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Up in the Air
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Thank You for Smoking
Directed by Jason Reitman
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test. From TMDB
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Thank You for Smoking is a 2005 comedy drama film, directed by Jason Reitman, starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello and Cameron Bright.
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60 of 123 · most liked firstfor any youths who may not get the reference, RFK Jr appointed a big tobacco executive to CDC leadership who looks just like the big tobacco executive from the 2005 film THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.
neutral · AI labelView post →it is bad for a journalist to sleep with a person they're supposed to be covering (see, e.g., my problematic fave movie, Thank You for Smoking) but also, even if you are not writing about Mengele, polite society *should* shun you if you start sleeping with Mengele!
neutral · AI labelView post →That’s a great fucking poster. Love, love, love that Reitman is making this kind of movie again. The Ghostbuster movies are fun, but THANK YOU FOR SMOKING and it’s ilk are where his talents really shine.
positive · AI labelView post →if the Juicero saga (from the aerospace grade parts to the QR codes to the shattering Bloomberg reveal that you can squeeze the bag yourself) was in a "corporate malfeasance caper" movie like Duplicity/The Informant/Thank You For Smoking etc we would be like Boo screenwriters, too silly
neutral · AI labelView post →In the film "Thank You for Smoking" about a lobbyists for the tobacco, gun, and alcohol industry, Aaron Eckhart plays Nick Naylor, the Big Tobacco lobbyist. Naylor is mentioned in David Michaels' book Doubt Is Their Product (2008) and Merchants of Doubt (2010) by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank You For Smoking For Tax Purposes (honestly, not even far removed from how that movie goes)
positive · AI labelView post →Just put it together now that Walter Kirn is the guy who wrote Up in the Air and does a podcast with Matt Taibbi. Jason Reitman directed the movie, and his first feature Thank You For Smoking was executive produced by (drumroll) Peter Thiel and Elon Musk
neutral · AI labelView post →There are even good movies that basically whack you over the head with conservatism (Hot Fuzz, Thank You For Smoking), but the Daily Wire puts out stuff that is "conservative" like Don't Look Up, a truly awful movie, is "liberal"
neutral · AI labelView post →#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky Day 28 - Political Hearing in a Movie Thank You For Smoking (2006) Jason Reitman
neutral · AI labelView post →Musk, Thiel, and Sacks bankrolling Thank You For Smoking has utterly ruined that movie for me
negative · AI labelView post →So wait, is Olivia Nuzzi basically Katie Holmes’ character from Thank You For Smoking? Did a Peter Thiel-produced movie predict Olivia Nuzzi
neutral · AI labelView post →In the movie Thank You For Smoking they referred to the Yuppie Nuremberg defense. Now it feels more like survival?
neutral · AI labelView post →Well that's a goddamn bummer. What a film legend, and it's hard to imagine anyone else in the countless roles he forever gave cinema. Some random favorites: Falling Down Apocalypse Now Phenomenon Thank You For Smoking The Godfather trilogy Deep Impact Days Of Thunder etc... Just, damn.
neutral · AI labelView post →It took me a while to realize he was a crazy con man, to my fault, it was only when he started meddling with stuff I had some understanding. Around the same time, he was investing in movies and making cameos: Thank You for Smoking, Iron Man... But people were already pointing that out from his time on Paypal. And you can find stuff even before that. So no, ## He was *crazy*/*con man* even before Tesla. There is no excuse. Just because there was a time that he posted rainbows and talked…
neutral · AI labelView post →Episode 89 A deep dive into Jason Reitman’s debut feature - Thank You For Smoking We talk cigarettes, satire and how the film has aged 20 years later On podcasts everywhere 🍎 bit.ly/4nahY1R 🟢 bit.ly/49eKE45 #Podcast #film #ThankYouForSmoking
neutral · AI labelView post →I just read on another site that the film Thank You For Smoking was produced by David Sacks and executive produced by Peter Theil and Elon Musk. I would love to read an analysis of what the fuck
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie "Thank You for Smoking" really captured that. The Merchants of Death.
positive · AI labelView post →Endlessly funny that Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks produced the movie Thank You For Smoking in 2005 and we were still getting bloviating think pieces about their “fuzzy politics” and possible “liberal leanings” almost 20 years later.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just past the halfway point, and we could use a boost. Even if you can't/don't want to buy in, please share to help us spread the word! My essay--one of 30-40 talking about cult classics--covers the film "Thank You For Smoking". www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
neutral · AI labelView post →Going live soon - Kickstarter for the latest in the Everyone's Gone to the Movies series, Cinematic Obsessions: Reflections on Cult Films that Broke the Rules. My essay covers the 2006 film Thank You For Smoking. Sign up to get notified when the campaign is live. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgot about this great exchange in the movie /Thank You for Smoking/— The tobacco lobbyist is responding to an interviewer asking about why he does his job: "Everyone's got a mortgage to pay." Tobacco lobbyist's internal monologue: "The yuppie Nuremberg defense."
neutral · AI labelView post →On a side note, the movie [Thank You for Smoking](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/?fc=1&ft=20) is a fun watch.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatching “Thank You For Smoking”, maybe the best “conservative” film this century. This dialogue rips.
positive · AI labelView post →I think gun ownership and smoking* are in that category as well. And if memory serves, that's the premise behind the movie Thank You for Smoking. So do other, less damaging pastimes such as model railroading and philately.
neutral · AI labelView post →This (fiction) book opened my eyes. Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley. I didn’t see the movie, and I don’t know how well it holds up two decades later.
neutral · AI labelView post →Random Movie you love: Thank You For Smoking Amazing cast, great writing, and overall just a great film. #ThankYouForSmoking
positive · AI labelView post →Don’t know what they put in cold medicine these days. I dozed off and dreamed that I was watching a movie that was ”1984,” “Thank You For Smoking,” and “Cannibal Holocaust” all rolled into one. The tagline was “Winston Tastes Good, Like a Dissident Should”…
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched the film "Thank You For Smoking" last night and was thinking "Wow this movie was quite prescience. It really captures the current hellscape." And then I noticed something in the credits... What?!?!
positive · AI labelView post →Add "between my legs" to a movie title: Thank You For Smoking Between My Legs
neutral · AI labelView post →I was gonna pick "Thank You for Smoking," or "Pan's Labyrinth," or "V for Vendetta," but I've watched this the most of all the movies released in the US in 2006... So I suppose that makes it my favorite. I do really love this movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Post this more out of disappointment than meanness. "Thank You For Smoking" was quite good. I hated "Juno" but that was about the script. "Up In The Air" is a fantastic film. The wow, right off a cliff with the rest. His film humping his dead fathers corpse was at least watchable, otherwise...
positive · AI labelView post →Random Movie Recommendation: Thank You For Smoking Terrific cast, and some excellent writing/acting.
positive · AI labelView post →He’s also a turbo Weeb as a movie industry executive who never sleeps in Thank You For Smoking.
neutral · AI labelView post →Add "For Tax Purposes" to a movie: Thank You For Smoking For Tax Purposes
neutral · AI labelView post →Are you fucking kidding me? Peter Thiel and Elon Musk bank rolled Thank You For Smoking. That’s funnier than the fucking movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really enjoyed the movie "Thank You For Smoking" at the time, but it was basically a playbook on PR spin that's being used today to deflect blame from things that we all know are terrible. Coincidentally, the movie was produced by Musk, Thiel, and Sacks.
positive · AI labelView post →I know this isn't the point of the post, but it's worth checking out the film Thank You For Smoking. Its a fictional comedy that shows just how evil the smoking industry has been. That is deeply founded in reality.
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember the film Thank You For Smoking every time I see this lore brought up.
neutral · AI labelView post →All the SNL chat has reminded me I tried to watch Saturday Night this week. I turned it off after about 40 mins. Just tedious. It also made me realise I've never fully enjoyed a single film Jason Reitman has made since Thank You For Smoking.
positive · AI labelView post →look up the executive-producer credits for the movie "Thank You for Smoking"—there are two names in particular you'll find VERY interesting and relevant to what is happening now... Framing this as an issue of "personal liberties" is a tactic straight out of the movie
neutral · AI labelView post →"Who wanted this?" is a question that could legitimately be asked about every post-THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Jason Reitman film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminds me of the movie Thank You for Smoking. If only there was an equivalent to kidnapping someone and covering them with nicotine patches to cure them of Naziism.
neutral · AI labelView post →We watched “Thank You For Smoking” last night. Peter Thiel and Elon Musk were executive producers. Even though it’s a 20-year-old movie now and the satire is still very sharp, that…kind of taints it a bit.
neutral · AI labelView post →People smoke who weren't born when the movie Thank You For Smoking came out, it's a giant scandal and civilizational disgrace
neutral · AI labelView post →Of course that's my responsibility - but this kind of cognitive error is so common that is's worth knowing about. There's a famous scene on this in the film "Thank You For Smoking": the idea is that to win a debate it can be enough to show that the other side is wrong - about anything!
neutral · AI labelView post →Big win, but $375m is nothing for Zuck so he'll just pay and move on. They'll keep paying in similar lawsuits, or settling because it's easy and cost-effective. The film Thank You For Smoking comes to mind here...
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s a delicious irony that the movie Thank You For Smoking, which satirizes tobacco company tactics, was heavily supported by Thiel, Musk, etc. Because yes, there are parallels. They might not be merchants of death, but merchants of slop has a ring to it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you ever seen the movie, Thank You for Smoking? The message was a similar feeling.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hah I had a good handful of "I really struggle to watch movies" replies before seeing yours so I assumed you wanted accessible. Great recs, I'll check the ones I haven't seen. Thinking only about me, I recently really liked Ghost Dog, Dog Day Afternoon, Thank You For Smoking, and Nirvanna The Movie
positive · AI labelView post →From the film, Thank You For Smoking———————————— Like my content? You can support my work by sharing this post and making a purchase from my store. Thank you. Solidarity ✊ Link in Bio 🔗 www.etsy.com/shop/MarxBeard #politics #resist #meme #leftist #progressive
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatched the clever & acerbic satire "Thank You For Smoking." (Can't believe it's 20 years old!) These credits caught my eye. I had no idea that the PayPal mafia backed this movie about immoral lobbyists. How appropriate. The backstory: www.fastcompany.com/91061130/wha... #movies #ElonMusk
positive · AI labelView post →Straight up sounds like it belongs in a "Thank You For Smoking" styled film about plastic surgery (positive)
neutral · AI labelView post →I think it's THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, a movie I feel pairs nicely with UP IN THE AIR for different moods on similair subjects.
neutral · AI labelView post →Verdict: The beginning part where he fights that guy with a brick is pretty good, but if you want an Aaron Eckhart movie, Thank You For Smoking exists.
positive · AI labelView post →From the movie "Thank You For Smoking: "...but you didn't convince me." "I wasn't trying to convince you." There are always other people watching these. And they fall all over the political spectrum. And you never know what argument you make that will convince those watching.
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminds me of the movie Thank You For Smoking. Just imagine the panicked meetings happening bc people are waking up
neutral · AI labelView post →Hegseth reminds me of the main character in the book and movie "Thank You for Smoking."
neutral · AI labelView post →It reminds me of the scene from THANK YOU FOR SMOKING where the movie studio is filled with zen gardens and hired manual laborers to tend them.
neutral · AI labelView post →Haha, yes. Have you ever seen the brilliant movie "Thank You For Smoking"?
neutral · AI labelView post →Just because you can win a fight doesn't mean it needs to be fought. What would be the goal here? To make an old woman miserable? You're right to just leave it alone. You'd probably like the movie 'Thank You For Smoking'.
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