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    From william ahearn@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 2 20:39:41 2021
    Hey,

    It would be easy to recap Nicholas Cage's career and add a dash of schadenfreude. To me, that's a pointless endeavor – sort of like writing about movies on Facebook – and what's interesting here is this particular movie.

    This particular movie is about a successful and well-known chef whose life took a hard turn and he now lives in the forest with his truffle-rooting pig. His life is lived with the pig and cooking or selling truffles and not much else. Then, he's beaten
    up and the pig is kidnapped.

    And thus begins a sort of chase or revenge film and it doesn't follow the usual clichés or plot points. I went in cold and I advise the same. It's an odd and slow movie that is credible and at times moving without being covered in schmaltz. Forget the
    bad buzz and just watch the movie.

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to william ahearn on Wed Aug 4 14:05:26 2021
    On 8/2/2021 10:39 PM, william ahearn wrote:
    Hey,

    It would be easy to recap Nicholas Cage's career and add a dash of schadenfreude. To me, that's a pointless endeavor – sort of like writing about movies on Facebook – and what's interesting here is this particular movie.

    This particular movie is about a successful and well-known chef whose life took a hard turn and he now lives in the forest with his truffle-rooting pig. His life is lived with the pig and cooking or selling truffles and not much else. Then, he's beaten
    up and the pig is kidnapped.

    And thus begins a sort of chase or revenge film and it doesn't follow the usual clichés or plot points. I went in cold and I advise the same. It's an odd and slow movie that is credible and at times moving without being covered in schmaltz. Forget the
    bad buzz and just watch the movie.


    I agree with William 100%. You heard it here first.

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    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From hchrish@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 19 05:26:03 2022
    william ahearn wrote:
    Hey,

    It would be easy to recap Nicholas Cage's career and add a dash of
    schadenfreude. To me, that's a pointless endeavor – sort of like
    writing about movies on Facebook – and what's interesting here is
    this particular movie.

    This particular movie is about a successful and well-known chef
    whose life took a hard turn and he now lives in the forest with his truffle-rooting pig. His life is lived with the pig and cooking or
    selling truffles and not much else. Then, he's beaten up and the pig
    is kidnapped.

    And thus begins a sort of chase or revenge film and it doesn't
    follow the usual clichés or plot points. I went in cold and I advise
    the same. It's an odd and slow movie that is credible and at times
    moving without being covered in schmaltz. Forget the bad buzz and just
    watch the movie.

    I truly admire Nicolas Cage. His talent is
    amazingly beautiful. He is not picky with projects. Big or small he
    gives everything he could and he just shines! Congratulations! Hope
    you'll find your truffle pig!


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=602840959#602840959

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