This is my universe.

youmightfindyourself: Brian Koppelman (Rounders cowriter,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:18 -0700

Brian Koppelman (Rounders cowriter, Grantland contributor): In the last poker scene of Rounders, Matt Damon’s character — originally we had written it so that you didn’t see his cards, so that you didn’t know he had the straight that mirrored Johnny Chan’s straight. And the director said to us, “We should show the cards,” and I said, “No, if you know the cards it’s not going to be as interesting.” John [Dahl] said, “Let’s put them both up in front of an audience. The same exact movie. The only difference is in one version you can see Matt’s cards, and in the other version you can’t see Matt’s cards.” And we played our version, the one where you couldn’t see the hand, and it went great. The crowd was really surprised when the cards turned over — it was awesome. But when we played the one where you could see that Matt had flopped the straight, the crowd was on the edge of their seats hoping that [John] Malkovich would fall for it. They were completely engaged. It was exactly the hole-card phenomenon. They wanted to be inside Matt’s head. (via)

(Editor’s note: And if you want to get super nerdy about it, this write-up overanalyzing the final hand is a pretty entertaining.)

Vegan Recipe: Falafel Sliders I really want to try to make...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:39:00 -0700

Vegan Recipe: Falafel Sliders

I really want to try to make these. Yum!

true-cinema: Christoph Waltz, George Clooney, Albert Brooks,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:27:13 -0700

true-cinema:

Christoph Waltz, George Clooney, Albert Brooks, Christopher Plummer, Gary Oldman and Nick Nolte

Waking up feeling nakedIn my clothes inside a room that’s...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:21 -0700

Waking up feeling naked
In my clothes inside a room that’s vacant

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:07 -0700

lucyknisley: Is that where we landed on that?

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:14 -0700

lucyknisley:

Is that where we landed on that?

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:12:00 -0700

Pick me! (photo: Melissa Stoffels at Jurien Bay, Western...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:00 -0700

Pick me! (photo: Melissa Stoffels at Jurien Bay, Western Australia)

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“It’s a strange coincidence. The fact that Gatsby’s house is...

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:45:10 -0700

“It’s a strange coincidence. The fact that Gatsby’s house is just across the bay.”

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Tue, 21 May 2013 23:12:33 -0700

scrappydont: Jesse Eisenberg Wants You To Know He’s Smarter...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:09:29 -0700

scrappydont:

Jesse Eisenberg Wants You To Know He’s Smarter Than You (x)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:56 -0700

This gun’s for hire, even if we’re just dancing in the dark.

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:05:05 -0700

This gun’s for hire, even if we’re just dancing in the dark.

imcastortroy: DARLING

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:04:35 -0700

imcastortroy:

DARLING

lucyknisley: I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:07 -0700

lucyknisley:

I’m afraid I prematurely shot my wad on what was supposed to be a dry run, if you will, so I’m afraid I have something of a mess on my hands.

I don’t have a credit card (nor do I want one), but Carrie...

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:47 -0700

I don’t have a credit card (nor do I want one), but Carrie Brownstein is a babe.

I love Jessica Chastain so much, especially in this film.

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:52 -0700

I love Jessica Chastain so much, especially in this film.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:12 -0700

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Tue, 21 May 2013 18:50:33 -0700

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