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I'm drinking a beer right now, and am going to a party tonight where I will be working my way through a bottle of Bailey's that was gifted to me. I'm not a huge fan, but booze is booze.

I'm drinking a beer right now, and am going to a party tonight where I will be working my way through a bottle of Bailey's that was gifted to me. I'm not a huge fan, but booze is booze.

Well now, that's a very defeatist attitude.

Well now, that's a very defeatist attitude.

Not a single scene, but the building tension of the airplane scenes in the first forty minutes of Flight is masterfully shown by Zemeckis and co. It's a shame the rest of the movie couldn't live up to the standard that was set.

Not a single scene, but the building tension of the airplane scenes in the first forty minutes of Flight is masterfully shown by Zemeckis and co. It's a shame the rest of the movie couldn't live up to the standard that was set.

George RR Martin wrote for it, too.

George RR Martin wrote for it, too.

I want to get married to this idea.

I want to get married to this idea.

Beethoven's earlier works are certainly classified as classical, though, so I think you're in the clear. 

Beethoven's earlier works are certainly classified as classical, though, so I think you're in the clear. 

It was Liz's mom!

It was Liz's mom!

God, Redgrave is so fucking good in Coriolanus. Chastain did well with a fairly sleepy role, too.

God, Redgrave is so fucking good in Coriolanus. Chastain did well with a fairly sleepy role, too.

I was just at a party where the Charlie Brown soundtrack was repeated about 12 times.

I was just at a party where the Charlie Brown soundtrack was repeated about 12 times.

Emma Thompson breathes so much humanity into that role, which a lesser actress would have made shrill and unappealing. She's one of the best actresses in modern cinema, I think, and even her two Oscars underrate her.

Emma Thompson breathes so much humanity into that role, which a lesser actress would have made shrill and unappealing. She's one of the best actresses in modern cinema, I think, and even her two Oscars underrate her.