Robbins was on the latest Bill Simmons Podcast. Around the 1:43 mark, Robbins talks about "Cradle will Rock" and how of all his movies it is the one that he wishes more people would watch.

The story behind it is that Robbins made this movie with Disney, but the company switched leadership before the film was set to be released. The new guy hated the movie and wanted to dump it. So, they released for one day in 100 theatres with no ad campaign and then pulled it. The movie ended up making less than 3 million dollars on a 36 million dollar budget.

The description of the movie on Wikipedia: "The story fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the development of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein; it adapts history to create an account of the original production, bringing in other stories of the time to produce a social commentary on the role of art and power in the 1930s, particularly amidst the struggles of the labor movement at the time and the corresponding appeal of socialism and communism among many intellectuals, artists and working-class people in the same period."

Synopsis

Drama set in Depression-era New York, combining real and fictional characters from the worlds of art and politics, with the central story focusing on the doomed production of Orson Welles and Marc Blitzstein’s left-wing musical The Cradle Will Rock.

Director

Tim Robbins

Cast

Angus MacFadyen, Bill Murray, Cary Elwes, Hank Azaria, John Cusack, Susan Sarandon

Genre

Film Drama

I believe they are referring to; but I have no evidence for this;

Matthias Grünewald

I work in a small office. We all don’t have any kids, but my coworker side hustles as a nanny every weekend, and OMG she won’t shut up about it.

She has pictures of the kids she nannies for on her desk and on her phone (of course it’s just her and the kids and no other family members) and calls them her “niece and nephew (they’re not related).” Almost everyday she starts off with, “Oh the kids did the silliest thing the other day,” or “The kids are going to start school soon and I don’t know if I’m ready,” and all this other stuff like they’re her own, and I find it like...I don’t know...obsessive maybe? I’m glad she has this great relationship with the family, but it seems almost like she’s vicariously living through them and sometimes it’s really off-putting to hear it at work everyday.

The kicker was that she told me she went on a date (which she says doesn’t happen often and let’s just say I believe her), and she told the guy flat out that he would have to accept the fact that she spends every weekend “building a relationship with these beautiful children, and being in their lives is a top priority.” Ummm what? You do realize Karen, that you’re not a single mom. These aren’t your damn kids. When they are old enough to look after themselves, you will probably not be in their lives as much. Go get a life of your own and please shut the fuck up.

I just love this movie. I feel like it's kind of underrated as a classic horror/thriller. The script is a bit dated but if you look past the cheesy dialogue, the premise of the movie is really solid and rebecca demornay is really intense. You don't get her level of talent these days. It's a really good suspense builder and I just think it's a really satisfying watch. I've seen it so many times and I still enjoy it a lot. Anyone else love this movie? Favourite quotes or scenes ?

I really like the scene where Rebecca's character goes up to Solomon after he catches her breastfeeding Claire's baby. The delivery of her lines are performed so well. You really believe this woman is evil.

"Did you like looking at me? Dont fuck with me, retard. My version of the story will be...better" after she slaps him.

I wish I could find the original poster and both thank and curse them...hehe. I’m on Christmas break from work and I’ve spent the last week inhaling books 1-4, just totally immersed and loving them.

I went to a fancy holiday party and while I enjoyed it immensely, I couldn’t wait to get home and read a few chapters before bed. Those few chapters turned into staying up until 2am to finish. I haven’t felt this way about a book series (of any genre) in years! I told my fantasy loving brother about it and hope he starts book one, Unsouled, next week.

I have chemo on Tuesday and we call this “hell week” for a good reason, but I feel some measure of comfort knowing I’ll have book five with me. They say to use mindful meditation and visualization while you are being infused so I’m going to spend the day cycling my madra like in the books...maybe level up my core and demolish my cancer. 😉

Before I got into Cradle I was into LitRPGs. In fact the reason I got into Cradle was to try and scratch that LitRPG itch of having a fleshed out structure/mechanics system as part of a story. However the more LitRPGs and other books I read the less their hard magic systems compare to Cradle’s system.

LitRPGs are supposed to maintain a 100% hard magic system by design. The reader is supposed to know what abilities the MC has and predict MC’s ability to overcome different challenges and understand how they work and synergize together. The issue is that in majority of LitRPGs you cant predict anything. This is in part because many MCs have such a long and cumbersome arsenal of forgettable abilities that its impossible to see clear and meaningful synergies in all that mess. Alternatively the MC could have understandable abilities but the story pits them against impossible odds that are resolved not by using those synergies but through Deus Ex Machina style interventions that save them at the last second. At this point many books would be better served running a soft system.

The moment Lindon learned empty palm we knew that his only chance to win that village competition was to empty palm the shit out of every child in there. Blackflame was billed as the most destructive stuff possible from the get go so it’s not system breaking when Lindon cuts off Gokren’s hand. When Lindon goes up against Sopharanatoth its clear as day that his only chance is to either nuke her with a Void Dance or a hail marry empty palm play. The system is so good and so well defined that we’ve spent all summer bickering about uncrowned tournament match ups that in any other series out there we would have 0% chance of predicting. Lets take a moment to appreciate that

Blessings on the hand of women!
Angels guard its strength and grace,
In the palace, cottage, hovel,
Oh, no matter where the place;
Would that never storms assailed it,
Rainbows ever gently curled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

Infancy's the tender fountain,
Power may with beauty flow,
Mother's first to guide the streamlets,
From them souls unresting grow—
Grow on for the good or evil,
Sunshine streamed or evil hurled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

Woman, how divine your mission
Here upon our natal sod!
Keep, oh, keep the young heart open
Always to the breath of God!
All true trophies of the ages
Are from mother-love impearled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.

Blessings on the hand of women!
Fathers, sons, and daughters cry,
And the sacred song is mingled
With the worship in the sky—
Mingles where no tempest darkens,
Rainbows evermore are hurled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.