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  1. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    That film traumatized the heck out of me as a little kid, but leaving that aside for the moment, I watched it again just recently with my daughter. It's not a good movie, but it's fascinating in a number of ways. It is indeed a prime example of a mid-fifties ancient world epic made to combat...
  2. Doctor Strange

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    As a Deadhead since 1975, Hunter's death hit me harder than I expected. Though I stopped going to shows way back in 1993, I still listen to the music all the time: these words have been a part of me for decades. People don't realize that Hunter's lyrics were and are as important to the Dead's...
  3. Doctor Strange

    He Chose the Wrong Woman

    There's no problem here, FF. As we discussed in those posts you referenced, An American in Paris is a MGM musical... and thus a FANTASY in every regard. Love at first sight is par for the course. If you believe the rest of the film, you'll believe the love story too! But I'm not...
  4. Doctor Strange

    Akubra Overload

    Zombie_61, I seem to recall that there was a special order run of Bluegrass Green Campdrafts with the shorter brims made a while back, perhaps shortly before you joined? It was instigated by some folks here once they managed to come up with enough orders for the factory to do it - a "Fedora...
  5. Doctor Strange

    Akubra Overload

    A couple of my Akubras have the reddish-gold liners - vintage-2007 Stylemaster and vintage-2015 Campdraft - but the others have the standard white ones. They're all the standard Imperial felt. I don't think we've ever seen a consistent pattern (in terms of product line or manufacturing era...
  7. Doctor Strange

    Buco A-2 jacket

    It's not an A-2 jacket, it's a civilian A-2 style jacket very similar to the old Schott 674. I won't guess how old it is, but for what it's worth, these sorts of jackets were popular for decades. (I bought a brand new Schott 674 in 1984.) Hopefully, one of our Buco experts will know more...
  8. Doctor Strange

    Best A-2 goatskin I've seen so far anywhere.

    Heck, the What Price Glory goatskin A-2 is surprisingly nice for just $155: http://onlinemilitaria.com/products/6787-US-A-2-LEATHER-FLIGHT-JACKET-2018-RUN/
  9. Doctor Strange

    Gibson Barnes a-2 jacket

    G&B jackets are well made for their price, but they should never appear in the same sentence with "slim military fit"! My vintage-2001 Civil A-2 has had the most wear of all my leather jackets BY FAR, and it's held up splendidly. Aside from some fading to the gray undercoat on the...
  10. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    They really had no idea how to light the sets in the first season of TNG, everything is too bright and garish. There's too much use of wide angle lenses and the actors look terrible. And those hotel-lobby set designs are so blah. By the second season they did better with the lighting and...
  11. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Fading, I must take issue with your characterization of the original Star Trek! There was nothing "slapdash" about it, at least not until its budget was decimated in the third season to hasten its demise. It was the most expensive series on TV at the time it was made. Compare it to any other...
  13. Doctor Strange

    Labor Day, seasonal hat change?

    I generally swap out my hats around 9/15 and 5/15, the old Felt Hat Day and Straw Hat Day. Anybody can follow the modern "rules" for Memorial Day and Labor Day, but as a dedicated hat guy I prefer to follow the classic, nigh-forgotten tradition. That said, weather and comfort is an issue and...
  14. Doctor Strange

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I started watching the new Amazon series The Boys. (What a terrible title!) A very dark take on superheroes with echoes of aspects of Watchmen, Kingdom Come, The Dark Knight Returns, The Incredibles, etc. Set in an alternate present, in a world loaded with superheroes, most of whom are...
  15. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    On HBO, Can You Ever Forgive Me? An interesting true-story tale about forging letters from literary figures and selling them to collectors. Features an excellent, completely serious lead performance by Melissa McCarthy and an entertaining supporting performance by Richard E. Grant. On...
  16. Doctor Strange

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Panamas are great... but I've now also worn an Akubra Cattleman through a dozen summers. Yeah, it's made of felt, but with no lining, a light color, and several ventilation grommets, I find that it's no hotter than a straw hat, and it provides outstanding sun protection. I mean, you're going...
  17. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Yes, I have noticed, and I appreciate it. Your reviews are always a pleasure to read. But this one surprised me, because I've considered An American In Paris an unassailable masterpiece, a high-water-mark of Hollywood in its prime, for fifty years. It's been so long since I looked at any...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Nope. I'm way behind in my viewing - I've got long-term houseguests and I'm not sole master of TV decisions. Not that either of those series looks something that I'd rush to check out. Too much media!
  20. Doctor Strange

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Made a second run through both seasons of Fleabag, this time with my (adult) daughter. I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, but I think it's brilliant and totally deserves its pile of Emmy nominations.
  21. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    An American In Paris is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, M-G-M musicals. But it's a total backlot fantasy, never intended to be anywhere near reality, and I don't know why you'd even approach reviewing it from that standpoint. You don't watch an M-G-M musical to believe it, just to...
  22. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Favourite. This was one of the best films of last year? It didn't work for me at all, and I'm usually a sucker for any royal court drama. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I've hated all the other films Yorgos Lantimos has directed that I've seen. The intrusive technique (fisheye...
  23. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Aquaman. Too long, incomprehensible plot that seems to be making itself up as it goes, continuous psychedelic CGI overkill, bad performances from good actors (Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Willem Defoe)... but still kind of enjoyable. I liked Jason Mamoa's performance much more here than in...

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