AV Club doesn’t employ WGA writers either, apparently.

There shouldn’t be ANY union writers returning to that show. He can go the Gutfeld route and hire non union for the rest of the show’s run.

Pretty sure no joke gets told unless Maher thinks its funny. That can really winnow down how funny the show could be.

Same.

As a former student who was sometimes the only black person in that classroom, I don’t think you can ‘guarantee’ it won’t be emotionally damaging. Just because one has heard the word ‘more than 200 times’ doesn’t mean it can’t hold a power and still be damaging. Context matters in all cases.

Man, can I appreciate you as a teacher/professor! I was often that lone black kid in the classroom of white kids, so I am very familiar with the struggle. I recall in Jr High hearing a white kid read the “N” word out loud from a text in class and feeling like every eye was on me to see my reaction. (I studiously had…

You nailed it! I couldn’t quite articulate the difference, but you have stated it exactly as I think it is as well.

I just saw it a few months ago and I agree. She was done so dirty by so many people that all one could have for her was empathy and sympathy. RIP to a really wonderful artist and voice.

There was only one bit where the dialogue was slightly hard to hear, and it was brief.

Its absolutely discussed and it’s what haunts Oppenheimer for years.

I wouldn’t say they focused on his brother in that way at all. It was more about how his brother was a ‘red’ and was something of a liability for him. As a matter of fact, his brother’s science background was barely mentioned and I wondered exactly what he contributed with Robert finally brought him on board the…

Rise is unbearably bad. Can’t watch it again, ever. Tripe.

And underlines why some people should simply NEVER be parents. Unfortunately, a real narcissist thinks there SHOULD be a copy made of themselves.

I can confirm that my seats DID indeed vibrate and rumble during the movie - not my imagination - and the audience clapped after some of the set-pieces. Quite the entertaining movie.

This is so ironic, in that I just watched that movie (again) this week! And I always marvel at how low key Douglas is when he’s usually swinging for the fences. I wondered ‘how did the director keep him so subdued?’ HAHA!

I remember hearing similar anecdotes about Gary Cooper and Spencer Tracey as well. Directors and co-stars would act on set and get the feeling they were very overrated actors because they seemed to be doing ‘nothing’. But somehow they were doing exactly what it took for the camera to see what they were putting out…

thanks for clarifying!

It definitely was. Hmm...so confusing!

Floating on reputation at this point.

I’m wondering if Pitt’s performance is eligible for next year? I don’t get the Emmy’s goofy timelines.