Today you get beef and criminal justice.

[20thcenturyvole]

The rain is sheeting down the windows and I don't know when my employers are going to pay me, but I have beef casserole and Master and Commander, so I am content.

Speaking of meaty goodness, it occurs to me that someone asked for my chocolate chili recipe freakin' ages ago, so I'm going to put it up here for all and sundry. This was originally an

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[lizzie_and_ari]

Mmmm, tasty tasty recipe. Mmmmm.

12 Angry Men though? That's you're favourite black and white movie? What about Casablanca? What about Throne Of Blood? What about It's A Wonderful Life? The African Queen? Metropolis? Or any of the others?

It is ingenious though. The director moved the walls in to make it seem more claustrophobic, did you know that? Of course you did.

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[20thcenturyvole]

I recommend this chili! Either kind. Especially when it gets cold and you need something to clear your sinuses and stick to your ribs. I only tried it because I wanted to know how cocoa and beef was not a terrible combination, but it turns out chocolate really does make everything better.

Really honestly 12 Angry Men - it's just my favourite. If someone was feeling incredibly mean and made me write a top 100, this movie would be #1. (Heretical: I've never gotten Casablanca. And I prefer Stewart in Harvey - it's a lot less cloying than It's A Wonderful Life.) I love Metropolis and The African Queen and Throne of Blood, and also Citizen Kane and The Philadelphia Story and pretty much anything by Charlie Chaplin or Ealing studios (hell, I could probably toss La Haine in there and still be sticking to the letter of the law, if not the spirit), but seriously, I have yet to watch 12 Angry Men to death, and I've watched it a lot