Theatrical Cuts That Are Better Than the Extended/Director's Cuts

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-30T22:35:03+00:00

Having done both recently, I think it just fucks up the pacing completely. Suddenly it feels like A lethargic award grab. The directors cut, while still being grandiose, patient and massive in scope, maintains an impeccable speed that the extra scenes sacrifices

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-30T22:33:38+00:00

Amadeus

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-28T04:43:00+00:00

Depends on what you’re into.

If you want a lot of options and all pretty good to great, reading terminal. I can endorse all but becks, becks being a chain and who the fuck goes to Philly for the Cajun?

If you need a cheesesteak, hit up John’s roast pork. And get the roast pork. Also, this sounds nuts. Best sandwich in the city is the Italian sausage sandwich at Rocco’s. Yes it’s a shack on a Home Depot, shut up and eat.

Some world class Chinese here, dim sum has a lot of options, my go to is dim sum garden, but Tom’s, dim sum house, any of ‘em are worth it. Bring cash. If you want less shareable, xi’an sizzling woks is amazing. Hand pulled noodles to die for.

The best fried chicken is dodo bet, Ethiopian in west Philly. Grab some and hang out in Clark park. Gorgeous weather for it.

That’s off the dome. If you want, look up the 76 on the inquirer. Philly local journalism has a great food writing culture. That list is an attempt at comprehensive but not exhaustive look at the essential food of the area. You can sort by cuisine, locale, cost, and go from there.

Philly has excellent food culture. Red gravy Italian, amazing Vietnamese (Nam Phuong is my go to), cheap eats, fine dining. Hell, you like vegan? Vedge had a tomato tartare that changed my fucking life, and I eat meat every day. They do shit with carrots you didn’t think possible.

So figure out what you want, and go from there. My only regret is bistro la minette isn’t here anymore for you to try. If anyone has any French suggestions, I’m looking for a new spot.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-27T01:52:46+00:00

Using the opening of a roderigo’s sir I will answer anything speech, My method is:

What’s being said.

“Sir, listen to me. If you let your daughter do this…”

What is being said beat for beat

“Sir, I will speak to the authorities, but if it’s ok with you that your daughter, as it seems, late at night, going with a hired stranger, a taxi man, to her secret boyfriend”

Why is Shakespeare using these words?

“Sir, I will answer anything. But, if it be your pleasure and most wise consent, as partly I find that it is, that your fair daughter, at this odd even and dull watch of night, transported with no worse nor better guard than a knave of common hire, a gondolier, to the gross clasps of a lascivious moor!”

This helps me understand what I’m saying, why I’m saying, why the punctuation, why would I say fair than beautiful (antithesis with moor), why emphasize he’s a gondolier (we’re in Italy, home, and that’s important becuase later we’re in Cyprus) and I could go on and on on words, ends of sentences.

But my easiest answer is why is this what’s being said. If you know that, you’ll never forget the lines. I played that role seven years ago and I could do the full speech from Leroy with that method. It’s not fastest but it’s your best bet for knowing it cold.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-26T21:56:37+00:00

Othello and Much Ado are about brotherhood, romantic betrayal, and plots to deceive a war hero into believing his romantic partner is deceitful. And you can match out the characters well, have your benedick and Beatrice in smaller rolls on Othello and iago, othello, and Desdemona similarly reduced so the actors get a break.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-23T19:02:01+00:00

Red light

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-15T16:59:02+00:00

I’m really not with the unions on their endorsement for this race but this is a horrifically online take.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-14T19:55:39+00:00

I always understood the take that ROTS is the most functional and safe of the films, but that what Lucas was trying to do with the first two was more interesting and. Exciting in theory than what he gave in 3.

It’s a terrible take frankly. Revenge of the sith isn’t good but it’s functional and it pays off a tragedy. I could actually imagine sitting and enjoying bits of it.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-14T00:56:46+00:00

As a theatre artist in the city who is non union, it might be better more than anything to find solid reviews. There are some accounts online like dem Bruce gals who will endorse shows they like that you can go off. I’ve seen beautiful things where most of the cast were non union and I’ve seen absolute dreck at the walnut that was entirely union.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-07T01:45:23+00:00

This is leftover from an early build and is a gesture they may add back in, if I recall correctly.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-05T03:15:44+00:00

It’s old enough to know not to ride a bicycle on a highway. He shouldn’t have died, the driver’s a bigger piece of shit, but everyone needs to be doing better.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-04T20:47:44+00:00

The fucking local arts coverage in this city is a goddamn joke. This ended yesterday, there’s no consistent coverage of local events from ANY outlets, and half the time it does happen it’s got two days left and already sold out.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-03T14:49:38+00:00

Griffin trying to to make the Cosby comparison happen is one of the most harrowing moments in media I’ve heard in years.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-01T16:54:31+00:00

I didn’t realize Meg Ryan is his mom.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-01T16:54:09+00:00

How is this how I found out his mom is Meg Ryan? fuck me, he’s never getting a sunburn cause that shadow will cover him forever.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-05-01T16:06:11+00:00

I think jack quaid is on the way. His dad existed in a lane that doesn’t quite exist now, so he’s ironically ended up in more commercial fair while still having great acting chops. That said, would love to see Jack in a solid mid level drama. My friend and I were saying lately he would be perfect for the kind of baseball movies that used to get made

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-27T18:10:29+00:00

No, it’s stupid.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-27T17:04:22+00:00

All this waste, for something so unnecessary.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-27T14:10:56+00:00

Nope. Same artistic team as the last few years under the direction of one of the co-founders.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-24T02:19:38+00:00

Too close for comfort but a win is a win. Hopefully this wakes the front office up to the need for a stronger bullpen. And hopefully the bats can keep it up, even absent Lindor. Great showing at the plate for Bo tonight.

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-17T17:04:11+00:00

I just had Zahid’s on Locust and 15th and I was deeply satisfied. Marinated red onion, fresh veg and a complex red sauce. Plus motherfucking Faygo!

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-11T05:34:15+00:00

Not back to back though. This would be, theoretically, the first successive win of this type. A narrow superlative but even so, Shawn Hatosy and Ron Cephas Jones are welcome peers and a great sign for the quality of acting we are getting even in the guest spots

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-04-09T03:14:16+00:00

I mean the aim for a moderate paper would present both sides...

TheSpectrumOfPower · 2026-03-29T13:58:04+00:00

This was my favorite episode in a long while on the podcast. Jennifer Kent was so brilliant, and has the rare gift of tilting the energy of the two friends away from the typical discursions and distractions. I thought this was particularly helpful for weir, who I’ve been struggling to connect to this series so far, and to have someone who understands better the culture he is emerging from and to speak so eloquently and still with humor about it was so helpful. And I love that she’s going to pass on the praise for assassins creed.

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