All I really came to say is THANK YOU for being a consistent source of delight and laughter, all while conveying interesting and surprising information. Also, I am with you in your delight about EEAAO. What a well-deserved triumph!
Wow, two separate commentable lines of thought in a single post. I will be back. RE: Plutonium and the confluence of durable filmmaking. The 1983 movie Silkwood brings us Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron and Mike Nicholls together in a substantially true story about the perils of ingesting plutonium. Not a bad old movie especially to see the early talent of the three of them borne out for >40 years.
I love how you took such a RANDOM question and made a delightful post about it. Plus, I have a new "hey I read the other day..." about plutonium for future dinner parties/gatherings. Thanks for finding the magic (and humor) in the mundane :)
I thought it was bad when our dog ate six dark chocolate bars that I had purchased for a friend’s 50th -she is still very much alive, though she will probably not make it to 87. Thanks for this delightful post. I hope you try audio again. I really enjoy listening to you read your writing.
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Hi Mike, as always I revel in your enthusiasm and I can honestly say that your occasional tardiness is simply part of your charm. I can't relate to people who always manage to do everyting correctly and on time, they make me feel inadequate. You don't do that.
I love that you loved that film and its story; you almost make me wish I could tolerate being in a cinema. The last time I tried (Men in Black 3), I sat with increasing credulity for no less than 40 minutes being blasted with advertising. And when the film started I found the volume almost painful.
I'll watch this one when/if it hits Netflix, but probably not all at once as my attention span is feeble these days.
Wishing you well, and wondering how you find so many mind-blowing things on t'internet. You must barely sleep.
Kinda new here. Your writing is FUN. EEAaO was definitely worth watching. It is always fun when some piece of art takes a person over (it sounds like you are in that camp). I remember when the LOTR movies starting emerging. The Academy felt Chicago was the indispensible movie that year (hasn't aged well). Eventually, the groundswell of support coronated the later LOTR films. I am a big believer in recency bias. It is fun to see how a given film holds up with time. I think I will watch it again (EEAaO) as I enjoyed how it gets tied together in the end.
Hey Mike, I have a thought for you. We did this exercise this weekend in a roomful of adults who like to go to the movies. Other than Everything Everywhere, what are other movies with that many Oscar awards? Now which one of them would you want to see over and over? Titanic and Ben-Hur beat out Everything Everywhere.
i loved EEAAO so much and love that you’ve written about it with love. How refreshing to see creativity and bonkersness and acting and thought in a movie. The google eyes! my goodness i loved it. and i loved reading your posts about it.
That carved table is...(speechless awe)
NOW I HAVE AN INSATIABLE DESIRE TO TASTE PLUTONIUM AND IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!
Okay, I don't really. Just looking for a reason to type in all caps. But I'm really glad that fellow lived to be 87.
And that table? That truly is amazing....
All I really came to say is THANK YOU for being a consistent source of delight and laughter, all while conveying interesting and surprising information. Also, I am with you in your delight about EEAAO. What a well-deserved triumph!
Wow, two separate commentable lines of thought in a single post. I will be back. RE: Plutonium and the confluence of durable filmmaking. The 1983 movie Silkwood brings us Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron and Mike Nicholls together in a substantially true story about the perils of ingesting plutonium. Not a bad old movie especially to see the early talent of the three of them borne out for >40 years.
I love how you took such a RANDOM question and made a delightful post about it. Plus, I have a new "hey I read the other day..." about plutonium for future dinner parties/gatherings. Thanks for finding the magic (and humor) in the mundane :)
I thought it was bad when our dog ate six dark chocolate bars that I had purchased for a friend’s 50th -she is still very much alive, though she will probably not make it to 87. Thanks for this delightful post. I hope you try audio again. I really enjoy listening to you read your writing.
Hi Mike, as always I revel in your enthusiasm and I can honestly say that your occasional tardiness is simply part of your charm. I can't relate to people who always manage to do everyting correctly and on time, they make me feel inadequate. You don't do that.
I love that you loved that film and its story; you almost make me wish I could tolerate being in a cinema. The last time I tried (Men in Black 3), I sat with increasing credulity for no less than 40 minutes being blasted with advertising. And when the film started I found the volume almost painful.
I'll watch this one when/if it hits Netflix, but probably not all at once as my attention span is feeble these days.
Wishing you well, and wondering how you find so many mind-blowing things on t'internet. You must barely sleep.
Table - that I would dust.
Kinda new here. Your writing is FUN. EEAaO was definitely worth watching. It is always fun when some piece of art takes a person over (it sounds like you are in that camp). I remember when the LOTR movies starting emerging. The Academy felt Chicago was the indispensible movie that year (hasn't aged well). Eventually, the groundswell of support coronated the later LOTR films. I am a big believer in recency bias. It is fun to see how a given film holds up with time. I think I will watch it again (EEAaO) as I enjoyed how it gets tied together in the end.
Hey Mike, I have a thought for you. We did this exercise this weekend in a roomful of adults who like to go to the movies. Other than Everything Everywhere, what are other movies with that many Oscar awards? Now which one of them would you want to see over and over? Titanic and Ben-Hur beat out Everything Everywhere.
i loved EEAAO so much and love that you’ve written about it with love. How refreshing to see creativity and bonkersness and acting and thought in a movie. The google eyes! my goodness i loved it. and i loved reading your posts about it.
Fun and interesting, Mike.
I've watched that speech a few times now, and it makes my eyes water every time.
That beautiful carving to me is a three dimensional glimpse of what it's like to evolve spiritually