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When I think of Richard Linklater I think of Waking Life - which looked very interesting but got all kinds of credit for dialogue that I found incredibly dull and ended up being a rare film which I did not even watch to the end - A Scanner Darkly - same look but quite a bit better - Before Sunrise - which was a lot of lesbians eating pudding.

School of Rock was pretty good. The Newton Boys was forgettable (as was Dazed and Confused for me).

All my monstrous cynicism aside, I actually think Boyhood will probably be pretty good. Looking forward to it.
 
I say Chef in the theater the other day. Truly one of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in awhile.

Couldn't be a more simple, straightforward story. Excellent dialogue, solid performances, compelling characters.

Great stuff all around if you don't need plot twists and surprise endings.

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New series Sensitive Skin starring Kim Cattrall is premiering tonight. It's on HBO Canada here, but I don't think it's actually, like, an HBO show, if that makes any sense. Seems very Canadian. It's a 6 episode first season based on some British thing.

Description reads, "Half hour comedy about a woman going through a midlife crisis."

I am taping it with low expectations.
 
Back to the Future 2 - Every time I watch, I notice something new that the movie actually got right - last time it was the PRS guitar (PRS made it big in the late 90's/early 00's and is now part of the Big Three with Fender and Gibson), and this time it was... Google Glass! Marty's "daughter", played by Michael J. Fox himself, answers a phone call with her glasses that also have a built-in display.

Well played, Hollywood.
 
Haven't seen it. Chicky-poo is getting a lot of love though. People are trying to set up a Jennifer Lawrence versus Shailene Woodley rivalry. I guess they are of comparable age and appearance and get into similar roles. They seem likely to be bumping into each other for a long time to come.

People want it to be a thing.

I myself vote for Shailene Woodley
 
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