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  1. Comment on Twenty-five movies, many stars, zero hits: Hollywood falls to new lows in ~movies

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    Audiences keep rejecting original films even when they have good reception. There’s a few exception to this rule (like with Sinners and Weapons) but by and large most non-IP films flop. To a...

    Audiences keep rejecting original films even when they have good reception. There’s a few exception to this rule (like with Sinners and Weapons) but by and large most non-IP films flop. To a certain extent a lot of major releases even with IP flop

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  2. Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health

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    I’m still losing weight. Greg Doucette has an old adage “you’re fatter than you think you are.” Which seems to be holding true for me as I realize now how much weight I had actually gained in the...

    I’m still losing weight. Greg Doucette has an old adage “you’re fatter than you think you are.” Which seems to be holding true for me as I realize now how much weight I had actually gained in the past year. My triz dosage was upped, I only plan on being on it for another month.

    I also started HIFU treatment on my abdomen, and will start radio frequency treatment. This is to help the loose skin on there, something that has bothered me in the past two years since I’ve lost the weight. I first noticed how saggy my skin was when I started having sex and saw the stomach spill downward when I was on top. I recently did a plank shirtless to see and it does seem like I have more now. I’m hoping this treatment works otherwise I will be getting surgery to remove the excess skin down in Mexico (will probably eventually happen anyways). The HIFU treatment hurt and my abdomen feels sore, I had a hard time exercising today.

    My family has been going “you’re too skinny now” and calling me anorexic. Even some co-workers have said this. I’ve learned my lesson from last time to not listen to this lol. For context, on the BMI scale I’m still in the overweight category. I just have favorable body fat distribution and a good frame with broad shoulders. And also, you know, culturally stuff has shifted and the people that tell me that tend to be obese themselves so the idea of what an overweight person looks like has changed.

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  4. Comment on Labubu movie in the works at Sony in ~movies

  7. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Golden Globe predictions: Motion Picture - Drama Hamnet Sinners Sentimental Value Frankenstein Avatar: Fire and Ash It Was Just An Accident Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy One Battle After...

    Golden Globe predictions:

    Motion Picture - Drama

    1. Hamnet
    2. Sinners
    3. Sentimental Value
    4. Frankenstein
    5. Avatar: Fire and Ash
    6. It Was Just An Accident

    Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    1. One Battle After Another
    2. Marty Supreme
    3. Wicked: For Good
    4. Bugonia
    5. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
    6. The Testament of Ann Lee

    Director

    1. Ryan Coolger - Sinners
    2. Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
    3. Chloe Zhao - Hamnet
    4. Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value
    5. Jafar Panahi - It Was Just An Accident
    6. Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme

    Screenplay

    1. One Battle After Another
    2. Hamnet
    3. Sentimental Value
    4. Sinners
    5. Marty Supreme
    6. Bugonia

    Lead Actor - Drama

    1. Michael B Jordan - Sinners
    2. Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent
    3. Dwayne Johnson - The Smashing Machine
    4. Joel Edgerton - Train Dream
    5. Daniel Day Lewis - Anemone
    6. Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein

    Lead Actress - Drama

    1. Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
    2. Renate Rensive - Sentimental Value
    3. Jennifer Lawrence - Die, My Love
    4. Julia Roberts - After the Hunt
    5. Tessa Thompson - Hedda
    6. Sydney Sweeney - Christy

    Lead Actor - Musical or Comedy

    1. Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme
    2. Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
    3. Jesse Plemons - Bugonia
    4. George Clooney - Jay Kelly
    5. Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
    6. Daniel Craig - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Lead Actress - Musical or Comedy

    1. Cynthia Eriva - Wicked: For Good
    2. Emma Stone - Bugonia
    3. Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
    4. Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
    5. Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
    6. Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue

    Supporting Actor

    1. Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
    2. Paul Mescal - Hamnet
    3. Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
    4. Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
    5. Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
    6. Delory Lindo - Sinners

    Supporting Actress

    1. Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good
    2. Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another
    3. Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value
    4. Gwyneth Paltrow - Marty Supreme
    5. Regina Hall - One Battle After Another
    6. Hailee Steinfeld - Sinners
    4 votes

  8. Comment on The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Teaser trailer in ~movies

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    Why do you feel guilty about liking it

    Why do you feel guilty about liking it

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  9. Comment on That new hit song on Spotify? It was made by AI. in ~music

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    Boy is that an understatement. I've messed around with making music on Suno and an issue that the lyrics generator (and this is true for all AI lyric generators like ChatGPT or Google Gemini) they...

    The popularity of A.I. music notwithstanding, A.I. is not, by most metrics, a very good songwriter.

    Boy is that an understatement. I've messed around with making music on Suno and an issue that the lyrics generator (and this is true for all AI lyric generators like ChatGPT or Google Gemini) they are incredibly repetitive. Imagery and words often used: velvet, glass, shadows, ghosts. It took me a while to be able to get things to be more specific and feel less computery.

    I didn't have the intention of doing this as a job. As that idea depresses me, and that this:

    On the side, he generates novelty songs for clients’ birthdays or weddings at five hundred dollars a pop (half price if you supply your own lyrics)

    Makes no sense to me since you can create your own songs by paying 20 dollars to Suno for a month.

    I went ahead and published two of the songs "I" created to share them here. 90 min and after hours. Both are inspired by Ariana Grande's 34 + 35. I didn't just go "make me a song like 34 + 35." I created a whole story. Created this reality where Grande dated this guy, gave the guy specific physical features, emotional characteristics, and a highly specific career. And that seemed to give me better results than anything I had done before when I would just go "make me a song that's like x meets y."

    13 votes

  10. Comment on Guillermo del Toro in the Video Club in ~movies

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    I’ve watched the video club videos since 2019. They’re pretty cool, it only sucks when they have a director that doesn’t speak English since the subtitles are going to be French.

    I’ve watched the video club videos since 2019. They’re pretty cool, it only sucks when they have a director that doesn’t speak English since the subtitles are going to be French.

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  12. Comment on Marty Supreme | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Yeah it’s very much like a prestige comedy. Will be getting nominated in the category at the Globes

    Yeah it’s very much like a prestige comedy. Will be getting nominated in the category at the Globes

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die | Official trailer in ~movies

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    This is Gore Verbisnki’s first film since 2017’s A Cure For Wellness. I really love Wellness, I also love his 2013 film The Lone Ranger. Both were movies that received negative critical reception,...

    This is Gore Verbisnki’s first film since 2017’s A Cure For Wellness. I really love Wellness, I also love his 2013 film The Lone Ranger. Both were movies that received negative critical reception, and they both lost money (Lone Ranger is still one of Disney’s biggest box office bombs). But since the releases those films have had a critical re-evaluation and Verbisnki is considered one of the best studio filmmakers of the 00s (Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End have both been re-evaluated as well).

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Netflix’s opposition to movie theaters cracks as pressure mounts from exhibitors and talent in ~movies

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    Translation: Please let us buy WB we promise we’ll release movies in theater

    Translation: Please let us buy WB we promise we’ll release movies in theater

    5 votes

  20. Comment on Box office badass: ‘Predator Badlands’ kicks off November with record $40m US opening, $80m globally in ~movies

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    Looks like the PG-13 gamble worked. It helps that the tone is lighter than Prey, it feels more like a family friendly sci fi adventure film like Star Wars unlike what the franchise usually is.

    Looks like the PG-13 gamble worked. It helps that the tone is lighter than Prey, it feels more like a family friendly sci fi adventure film like Star Wars unlike what the franchise usually is.

    4 votes