MEGALOPOLIS has got this really weird vibe to it. I’d almost say Coppola had read THE FOUNTAINHEAD* recently, except that’s almost literally impossible – or at least, he’d never admit to it in public like this if he had. Maybe he just read Tom Wolfe instead. You can still get away with that in Hollywood.
Moe Lane
*Ayn Rand is not really my cup of tea, but we might have been all better off if she had dropped the political stuff and concentrated on writing about architecture.
I cannot stress enough how useful that formulation is for keeping my gorge from rising over the RINGS OF POWER series. I still want elf-bosoms and THE COURT OF ARDOR IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE-EARTH, though. They’re just leaving money on the table…
This is apparently real. …God save the Republic.
Wh…what? pic.twitter.com/KC5LCpPSIJ
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Roger Corman was 98, and passed in his home, surrounded by his wife, children, and loved ones. A full life, and a rich one. My condolences to his family.
Consequences!
The next day
“We’re running out of time, sir.” Dallin was keeping it respectful, which Tabetha decided was smart of him. Rex hadn’t gone to the ‘vicious bastard’ school of war, but nobody likes to be told they gotta do things they don’t want to do.
Especially when one of your junior officers’ doing it, she decided. Bet he never saw that happen, before the Scourging. He was hiding it real well, but Tabetha could read the signs.
“I’m as concerned about time as you are, Dallin,” Rex responded. “We’re already pushing up the schedule for when we leave to attack Purty, to two weeks from now. What’re your reasons for making it one?” The heck of it was, he actually sounded interested to hear if Dallin had any.
Dallin didn’t hesitate, bless him. “We hit that raiding party too hard, sir. They didn’t just want slaves, they wanted to find out things. Now they’re gonna to find out that if they send out a few guys to Wells, they ain’t coming back. So they’ll send a lotta guys, next time. And they have magic gear now, at least a little.” He shook his head. “I don’t think they’re gonna get weaker, sir. The faster we boot them in the head, the better.”
It would seem that they decided that the juice wasn’t actually worth the squeeze after all. Moral of the story: don’t give your Legal Department a hunting license. They don’t always make decisions that are in the best long-term PR interests of your company.
Youngest Son wishes to see DESCPICABLE ME 4. So… we will go see DESCPICABLE ME 4. That is simply the way of it.
I’ve never actually seen Caillou. People don’t seem eager to jump up and defend the show. So, legit question: why does it still exist?
Via @alexthechick.
This is not even a good idea: it should be a reflexive one. “Disney CEO Bob Iger has offered an update on Marvel Studios’ new movie and series rollout plan. They will now release no more than two to three movies and two shows per year.” …They frankly should go back to one. One movie or TV show per year, and the studio gets to pick.
It gives me no joy to say this: I like Marvel movies. But they need to cut their production back to a point where we’re not getting results that are all over the board. Same goes for Star Wars — or, hey, just stop entirely, wait five years, and start over?
I know, I know, I’m quite the comedian. Still. It’s the smart play.
