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So being burnt to death is a reward? I would think the instantaneous death a noose offers is a blessing compared to being immolated. Do the marshmallow necklaces and chocolate fezzes make that demise somehow worthwhile?
It seemed as though he cut the onions in such a fine julienne that when they cooked on the underside of the burger they would carmelize within the same time it would take to cook the patt(ies) medium. I would also imagine the onions would fuse to the surface of the beef. I'll have to try it on my own range to see if that's the case. As far as cheeseburgers go, I've always felt it was a superfluous meal. If the ground beef is not too lean (say 80/20), seasoned from the inside, and cooked properly, it shouldn't need cheese or any other condiments. That also brings me to my final point - I don't order burgers medium (or below) in a restaurant and I don't cook them medium or below at home. It's not a steak; you can get sick if ground beef is not cooked all the way through. And don't give Hawthorne any benefit of the doubt that they'd use unadulterated beef. We all saw what Chef and his staff were capable of, serving beef with e Coli would be the least of their sins. She should have ordered it well done.
You really can not appreciate this line in a vacuum. You have to watch the scenes and get to know Sam Stone's character beforehand, but when he learns his wife, Barbara, has been kidnapped and all he has to do is nothing at all to get rid of her, he pours a flute of champagne and says "Bye bye, Barbara," in such a sinister way. I always loved that line, and I laugh out loud every time I rewatch Ruthless People and hear him say it.
Sam Stone in Ruthless People (1986)
How Jordan looked in 1971 or '72 is irrelevant. By 1976 he looked the same age as William Devane, regardless of who's technically older. And crow's feet and jowliness could be congenital - not necessarily a sign of aging. Devane also had a better head of hair in '76 than Jordan, and that would have befitted the character in the hedonistic domed city better.
Since when does "having sex with a lot of women," constitute a 'Me Too' event? It is my understanding that the 'Me Too' Movement serves as an alternative to sexual harassment laws that afford protection to employees in a conventional work environment. Because actresses are not employees in the conventional definition of the term and are hired on a contractual basis, picture-by-picture, there was a gap in the law by which producers/directors/actors and other Hollywood big wigs could abuse actresses. It all came down to power - someone with great power (e.g., Harvey Weinstein) regardless of employer status could abuse that power to coerce aspiring actresses (with no real power of their own) into uncomfortable, sexual situations. So if Mr. Devito had consensual "sex with a lot of women," who cares? If he abused whatever power he has in Hollywood to get these women to sleep with him, that's another story. But I don't think there are any such instances, and any women who did sleep probably did so because they are attracted to him because he is a freaking comedic genius, to say nothing of his dramatic skills when he takes on a serious role.
I think so, but not because of anything related to the plastic surgery machine. It is a sealed, indoor society. Were there any animals, insects in there? If not, there's a chance that the bacterial and viruses that cause STD's simply would not be present. Take HIV/AIDS. Scientists posit Patient Zero was a traveler in Africa who was bitten by a tse tse fly infected with HIV/AIDS in, I believe 1976. I think this gentleman was a homosexual, and when he returned to the United States, HIV/AIDS spread first to the homosexual community through the male partners with whom he had intimate relations. Through bisexuality the disease spread to the heterosexual community. (That and intravenous drug use (dirty needles), blood transfusions, and, of course, a mother passing it onto her unborn child during pregnancy.) In the world of Logan's Run, how would anyone get bitten by a tse tse fly or infected by some other form of microbe. I also wonder if the citizens of Logan's Run were afflicted by everyday illnesses like colds and flus for the same reason.
Must have been 3 tons worth of walnuts to amass the corpulent build Ustinov had in 1976.
I really don't think Devane looked any older than Richard Jordan who played Francis in '76.
I still love Carousel, and there is a mini-documentary on YouTube that showcases just how clever that apparatus was as well as how creative the camera work was for it to appear the way it did to the audience.
Source Code. Starred Jake Gyllenhal, Vera Farmiga, and a very attractive model/actress named Michele (I forgot her last name).
That's the social commentary. If it wasn't for the obsession with true crime documentaries that can be binged on Netflix, HBO Max, etc., the truth would have never been discovered and Mom would have died peacefully of old age. Perhaps the son would discover the footage on the detective series VHS cassettes or the souvenirs in the shoe box when he cleaned out her home after her death, but that would be a long time in the future, and he would likely just destroy the tapes, all evidence, and live out his days with his girlfriend-turned-wife and kids.
I loved those streaks of gray in Stephanie Beacham's hair. I didn't necessarily know that it was dyed to make her look older, but I did think it was very distinguished-looking (usually an adjective reserved for men who gray). But I thought it really worked for her. I also thought that, while she had beautiful, unlined skin in the mid-late '80's, she did fit the part as Monica's mother.
You have to figure that what ended up being the case is the last thing a spouse would wish to accept. Your husband not only cheats on you, it results in a pregnancy and the other woman is none other than your sister. I'm sure Sable (like most wives) was in a state of denial until the evidence became irrefutable. It was a very hard truth to have to accept and I happen to think it was a misstep on The Colby's part to go in this direction. Nonetheless, they did, and having done so, I think Sable was written in a very true-to-life manner as it would relate to women who went through the same thing in reality.
Network was made in 1976.
Clearly that's not the case, and your use of that particular hyperbole is unjustifiably insulting to Barbara Streisand. You're not a fan. Leave it at that. Anything more would suggest she wronged you, a family member of yours, or society, in general. I'm not aware of any such transgressions on Barbara Streisand's part.
I agree with you, saturdaze, but I too wish to be more respectful to Lee Grant. 'Granted,' this role (Lena Foster) was where, at age 14, I discovered this great actress. Thereafter, I rented, or watched on Cable, all of her movies. I even managed to see one or two episodes of her mid-'70's TV series, Faye, which was cancelled prematurely. She looked great in it, and it was a progressive show. My sister found it so funny that as a young teenager I had a crush on a 60-something year old actress, she integrated that story into her speech at my wife and my wedding 16-17 years later.
Not necessarily CGI. More likely they used a miniature.
You totally see Faye Dunaway's nipples in that scene. They were very pointy in 1976. Faye Dunaway was the first actress I ever had a crush on. I had seen her before in things (i.e., Supergirl, Mommie Dearest), but the role that tipped the balance was a decidedly obscure one: Jane Wilkninson in Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner (1985). It was a British made-for-TV movie that I saw in 1990. I then watched every film I could get my hands on that featured Faye Dunaway - and that wasn't easy before the internet. From what I recall, I never saw any Faye Dunaway nudity before or after Network. That was the one flick where we saw any of her charms. And I thought she looked great both in and out of clothes playing Diana Christiansen.
To your point about condoms going out of style after the pill, this is illustrated brilliantly in the movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). William Atherton attempts to have intercourse with Diane Keaton with a condom. She laughs hysterically - she is so habituated to unprotected sex - and proceeds to blow up the condom like a balloon. Yes, she treated it as a '50's joke.