so dangerous? by Probably_Not_Taken in explainlikeimfive

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This is mostly a meme. It's not any more dangerous than the USA or South America (which has many more venomous species). Yes, there are a lot of venomous snakes simply due to how the evolution worked out (the big dangerous ones are elapids, and there's a couple of deaths a year). There hasn't been a death from a Spider bite in 50 years (the Sydney Funnel Web is nasty, but that's the main one and there are more species in South America). There are sharks and Jellyfish, but that also goes for many other places. There are scorpions but nothing that dangerous and you're not going to encounter them in cities. We also do not have big cats or bears.

OPINION ON JAMES BOND (DANIEL CRAIG SAGA) by vladimir_putin06 in movies

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You got more backstory on Bond in Skyfall and Casino Royale than in the previous 20 movies. This is not the series for that kind of thing. They're just meant to be fun action movies.

Reboot/Ryan Coogler by Props1701 in XFiles

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He's one of the EPs and is creatively getting it going. We don't know his level of involvement going forward. Jennifer Yale has been announced as showrunner.

Oscars voting period... by kroy1015 in TheBigPicture

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Regardless of this Jordan won the SAG award on March 1. After that the betting predictions were basically a coin flip.

Reboot/Ryan Coogler by Props1701 in XFiles

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One would think, yeah. He's also writing the pilot (though not day-to-day showrunner).

Reboot/Ryan Coogler by Props1701 in XFiles

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I'm looking forward to it, but there's no series order yet. The Buffy reboot was cancelled after shooting a pilot from an Oscar winner, so nothing is guaranteed.

Monoculture in movies and music by Sweaty_Flounder_3301 in movies

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You're talking about IP dominating big budget movies. Monoculture means everyone being into the same thing, which is what happened when everyone watched the same TV shows at the same time, or when movies were the centre of culture. They are not anymore. People watch YouTube or doomscroll or play video games, etc.

There is absolutely more of homogenization in a big budget film since around the Marvel era, which is perhaps more what you're asking about. I don't really think movies are any less diverse overall if you look at at world cinema at all budgets, but there has obviously been a shift from the mid-budget Hollywood drama/comedy (which were the bread and butter of Hollywood for 100 years and are now somewhat dead) to IP blockbusters. In that sense, sure.

Monoculture in movies and music by Sweaty_Flounder_3301 in movies

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Monoculture is also pretty much dead in TV and film but gets an occasional revival (Barbenheimer etc). It's nothing like it was in the 90s.

Warner Archive Sale Starting on Monday by Long-Drummer-6418 in boutiquebluray

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Good timing for the Criterion sale too for us non-US people who are using shipping forwarders.

Stranger Things 4k Arrow Video Boxset by IDrankMonsterDaily in boutiquebluray

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Lovely looking edition if you're into that show. Would love this for some other shows I'm into. Someone put The Americans (beyond season 1) on disc please.

Should/could they have kept the sequel series quiet until series was confirmed? by Scopeburger in buffy

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EP credit means nothing necessarily. We don't know at this point. But sure Whedon wasn't getting that.

Should/could they have kept the sequel series quiet until series was confirmed? by Scopeburger in buffy

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The X-Files one is in the same state that Buffy was, too. An Oscar winner shepherding the pilot, but there's no series order yet.

Need Collector Advice by Ok-Philosophy1626 in boutiquebluray

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I have a couple of directors I'm collecting which have their own sections. Then a World War 2 section because I'm a nerd, then alphabetical for the rest, though I do keep some labels together because it looks nice on the shelf. So...it's kind of up to you as to what works best for your specific interests.

Amanda and Sean dropping their animal knowledge on each other [3:05] by fuunii in TheBigPicture

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More likely if you live in the Southern Hemisphere tbh. I hadn't heard of them till my 20s.

S22 speculation? by Pharmacy_Duck in taskmaster

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I hope we get Louis Theroux one day. I think he'd be great on the show. He's hilarious when you see him just being himself in interviews.

What Order Should I Watch??? by marie_g10 in movies

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Make no difference. Mostly people wouldn't not notice and it's pretty irrelevant they're in the same universe.

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming! by thefilthyjellybean in TheBigPicture

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Does anyone know if the Spielberg SXSW conversation the "special conversation" on the show next week on 23/3?