
Everything posted by Michael*
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General Celebrity Gossip
After a certain amount of time had elapsed, you'd probably have to say that it wouldn't be too hard for Richardson to present himself as a reformed character and try to get hired again. The question would then be, if he genuinely stopped abusing his position, would he be accepted as a working photographer again, or has enough happened in the past to ensure that he should stay gone.
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Supergirl
On a slightly different note, could anyone clear up whether Lena is aware of Kara's 'secret' identity for me? I was under the impression that she wasn't, but there was a line about Mon El this week that made me do a double take.
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Supergirl
I'm two episodes as well, and appreciating the slower pace so far. They have to keep things fairly accessible to a family audience, but I like the fact that they're dealing with some tricky themes. At the same time though, the show still feels like itself even when it's not having as much fun with the material, which is a neat trick.
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Sara Sampaio
Even within the context of an industry notorious for valuing end product over basic decency, this is pretty shocking. If the editorial was indeed published without Sara's consent and violation of a written "no nudity" agreement, Lui fully deserves to be raked over the coals.
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Marvel's The Punisher
Turns out we don't have long to wait for this to arrive on Netflix, it was confirmed today that all the episodes will be released in the middle of November. The second full trailer just dropped too.
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Marvel's The Punisher
Certainly no bad thing, although the absence of Rosario Dawson from the cast list has disappointed me a bit.
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Supergirl
A fairly low-key opening to S3 I thought, but the overall ambition of the show continues to impress. The opening sequence involving the truck and gatling gun was really nicely done and the entire submarine scene quietly accomplished.
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Black Panther (2018)
The first official trailer is here.
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Football
I'm no great lover of Man City and of course there's a heck of a long way to go this season, but we're probably witnessing some of the most entertaining football of the Premier League era from their current side, right up there with the best of Ferguson and Wenger's teams and possibly even better. Compare and contrast that with watching Jose's United, which at times is like being locked in solitary confinement.
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General Celebrity Gossip
How insane would it be if Hollywood (allegedly the Babylon of the western world) was to demonstrate a stronger ethical code than the GOP, who refused to dump the Donald after his own history of molesting women became too obvious to cover up.
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Football
We could do with an international lucky losers squad for Russia 2018, made up of talented players let down by inferior teammates. Pulisic, Bale, Robben, Vidal, Sanchez and Aubemeyang for starters. Big Jozy and Steven Fletcher as co-captains, obviously.
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Marvel's The Inhumans
Finally got around to watching a bit of it. I wouldn't say it was a trainwreck by any means, just underwhelming and very pedestrian. The dialogue is very stilted, with a lot of the cast sounding too similar in tone and vocabulary, and the script doesn’t really seem to allow for anyone to cut loose or show real character. I did quite like Maximus, but that made me realise how much I was going to struggle with the story, because I couldn't really fault the reasoning for his coup. It's never a good sign when your villain seems more genuine than your heroes.
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Models in Movies
For reasons not altogether clear to me at the time, Alessandra Ambrosio had a 'blink and you'll miss it' cameo in Casino Royale, although there was very little in the way of actual acting required.
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Models in Movies
Her thread here at BZ suggests a career that never really took off, in both modelling and acting. Not sure why though, she strikes me as someone who probably could have done a lot more if she'd wanted it.
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Models in Movies
I vaguely remember hearing that she was pregnant at the time of filming Sin City 2. The kind of thing that happens when you wait nine years between connected films, I guess. Not that I dislike Jamie Chung of course (quite the opposite), but given my ultimate pick for a replacement Miho, I would have gone for Rila Fukushima. Like Devon, she has that taciturn look off to a fine art. Perhaps they could cast her for the third movie in 2023.
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Blade Runner 2049
The critical reception has been off the charts so far, I'm even contemplating going to see it in a crowded cinema.
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Forgot to mention it before, but I really enjoyed this too. Not a perfect film, but a bold, punchy and generally likeable one. The amateurish quality of Spidey's crime-fighting antics is always such fun, and the perfect casting of Tom Holland helps. Thought some of the other additions to the cast fit their roles very well too, despite reservations I had about some of them.
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General Discussion
Thread cleaned. I've said it before and I'll say it again (although to be honest I'm getting a bit sick of having to), personal issues don't belong in the model topics. If you must have such discussions, please do it off the board or via PM. Please also try to be mindful of the thin line between expressing opinions/constructive criticism (which we're okay with) and baiting/bashing (which we’re not okay with). This is not limited to the models featured here, it also includes your fellow members. As always, if anyone has any questions, feel free to message me. For now, let's get back to the topic at hand.
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Football
I suppose you'd have to consider that two points lost after we started the game so positively, but heads didn't drop when we went 2-1 down, which was encouraging to see. All in all, a spirited showing that should buy Grayson some time.
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Football
Being unable to compete with moderate sides like Barnsley, Sheffield United and Ipswich has been hard to take and Grayson's post-match interview on Tuesday evening suggested that he was starting to feel the heat, although I must say, it still gives me some hope that fans of all the other clubs he's managed still seem to hold him in high regard. A move away from this endless cycle of sacking the manager every year is long overdue, it's been proven to fail time and time again and we need to start getting it right.
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Marvel's The Inhumans
Yeah, I can't help wondering if it should perhaps have been put on the backburner when the movie disappeared from Marvel's calendar. As we move into Phases 3 and 4, we'll likely see some of the lesser known characters utilised more, and I'd hate for them to be wasted on unnecessary adaptations. It's not a problem if the stories they're telling are good of course, but if it reaches the point where we're getting an Inhumans for every Daredevil, it might be better to leave certain things alone for the time being and come back to them later.
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