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Something had me thinking about Lucky Number Slevin this morning, and then I saw it in a charity store this afternoon so I picked it up and re-watched it. I do think that while it has some flaws, it's vastly underrated and should be much better known than it is. One of those films I wish I could forget watching just so I could experience all the twists and reveal fresh. Josh Harnett as the lead, Bruce Willis as a mysterious world-class assassin, Sir Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman as rival crime bosses, with Lucy Liu and Stanley Tucci fleshing out the supporting cast. Has a nice amount of clever banter and dialogue back and forth, with a tightly written script about mistaken identity and revenge. Slevin: This isn't the first time this has happened, you know. Lindsey: You mean this isn't the first time a crime lord asked you to kill the gay son of a rival gangster to pay off a debt that belongs to a friend whose place you're staying in as a result of losing your job, your apartment, and finding your girlfriend in bed with another guy? Slevin: No, this is the first time THAT happened, but Nick has been painting me into corners since we were kids.

For the callback... io9 - Young Sherlock Holmes was Harry Potter before Harry Potter

On occasion, you do have to go there...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2pAslx5az8 For those who enjoy their country... just how many faces did you recognise?

Hm, so Villeneuve is saying he's going to be adapting Dune over at least two, potentially more films.

What I quite liked was that when Putin was asked about Russian involvement with the nerve agent assassination in Salisbury... His comment was not "As if Russia would do this" but rather, "As if Russia would do this before a Presidential election and the World Cup."

Heh, for the random interest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8rCtzKA9tQ&feature=youtu.be

That was good, but there's something about her gulp it down, suddenly assume a ladylike pose.. pause..then chew with just the hint of a grin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yq9roylH-s

I have to admit, this sounds like what I half expected the film to be like... io9 - Ready Player One is an orgy of nostalgia in all the wrong ways

Well they were going to base that movie on a real historical character. Then as they started shooting they realised the character who fought the English was a slave-holding rapist, and decided "eh, maybe we shouldn't use this guy as a hero, lets just fictionalise him..."

"Oh yeah, internet retail is just killing these big box stores. That's what happened. (Also, just FYI, an equity firm riddled the company with insurmountable debt in a totally reckless business flipping scheme.) The end."