wpmason

wpmason t1_iua1pbd wrote

The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band, 2009) directed by Michael Haneke.

The Wave (Die Welle, 2008) directed by Dennis Gansel.

They aren’t exactly what you’re looking for, but they’re a lot closer than you think.

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wpmason t1_iu5lvmu wrote

And yet Clerks does feature a few very fictional brands… because the characters discuss them and say some less than nice things about them. Nails, Chewly’s, Mooby’s, etc.

You won’t get in trouble for acknowledging the existence of McDonald’s.

But having a character talk about how they think the McRib is made of cat meat will most definitely get you sued.

There’s more to it than that of course, but as long as the filmmaker doesn’t seem to be actin in bad faith, wrongfully trying to confuse or mislead customers, or downright defaming the brand, it’s legal.

That said, it’s usually a lawsuit that establishes whether it’s legal or not, so to save money on legal fees and court costs, logos are frequently just flat out avoided when possible. Not for legal reasons, but to avoid the hassle of legal reasons.

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wpmason t1_iu06119 wrote

Reply to comment by DaRePoz in Phone overheating by DaRePoz

I wouldn’t jump to blaming the phone.

Look at the version history of Teams… they release a bug fix update twice a week… you’d think at some point they’d run out of bugs, right? Nope.

There’s something not very good about that app that probably makes it run very inefficiently generating a lot of heat.

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wpmason t1_iu04fhx wrote

The only time I ever had one overheat on me was when it was sitting outside in direct summer sunlight for an extended period.

Is there more to the story than you’ve included? Was it charging? What app was being used? What were the environmental conditions? Was it using WiFi or cellular?

Anyway, that screen is a good thing actually, it’s protecting itself from damage. Just let it cool and it’ll be fine.

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wpmason t1_ite20b3 wrote

It’s not quite the same thing, but one of the bonus features on Gladiator is a ton of journal entries by the kid who was in it.

It’s fascinating just because, as a kid, he was so blown away by Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, and Joaquin Phoenix.

It’s a really neat look at some of the “day-in-the-life” stuff on a film shot on location. Stuff like big cast parties and people who visited the production for some reason or another.

Never seen anything quite like it before.

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wpmason t1_it93o85 wrote

I disagree.

It’s close, and still a very good show. The music numbers are always a treat.

But, for whatever reason, the highs are never as high nor are the lows as low as Ted Lasso.

Lasso just has that extra bit of range that puts it over the top.

Sometimes crying makes you feel good, and every great feel-good show knows that and will make you cry from time to time.

There’s nothing that emotional in Acapulco for me.

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