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QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) I'm glad Adolfo isn't on the list. Players shouldn't be on lists unless they've played in college or full season minor league ball. Prove you're a baseball player first, and don't just look good in a uniform. Same for Zangari. I've seen high school kids do really well in Rookie ball, they go to low-A, and are never heard from again. Completely disagree, plus I think that if you asked Sox brass where to rank Adolfo they would have him in the top ten. And Micker has played a full season of ball the year before last.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) Yearly hitting min-camp that yields great results every season. It actually does... Well not great progress but since Severson has been the hitting coach and has been doing this yearly mini-camp, the overall crop of position players down in the farm has been performing as well as they have been in a long time. It won't be too long till we get to see some of the players who worked in this camp reach the majors (Tim Anderson, here's to you).

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 2, 2016 -> 08:31 AM) I forgot Me, Earl...that was great, too. It Follows deserves consideration as the best horror film...Black Mass...and another Edgerton film, The Gift. Tangerine, I started and couldn't get into. Critics love Chi-Raq but it wasn't half the impact of Do The Right Thing to me. Maybe not a Nick Cannon fan...preferred him in Drumline. Angela Bassett was the saving grace, and Samuel Jackson's riffs. Man, I thought It Follows came out in 2014 fm for some reason. I saw it when it came out and that was forever ago.

2015 List (No particular order): Star Wars Ex Machina Mad Max Me, Earl and the Dying Girl The Revenant The Hateful 8 Carol Mission Impossible: Rouge Nation Dope Sicario The End of the Tour James White They Look Like Us Bridge of Spies Creed Straight Out Of Compton Tangerine Love It Follows The best movie of the year was Star Wars. The most disappointing movie was The Martian I haven't see. Spotlight and the majority of the Big Short. Edited to add: Love and It Follows

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 31, 2015 -> 01:11 PM) How the f*** can anyone think Jackie Brown is better than Pulp Fiction? I get we all have different tastes, but I can't even see an argument being made in this particular case. Jackie Brown has what was good about Pulp Fiction, just a little more of it. Pam Grier's performance in Jackie Brown is better than anyone in Pulp Fiction by a long shot. Jackie Brown also has the better supporting cast, in both terms of talent and performance. The film takes everything great about blaxploitation films and culture and gives it depth and resonance. You can call Jackie Brown a expose about the undying spirit and resolve of the black woman in America and it talks about what black women have to do to get ahead. As an African American man who was raised by black women and has sisters have have had to overcome a lot to get where they are, QT nailed it. Pam Grier's Jackie Brown remains Tarantino's best female character ever. The soundtrack is probably the best in any Tarantino film, it starts with 110th Street by Bobby Womack and it really sets the tones. The relationship between Jackie Brown and Max Cherry is the best relationship in any of QT's films. Despite being a great crime thriller, it's a great love story as well. Tarantino was able to take the work of Elmore Leonard and completely put his stamp on the material. When I read Rum Punch now, it's hard not to read it through Tarantino's filter. That's the mark of a great adaptation. Jackie Brown is also the most confident Tarantino film, it's not overtly stylish or flashy, it simply relies on the story and the characters. Whereas Pulp Fiction relies on its non-linear narrative and zainy pop culture references. It's his most 'mature' film to date.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 04:23 PM) It's been on the schedule for Jan 4 for awhile. Hope it doesn't change And I like JB but in no way shape or form is it better than Pulp. It maybe more rewatch able than Basterds but still prefer that to JB. I wasn't a Django fan. Need to rewatch sometime maybe I could go into more depth on why I think this is better than and and why I think it's his best but I don't want to spoil the film. To each their own.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 12:15 PM) Going to disagree. Pulp Fiction remains his Magnum Opus...and Hateful Eight is awesome -- if you like overly drawn out boring movies with sprinkles of bloody action in-between. I disagree with that. I think Jackie Brown is better than Pulp Fiction, even Inglorious and Django. Tarantino always said that he views himself as a writer before anything else. Hateful Eight is a writing masterclass from Tarantino. This felt very much like a play, kinda like Tarantino doing his best Shakespeare imitation.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 08:38 AM) Gonna head to Music Box for first time for Hateful 8 next week. Looking forward to it but I'd be shocked if it's better than Pulp, KB2, or Dogs. Would b sweet if it is. It is his best and it might be out of the Music Box next week.

Tarantino has a new Magnus Opus. Just saw H8tful in 70mm, it was amazing.

Seager and Giolito

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/chistoph...ie-1201662561/A The main characters of this film are young adults/teenagers and they'll be surrounded by an established supporting cast (Hardy, Rylance and Branagh) and it will be shot on both IMAX 15/70mm and 65mm. I'm willing to bet that there is more to the film than what the studio has let out and that this is more than a straight up war film, but Nolan doing a "War Epic Action Thriller" on large format film is more than a straight up war film.

One of the best contracts in all of baseball. Think about this; If Chris Davis is worth $21.4M (In the eyes of the Orioles at least), how much is Jose Abreu worth?

Starting this spring all the major studios will starting looking at applicants for entry level positions and internships. Just go to the studio's website and head to the career page and information should be there, if not give it some time. I know that Warner Bros. has info up already. And if you know anyone that would be interested and that person is a minority (including LGBTQ) tell them to look up production companies, call them and ask them about diversity programs, the studios should have some as well but this is Hollywood, so I would not be surprised if they didn't.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 24, 2015 -> 05:48 PM) This isn't correct. San Diego will have 2 picks (Upton, Kennedy) in front of White Sox. Sox currently sit at #29 with Murphy signing. Iwakuma going back to Seattle didn't help. No, the Sox as of this point in time have 27th pick in the draft. And it should get higher as more players sign.

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Fully expect The Force Awakens to get a major award push. For both above and below the line awards.

Seen it twice now. It's phenomenal. It asked a hundred questions and the story could go anywhere from here.

This trade sucks

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) My buddy got to see it last night and said its really really good. He told me some vague stuff, no spoilers, but will refrain from even mentioning them. I know a couple people that work at Bad Robot and went to premiere, refusing to talk to them till I get out of the marathon.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 12:54 PM) Platoon him with Trayce I don't want a platoon player that makes over $17.75M annually over the next three years and one that is in the downside of his career. Even if the Dodgers eat the majority of his salary, still a no.

If you want to avoid spoilers get off the internet now. People (non press) are starting to spill the beans as they leave the after party (which everyone who waited in line was invited to) even though the embargo is lifted on Wednesday at 12:01am

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) Saw the night before. Its exactly what you'd expect. Had lots of funny parts, had no real point to it being made. The only thing I found interesting is Joseph Gordon Leavitt was not very good in it. I think around looper it began a push that he was a new superstar. He was good in looper but I don't see any charisma in him. I don't think he could carry a weak script. He was incredibly annoying in this. I thought that movie was terrible. It relies to heavily on references and horribly overused clichés. This movie tried to be a comedy and a drama at the same time, while not prioritizing one over the other and it failed it at both. Hugely disappointing.

The Commissioner has left the door open on the HOF. https://twitter.com/jareddiamond/status/676460933162672129

Katherine Bigelow and Mark Boal are making a movie about this case. Boal worked on the second season of the podcast as a way to share information

I don't want to see the Sox spend big on anyone this winter. One of the worst things you can be in pro sports is old, non competitive and uncompetitive. The White Sox are on their way there. I think that they should focus on acquiring young talent, rather than spending big on FAs. And if the Sox were to sign Cesoedes, they would be paying for his decline and that's not smart.