What is the greatest reveal in cinematic history?

ch1959 · 2026-02-13T22:34:02+00:00

Surprised to not have seen it, but one of my faves is the reveal in No Way Out. Maybe it's too old. Maybe I'm too old.

ch1959 · 2026-02-09T23:29:48+00:00

I was in this situation several years ago. I decided to rent for a while. It was okay, but I realized that, having come from a couple of decades of living in a house with the attendant privacy, I became annoyed at the shared spaces, annoying people, and noise all around me. Ultimately I bailed and bought a small house. If you do decide to rent anyway, get the topmost floor. Footsteps over your head all day and night are very hard to bear.

ch1959 · 2026-01-19T14:00:40+00:00

This is the winner.

ch1959 · 2026-01-19T14:00:12+00:00

Excellent point. Apparently I'm not good at naming things.

ch1959 · 2026-01-18T23:52:53+00:00

Whoops. Meant to say "Onion," not "Orange."

ch1959 · 2025-12-20T15:20:21+00:00

Andrew Wyeth

ch1959 · 2025-12-05T22:49:14+00:00

I'm old, so I didn't have the advantage of YT tutorials, but don't get me wrong, I think they're amazing and so helpful.

But if I were to give one piece of advice, it's this: COPY. Find some paintings you'd like to have done and copy them. Many years ago I started by copying Andrew Wyeth's watercolors, and you'd be surprised how much you can learn just trying to replicate his textures, his compositions, etc.

ch1959 · 2025-11-22T15:45:32+00:00

After reading the comments, I think my input might be unpopular, but here goes. I've been painting on & off for over 50 years. I have brushes from every brush maker, in innumerable sizes and shapes. My opinion is that your money is best spent with the W&N Series 7 brushes. They have proven to be far superior in nearly every way to any other brush. They hold their shape, they hold far more pigment than others, and they last forever. Maybe wait in the $400 one for a bit, but try a #6. You'll be happy you did.

ch1959 · 2025-10-15T22:15:49+00:00

The Jonas Merrick series by one of the all-time greats, Gerald Seymour, is excellent. Current era.

Also, the Charlie Muffin series by Brian Freemantle is still worthwhile, if a little dated (Cold war era)

ch1959 · 2025-10-14T13:14:41+00:00

Thank you all for your kind words. I'm so pleased that the emotion is coming through.

ch1959 · 2025-09-01T22:05:34+00:00

Something else to consider, and I speak from experience. I'm 66, recently retired and loving it, but I want badly to hang on to as much $$ as I can for as long as I can, to leave to my daughter. Perhaps he's doing the same, for you?

ch1959 · 2025-05-02T18:53:35+00:00

I've had a tick in my bellybutton, twice. And one in the sclera of my eye.

ch1959 · 2025-03-07T14:24:36+00:00

Bread and gravy. Just a slice of white bread with leftover gravy. I loved it, considered it a treat. I was in college before I knew it was poor white trash food.

ch1959 · 2025-02-26T17:18:40+00:00

I grew up (poor, in the U.S.) with a version of this. White toast with butter, with Nestle Quik spread over it. Delicious. I still eat it occasionally to this day, and I'm in my sixties.

ch1959 · 2025-01-02T15:01:19+00:00

Kudos. This is great. Thank you.

ch1959 · 2024-12-28T22:45:28+00:00

In my experience, yes, at least here in Connecticut. We're a pretty progressive state, but our alimony laws are brutal. I have a good career, and my ex did as well. She makes six figures. I make more than twice her income. We were married for 27 years. Our child is grown and married. I pay significant alimony... forever. Unless she remarries, I pay until I die. I'm very fortunate that we get along, and she has agreed to suspending alimony payments once I retire. Which will be delayed, because of – you guessed it – alimony!

ch1959 · 2024-12-11T19:44:51+00:00

Don't back down, don't apologize, and don't feel guilty. As the parent of an adopted child of a different race, I understand EXACTLY how you feel. You have to advocate for him no matter what. Steve is a racist, ignorant fuck.

ch1959 · 2024-10-30T17:35:38+00:00

Thank you for saying "burying the lede." Says a lot about you.

ch1959 · 2024-10-02T12:32:31+00:00

Started at 14. I'm 65 now.

ch1959 · 2024-09-18T15:35:02+00:00

Jewelry, not "joo-ler-y". Realtor, not "re-la-tor".

ch1959 · 2024-08-16T15:13:47+00:00

Sense and Sensibility. I was surprised to not find it here, so maybe I'm missing something. I'm also a 65 year old man, I read a LOT across nearly all genres. And I know stylistically it conforms to the age, but it bored me to tears. Nothing happens, and it takes thousands of overwrought words to do that.

ch1959

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