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This makes the second Korean movie I've seen, and the fourth production (Parasite, Kim's Convenience and, best of all, Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Yes, I MEANT WOO, not "Woodvine", motherfucking autofill. Parasite lived up to its rave reviews, Kim's Convenience wore out it's welcome with repetitive story lines (one member or another of the family is trying to escape the consequences from some bit of deception- a lie, false pretence, an exaggeration).

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And... the end. Funny, I've been rewatching A Touch of Frost, about a senior police detective who seems to specialize in talking the armed and dangerous out of shooting him . Picture him being called out to respond to that little spot of bother in Picadilly Circus and a trying his avuncular, calm "Now, now son, you don't really want to hurt anyone" speech that usually gets the agitated villain to give himself up.

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So it appears Jenny Agutter hasn't always played a nun . Very much so.

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"There's a bathroom on the right"

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Ah, John Woodvine...he was Ralph Nickleby in Nicholas Nickelby, and a right bastard in that.

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Jesu! Supposedly this movie is available on Prime, but what they don't tell you is they redirect you to Pluto (commercials) or AMC (sign up for a one week free trial if you aren't already a subscriber). I HATE THAT. So, try Pluto; but it insists on Spanish only, including closed captioning. Tried and tried to change the settings, but it won't fucking let me. So back to Prime and AMC, and hope to remember to cancel within the week, because I CANNOT afford another damn subscription.

Okay, Jenny Aguter I recognize, and Dr. Hirsh is a very familiar faces, but from where? He usually plays a heavy, and a very cold one at that.

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RogationDays's avatar

I missed the movie last night but want to share that Jenny Agutter was at our wedding party (at the time she was dating my husband’s former college roommate who was kind of a big wig in Hollywood at the time).

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Shoot, I meant to catch the movie this week, but mom had to watch the Michigan / Michigan State game so I watched with her (satisfying 49-0 stomping with many of the lesser players getting a chance to shine).

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FukuiSanYesOta's avatar

Wow, I just slept for fifteen hours. Maybe I wasn't well after all.

Good day, fine people!

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

Was that you holding muh hair last night while I barked?

* now that's an unfortunate typo I like it . it stays

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ziggywiggy's avatar

Apropos considering last night's movie. Are you a werechicken?

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!!

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Opinion | I’m a free speech absolutist who believes free speech should never be infringed. But should pro-Palestine protests be allowed on campus? It’s complicated.

NYT

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SkeptiKC's avatar

I am taking the batteries out of the electronic bathroom scale. It keeps telling things I do not want to know.

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

Skepti, are you dropping weight again?

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SkeptiKC's avatar

Yes. I only weigh ninety freakin' pounds.

This is ridiculous.

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Old Man Yells at Cloud's avatar

Have someone flip the switch to Kg without telling you.

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Good morning Wonks. I'm feeling kind of blue this AM. Maybe it's because all the trees I see out my window are completely denuded. Their beautiful orange and red leaves have fallen, leaving the trees dark grey silhouettes against the overcast sky. Snow is forecast for later this week, although I doubt it will last longer than a day or two. In good news, our newly elected provincial government is NDP (Labour is the best analogy) and the new premier is Wab Kinew, Canada's first elected indigenous political leader. It's only taken about four centuries, but still.

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I'm actually waiting for Monday, because it is inevitable that Chump will do something stupid and get in trouble again.

He's already violated his gag order.

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Shrieking Harpy's avatar

I'm waiting for a courtroom meltdown.

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Old Man Yells at Cloud's avatar

I look forward to a whole episode of Court Cam on it.

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A moment of solitude in the rain in Manhattan on 5th Ave. Photographed on Friday, it’s sunny here now. (it looks better if you click on it to enlarge, Substack crops it in the preview)

https://substack.com/profile/155618292-ziggywiggy/note/c-42296837?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2knfuc

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Doug Langley's avatar

I hate how substack clips pictures.

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Hops: 86/47 or bust's avatar

nice. for some reason that reminds me of new york in the 1960s, which makes me quite moody.

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ziggywiggy's avatar

Then I did a good job. Thank you. Sorry about the moody.

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Hops: 86/47 or bust's avatar

Moody is good.

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goCatgo's avatar

Nice!

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Toomush Expectashuns's avatar

These are nice photos, zig!...

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SkeptiKC's avatar

You are truly an artist, ZW. You capture so MUCH in just one still.

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Shrieking Harpy's avatar

Yes!

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ziggywiggy's avatar

Thank you Skepti, you don't know how much I appreciate your support of my photography as art.

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SkeptiKC's avatar

As I've noted before Annie Leibovitz has some serious competition.

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

I agree.

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Award Winning

That is all.

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ziggywiggy's avatar

Thanks Chicken! How are you doing my friend?

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

Ah ziggy, you are so welcome, you have the eye you know.

I am LOVING the new super charged Movie Nite Posts!

This is big, my friend, and the start of something beautiful.

As they say, do what you love, the rest will follow.

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Sorry you had a bad weekend but happy you are here now!

I am having fun writing the new movie posts. Once I get the hook that will be the heart of it, usually by Wednesday, it all just flows really easy. Then I do some research, find some links and reread it a million times and tweak it, then have a friend proofread. Finally I put it all together and schedule it by Friday night. I have some big ideas for movie nights beyond Wonkette. I am grabbing this opportunity with both hands.

You have been there from the beginning, you were the seed for WMN, thank you my most awesome quirky sidekick and nun with a ruler that she is not afraid to use!

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

Oh my, ziggy! *blushes*

The Talent was *you* all along ziggy.

I saw it, well no, it ROARED at me when I saw your first NYC pics.

I see nothing but bigger things for you going forward.

The Movie Night is ...well I see it going beyond here,,,easy.

You will need a COSTUME.

I mean I see money and more than that...

you're carving out your place as

THE Photographer of Washington Heights

I'm so very proud of you!

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Chicken ate my Ballot's avatar

Apologies...for random thoughts...

ziggy makes my mind buss

and this morning that looks kinda borky

@.0

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