dinky goes to hollywood

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dinkenson

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but before he did he bet some hockey


rangers tiny....hate this bet but priced in.......ottawa....they are legit, not like the ducklings....vanc under.......toronto......good spot.......phoenix......good spot and better team.....nashville.....very bad spot for hawks......buff over.....st louis will have an easy time and score often, a parlay would work here.......calgary.....seems like the best play tonite.......colorodo......kings still do not score enough to justify these prices........
 
munson15

munson15

I want winners...
Re: dinky goes to hollywood

Thanks for the early post, Dink. GL tomorrow and thanks again for the winning total in Charlotte.
 
munson15

munson15

I want winners...
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Bernie, we'll go with--------

nyr+155 (small)
ott+100
sj/VAN U5.5 (-120)
TOR-152
PHX-164
NAS-115
buf/STL O5/STL-230
parlay (+150)
cgy-104 (larger)
col+151
 
Iona

Iona

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Thanks Dink :cheers

Munson, as always, grateful for the translation :cheers
 
munson15

munson15

I want winners...
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Nice to see Bernie back on his handle in CR. I have to admit I nearly shit my pants when I first saw the post as I thought it referred to last night's games! :LMAOGL to all of Dink's Links!:cheers
 
Heim

Heim

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>calgary.....seems like the best play <


This team took a beating the other night....very physical game and OT.

I'm surprised they've gone fav now. With all due respect...pass.
 
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GreatDane

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Nice picks Dinky!!

The rally monkey helped the parlay as there were 2 goals scored in the last minute of the Stl/Buff game. :cheers

I hope you're having an enjoyable time in Hollywood!!


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Viejo Dinosaur

Viejo Dinosaur

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Dink...stay away from the Hollywood Hills...just read on the internet about finding body parts up there....:lol
 
munson15

munson15

I want winners...
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Quite a roller-coaster ride, thanks for the thrills and the cash, Dink.:btj:
 
Ray Luca

Ray Luca

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St. Louis and Over was sick.

Which begs my next question. What is the percentage of times an empty net goal is scored vs not-->?
 
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dinkenson

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i say the reviews are mixed...i think for tulip and myself we were happy how things turned out....very weird experience but the one thing i will always remember was how nice all the actors and moviemakers were to us....sad that it is all over....i told stephen frears we should start working on the sequel but my old timer friends are high on a prequel ....
 
focker

focker

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[h=3]The Bottom Line[/h]This true-life gambling world tale can’t cash in all its chips.

[h=3]Venue:[/h]Sundance Film Festival (Premieres)
[h=3]Cast:[/h]Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vince Vaughn, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon, John Carroll Lynch, Corbin Bernsen, Frank Grillo
[h=3]Director:[/h]Stephen Frears


[h=2][/h]Lay the Favorite, a serio-comic true-life tale about a lower-class force of nature who discovers she’s a natural in the gambling trade, is like a loud guest at a party who’s amusing for a while, until you just have to escape to the next room. Starring the ever-classy Rebecca Hall in the unlikely role of a big-mouthed “private dancer” who aspires to become a Vegas cocktail waitress but instead becomes a valued aide to a pro gambler, this broad entertainment also features nice turns by Bruce Willis andCatherine Zeta-Jones. But the comedy just isn’t that funny and the enterprise never finds an exact tone, with director Stephen Frears merely turning up the pace and the volume as the climax approaches. Star names will find this a theatrical berth but a strong box-office score would be a matter of sheer luck.
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Anyone who has seen Hall before will do a double-take upon first laying eyes on her here as Beth Raymer, a low-rent Florida floozy in the tiniest of jean shorts whose Vegas dreams remain elusive until she encounters Dink (Willis). A sports gambler with a small, smart-talking staff, Dink takes Beth on to make bets, run errands and work the phones and before long realizes she’s a good-luck charm with a genuine gift for numbers.
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The defining aspect of Lay the Favorite is that Beth has a big personality — in fact, a very big personality (as was confirmed at the Sundance premiere when the real Beth Raymer appeared onstage, looking about half Hall’s height but no less big for that). She enthuses over everything, reacting to the smallest event or comment as if it was going to be the thing that finally changes her life. She’s an enthusiast, which in many respects is a fine thing, except that she gets silly and out of hand at times, notably when it comes to Dink himself.
Dink’s glamour-puss wife, the wonderfully named Tulip (Zeta-Jones), returns to town, immediately picks up the strong vibes between Beth and her husband and behaves like a queen bitch until Dink is obliged to fire the uncomprehending Beth. At first, Tulip is presented in strictly one-dimensional terms as a haughty spoilsport, but one of the grace notes in D.V. DeVincentis’ adaptation of Raymer’s memoir is the portrait of Tulip's marriage to Dink, who willingly admits that she is absolutely right to think Beth represents a threat. An appreciative feeling for their marriage ensues, as the couple’s mutual honesty eventually allows Tulip to become an important ally for Beth.
In the meantime, the impulsive Beth picks up a nice fellow, journalist Jeremy (Joshua Jackson), in a casino and moves with him to New York, where she is soon taken under wing by a friendly rival of Dink’s, the flamboyant Rosie (Vince Vaughn), who induces the ever-impressionable Beth to become involved in his illegal bookmaking schemes. This eventually involves her going to Curacao to oversee operations there, even as she becomes increasingly aware of how dangerously exposed she and those closest to her — Jeremy, Dink and Tulip — have become.
No matter the great craft and skill Hall brings to such an unexpected characterization, in addition to what one might suppose was Frears’ desire to pack the film with zany personalities and character actors along the lines of classic Hollywood comedies, there’s a certain intangible feeling here of tourists visiting a strange and exotic place and trying to do as the natives do. This cuts it for a while, but it seems like all the actors are yelling through the entire final stretch of the movie, which starts spinning in the evident belief (also displayed in many old Hollywood films) that a climax has to be crazy and frenetic. Here it’s just exhausting and, finally, off-putting.
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Willis’ performance suffers from being part of this, as his character becomes abusive and nasty when things don’t go his way. The actor most excels in his quieter scenes with Hall and Zeta-Jones, the latter softening after a brittle beginning to show her character’s shrewd and sensitive sides. She also is laudably self-effacing, earning startled laughs by exhibiting Tulip’s terribly bruised face and bandaged head while lying in bed after a face-lift.
The overall tendency toward shrillness distracts from the characterizations and puts a damper on much of the potential comedy. A juicy supporting turn comes from Laura Prepon as a Vegas lifer who shows Beth the ropes.
Venue: Sundance Film Festival (Premieres)
Production: A Likely Story-Emmett/Furla Films, Ruby Films
Cast: Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vince Vaughn, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon, John Carroll Lynch, Corbin Bernsen, Frank Grillo
Director: Stephen Frears
Screenwriter: D.V. DeVincentis, based on the memoir by Beth Raymer
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Randall Emmett, George Furla, D.V. DeVincentis, Paul Trijbits
Executive producers: Agnes Mentre, Vincent Maraval, James W. Skotchdopole, Richard Jackson, Curtis Jackson, Brandt Anderson, Brandon Grimes, Anthony Gudas, Michael Corso, Peter Hampden, James Gibb
Director of photography: Michael McDonough
Production designer: Dan Davis
Costume designer: Christopher Peterson
Editor: Mick Audsley
Music: James Seymour Brett
103 minutes
 
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