That would be quite the project. The number of films mentioned in thread that I have yet to see is considerable. Retirement, or say recovering from leg surgery might be required to carve out that time.

I did have this fantasy that I could catch up on reading or movie watching when I was recovering from foot surgery. Alas, my pain killer fuzzed brain couldn't focus enough. UNFAIR.

I assume this project would include reporting here on what you watch and so forth

The Academy comes to its senses, or at least starts to: [link]

Good.

I would not be surprised if they (as the author surmises) quietly drop the idea later. (Edited because autocorrect is stupid.)

RIP, Burt Reynolds.

Eastbound and down.

Does anyone else remember "Semi-Tough"? if I remember correctly, it's the one that had parodies of various self-help/self-improvement movements. Robert Preston "creepin" around his office ....

RIP, Mr. Reynolds. If you see my mom up there in heaven, say hello, would you? She liked you a lot. So did I.

> Does anyone else remember "Semi-Tough"?

Yep. Read the book too. Lost all respect for anything football-related.

Dispatch from TIFF. The festival so far has been a mixed bag, but an interesting one. The screening I had the most fun in so far was with Steve McQueen's Widows, which is a real barn-burner. It's a heist movie in structure but has all kinds of personal and political complexities adding dimensions to it. The dialog is great and the acting is fantastic. Viola Davis spends a bulk of her screen time holding an adorable puppy, while not losing an ounce of her badassery. It's gonna go over like gangbusters when it opens.

This morning was Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, which is as ravishing as the trailer promised. I don't think it is quite as soul stirring as Moonlight (a tall order) but I liked it very much.

More later when I am not on the phone.

Thanks for the teaser. Enjoy!