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#361 Re: The Sunset Strip » RIP Olivia Newton John » 222 weeks ago
Yep...if you are unable to stay mainstream across a couple generations/culture shifts, you start slipping through the cracks of time.
OT but it's incredible that GNR is still semi-relevant given the basic inactivity since the early 90s. I mean shit they managed to get multiple songs in some marvel film this year.
It's easier to rediscover music now with all the streaming options thoug.
#362 Re: The Sunset Strip » RIP Olivia Newton John » 222 weeks ago
I was too young to appreciate Olivia Newton John as I was barely alive or old when Grease yet. And when one of these people dies, a small part of you or your childhood dies as well. At least they live on in our memories, or whatever songs or movies that they are in.
#363 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
I’m not saying the search was invalid. I have no idea. But you’re suggesting Trump was going to sell classified information. That is an outrageous claim not based on any evidence. My point was that despite objective evidence of the FBI acting inappropriately, you’re choosing to dismiss any possibility this might be improper, and go a step further by suggesting Trump did this to sell classified information.
You don’t see how outrageous, partisan and conspiracy theory drivel such a claim is?
Ok, I'll own up to that part, speculating about Trump.
I generally dismiss the part about the FBI acting inappropriately/screwing up because generally speaking I have to tendency to believe in the competence of people and in this case, organizations. It has probably happened a few times in the past, but in this case where there is history being made, I tend to think that they must have some hard solid evidence/justification for this. Because this is generally not done.
LOL, there's no way that Garland didn't know this at all. That's a bad excuse. Not even I can buy that.
#364 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
Complain all you want about some conspiracy or left wing bullshit you want. The fact is that no other president has been hit with this Republican or Democrat, ever.
The Justice Department official who oversaw the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified records says there’s simply no comparing the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence to the case against the former secretary of State.
“People sling these cases around to suit their political agenda but every case has to stand on its own circumstances,” said David Laufman, who led the Justice Department’s counterintelligence section until 2018 and is now a partner at the firm Wiggin and Dana.
Laufman has the credentials to judge the severity of these matters. In addition to the Clinton case, he managed the investigation of David Petraeus, the former general and CIA director who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for mishandling classified material. CNN reported that one of the DOJ officials involved in the Trump investigation is his immediate successor.
“For the department to pursue a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago tells me that the quantum and quality of the evidence they were reciting — in a search warrant and affidavit that an FBI agent swore to — was likely so pulverizing in its force as to eviscerate any notion that the search warrant and this investigation is politically motivated,” he said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/0 … s-00050691
I do think they should reveal what the search warrant was for.
#365 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will the next single be something we've heard already? » 222 weeks ago
Jeez, Dave is still blaming Caram.
#366 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
True.
I just think it plays into his hands. It’s better yo have a long drawn out fight that no one cares about. It just seems there’s a push to get him convicted of something so he can’t run again.
I kinda hate this aspect of modern politicizing of the investigate arm of the Justice Dept. I think that is the right term. And it's been going on for years. There could be (and probably most of them are) a legitimate investigation of some wrongdoing and it's gets drowned out by "it's a witch hunt" or defund the FBI or whatever bullshit gets thrown it.
And it's wrong to me. Because generally the FBI doesn't fuck around when it comes to stuff like it.
#367 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 222 weeks ago
The Rainmaker - This is now my favorite Grisham movie. Great from start to finish...and I wasn't expecting it to be a borderline comedy. Devito was amazing in this. Easily one of his best roles.
I need to watch this one. It's one of the few Grisham's I haven't seen.
Walking The Edge--could have been great. Instead it's just good. Early 80s explotation film set in LA. Has a 70s "feel" outside of the soundtrack. Generic plot. But you're watching it Robert Forester's performance anyway. And he's great in it. It just this lull in the middle before it hits the finish where it drags down the movie.
The Last Days of Disco. 90s movie Beckinsale did before she became a superstar. I'd seen this once a few years ago. On second viewing, this is really funny. I liked Chloe Sevigny more than Beckinsale though. It's got some Woody Allenish qualities to it. But it deals with shallow post college preppies in the early 80s where Allen's films seem to deal with older characters. Not for everyone, as his (Whit Stillman's films) films are dialogue heavy.
Bullet Train: I went to the theater for the first time in years to see this. And it was pretty fun. Not realistic so it's definitely a shut off your brain film. You go in there, have fun and waste 2 hours and avoid the sun and just relax. Summer film which delivers on that front. Can't complain. I liked the film adaption of the novel better than the novel itself which is rare. They streamlined a lot of the plots which was nice
Up in the Air: speaking of George Clooney, this one is great on rewatch. I think it's more appropriate now than when I saw it whenever it was released. I think Clooney works best as some smart aleck, suave kind of leading man role (ie Ocean's 11 stuff) like he does here. I don't really buy him in any other type of role when he plays a lead. Anyway, the film is about how empty his life is and how he tries to fill it by nabbing frequent flyer miles (kinda obsolete now). Anna Kendrick almost steals the film from him as she is great and my favorite character in the film. She's human and shows emotion unlike the Clooney character.
#368 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
I have no idea what they are playing at, but I do know raiding the house of a former President for some bullshit stuff that is probably not even illegal, is not normal. You didn't see that in America. You don't see it in Europe. You see it in places like Mexico and Brazil.
LOL, you need to do some research. He's just a normal citzen . He is not immune to prosecution just because he was a president.
They could have subpoenaed him, or did a special investigation. They didn’t. For what they’re after it ties my seem this was worth it. It’ll only fire up his base.
I'm just going to assume that he (Trump) did some really shady shit that forced the FBI/Justice Dept to do this. I mean what's more likely: the FBI is "outta get Trump" or that Trump had sensitive info documents and wanted to sel them.
I think they asked him more than once to return whatever documents and he ignored it or just didn't comply.
#369 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 222 weeks ago
I watched Payback (1999, Mel Gibson) last week on Netflix. I forgot how great this movie was.
Nice gritty action film with a good amount of comedy, as Mel gets payback on a bunch of bad guys, from who he wants to get back his 70k cut they ripped off from him.
This is one of my favorite Gibson films for that reason. I also read the novels that the character was based on. Avoid the Jason Statham movie Parker. They are playing the same character but that one stinks.
#370 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
There could be a lot more to this, of course. He was pretty reckless with classified info. Like he once declassified some secret Iranian missile sites just so he could post them on Twitter.
This is pretty much it. There is no bias or witch hunt to get him. The current FBI director was nominated by Trump and is a Republican.
Apparently he was in possession of some documents with secret/sensitive info and told him to return them a while ago and he probably didn’t return them.
And given his history of being reckless with this stuff, this sounds is why the raid happened.
