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Quote from: mainiac on February 29, 2016, 12:45:34 pm

Quote from: Zangi on February 29, 2016, 12:12:17 pm

Didn't the Republicans do that noone is gonna run as an Independent pledge thing?

Peter Noone is going to run?  Wikipedia says he was born in England.

All the republican candidates in the debates pledged not to run as independents but that doesn't mean there is no one they couldn't offer as a third party challenger.  Scott Walker seems like their best high profile candidate who didn't enter the race so he didn't make the pledge.

*ahem* He WAS in the race, but dropped out in September.

I wouldn't call him high profile or best, considering he didn't make it to Iowa.

He was actually highly regarded by the T Party and the Republican's in general, but ran out of money and popularity, so dropped out to save face. Folk in Wisconsin were also up in arms about him running while being governor. I believe petitions were started.

He's also a self-serving nepotistic twat. /personal taste

It wasn't best picture/director/screenplay/actor/actress/supporting actor/actress though.

I have never know anyone to watch a movie purely on the basis it has fandabby music/sound-editing/make-up. Not that it'll never happen, of course (or I know too few people, which could easily be the case) but movies are generally sold on the quality of other things.

The best cinematography thing, for example. Dude has won it three years running, and I still can't remember his name.

This is where Ireland got it right.
There's nothing like a shrieking ethereal chick to really get the point across.
None of this "Do you think that's a deathknocker beetle?"
No, it's "HURRY UP AN' CARK, BLITHE! OI'M TRYIN' TO SLEEP."

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Watched the Oscars. A bunch of the nominees stretched their thankstime to make a stand on rape culture, women's rights, racial whatchemer, global warming and the corporate influence on government.
It was enough that I sat up and noticed, anyway.
Honestly I'm really hoping this isn't a 'Miss America' thing where it's trendy to talk about a topical issue. I'd really like to believe people are using the spotlight to shine a spotlight.
... Like the movie, spotlight.

The director of "The Big Short" railed against big business in his speech a bit. That's pretty much what the film was about.

Not sure Chris Rock would've made academy folk angry though. I mean, el presidente de l'academy (yas mixed language such probably doesn't even make sense!) was up there talking about diversity and shit at one point.

I'm glad Mad Max didn't win what I would consider "major" awards, though. I didn't think it was great as a story or anything like that (despite the acting heavyweights they had) but it was quite a stunning movie, otherwise.

This may help.

The man just showing that the Scots are best at everything.

They're shiny and make for good bludgeons. That is all that matters for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.

FTFY

Mad Max is winning a lot at 't Oscars.

Surprising; I didn't think very highly of it.

Nakeen