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A very nice pumpkin and its little friends.

Beautiful day and driving past my little hometown greasy burger joint on the hill and thinking about their glorious juicy cheeseburgers and their garlic parmesan french fries served alongside; both cradled in the red basket lined with wax paper.

Naturally, the U-turn was performed safely and legally. My brain said Treat Yo' Self and who was I to deny such wisdom?

*Sobs* I can't pick just one. Seriously. Because sandwiches have categories in my personal opinion. Sort of like a mood, ya know?

So. A sandwich rumination of moods, in no particular order.

Homesick: A favorite memory, when I'm feeling very homesick for family would be the roast beef sandwich made with (Grammy's recipe) leftover roast beef, mustard, and pickles on regular sandwich bread. It's a rather plain sandwich really, but with one bite I am seated at the table in the kitchen, swinging my legs while she tells me a story about when she was a little girl and how they had to memorize all sorts of things in school and then she speaks out an entire Robert Louis Stevenson poem without pausing for breath nor to stop rolling out pie crust.

When not feeling nostalgic, the sandwich toppings get changed around with horseradish, etc.

Starving and just having finished physical labor: Lebanon bologna and onion with mayo/mustard.

Rainy day kinda sad: grilled cheese made with American cheese and plain white bread with a side of tomato soup.

Panicky and Anxious: Peanut butter. No jelly. Sometimes peanut butter and banana. Once tried peanut butter and dried wasabi peas and it kinda worked.

Rewarding Myself: Caprese sandwich. A real lift and oh so good. At home I usually just make the salad, but if I'm out and about/at work it is a go to because it's light and filling at the same time.

Disorganized Universe: The what-the-hell is in the fridge sandwich because I'm having one of those days...with the meat usually being leftover from a cooked ham, chicken, or turkey and with whatever else needs to be used up and whatever condiments are around.

Beautiful day in summer: a BLT with the first of the home grown tomatoes and lettuce, accompanied with mayo. Nothing quite like it.

My head hurts: Fried egg sandwich with bacon.

My head hurts because I drank too much and fried egg would make my stomach hurt too: Toasted soda bread with leftover corned beef and Swiss cheese. If sauerkraut is around that goes on too. It's not quite a Reuben as its lacking the dressing, but during the cooler months (aka football season), it is a solid pick.

Random serendipity: Philly Cheesesteak. A really really tasty one was in New Jersey (please no hate, a friend was treating us to lunch). Can't recall the name of the place as I'm not from there but it was ginormous and so so good. Good food, good friend and good times were had.

I suppose this doesn't quite fit your sandwich ask for "best," and I could name so many more--it's such a versatile meal--but I'm a bit of a food mood and if something isn't around, then I make do and keep on keeping on.

Thanks for the topic, it's fun!

What is YOUR fave(s)?

Let's play a little get to know you game!

I wanna know about the best sandwich you have ever eaten.

It doesn't have to be from some Michelin star restaurant, or from a restaurant at all.

Do you make the most baller grilled cheese? TELL ME ABOUT IT!

Send it to me on anon or not. You can even ask me what mine is. Let's chit chat about sandwiches!

Filming is set to begin in February, and AFAIK, the identity of the two roles is being kept closely guarded. Can't say I blame them for that--especially with Lanthimos' Poor Things (to be released in Dec) is a likely Oscar contender and the inevitable comparisons that the media will discuss. And who could blame the media for that either? They need the juice and with it being Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield. The two are friends, for which I am glad because having real friendship in this business is probably quite difficult.

Which is a little bittersweet for me in all honesty. I don't do the whole 'ship' thing with actors; that's none of my concern/business but holy cow are those two great talents for their generation and I would love to see them work together again for a couple of reasons. First, like I said, just very very good at their craft. Secondly, with the right vehicle you could expect something that would bring to the forefront everything a viewer could ever want. Those two have such skill at getting viewers invested in their characters: what happens to them matters to you, what they feel, you feel. Plus, Ms. Stone seems to prefer/select working with directors and colleagues w/whom she has previously been and thus would be reunited professionally with someone with whom she had great success.

Buuut, it's awkward because the media storm/gossip would capitalize on that and I hate it. Let. Them. Act. Leave the rest alone. I mean, I get PR and how it works for promotion of projects and to some extent, one signs on to that but then again--look to how Daniel Day-Lewis conducted his career if one needs a primer on how to manage a career (albeit his was mostly prior to the extremism of social media and its immediacy). I think Cillian Murphy is another one who really tries to keep his professional life/personal life separate. The media should learn to respect those that wish to focus on the art not the artist.

But going back to the original topic, Andrew G. could excel in the role of the Monster. In interviews, he's intimated a sympathy for those that are perceived as outliers (for lack of a better term). The ostracized for whatever reason as deemed unacceptable by society. Not that Oscar Isaac doesn't, but Andrew has arguably more roles in his career where that dynamic has been at the forefront: Silence, as you mentioned, Hacksaw Ridge, Under The Silver Lake, and Mainstream. Even with The Social Network, Eduardo Saverin spent a good deal of the early scenes attempting to fit in within Harvard's cliquey society. The betrayal and casting out of Saverin in the movie was where the viewer felt what I was talking about above with Garfield (and Stone). Brilliantly done (thanks to the entire cast and crew).

I'll watch what Garfield is in regardless; del Toro is a fantastic director, as is Lanthimos and I'm sure I'll compare and contrast how each handle their own unique projects and ideas and cinematography. I'm looking forward to it.

Lastly: with respect to the similarity of the projects, based on my own viewings as an outsider, Hollywood seems to run with trends. Plus people talk. A lot. And then talk some more. For awhile we were awash in movies featuring astronauts and space in various forms: bios, sci-fi futures, dramas, etc. del Toro has apparently had something like Shelly's work on his bucket list of projects for awhile and Lanthimos has oft used quirky stories to illustrate society and its ways (Poor Things is adapted from the Alisdair Gray story). Wouldn't be surprised if both directors having achieved some success, finally had the means and clout to get their stuff into production. And so studios and everyone talked. And talked some more. Perhaps the trend of social commentary type films will continue to grow and reach a broader audience (it's always been tricky IMO because these types of films can push buttons--as they're meant to do--and some audiences do not wish to think about that.)

Great discussion, thanks!

There's nothing more beautiful than Andrew Garfield's crying face:

I want to hold him everytime... 😭😭😭

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He was stellar in The Social Network. Didn't matter that he and Jesse E. were so young either, they crushed it. However, and I don't know the ins and outs so I'm speculating wildly. That was the year that The King's Speech (a lovely film in its own right) was up for best picture (against The Social Network among others). With it, was Colin Firth who got the nom for Best Actor (and won) and Geoffrey Rush in the Supporting Actor category (lost to Christian Bale). I halfway wonder if voters didn't want two movies with that many nominees but then again, several years later The Wolf of Wall Street, 12 Years A Slave, and American Hustle did just that with those three accounting for a nominee in each category for a total of nine of the nineteen slots. So, who knows?

I don't know what his Grammy chances would be (who knew he could sing?!!!!!!) but I would have put money and still would that he would have at least one Tony (has one thus far), Oscar, and Emmy by the time he takes his final bow. He's just that good.

Edit to add: @backtothefanfiction--yes, the whole show seemed to be overlooked. I hope that if another good project like that comes around he won't turn it down because of it, and I don't know that he would--at least he seems to take the content into consideration when selecting roles more than the medium.

There's nothing more beautiful than Andrew Garfield's crying face:

I want to hold him everytime... 😭😭😭

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