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Quote from: LennG on April 30, 2017, 12:42:37 PM
Ed

Don't get me wrong here, I wasn't trying to make light of the time and problems. We all know about the 2 sets of bathrooms, the back of the bus and many problems we probably never even thought of. BUT, I just found that they over did some of the 'facts'. As I said, I did some research and if you want to see a great interview with Ms Johnson, go to YouTube and put her name in. You will see she admits that some of what was portrayed 9in the movie was, well, not very accurate. AGAIN, not making light of any civil rights problems.

That was my only fault to a very good movie.

I spent some time working in Atlanta and Texas and that was in the 80's and 90's. I can't tell you how many times I heard someone make a comment off to the side about Yankee Jews and Niggers. I can imagine what went on in the workplace in the south before the Civil Rights Movement. I don't think they overdid it at all but I think they softened it. That's just my perspective. I certainly understand how it may have distracted you from what you enjoyed about the movie. You make a good point.

I liked that movie a lot. Lenn, I'm sure they took liberties in the script but think of where the setting was. You grew up in NY. Much different down there in that decade. Now they just whisper.


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Quote from: gregf on April 26, 2017, 07:36:49 PM
Great stuff!  Thanks so much!  Pat's response about not putting a rookie at OT was a fresh perspective. I really like her reasons why a pass catching TE will help the offense.

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Yes Greg, that Eli window is making this year and next year look like must win seasons. I suspect that an OT will be picked up before the third round otherwise it becomes a question of Cap space in the FA Market. I would hope any OT picked would be a starter in 2018.

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Just a heads up. We're going to post this everyday on a new thread so it hits our Twitter Feed. Please bear with the duplication but it's the best way to get it out there for Ceri, and for the site. 

Thank you.

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Quote from: LennG on April 22, 2017, 12:56:45 PM
Last night we watched an interesting movie, "The Founder" starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the supposedly founder of McDonald s.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4276820/

This is the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. It details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The film also stars Laura Dern as Ray Kroc's first wife Ethel;

My take, I found the movie pretty good. Can't say exactly how true to detail it was, but I did learn a lot about Kroc and how he became the head honcho of McDonald's. Micheal Keaton was excellent in this role. I really thought it was Oscar worthy. One thing I did learn was that Kroc was not a very nice man overall, as many become once power and money enter their lives. I see that this movie wasn't a huge box office success, but I would recommend it. Obviously this movie didn't appeal to kids and teens, but it could be a decent enough family movie, but I would say it is more of an adult type movie.

see it just for the extraordinary performance by Keaton.

I saw this movie. Very good and Linda liked it more than I did.


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Thanks for putting in the time slots, Rich.


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Edit by Rich:

Here are the times Ceri talks about the various positions:

Offensive line 4:25
Tight Ends  12:07
Defensive Tackle 23:55
Defensive End/Edge Rusher 36:16
Lineback 48:45
Defensive Backs 1:00:00
Quarterbacks 1:11:00
Running Backs 1:16:30
Wide Receiver 1:29:15
Ceri's picks for the Giants 1:34:23

Quote from: jimv on April 15, 2017, 11:23:35 PM
This evening I watched "U.S.S. Indianapolis,,,"  I knew about the tragic story of the ship & its crew but not the details.  I'm not  a fan of Nicolas Cage who's the star but he did OK.  The true story is compelling.   And, not knowing the entire story, the ending was shocking to me.  I recommend it.

How can a ship be out of touch with communications for four days?


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Quote from: LennG on April 08, 2017, 12:03:36 PM
Last night we watched a very interesting movie, "Lion" starring an entire Indian cast except for  Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara and a couple of other sort of unknowns. As I said, it was a very interesting movie, that I am still wondering about.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/

It is an Australian made movie about a 5 year old Indian boy who goes off with his brother and gets lost on a train that takes him 1500 miles away from home. Thru a series of events he goes to an orphanage and is adopted by Kidman and husband in Australia. He grows up and 25 years later, and after some prodding, he wants to find his family in India. BTW it is a true story.

Myself, I found the movie a bit boring at the beginning, but it does pick up steam in the second half. You have to understand there is NO action, no fights, nothing being blown up, just a sort of human interest story that sort of grabs you and doesn't let go. In the end, I liked it and my DW more than me. It is a bit slow and sort of depressing in parts, but if you hand in there you will be rewarded with a real heartwarming movie.

I would recommend this movie to all, but young children just will not understand what is going on. It is suitable for older children and up. A good watch especially for adults.

PS  It is named Lion as that is what the main characters name translates to.

I saw this too. I enjoyed it and yes it is slow moving.

Thanks for the feedback, Greg! Much appreciated.


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Thanks to Bob, Brian and Rich for doing a great job preparing and covering the topics. It's was Bob's first time with us and he was terrific! Sometimes I throw questions out there on the fly and these guys know their Giants and their football.


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