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La La Land. Kurt Russell. Summer 1982. Ten Working Blocks. Umpires. Nuclear Reactors. Floating Rocks Resolution.

Aug 19, 2023
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I love the movie La La Land.

For once, I’ll avoid a lengthy rant about the worst flub in Oscar history. And it has nothing to do with getting the cards mixed up. Sigh. For the uninitiated, Emma Stone’s character grapples with a series of failed auditions. Each rejection, from botched auditions to a solo play, sharpens her skills, eventually propelling he…

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