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  2. Steve Carell Fred Willard Seth Rogen George
  3. Spider-man Kirsten Dunst Hidden Figures George
  4. I just happened to see it recently on cable. I think it's showing this month on Showtime or Cinemax. Occurs in modern-day Rome, with Shakespearean dialogue. George
  5. Today
  6. Emerson Lake & Palmer song that I'm having a mental block with remembering the title. I just know it's a dynamo.
  7. There you go. "And So It Goes" is a romantic comedy with Michael Douglas, kinda of a fun movie. "Something's Got to Give" is a romantic comedy with Jack Nicholson and an even funnier movie.
  8. Yes, and apparently by just a few seconds. Robert De Niro This Boy's Life Toby Maguire
  9. My Cousin Vinny Fred Gwynne The Munsters' Revenge
  10. My Cousin Vinny Joe Pesci Goodfellas
  11. You sure I won't just be squicked out at the title having "anus" in the name? Seriously, though, this is the first I've heard of it, and will have to give it a look. S
  12. YES! *audience applauds loudly*
  13. Yesterday
  14. Matt Dillon The Outsiders Ralph Macchio George
  15. I can hear it but am blanking on the title. George
  16. Sabrina the (teen-age) witch? George
  17. You might enjoy the 2011 film of Coriolanus, starring Ralph Fiennes and Brian Cox (among others). George
  18. Oh, right. Got it. Yes, Jethro Tull inventor of the seed drill in 1701. Of course.
  19. Hey, Human! Who invented the seed drill? In other news, I don't think George is even registering the name, so he can't be nudged to it. It's "LOCOMOTIVE BREATH", by Jethro Tull.
  20. And So it Goes... Morning Glory Mad Money Love the Coopers The Big Wedding Something's Got to Give..... The Little Drummer Girl Mrs. Soffel Crimes of the Heart
  21. Oh !! I see what I did. George, when you posted; I figured you were playing around with the answer. Half of it, anyway. Then, WordWolf posted; and, I assumed he was in agreement that you had the answer, (half of it anyway) and maybe you were going to reveal some hidden meaning or something, and so, I asked for the initials of the band, assuming that you knew the complete title to the song. (Or, the other half of it). I'm not completely sure what WordWolf suggests when he posted; but it's something to do with planting a seed for you, George, I think, so that you could cultivate the answer. Spoon-feeding. I don't know, though, maybe that isn't what he meant? Anyway, NO. "Hold Your Breath" is not the song title here. And here I thought, George didn't know he knew three Jethro Tull songs. Guess I was wrong.
  22. Dodger lose tonight to the Toronto Blues Jay in Game 1. Score was 11-4. Game 2 tomorrow. (10/25/25)
  23. "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside. There behind the glass stands a real blade of grass, be careful as you pass, move along, move along."
  24. Another teen visited Riverdale. A famous one with her own series'. Airing before and after Riverdale. Her aunts were in one of her series, but I doubt they visited Riverdale. Perhaps the right question is not "who", nor "what". We're not looking for the Shield, the Web, the Jaguar, the Fly or Fly Girl, Black Jack, nor Steel Sterling.
  25. Of course he's correct. It contains all the original dialogue, but with a modern setting. The opening narration is delivered on an evening newscast, with modern images. "Two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene..." We see two conglomerates, rival companies, Montague and Capulet, both based in Verona Beach, California. John Leguizamo was cast as the hot-blooded Tybalt, Juliet's cousin and starter of fights. All the lines are understood due to visuals. As the young turks draw their pistols on each other, the camera zooms in to the side of one pistol- "SWORD 9 MM". Then the line "Put up your swords!" has an obvious meaning. In the riot early in the story, Old Montague (Dennehy) is in an armored limo, with a rifle holstered to the roof. "Hand me my Long Sword." The news handles the opening and closing of the story, as does the narration. High school students should have no trouble understanding the scenes, even if the Elizabethan dialogue gives them trouble. The brand names explain terms and expressions- pistols by "Sword", the FedEx-like mailing service called "Post-Haste" for "I shall send it Post-Haste", and so on. The original play is defined as a tragedy. I would like to see some other Shakespearean plays get a similar treatment. David Tennant's run of Hamlet with the RSC resembled that, with Hamlet in a castle that included security cameras. (I hear the Hawke version was moreso.) But there's lots of other plays waiting for modern audiences who would appreciate them re-visualized in modern settings. So, it's WordHusky's turn.
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