pifullx.blogg.se - Bridge baron 21

However, I admire Joaquin Phoenix's body of work so much that this entry cued me to add these movies onto my long to-be-watched list. I hadn't heard of INHERENT VICE, and HER all together (instead of spaced out like the others) made it less impactful. At first, I wondered if that double-vision was strange? But the duality of the themers echoed by two HEATs - as well as THE GODFATHER, Part II! - made it such a captivating finale.

Will Smith ( 2019, 2001) OR ( 2020, 2001)Īnd then the coup de grace, HEAT found twice throughout THE GODFATHER PART II.

(Quick second tangent - I am now the dad of a seven-month-old, and I find it hilarious that there was ever a time in my life where I would voluntarily give up sleep to research crossword themes).Ī few more theme examples if you're hungry for more (click links for answers): I leaped out of bed and spent six hours looking for more examples. One night as I was falling asleep, my brain decided to point out that Hanks starred in both BIG and BRIDGE OF SPIES. The inspiration for this theme came early in the pandemic when I found myself thinking a lot about "America's Dad" Tom Hanks.

I knew we'd be friends when he asked me what my favorite chess opening was. (Quick tangent - I have since had the good fortune of getting to know Rich IRL at a couple of Bay Area constructor gatherings, and am pleased to report he is as amazing as the puzzles he makes. I love the idea of a hidden word theme where the nested words are related to the bigger entries they're inside of - they feel so much more special and rare, like cruciverbal truffles.

I guess in that sense I am both a good and great artist because this theme was pretty directly lifted from - er, inspired by - this brilliant puzzle from Rich Proulx. They say good artists copy, and great artists steal.