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I tried to watch The Bear when it first appeared on the scene. For some reason, I couldn't finish Season 1. I may have to revisit it and give it another chance. The Last Showgirl is barely an hour. It's a quick, small story.

An interesting small movie with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore. It's a movie about friendship and a highly-charged sensitive subject. Can't imagine it plans on making a ton of money. It doesn't seem to be your typical Almodóvar movie. The cinematography is outstanding. I wish more movies were shot like this. There is one major hole in the story. If more people see it, maybe we can discuss that here.

That only works up to a point. I have caller I.D. too, and boy do I use it. However, a lot of heath care providers are calling from a cell phone these days, and you can't predict how that number will appear on the cell's screen. There is often no name attached. The last thing I want to do is miss a call from one of my doctors or their assistants. I also can't afford to miss a call from a government agency or a goddamned insurance company. Wait until you need someone, and you have to sit on hold for over an hour before they pick up. Pure torture. There is no easy, simple answer anymore because this issue inevitably is about time and money. Most of us realists know that many guys in the biz don't take the business seriously at all. They're in it for a minute, or completely on their own terms. They don't care about a customer. They don't want to spend one minute more on the business than they have to. They just want extra money, and they want it easy, as little effort or investment as possible. I prefer the privacy and convenience of email, but that is growing more and more complicated. Not only do you need an internet connection, you have to create an account. Many of the popular services are now requiring I.D. confirmation, which makes it difficult to create an alias account. It's also an extra step. With the end of privacy, and respect for it, and the growing cost of internet hosting ads, it's difficult to imagine where this business is headed.

I've been watching some YouTube Anora interviews post Oscars. There are some good ones with Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, and Mark Eydelshteyn. Much to my surprise, Mark can barely speak English. I thought he was faking it in the movie, but his English is pretty iffy. Also, much to my surprise, he sent Sean Baker his audition tape and he filmed it in the nude. He said he knew there would be sex scenes, so before being asked, he decided to do the entire audition tape in the nude. Sean was a bit surprised by this, but then Mark got cast. So it worked. There are a few still shots on the internet from Mark's nude scene. It looks like he's quite hung for a small, skinny guy, and most likely uncut. Too bad Sean didn't insist on full frontal. I'm sure Mark would have been OK with it. Also, Mark said the naked flip was his idea. He had asked Sean if he could try it, and Sean liked it. It's also fun to see how different Mikey Madison is in real life. I was certain she was from Brooklyn after seeing the movie, but she's an L.A. native. She had vocal coaching for the Brighton Beach accent, and she got it down pitch perfect. She also trained for a month on pole dancing. It is amazing how well she did. She bought a pole on the internet and had her father install it in her home. I love hearing about how the soup was made.

I know almost nothing about Reddit. Links have come up in some searches, and I read what is there, but nothing so far has struck me as special, and I didn't enjoy the user-interface. The only social media I use is YouTube. I've completely learned how to sew on YouTube during Covid, and I absolutely love it. For sex talk, I like this board and lpsg. Lively discussion about handsome men on both. (Edit) I meant to add, lpsg often offers photos or links that no other site seems to have. I have no clue how they get away with that.

Exactly what I was talking about. I was tardy on Downton, too. For awhile there, you couldn't go anywhere in NYC and not find people talking about it. Even at the grocery counters. I had to pull myself away from all the chatter. Luckily, Matthew's death knocked me out of my seat. I could not believe his agent allowed him to do that, although in retrospect, it was a terrific event in the show.

The Diplomat is a high quality show for sure. I saw The Americans, and I thought Keri Russell was terrific. She's also great in The Diplomat, but I had a hard time buying Rufus Sewell as her husband. I did not like Sewell in this part. I thought they lacked chemistry. I also hated other casting choices in this show. I didn't buy Ato Essandoh. I thought he was terribly miscast and annoying as all hell. I hated T'Nia Miller and her whole escapade with Sewell. Made my skin scrawl. I had to stop watching. I'm glad other people can look past these things. Bad casting decisions always seem to rub me wrong. I know casting is not easy. I felt this show deserved better choices.

I had a difficult time watching this one. I tried and tried, but the first-person POV really drove me crazy. The subject is tough, an abusive reform school in 1960's Florida. I'm not sure I can finish it.

Interesting little film. Another Coppola director, named Gia. Interesting that Pamela's agent turned it down first without telling her. The story was a play first, but never got produced. I always suspected that Pamela Anderson had some acting talent. This story gives her a few things to chew on. Jamie Lee Curtis is scary good. Scary good from head to toe.

I read the show was very expensive to shoot. Season 2 was so bad, perhaps they knew the end was near, and everyone threw in the towel. I imagine actors and crew get a sense about failing momentum. It sure ended up being a serious turkey.

@EVdude Thanks for the Marie Claire link. Sadly, it didn't reveal much. When it comes to sex scenes in film, no one ever wants to reveal more than they have to in Hollywood. I get the desire to keep the plates up in the air. Without too much reveal, audiences get to speculate, and that feeds endless dialogue. Given that the two characters eventually end up in a physical fight, I thought the sex scene was a missed opportunity to exploit something deeper, more intimate in their relationship's past. It would have made perfect sense. These two guys were hot and very competitive. I instantly saw them experimenting when perhaps they were in college. I don't exactly remember the details of their story.

Narcissistic entitlement. "Mind your own damn business" doesn't work in America anymore. Social media is all about transparency. God help us all.

If someone hasn't seen a popular show, the last thing they should do is visit the internet to read about it. Many people love to spoil surprises for others, and there is no controlling that. Since I see so many things first in my circle, I often remind friends not to read about something on the internet, unless they want to kill a mystery before watching. Leo Woodall does have a full face. Some people might see that as puffy. He was only 24 when he shot White Lotus Season 2, and now he's 28. Faces can still change in the early 20's. I haven't seen Prime Target.

Not so fast. I didn't know any Russian oligarchs but I knew a few people from my early 20's who made very stupid, reckless decisions that affected the rest of their lives. I think there are lots of people around who can relate. I'm curious to see how Anora does now that it won best picture. A lot of people have not seen the film yet.

OMG, they both made my heart flutter when they removed the clothing. I wish Mike White would have gone further with their background story. Why couldn't they have played with homo sex in their past? They were perfect characters for a little drunk experimentation. When Theo hired the hookers, I wanted so badly for him to invite Will to the couch, in a nod to "like old times," to rekindle the bi-play they once had together. Not only would that have been hot, hot, hot, it would have driven us gay watchers absolutely into delirium. LOL I don't know what that means, but I'm happy to agree. Yes, Lochlan was sitting between the two ladyboys, and he said to his mother, "This is what it looks like before a Tsunami." Yes, all the analysts on YouTube are suggesting that Lochlan is searching for his sexual identity. Does Mike White dare to go Trans in this season with Lochlan? He had the balls to mention you-know-who in Ep 3, so why not push the Trans button? It didn't help Emelia Perez, but that's mostly because the movie's star went bonko on social media, and most Trans folk hated the film. I recently spoke to a friend who is very active in social media, and he asked me if I was watching White Lotus. After I said yes, he confirmed that everyone is complaining about Season 3, repeating a lot of points being made here. Unless the shit hits the fan soon, Mike White may disappoint a lot of fans.

Ep 3 was so boring. The scene of them giving up their tech equipment was so fake. Who on earth would go to dinner with Greg/Gary a second time? There isn't enough sexual tension for my liking. When Mike White decided on the spirituality theme, after so much sex in Season 1 & 2, that was a mistake. Season 3 is meandering with very little suspense or interesting mystery.

The dumbest, most stupidest thing he could have done. And that's what the provider deserves for being so stupid.

And nobody could believe that Julia Roberts could play a Sunset Blvd hooker. Movies have been around for a very long time now, and most stories have been done over and over again. It's not easy to find perfect plot devices. Hollywood often lacks imagination. I see your point, because I found the wedding rush a bit hard to swallow. But the character was young, clearly impressed with the wealth, and she was having fun with her spoiled boy toy. It was a perfect storm of sex work that could lead to crazy behavior. I decided to go along for the ride, and see what happens. Yes, the ending was an unexpected dose of reality, a decision I thoroughly enjoyed, because it made her character more human than ever. You needed the hysteria to get there, and they successfully created that.

On closer look, he looks as though he's had his lips pumped. Possibly other stuff, too. You can't know until you know, but so many people, including gay men, are messing with their faces these days. It's a look that totally turns me off once I know or suspect. Cosmetic tinkering with one's face just screams body dysmorphic disorder, and I don't find that illness attractive or sexy. I hope this isn't the case with luca.

Let's not forget, YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association. I don't know the film, but I assume it's porn. How on earth did they get permission to shoot at the Y? Somebody had to know someone somewhere. This is not something that could occur today. How I often miss the 70's and 80's.

If true, I wonder what Oasis Day Spa thinks of this. I know lawyers are expensive, but this seems ripe for the courts.

I finally saw this last night. I found the story fascinating and heartbreaking. I enjoyed this more than Oppenheimer. I did not fall asleep on this one. It's the kind of movie that wins Oscars. I thought Adrien Brody's performance was amazing. During the hooker scene, I had wondered a few things. Why were his pants pulled up so tight and so close to his junk? That didn't seem right or believable with a handjob in action. I also wondered if he let the actress pull on his own junk? That would be so "method." I was surprised the film was not a true story. It sure did feel like one. The fact that it is fiction, the length of the film seems completely indulgent.

He's got a beautiful uncut cock. His erection is very impressive. Handsome guy, too. Love the armpit photo. His ad says he's experienced at massage, but nothing about being pro. Still, who wouldn't enjoy seeing him naked?

That pool looks to me like it's the West Side YMCA at 63rd St. In the 70's and 80's, that Y location was the most notorious. I think that location has 2 pools. Not sure if the tiling still exists today, but it could.