Andy Trask

From the Nobel Committee today:

“Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.”

THE WIRE, Season 5

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL (2022) is a delight, about how school CAN be a haven for bookish kids trying to understand a cruel world, but only if you work to keep the bullies out. It’s funny, well-shot, and full of bangers. More children should be revolting.

OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.

Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.

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LEGALLY BLONDE (2001) kind of nails law school, except for the presence of Reese Witherspoon. But the rest of it: the status anxiety, the positioning, the stress, the drab clothing, yeah. That was all real. I feel seen. Or attacked. One of those. #SchoolMovie

KUNG FU PANDA (2008) follows panda and kung-fu fanboy Po as he joins Master Shifu’s dojo and learns a style of kung fu that will save the Valley of Peace and defeat the ambitious Tai Fung. Yes- a dojo is a school. Shut up. And it has a good message about the love of learning. #SchoolMovie

Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score

people have already mentioned SNEAKERs, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and of course ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN as great redford performances, let me recommend THE CANDIDATE, which is really one of the best movies ever made about american politics

THE HISTORY BOYS (2006) follows a group of grammar-school (high school) boys as they prepare for their Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) scholarship interviews. They have to cope with lecherous teachers, results-driven headmasters, and a whole lot of pressure. It’s incisive and funny. #SchoolMovie

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HEATHERS (1989), about a teenaged murder spree disguised as a suicide epidemic, is my daughter’s favorite movie. Its very dark sense of humor masks an earnest wish that we all just get along. The jokes hold up really well, because it was always concerned with punching up, not down. #SchoolMovie

HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE (2001) was a generation’s introduction to fantasy and boarding school. While aspects have aged poorly, the sense of wonder, aided by great actors and Williams’s score, kept kids entranced for a reason. (The anti-fascist message is still good, too.) #SchoolMovie

this is an object lesson in why praising Dems when they do the right thing - and not just castigating them for doing the wrong thing - is good politics for those of us who want them to fight

Van Hollen raised his profile by doing the right thing and the lesson he learned was keep fighting

rewatching THE BIG HEAT and i had forgotten how gotdamn ruthless fritz lang is with this movie

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (2004) follows a the fortunes of a small-town Texas high school football team after their star quarterback is injured. Though eventually overshadowed by its TV spinoff, the film is still good, anchored by great performances by Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Britton. #SchoolMovie

FLIRTING (1991) follows a first love between two boarding-school students: a shy nerd played by Noah Taylor and a young black woman played by Thandiwe Newton. It’s a sweet story, most notable now for introducing audiences to Taylor, Newton, and posh prefect Nicole Kidman. #SchoolMovie

Would not have pegged Junior as a FIREFLY fan.

All of the most successful people I know:

1) Take their work VERY seriously

2) Don't take themselves that seriously at all

Such a great film.

FLATLINERS (1990) follows a group of Chicago medical students as they induce brain death and then revive themselves, bringing back some haunting guilt with them. It’s undeniably goofy, but I have special affection for it because it was filmed on the U of C campus. #SchoolMovie

Amy Heckerling’s FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982), scripted by prodigy Cameron Crowe from his book, is the high-school movie of a generation before mine. But it still rings true, from fast-food jobs to the messiness of teen lust. The older I get, the more I love Mr. Hand’s revenge. #SchoolMovie

Toucan Samuel L Jackson in PULP FICTION.

ELECTION (1999) sets out to illustrate how all of politics is high school writ large, and it does so with sharply-drawn characters. Witherspoon’s Tracy Flick is the standout, but Broderick’s bitter teacher, Klein’s amiable jock, and Campbell’s nihilistic lesbian are all great, too. #SchoolMovie

Checked this with my kids. My daughter says it shows up in DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. Greg’s grandpa says it.

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Forget astrology. Your four favorite films reveal everything 👀

Absolute table stakes for any Dem candidate. If they won't commit to aggressive court reform, either packing or power-stripping, they are unserious and must be removed from consideration

"There is a separation of white people and colored people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it."

- Albert Einstein, 1946

DONNIE DARKO (2001) involves a surrealist take on high school life. It’s got six-foot-tall evil rabbits, high-school politics of Cold War intensity, and zealous commitment to the dance act Sparkle Motion. Next to these, the prophesied end of the world is just one more hassle #SchoolMovie

DO REVENGE (2023) follows a pair of high-school girls out for revenge on the posh prep-school kids who have wronged them. It offers a pair of unhinged performances from its leads, a couple of solid twists, and a message that, no matter how righteous you think you are, you’re somebody’s bad guy too.

If you see this, repost with a vampire that’s not Dracula