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Alfre Woodard plays Juanita, a discontent mother of three adult children with questionable futures and no life goals.  One day she decides to leave her current life behind and embark on a personal trip with no itinerary.  Driven by a desire to experience her own reality, unencumbered by the day-to-day demands of her regimented existence. Even her imaginary relationship with Blair Underwood falls flat (due to Blair's underlying motives to bilk money from Juanita to start a food truck).

Will she find fulfillment in the exotic and faraway land known as Butte (butt) Montana?

P.S. as always there's a recipe.  This one - Hot Honey Ranch Dip

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Mandalay Pictures has producing rights for this yet-unshot poke at Wall Street and American greed.  There is ONLY ONE ACTOR who should get this role. Pay attention, Hollywierd. 

My mustard is better than yours.

The unthinkable may be on the horizon.  Paramount Pictures - a PRIVATE company 9under Sony/Apollo )? Well, the boys from Japan came to play - with 26 BILLION dollars!

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Javier Bardem stars as an attorney turned detective tasked with investigating, tracking down, and stopping a Marxist revolutionary and terrorist of an unnamed Latin country.
Just FYI - this was John Malkovich's directorial debut.  

The Ricotta toast uses prosciutto. The movie and the snack have nothing to do with each other aside from the fact that you would be a damn fool to miss out on either one.

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Ilker Catak delivers this gripping story of a German teacher embattled by her own school, fellow faculty members, students, and parents when 'someone' steals money out of her wallet.  Frustrating and engaging. 

Oh, I forgot to give you guys a recipe last time - so we lead off this episode with one to make up for it.  

P.S.
It's very German.  There is a scene where a lady is riding her bike in the rain while wearing him heeled boots.

#germanschool #leoniebenesch #ilkercatak #parents #students #teachers #expelled #standupforyourself #schoolpaper 

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No recipe this week!  Suck it!

This little nugget is for a unproduced project called 'Polo' from 2023's Blacklist called 'Polo'.  From there we delve into Disney's unscrupulous tactics to manipulate  shareholder proxy votes, Benedick Cumberbatch takes on Michael Douglas, F.F. Coppola sells a vineyard to finance a potential arthouse masterpiece, and Jay falls in love with bar room brawler Jake Gyllenhaal.

Sorry, we spent too much time discussing my man-crush and I forgot to give you guys a recipe.  Next time!

#jakegyllenhaal #waterpolo #navy #coach #dailies #roadhouse #coppola #megalopolis #oliviacolman #waroftheroses

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Wim Wenders crafts this melodic story about Hirayama - a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo.  While he lives his day to day life in peace and tranquility, he has  experiences which cause him to reflect on himself.  Koji Yakusho delivers an informed performance as Hirayama, our primary player in a predominantly Japanese cast.  

As our discussion unfolds, we realized just how many layers there was to this story.  Pleasant surprise.

Then, I give you a recipe for honey BBQ sauce that uses 3 different honeys.  That's because I am a giver. 

#PerfectDays #WimWenders #OscarNominated #foreignfilm #Tokyo #Japan #Japanese #dailylife #publictoilets #music #cassettetapes #VanMorrison #browneyedgirl #PattiSmith #LouReed #birdsflyinghigh #feelinggood

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My recipe goes on forever, deal with it.

Louisa and I cover a bucketload of films on the horizon, say goodbye to Iris Apfel, try to figure out how Kevin Spacey got another job, gear up for the Oscars, and try to answer the age old question, 'Why do they keep remaking "Freaky Friday"'?

#irisapfel #kevinspacey #oscars #meringue

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Jay is solo for this go around (Louisa is working).  Thank God your you, it's a short one.  He muses on a School of Life episode about how kids behave when they are unloved.  Quick transition to 2 separate bread recipes and closes with the Hey Honey 2024 farmer's market schedule.

#bread #schooloflife #schedule #farmersmarket

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Greenbaum takes over Disney Motion Picture Studios, Bradley Cooper get's his blefs done, middle market movies are on the rebound, and Al Pacino can't get enough of 'King Lear' and Big M. Fassbender becomes a spy with an identity crisis. 

#alpacino #michaelfassbender #disney #bradleycooper #plasticsurgery

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I didn't realize this movie is already 10 years old!  Mark Raso's debut feature about an American 20 something on a quest in Denmark, attempting to find his paternal grandfather, deliver a letter from his father, and cathartically mend the effects of years of bad parenting.  Will (our lead) tears through Copenhagen having meaningless sex in an attempt to fill a void.  He encounters Effy, who is still a minor, and enlists her help to track down his grandfather.  After a rocky start, an affection develops and will must struggle with his own libido and acting like a mature adult.

P.S. I just got an air frier and, let's just say, the clouds parted and I have seen salvation, at least in the kitchen.  This teriyaki salmon is so good, it will change your eating habits.  If you have an air frier, it will cut your prep and cook time into one-quarter.  And yes, I say it all the time and I'll try not to break my own arm patting myself on the back - it's delicious.  Make it.

#copenhagen #teriyaki #salmon #markraso #gethinanthony  #frederikkedahlhansen