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Film Discussion => News and Theory => Topic started by: modage on November 17, 2008, 10:10:31 AM

Title: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on November 17, 2008, 10:10:31 AM
This can be a thread for dilemmas.  Here's mine.

December 10.

A Night of Comedy with Zach Galifianakis

OR

Revolutionary Road screening w/Sam Mendes Q&A

i already have tickets to Zach but could unload them if i wanted to go to the screening.  what do i do? 
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: ©brad on November 17, 2008, 10:21:29 AM
do zach, and unload rev road to your good pal cbrad!  :waving:
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on November 17, 2008, 10:22:36 AM
http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=796
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: matt35mm on November 17, 2008, 10:51:07 AM
Definitely Zach.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Ghostboy on November 17, 2008, 12:03:21 PM
Director Q&As are almost always boring and the movie opens soon anyway. Definitely Zack.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: MacGuffin on November 17, 2008, 02:19:25 PM
Do I buy WALL• E at Best Buy and get a free WALL• E Rubik's Cube (:yabbse-thumbup:) or at Target and get a free tree seed pod (:yabbse-thumbdown:)?
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: matt35mm on November 17, 2008, 04:22:38 PM
Is that a serious dilemma or are you just FUCKING WITH US AGAIN, Mac??
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Post by: RegularKarate on November 17, 2008, 05:51:10 PM
If you don't see Zach, you're not allowed to complain about how you made a giant mistake.
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Post by: Ravi on November 17, 2008, 08:26:36 PM
I pick Sophie's Choice.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on December 11, 2008, 12:12:17 PM
i saw Zach last night, Will Arnett showed up.  it was awesome.  this morning i got an email about a Revolutionary Road screening next wednesday and got tickets.  no Sam Mendes though.

tonight my dilemma was

my company christmas party

OR

benjamin button screening
w/spike jonze interviewing david fincher
and likely pitt and co. Q&A

i picked the christmas party.   :yabbse-undecided:
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Gamblour. on December 11, 2008, 12:40:33 PM
Swing and a miss? I would've gone the other way, but only because I work at really lame places.

I have no dilemmas, really.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on April 07, 2009, 11:20:31 AM
Phoenix playing 1 of 2 US shows in NYC. 
AND
Passion Pit playing 2 shows in NYC.

OR

10 Year High School Reunion.
AND
My dad's 80's band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_out_of_5_doctors)'s reunion show.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Sleepless on April 07, 2009, 02:42:53 PM
Always skip the high school reunion.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Pas on April 07, 2009, 03:43:50 PM
Quote from: modage on April 07, 2009, 11:20:31 AM
10 Year High School Reunion.
AND
My dad's 80's band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_out_of_5_doctors)'s reunion show.

easy
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Stefen on April 07, 2009, 04:11:34 PM
The only way you skip your high school reunion is if you never got that football scholarship because you blew your knee out jumping off a roof on spring break.

High school reunions are the best as long as you didn't gain a lot of weight or lose your hair. GO TO YOUR REUNION.

You can get all sloshed and hit on the girls who never gave you the time of day in high school because you had acne and smelled like lunch meat.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on April 23, 2009, 02:09:06 PM
Quote from: modage on April 07, 2009, 11:20:31 AM
Phoenix playing 1 of 2 US shows in NYC. 
AND
Passion Pit playing 2 shows in NYC.
OR
10 Year High School Reunion.
AND
My dad's 80's band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_out_of_5_doctors)'s reunion show.

follow-up.  Phoenix scheduled a whole US tour, incl. a date at a smaller venue in brooklyn (the night before i have to leave town) to which i now have tickets.  so 3 out of 4.  yay.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on April 30, 2009, 12:09:54 PM
Passion Pit is playing a show ON A BOAT in a few weeks here and I got tickets to that too.  So 4 out of 4, dilemma officially resolved.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on December 07, 2010, 04:23:24 PM
December 13

True Grit screening w/Joel & Ethan

or

Somewhere screening w/Sofia

???
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: john on December 07, 2010, 04:44:45 PM
Holy shit! That's a fucking dilemma?

Coen Brothers all the way.

Relative merit of Coppola's films aside, SHE'S FUCKING BORING.


Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: modage on December 07, 2010, 04:58:39 PM
A few extra factors:

Somewhere would be with my gf.  True Grit would be with my boss.

I've met Coens before, never met Sofia. 

True Grit will be released wide on Dec 22, Somewhere will be "limited".  So I'll def be able to see TG in Virginia when I'm home for the holidays but might not be able to see Somewhere till a week later.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Stefen on December 07, 2010, 05:27:14 PM
Easiest decision ever. Somewhere wit your girl. It's a panty dropper movie. The type of flick that will make her feel vulnerable and later that night you can probably talk her into doing things she's never done before. Be careful tho, with the subject matter it may make her want to have a kid.

True Grit is sort of an alpha-male movie and you don't want to see that with your superior. Don't ever see an alpha-male movie with someone who has power over you.

What would have been really interesting is if it was the other way around. True Grit with your girl or Somewhere with your boss. haha, can you imagine? CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: john on December 07, 2010, 06:30:49 PM
Yeah, alright... I'm with Stefen... Somewhere by a margin.  Although, after that explanation, my mental image of Stefan will forever be Jason Patric's character  in Your Friends & Neighbors.

If Maxim still exists, Stefen should totally write for Maxim. Is there an equivalent of Maxim where the writers actually care about good shit? Stefen should write for that.
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Reel on December 07, 2010, 06:37:58 PM
I agree with all of John's post, but come on man TRUE GRIT!
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: 72teeth on December 08, 2010, 02:36:55 PM
yeah, go Grit fo sho
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Pas on December 20, 2010, 06:54:00 AM
Quote from: Stefen on December 07, 2010, 05:27:14 PM
Easiest decision ever. Somewhere wit your girl. It's a panty dropper movie. The type of flick that will make her feel vulnerable and later that night you can probably talk her into doing things she's never done before. Be careful tho, with the subject matter it may make her want to have a kid.

True Grit is sort of an alpha-male movie and you don't want to see that with your superior. Don't ever see an alpha-male movie with someone who has power over you.

What would have been really interesting is if it was the other way around. True Grit with your girl or Somewhere with your boss. haha, can you imagine? CAN YOU IMAGINE?

that post was something else. Right there with John, write somewhere I can buy and store that shit. Or write a fucking book (or John Cusack movie)
Title: Re: Dilemmas
Post by: Reel on November 19, 2017, 04:25:15 PM
I have a ticket to go see John Carpenter perform some of his most well known scores live, I don't know if there will be a visual component or not. The problem is, it starts in about an hour and I'm really sick. There isn't a single bone in my body that wants to go, which should be a testament to how sick I am. This event is like a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Carpenter in the flesh and actually watch him at work, not just introducing a movie and doing a Q&A afterwards. I don't know if he'll be doing this kind of tour again and I don't think he will be with us much longer, but I just feel like complete shit. I don't want to be around people and I especially don't want to pass this on to anyone. It sucks, but I'm just gonna have to take the hit and sit this one out. GODDAMN, it sucks!