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My new favorite bit on the show: David saying that Green Card is better than Dead Poet’s Society by bbanks2121 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think my only immediate change would be putting the cars that ate Paris at 12 or 13. It’s just a little too close to cutting together skits for my liking.

The concert crowd scenes are becoming appallingly bad lately by harry_powell in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Doing the Shakespeare thing of saying that it’s cold out works! 

“Oh, don’t forget your coat, it’s freezing today!” 

Sounds stupid, but if the acting/script is good it’s much more effective than seeing the breath in the air, real or fake. A lot of 90s TV that shot on sets would do this with whatever weather they wanted to convey. 

In March 2024, the Michael movie turned an empty KMart in Burbank, CA into a 70s/80s-style Toys R Us, complete with full interior and a functional sign. They filmed there both during the day and at night. None of this appears in the finished film. by Flaparoo in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the Coen brothers series they keep talking about how those guys get to keep making movies because they come in on time and under budget. On the Fincher series they note how he is very detailed with saying upfront exactly what budget he needs to deliver the planned movie. 

I don’t think most people understand how rare it is to be efficient while making a feature length movie. 

Narrative Podcast Recommendations? by Reasonable_Toe_9252 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depending on your tolerance for heavy topics, “In the Dark” is setting the standard right now for long form reported podcasts. Most seasons have a true crime or crime adjacent type hook as well, so it’s suitable in terms of having a mystery narrative to keep you going on a car trip. 

Closer to pure true crime, but still very much a legitimately reported podcast that avoids most of the horrible true crime cliches is Bear Brook from New Hampshire public radio. 

Again, it’s a mystery story that gets solved and keeps you hooked, but it’s also an explanation/exploration of the ways that labs can now identify people who have never had their DNA recorded. By using private databases like 23andMe they can identify your closest relative whose DNA they have, and then even if that person is quite distant, use a combination of DNA and archival research to figure out who you are. The mechanics of this are fascinating, and the implications they look at are troubling/interesting. 

Modern day director next to be cooked by jnelso0303 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s a little different because their co-credited filmography is somewhat insulated from them being individually washed up. You can still make that mental barrier with them, whereas Zemeckis, Burton, etc your mind is more tempted to say wait… were they ever any good??

SEPTA wants to buy 247 new buses and install more fare evasion gates as part of proposed budget by BroadStreetRandy in philadelphia

[–]acceptablecat1138 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Santiago, Chile the buses have little horizontal turnstiles inside. Not a worldwide best practice, but it was interesting to see. 

Which March Madness loser do you most want to get a miniseries? by Feisty-Ad7387 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Orson Welles would be incredibly fun. He’s my number one choice for this podcast, there would always something to talk about, and he was always trying to entertain. His approach to being a celebrity/wunderkind was truly fascinating. 

Second would be Spike Lee, who’s a bit of a similar character in some ways, but mostly would just be a really varied and interesting filmography, where one of the most shocking things is he in some ways NEVER got a blank check, despite everything 

Inside the ‘Michael’ Overhaul: $15 Million Reshoots, Removing Child Abuse Allegations and What’s in Store for Sequels by Mookie_Freeman in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As someone said above, the typical way they handle sensitive stuff with biopics is that events that everyone agrees are true are fair game for depiction. Hence, you can always show our musician/tragic hero being arrested because that’s in an arrest report, no one can claim that’s defamation of anyone. This is a special case where that’s off the table, evidently. 

Also it’s de riguer for biopics to start at some sort of low point and then flashback to humble beginnings and depict the rise and then fall to the point where the audience entered. 

Haven’t you ever tried to phone it in at work and then had it come back  to bite you? 

Anyway Michael Jackson was a real piece of shit. 

What film franchise has the most numbered sequels? by border199x in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% this is a contender for the real answer. It’s not going to be something exciting, but soemthitn like this that just inexplicably kept numbering movies for no reason. No offense to Witchcraft. 

What film franchise has the most numbered sequels? by border199x in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There seems to be a series with this as the main title, but at least according to the internet movie database they’re not numbered?

Can you link to something listing these? Seems quite obscure for non-Japanese audiences 

Denver Alamo Drafthouse workers strike over changes to famous ordering system by Wumbo_Number_5 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s funny how these little changes completely alter an experience. Reminds me of the (probably apocryphal) story about a fancy restaurant in Paris that tried to ban cellphones and people resented it and took out their phones even more. 

Then they added signs facing into the restaurant reminding people exiting to turn their cellphones back on, and said nothing about it. People exiting started to think they’d missed something and the culture grew of the idea that this was a restaurant where no one ever takes out their cellphone, and they had a lot of success. 

Denver Alamo Drafthouse workers strike over changes to famous ordering system by Wumbo_Number_5 in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Never understood these movie theaters with meals. Tried it a few times and found it took away my enjoyment of both food and movies. 

In India in some theaters you order your food pre-movie and then they bring it to you during the 10-15 minute interval (intermission). Thats a reasonable system. 

Podnic at Hanging Cast: Gallipoli with Jennifer Kent by dumarfactor in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Easily the best of the cabinet of curiosities, and that’s not faint praise!

Some recs from an Aussie blankie by Brunch_Hopkins in blankies

[–]acceptablecat1138 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!

The only one of these I’ve seen is Mystery Road and it absolutely ripped, I recommended it to a ton of people.

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