NP - This Xmas Season's Movies

[Allan Balliett]

 Caught "Frank and Lola" in stream the other night. enjoyed it very much. A
> perfect film for tv. I remain actively intrigued by Michael Shannon's
> characters (and admire him all the more for his brutal verbal attacks on
> supporters of "the Orange Man")
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> I would  like to see "Nocturnal Animals " (Shannon in a supporting role.)
> so much I almost bought a ticket to "They Live by Night."
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> Allan in WV who is reading Dale Pendell's "Pharmakidynamis"  and "Bear" in
> his spare time
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM Allan Balliett <allan.balliett at gmail.com>
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> Re: Manchester by the Sea.
> while it qualified for my highest accolade (I didn't leave the auditorium
> to pee even once even though I was in an Alamo theater) I was so perplexed
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> But i sure enjoyed Casey on SNL the other night!!
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> Looking forward to the new tv Sherlock next week!
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> Allan in WV
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:38 AM kelber at mindspring.com <
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> The trailer certainly makes it look like a by-the-numbers guy-weepy (ya
> know, like Shawshank Redemption). Is it drastically different from what's
> shown in the previews? I stay far, far away from weepies of any variety.
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> Laura
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> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
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> Jim Frame <jbframe at aol.com> wrote:
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> Not everyone liked it.
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> From: Joe Allonby <joeallonby at gmail.com>
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> To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
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> Cc: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
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> Sent: Wed, Dec 28, 2016 2:31 am
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> Subject: Re: NP - This Xmas Season's Movies
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> On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 11:23 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I just saw Manchester by the Sea.  It is a finely-crafted tale that jerked
> many tears from this sap.  Beside the great acting, its best feature is the
> telling of its story via seamless meshing of past with present.  This
> meshing makes us quickly love and care for all the characters presented,
> but especially for the main one, a deeply broken man who always soldiers on
> through his great pain.  Highly recommended.
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> The film's title is a misleading irony.  It is a spoof.  This ain't
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