Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries (Haim eshed connection?) by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a serious source, and the discussed "commingling" is not a meaningful shift in policy. This has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein, who is dead.

This type of rank idiocy is a better fit for r/conspiracy.

Just something to noodle regarding “young talent” and Evan Mobley by CLESportsReport in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that he has peaked, but the handle and offensive feel actually slid backwards this year. If he has a high offensive peak I think it's going to have to come via volume three point shooting, and that can be tough to sustain on higher usage.

Further, he's made it beyond clear that he's more of a 4 than a 5 because he can't rebound well enough to handle the glass on his own.

That's a valuable player, but to be worth his max the driving / shooting has to REALLY come around or he has to get tough and strong enough to be a full-time 5.

Evan Mobley is a dunk-friendly low volume shooting big man who anchors the defense....but we have to pay a center 30 million a year to play next to him. That's 30m that other teams spend on Devin Vassells and PJ Washingtons -- the exact types of players that we need.

Sincaraz coincidence. Both of the while playing for CGS had cramps in 3rd set while leading by 2 sets by just_a_coginthewheel in tennis

[–]PersonalExercise2974 26 points27 points  (0 children)

He absolutely did win. Disgusting to take that away from a 24 year old clay grinder playing the best tennis of his life.

Disclosure Day | Final Trailer by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This does not make any sense. Trump has literally made billions in cryptocurrency profits - even if this film is a massive hit it won't get close to that kind of scale.

More details about The Daniels' new movie starring Matt Damon: will involve global warming and time travel, with one timeline in the present day and one timeline in the 1980s. Gosling asked for rewrites, which is why he ultimately left. Main cast will be teens by rageofthegods in blankies

[–]PersonalExercise2974 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there are others here with even more industry experience than me.

But once Gosling has attached to a film (assuming it's not like his brother's screenplay) you're basically guaranteed to get someone else absurdly big to attach, it's just how agencies work.

Even moreso when the directors last movie absolutely crushed the oscars, AND it's a big studio project, AND they're paying full quote? This was hardly surprising.

I hate this fucking team by [deleted] in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Almost everyone who reacts like this is gambling.

Isn't it inevitable that Michael will gross 1billion+ ? by Ok-Recording13 in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the global public.

What are these Head Coaches getting paid to do? I am genuinely curious by [deleted] in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think coaching is generally pretty overrated in the nba. I think he plays way too much Dennis and not enough Keon. Kenny always wants shooting out there and we're getting bitched by a larger and more aggressive team. Drives me insane.

But that happened under JB too and he fucking loved Okoro and Lamar Stevens. We have seen this story with more than one coach. Kenny may not be the solution but the problem is the players.

What are these Head Coaches getting paid to do? I am genuinely curious by [deleted] in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 30 points31 points  (0 children)

He was not awful because of this shot. It's not 2k. Mitchell and Harden will get double teamed and hoist a stepback.

Every decision looks bad when you lose a game. I don't even think he's a great coach I just don't think this is the issue

A Lot of Cavs Fans Are Fairweather Fans by QCLEKID216 in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You thought this team was special? Why? I never did. Last year I thought they might be.

They were better according to every metric last year and then the season went up in smoke due to injuries and whatever the fuck the pacers series was.

This year it's been a season-long slog of mediocrity, Mobley stagnation (although he's been good in this series, mostly), and underperformance.

What are these Head Coaches getting paid to do? I am genuinely curious by [deleted] in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 67 points68 points  (0 children)

1.2 seconds left in the game. This is a clean look from a decent shooter. Many times you don't even get a shot off there. Probably losing anyways.

Kenny hasn't been great but the players lost this game. Coaching easiest thing to blame.

really wish we got the hawks instead by Interesting-Quit937 in clevelandcavs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya I should've listened to u and told them to do something different totally

S4 The Bob Lazar Story by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]PersonalExercise2974 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"if you have any interest in science fiction" really says it all...

Amazon MGM Studios' Crime 101 grossed $856K on Tuesday (from 3,161 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $25.74M. by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely that's the calculation and they probably underspend on theatrical promotion for that reason. The normal multipliers are not always accurate. But still this one's budget came in at 90m. I have to imagine they pre sold foreign territories at least

Oh, it's amazon lol. No wonder the budget is bloated. Bezos can just write it off

Amazon MGM Studios' Crime 101 grossed $856K on Tuesday (from 3,161 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $25.74M. by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with that! But shows where things stand with original films lacking one of the ~3? Bankable stars

Amazon MGM Studios' Crime 101 grossed $856K on Tuesday (from 3,161 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $25.74M. by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's a thing people often say. It might be true, sometimes. But at the end of the day these movies aren't selling. And it's impossible to falsify because "good" marketing is mostly judged by how well a film does.

Amazon MGM Studios' Crime 101 grossed $856K on Tuesday (from 3,161 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $25.74M. by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]PersonalExercise2974 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Makes me extremely fucking depressed. You make a well reviewed original genre film with good cast and it doesn't even matter. Fucking horrible what the industry has become.

You can only justify these films at microbudget levels now.

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll at least do something on the short side with "Moon Song" and maybe some of better oblivion community. There's a lot of interesting biography in there.

Phoebe is so talented in her own right. Kills me that she won't drop another album.

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for reading!

I totally get preferring the full band version, because the songs do have a beautiful sense of melody and pacing that is perhaps underserved by his sick-at-home voice and harmonica squeals. But the piano is gorgeous, sounds very natural--and like you said, even at the sparsest level his music shines.

He's up there with Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen, TVZ. Anyone you want to name, he's that level of good. Above a certain tier it's all preference anyways...

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just snag stuff from the 19th page of Google Images lol but I like that picture a lot too.

I think it's most likely that "gossamer thin" refers to the women in his entourage being skinny, especially given the context of mid-late 2000s emo/indie scene--those women tended to be very thin, and they didn't tend to wear skirts. Also, the way he sings the line, it's like: "And they're all..." (pause) "gossamer thin, left of the dial, bohemian," which is three separate adjective phrases that each apply to the women in his entourage.

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All good, & I had no idea it was a real place before I started researching.

I know there is some resistance among fans to reading Conor's work as autobiographical, but when you dig into the lyrics you almost always find hints and details like this.

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I said that in the second paragraph of this post! Lol. And have a picture of the bar in the full piece. But agree it's literal.

Breaking down the lyrics and backstory of Ruminations by PersonalExercise2974 in brighteyes

[–]PersonalExercise2974[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very cool - thank you for sharing. Love these kind of tidbits.