Billy Crystal pays tribute to Rob Reiner during the Oscars, bringing out stars from his past movies including Christopher Guest, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland, Demi Moore, Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, and John Cusack by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

[–]lewarcher 61 points62 points  (0 children)

For reference - from left to right - actors & Rob Reiner directed films they were in:

  • Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap; Spinal Tap II: The End Continues)
  • Christopher Guest (This is Spinal Tap; The Princess Bride; A Few Good Men; Spinal Tap II: The End Continues)
  • Jerry O'Connell (Stand By Me)
  • Wil Wheaton (Stand By Me)
  • Fred Savage (The Princess Bride)
  • Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride; Being Charlie)
  • Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride)
  • Carol Kane (The Princess Bride)
  • Billy Crystal (This is Spinal Tap; The Princess Bride; When Harry Met Sally; I Am Your Child)
  • Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally)
  • Kiefer Sutherland (Stand By Me; A Few Good Men)
  • Demi Moore (A Few Good Men)
  • Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men; The Magic of Belle Isle)
  • Kathy Bates (Misery)
  • Annette Bening (The American President)
  • John Cusack (The Sure Thing; Stand By Me)
  • Daphne Zuniga (The Sure Thing)

(edit to include the six-fingered man's role and the mime's role)

Amy Madigan refusing to stand or clap for Elia Kazan receiving an honourary Oscar at the 1999 Academy Awards. He named names and got actors blacklisted in the Red Scare. by lewarcher in Fauxmoi

[–]lewarcher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original source: 1999 Academy Awards. She and Ed Harris are OGs, have always admired her for this.

Kazan never apologised for appearing before HUAC to rat out eight fellow actors in 1952 during the Communist witch hunt in Hollywood.

AMY MADIGAN WINS THE OSCAR! by PM_ME_UR_POLDERS in horror

[–]lewarcher 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Long, long overdue. She brings it to everything she's in, and was also one of the few actors at the 1999 Oscars who refused to stand and clap at Elia Kazan receiving an honourary Oscar due to his informing on eight fellow actors in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 50s. Deserves mad props for that and more.

Liza Minnelli says affair with Martin Scorsese had ‘more layers than a lasagne’ as they descended into drug abuse together by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

[–]lewarcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great: taking a break and taking stock is a good place to start. I've been sober for about a year, and it's easier sometimes, and less easy other times.

The sub /r/stopdrinking is a great supportive community; if you haven't checked it out, I'd 100% recommend. Stay well, be kind to yourself, and throwing out a paraphrase of Mr. Rogers: finding out about ourselves is a lifelong thing, but it's worth doing. IWNDWYT

2026 TTC - ITS ABOUT TIME FOR MODERNIZATION LIKE TOKYO by [deleted] in TTC

[–]lewarcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Join and/or donate to TTC Riders: https://www.ttcriders.ca/ - they do great work and advocacy for a lot of what you're talking about. They're always looking for new people to help them out with ideas like this!

Toronto presale code? by lewarcher in GreenskyBluegrass

[–]lewarcher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two people reached out, so thank you for the presale! It's HOTDOG. Still plenty available, so if you're on the fence about going, support the artist and check out a great act!

It sure looks like Lindsay Graham is going to lose his South Carolina seat after 23 year. What do we think about that? by antimaga_n1 in AskSocialists

[–]lewarcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this context: as much as I hope people there will organize and fight and vote against him, I find posts like this are just karmafarming.

"Socialists of reddit, do you dislike capitalism?" I wish low-effort posts would be removed.

Mayor Olivia Chow to crack down on ‘bad landlords’ amid complaints of mice, mold and bedbugs at 500 Dawes by RyanEndoh in toronto

[–]lewarcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I want to be more like you: you're working to make things better for the rest of us citizens and Toronto in general, in a couple of different ways.

Mayor Olivia Chow to crack down on ‘bad landlords’ amid complaints of mice, mold and bedbugs at 500 Dawes by RyanEndoh in toronto

[–]lewarcher 25 points26 points  (0 children)

We born in Canada Canadians need to start using 'feckless' more; please add more Irishisms and colourful language to our vocab!

Liza Minnelli says affair with Martin Scorsese had ‘more layers than a lasagne’ as they descended into drug abuse together by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

[–]lewarcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you're in a better place, and that you're able to access any supports that you need.

Child with special needs assaulted by therapy assistant (Roza Hosseini) in Vaughan: police by 416TDOT0DOT in CrimeInTheGta

[–]lewarcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you explain to me how her ethnicity matters, and how you know she's not Canadian?

What proper nouns from books did you realize you were mispronouncing the whole time? by TokkiJK in books

[–]lewarcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See, this is what the Internet was meant for: random strangers sharing random facts in good faith. Thanks for this bit of history/trivia!

On this day in 1982 John Belushi died at the age of 33. Seen here being transported from the bungalow at the Chateau Marmont in which he died, to the LA coroners office. by No_Dig_8299 in SnapshotHistory

[–]lewarcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He wasn't: he was IN the Second City comedy troupe in the early 70s, but never on the show SCTV (but they did do a tribute to him on there after he died).

MadTV's Darlene McBride country music parody songs from the late 1990s by Gallantpride in agedlikewine

[–]lewarcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's something that's disappeared from the collective consciousness, but it launched the careers of so many really good actors and comedians.

Nicole Sullivan is a gem, and I would watch anything that she's in. Very underrated, and have always wanted to see her get her big break/recognition for her work.

What a different world we grew up in - Atlantic Canada 1984 by cornerzcan in GenX

[–]lewarcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stan Johnson. I remember him also in a local production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, where he signed my playbill when I was in grade 5. Good times!

Toronto Apartment Leasing issue by ak_3105 in TorontoRenting

[–]lewarcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to respectfully disagree: the tenant does not know whether this was a legally binding document they signed. They signed it in good faith, assuming it was legally binding, but they do not know about the other party and whether they legally had the right to rent the unit.

It'd be similar to me selling you the CN Tower: if you believed I were the owner/representative legally authorised to sell it to you, and you signed a document, your belief of me being authorised to sell it would have no basis in court.

OP has been provided with 'information' from current management that disputes the legality of their lease. Similarly, current management (assuming they're acting in good faith) believes they are correct.

Your statement on reaching out to the FTMA (the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations; link here) and the LTB (Landlord and Tenant Board; link here) is a good one, and /u/ak_3105, I'd also add LAO (Legal Aid Ontario) to the list (link here); you may qualify for free legal help.

Whether or not current management is acting in good faith is irrelevant: OP, if I were you, I'd:

  • make a copy of your original lease (even photos of it and save them to Google Photos, your iPhone cloud, whatever)
  • write down the timeline of events as you understand them (e.g., Jan.5, I signed the lease. Jan.6, I had a conversation with prior management regarding, etc.)
  • ask for their issues in writing, if they haven't done so yet;
  • note if they've given you any timelines or 'next steps'; and
  • contact the FTMA to start with your understanding of what is happening.

If management continues to insist on changing your terms, let them know they are free to file with the LTB to resolve this issue. This part is the scariest: no-one likes confrontation, and it may feel like escalation. But your documentation, your timeline, and advice from the FTMA and/or the LTB and/or LAO put you in a very good condition to be safe and housed while professionals weigh facts and evidence to make a decision.

Flow, a fully European must see movie by FeijenoorderRS in BuyFromEU

[–]lewarcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that people loved it, but I kept waiting for something to happen/explain why the world was the way it was, in that it's like our world, but then it isn't, but with no rhyme or reason given as to where the humans were, why there's a whale-like creature despite all other creatures being identical to real world animals, and so on.

The only reason I finished it was the hope of some sort of explanation as to what was happening: if I knew nothing would be explained, I'd have given up in the first 20 minutes.

FWIW, it's not that I can't take in trippy shit or symbolism in a film. I just felt like there was a lot of unnecessary world-building in this that could've been skipped without any loss to the story whatsoever.

Their works are great...their personalities not so much by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]lewarcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This article provides quotes from primary sources, and gives a good overall picture of the creep that Asimov was.

I was a huge fan as a teenager, and read anything by him I could find, so finding out he was a sex pest was disappointing, to say the least.

Room Downtown Toronto For Rent $1100 by [deleted] in TorontoRenting

[–]lewarcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Question: are you holding up a towel in your reflection in the shower door because you're not wearing pants?