the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.

He did better work in The Insider, which I think got nominated but didn’t win. Carlito’s Way is also a great performance. Likewise in The Irishman where he should have won.

The Departed is strange. Genuinely one of the best crime films of the 2000s and it had an influence on stuff set in Boston and other thrillers, so it’s like a classic of an era but it’s also not top Scorsese by any means. A real case of weak film by a major director is a top film for anyone else.

Scorsese would probably be a lot richer and more popular if he had been like Tarantino and devoted himself to revisiting and extending welltrodden ground. But he likes to grow and try new things. Which makes him a loser it seems.

Like with Tarantino, if we’re being honest, I’d say Pulp Fiction is his only great film. Django and Hateful 8 are bad. Inglorious bastards doesn’t hold up, Kill Bill, Jackie Brown, and Outih are good but uneven. Reservoir Dogs is boring to revisit. He should be making more films

Kundun is a masterpiece in my view.

Exactly not everyone will do great stuff all the time. Like Hitchcock after Marnie did decline but even then I think Topaz is a very interesting film, Frenzy is very good and Family Plot is charming. Torn Curtain sucks but it has a great murder scene.

Until Tarantino, the story was the opposite. Warren Beatty being frustrated that Altman bossed him around. Beatty wanted to do retakes but Altman refused because he liked the takes he got.

Preferably under different editorials.

Eww…looks really gross. But in a cool way. Great art by…Ramos?

The stretching powers is inherently creepy and there’s a reason many play it down. Even Kirby never did creepy stuff. And also why the movies do it too.

Fellini called his movie 8 1/2 because he felt short films counted for half a movie, as did collaborations. So that’s 6 features and three halves making the next film 8 1/2. Tarantino maybe counts death proof as one half. Not sure what Fellini would think of bifurcating one feature into 2 though?

Apparently he’s using Fellini math. Grindhouse isn’t a full film. And Kill Bill is one movie and not two.

I think Altman said he wasn’t a fan of his stuff so Tarantino waited decades after he died to settle scores, because he’s a coward.

The inability of people to accept that the greatest writer in any language was just *some* guy will never not be funny. Like he wasn’t a big personality, just an average man of his time. The attempts to do real Shakespeare never make real Shakespeare more interesting than his plays.

The announcement says clearly that the rerelease will be in February 2027. Aka not in summer months and also in a time of Late Fall and winter. It’s there for a limited time so not a wide release. The May the 4th 2027 release will be the Lucas cut and that will have wide release.

I actually grew up seeing the OG Space Ghost on syndication. Not great stuff but it entertained me then. I didn’t warm to Coast to Coast as such.

Nah he was always a jerk. This is who he is.

Well I can see them treating this as a special occasion. Putting this in archives and then ringing out in 2077 for the centenary. There’s a lot about this rerelease that remains unknown. Anyway it won’t matter either way. Like I’m ok with SE. Thats not going

Prowse was a bit of a jerk. He made out like he was Brando when he was one of many players puppeting Vader. Like Bob Anderson played him in stunt scenes.