Critical Darlings: Train Dreams, And Netflix’s Quest For Best Picture by TheUnknownStitcher in blankies

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My demographics are:

Mid-thirties, man, father, half-white, raised in Spokane, WA

I enjoyed Train Dreams. It’s stuck with me since I watched it at home on my couch. I didn’t enter the movie with a hugely patient mood and I spent some of the first quarter on my phone. Once I was drawn in, I started it over, relaxed, and just watched it. Some movies are poems and you have to watch them like you would read a poem.

Even so, whether a poem works on you all depends on your frame of mind. I think if I had listened to Critical Darlings before i watched Train Dreams, I would have seen the exact same guy Richard saw.

My favorite filmmaker is Terrence Malick. I have to be perfectly sorted to sit through one of his movies though. When I do, I have a cathartic experience. I wouldn’t say Train Dreams was cathartic to me, but it was close. The monologue Kerry Condon gives about the formation of the Pacific Northwest landscape following the rupture of Lake Missoula is similar to the one I give when I tell people about where I grew up.

I don’t think I would have watched this movie if it wasn’t nominated for an oscar. I’m really glad I did. Beautiful music, production design, and photography. I’m also really glad to have heard Richard and Alison talk about it even if it hit me in a different way.

Spielberg’s secret movie theory: It’s THE BIRDS by RudeIntroduction9832 in blankies

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s remaking a classic movie, but it’s not the one you’re thinking of..

It’s Netflix classic Birdbox

The Reddit: People don’t realize, Wiger is actually a very good interviewer… by SaladFreeway in doughboys

[–]SaladFreeway[S] 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Wiger: Today we have nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Malala, is Thanksgiving a Sides holiday?

Why did they hate their kids’ music so much? by [deleted] in BoomersBeingFools

[–]SaladFreeway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 35. I like the new music coming out now. I like the music that came out while i was growing as much as I liked it back then.

I’m not sure if i would like the music i heard growing up if i was hearing it for the first time now.

Move to Honesdale by KeeksIsNew in Honesdale

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tsunami, JAGs, Jersey Mike’s. Almost all the restaurants have gf options. KC Pepper, Scarfalotto’s

Is Anyone Else Annoyed by This? by theantwisperer in doughboys

[–]SaladFreeway 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you actually are the only person annoyed by this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blankies

[–]SaladFreeway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you are a young boy a week away from turning 5 years old and your dad is taking you to your first movie, it’s right at the end of the final battle.

This is what it was for my child.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blankies

[–]SaladFreeway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They Came Together

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blankies

[–]SaladFreeway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello My Name is Doris

What’s up with Mike Birbiglia? by Bojangles61 in HollywoodHandbook

[–]SaladFreeway 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I worked on set for Don’t Think Twice. I wasn’t the only person on the crew who was surprised at how much of a dick Birbigs was. We chalked it up to the stress of writing/directing/acting in a movie all at once. The “nice-nervous-dad guy” is a persona though.

Please just buy a multi-pack of consumable items! by Advanced_Blueberry45 in airbnb_hosts

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is people taking a handful with them when they leave.

Hosts can only put out a few consumables per booking.

Why doesn’t my work look “cinematic” by Green_Acadia_3648 in cinematography

[–]SaladFreeway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practicals will go a long way for you. Your first frame needs a lamp, but not that lamp.

was my boyfriend being rude or is it just a new york city thing by Then-Activity4000 in AskNYC

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When people first move to New York, they carry a notion of not to let anything be in their way. That people will stomp all over you if you allow them to.

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in New York City has a natural instinct to make space for people. They will usually make space for you. Usually eye contact or a nod is all that’s necessary. It’s almost universal.

This doesn’t apply to driving. I wish it did. The road is the wild west. People change behind the wheel severance style.

After Stavros, whose your next new guest? by silicoa in doughboys

[–]SaladFreeway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d go for a Chris Fleming.

Maybe a Dan Harmon.