This, That and the other thingamig.

1. Stop Making Employees Turn on their Cameras at Work.
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2.) On Linked In - I saw this...which I can't find, but it said - "Be kind. It's more important to be kind to others than to be right. To see their needs, and help them."

It also had a post on how leaders - delegate, listen, encourage, and mentor. Bosses - micromanage, criticize, talk, and direct.

3). Andor is excellent. Four episodes in and I'm impressed. They have Stellan Skarsgard, Diego Luna, and Fiona Shaw.

The production scale is on line with the better films within the series.
It reminds me a little of Rogue One - which is the film that it is a prequel/spin-off from. Personally, I rank the Star Wars films, Empire, Star Wars, Rogue One, Return, Force, Last Jedi, Rise, Solo, the prequels.

It's about a man who is hunting for his sister, but he runs into trouble doing so - and ends up with the Empire pursuing him. Somewhere along the way he gets drafted by Stellan Skarsgard to help with a big heist...and we go from there.

The cast is excellent, the writing is excellent, and so is the production.

It is by far the best thing I've seen done in the Star Wars franchise since maybe Rogue One? Or Force Awakens?

4) Chidi saw Wakanda Forever a week or so ago. I asked him about it a week or so ago, I think. It was before he took off for the holiday at any rate.

Chidi: Eh, it was okay.
Me: Didn't you see it in 4D?
Chidi: Yup.
Me: What is 4D?
Chidi: you get sprinkled with water, smell things, and your chair moves around...you basically feel everything in the movie.
Me: So, an amusement park ride?
Chidi: Yeah..but frankly, if I'd not seen it 4D, I'd have gone to sleep. It kept me amused. These superhero films are all alike.
Me: And yet you loved Top Gun.

[Sorry couldn't resist. From my perspective, all Tom Cruise films are alike.]

Chidi is a film snob. And why is it all film snobs love gory horror flicks?
Wales is the same way.

I've yet to meet a film snob who isn't into horror flicks. Specifically gory slasher and torture flicks.

I wonder about humanity some times.

I plan on seeing Wakanda Forever with movie buddy tomorrow. (Note not Wales - that would be horrific. Wales can't handle loud noises. She was jumpy during TAR. She would drive me nuts during Wakanda Forever - I wouldn't be able to watch the movie.) When seeing a movie - it is very important to pick the right person to see it with. Unfortunately, we don't have our pick of movie theaters. UA Court Street closed down without warning a week ago.
I remember when it went up - there were petitions from the entitled white folks living in Brooklyn Heights against it - they were afraid it would bring in the wrong element. Wales and I argued and scoffed at them. Movie buddy, Wales, and I all loved the theater. Was it perfect? No. But it was fun to watch action flicks in - people shouted at the screen, applauded, and you had a nice diverse group. It was mainly a Black Theater, in that Black Americans came by the busload to see films there, and often went there after shopping downtown Brooklyn. The gentrification of Brooklyn is slowly pushing them further East and North.

The pandemic is probably the reason it closed. Shame. Of the two, I'd have rather kept Court over Cobble Hill, but Cobble Hill is a small art house theater, and not as pricey to maintain, so survived.

Anyhow, suffice it to say - we will not be seeing the film in either 3D or 4D. I want to see a movie, not go on an amusement park ride. If I wanted an amusement park ride - I'd go to an amusement park. Also I don't particularly want to be beaten up by my chair during a superhero film. The friend who saw Rise of Skywalker in 4D (among the first to made for that - which by the way explains my issues with Rise of Skywalker), said she didn't particularly like being beaten up by her chair during the movie. Some people do. People are weird. I'm convinced Chidi has some form of ADHD, he cannot focus on things - he has to constantly jump about.

5. Mathew Perry's Memoir...I think it's called Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. Not positive. Been listening to it on audible - which I heartily recommend. It's like having a one-sided conversation or listening to someone tell you their story - with all the rambling and nonconsecutive jumping around that happens when people do that. I'm not sure it works reading it - though. He's a good writer, he just needs a good editor. I'm not sure they exist in publishing houses any longer. You kind of have to hunt them down in the wild, hog tie them, and convince them to work for you at a hefty fee.

Anyhow, what hits me about it - is how the man drank or did opioids pretty much all the time. ( Read more... )