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Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 8:00AM
NATHANIEL R in Edge of Seventeen, Hailee Steinfeld, Isabelle Huppert, Kate McKinnon, Michael Clayton, Notes on a Scandal, Silence of the Lambs, Twitter, Viggo Mortensen, Viola Davis, politics

In awards season, if an A- beats an A+, the A- is automatically an F

— Sam Coffey (@SamRS72) February 13, 2017

Five days left of Oscar voting. pic.twitter.com/OpJcQjGiMS

— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) February 16, 2017

 

More truths and amusements and curiousities after the jump including Viola Davis, La La Land, Isabelle & Viggo, Kate McKinnon, and the perfect deployment of Tilda Swinton...

 

Who among us will take up the essential task of writing a rom-com for these two?? pic.twitter.com/vNOwm85HoZ

— Kate Hagen (@thathagengrrl) February 13, 2017

No, YOU cried at the end of La La Land and are still crying about it days later!

— pat tobin (@tastefactory) February 16, 2017

The montage at the end of la la land was honestly as devastating as the montage at the beginning of up

— Adriana Elena (@AdrianaDynamite) February 15, 2017

I wonder what nitpicking people would say about MOONLIGHT if it were the Best Picture frontrunner?

— Glenn Dunks (@glenndunks) February 17, 2017

Just watched Holding the Man and produced enough snot to make Viola Davis cower in shame.

— Kyle Stevens (@cinementalist) February 18, 2017

 

Eating tacos instead of going to see SUICIDE SQUAD remains one of the best life choices I've ever made.

— [kie.ran] (@danblackroyd) February 15, 2017

 

"mom, why is my cousins name joanne?"
"because her mom loved gaga"
"what about me?"
"enough questions, nicole kidman's wig in lion (2016)" pic.twitter.com/8R61zQ8cix

— 🔪 (@fltwdmc) February 11, 2017

 

Watched LES AMANTS & loved it so much that I feel like I need to pre-apologize to future friends/lovers for having no emotions left to offer pic.twitter.com/6aD2sjN4FV

— Phuong Le (@smallnartless) November 30, 2016

Barbara Covett is my #Valentines spirit animal, since Cate Blanchett won't return my love letters. pic.twitter.com/BNRHqgeyRt

— Chris James (@cwj92movieman) February 14, 2017

Not even 15 minutes into "The Edge of Seventeen" and I've decided that Hailee Steinfeld is the greatest actor of her generation.

— Tyler Coates (@tylercoates) February 18, 2017

 

POLITICS
(usually through an entertainment lens because that's how we do at TFE)

BREAKING: Trump advisor Stephen Miller confirms it rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. pic.twitter.com/MJuelRyLMn

— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) February 12, 2017

What's with these "Can Women Have It All?" stories that think "having it all" means a job and a kid instead of being Galactic Empress?

— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) February 13, 2017

 

People that believe the world is suddenly overrun with paid protestors should have to try and produce a crowd scene for a low-budget movie.

— Jennifer Liao (@averagejenn) February 11, 2017

How much are you guys making for protesting? I've banked like $34,000. Not complaining, but want to make sure I'm not getting ripped off.

— Dave King (@DaveKingThing) February 12, 2017

Hillary Clinton and the woman who plays her on SNL, Kate McKinnon, had dinner yesterday in the theater district https://t.co/A5t26SUUkP pic.twitter.com/6RqD5XZGNl

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) February 17, 2017

Replace Spicer with Tilda Swinton to do every press conference in last scene of Michael Clayton panic attack, crumbling-before-our-eyes mode

— Michael Cusumano (@SeriousFilm) February 15, 2017

 

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