Brewmaster_Andy (Level 14)

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General Discussion » Trailer - The Great Gatsby

@litrock: Yeah, agreed on that point. I'm looking more on a superficial level in terms of what the arguments have been. People have decried Luhrmann for no real reason. Gatsby should be flashy, as long as that flash is backed up by the in-depth character arcs that the story demands. Gatsby is one of my favorite novels to teach so I hope he does it justice.
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General Discussion » Trailer - The Great Gatsby

@litrock: People bashing it clearly half-remember the story from high school. It's a story about lavish excess at every turn - who knows excess better than Luhrmann?
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General Discussion » Trailer - The Great Gatsby

The new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby was released today. This 3D take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic looks to be a flashy, modernist take on the source material. There's a lot of potential riding on the cast of this adaptation, and I am excited to see more. 
   
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General Discussion » Aaron Sorkin to write the Steve Jobs film

@gangly: Go figure there are two Jobs flicks. Deep Impact/Armageddon but with more turtlenecks!
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Red State » Red State - Its been a year. Whats you final verdict of the film?

A surprising turn by Smith, competently directed action, a fascinating performance by Parks, and some loud, Heat-esque gun sounds. 
 
I enjoyed it.
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Off-Topic » Giant Beercast - Ep. 1 featuring Joey Fameli of Screened Fame!

I have updated the podcast hosting - this is its new permanent home :)

The downloads are free with an option for donation to help keep us beer-fueled - enjoy, share, and spread the word!

http://giantbeercast.bandcamp.com/

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Off-Topic » Giant Beercast - Ep. 1 featuring Joey Fameli of Screened Fame!

@heatDrive88: Sam Adams is really hit or miss. Their Boston Lager is pretty good but a lot of their other styles are forgettable. If you want a good example of U.S. craft beer, Dogfish Head is one of the better examples - they are a bit bigger than most craft breweries but are a much finer grade product than the stuff that S.A. puts out.
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Off-Topic » Giant Beercast - Ep. 1 featuring Joey Fameli of Screened Fame!

Well, it's done! The first episode of The Giant Beercast, the podcast about homebrewing and beer that I am doing with Joey Fameli of Whiskey Media fame is LIVE!

Forgive the quality of this first episode as we get our bearings, but please listen and enjoy! As always, comments are WELCOME!

Thanks!

*UPDATE*

I have updated the podcast hosting - this is its new permanent home :)

The downloads are free with an option for donation to help keep us beer-fueled - enjoy, share, and spread the word!

http://giantbeercast.bandcamp.com/

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Off-Topic » New Beer/Homebrewing Podcast!

We are recording this week, and I will post an update and new thread when we have it hosted. For now I will likely just host it on Bandcamp until I get things squared away.
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Off-Topic » New Beer/Homebrewing Podcast!

Hey Pups,

Some of you might know me from over on the Giant Bomb forums. Those of you that do, know that I am huge into homebrewing and beer in general. I am starting a new podcast about beer and homebrewing. I'm going to be covering the brewing process, beer styles, and answering questions - plus whatever else I can cook up. If this is something that interests you, please ask away on my Formspring and I will do my best to answer your question on the podcast!

This week I'll be discussing double/extra IPAs, brewing to style, and answering questions!

Thanks!

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General Discussion » John Carter claims a victim

I want to hear the original pitch for John Carter. I understand its history, but was this really a property that Disney thought could become the next Pirates of the Carribean? Was there really enough "built-in" audience familiar enough with the source material to justify the budget?

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General Discussion » Reviews on Screened

@FinalDasa: I see it at the bottom, like it was on the Cabin review. Right after he links to this thread.

FinalDasa!

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General Discussion » Reviews on Screened

@saydella: Good for Mitch. AND YET, he can't write a review very well, and he certainly isn't treating writing for Screened with much care. Why is he copy+pasting his reviews from his blog. More to the point, why are you guys okay with that?

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General Discussion » Reviews on Screened

The Cabin review, for me, was nothing compared to the Dick Clark obituary. The biggest advise review-wise has already been given here - we need to hear the author's voice, and a copy+pasted review as the first review under the "new management" was a terrible, terrible idea. Someone like puts time into his reviews, clearly cares about film, and is doing it all for free. We don't come to this site for headline grabbers or quick updates on showbiz news - we come for in-depth, thoughtful articles and reviews by writers we have come to know as people. Since the change, I haven't seen that. Threads like this are all well and good, but we get the same line from you over and over - "we hear you". Do you? It doesn't seem that way. We are getting absolute travesties like the piece on Dick Clark. We are not here for showbiz tweets. This is not Twitter. This is a website founded on writing and community interaction, and so far there has been very little of either.

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