Yeah, I think the reason a lot of people are reacting the way they are isn't because it's got four women in the lead, it's because the studio etc. themselves made such a huge deal about it being four women in the lead. Movies with largely female casts get made and shown every day, but most of them don't come out…

Jesus, really? I hadn't heard about people making those comments to Oswalt. SMH, man. How shitty of a person do you have to be to think that's acceptable to say to anyone?

Thanks!

Carrying his shriveled member in your purse for years afterward, maybe?

I air my viewpoints in the suu-un

God, I would LOVE to see that article.

Let's have a war! We need the space!

Citation? I believe you, I just hadn't heard about that and would love to see the story.

YES. Without sounding like I'm engaging in fannish whining, that's my exact issue with stuff like the all-female Ghostbusters or "Make Captain America gay" hashtags. How about, instead of just awkwardly trying to shoehorn progressiveness into something that already exists, you actually do something progressive and…

I generally only consider it "mansplaining" when it's a man telling me/another woman how to feel about things with which he has no experience, like the male pharmacist a few months ago who needed to educate me on how I was being silly because menstrual cramps really aren't that bad and I shouldn't need to take…

"This is why artists, especially genre artists, like to tell fans that they’re the lifeblood of the operation—that they’re the reason these movies get made, that these shows stay on the air, that these books keep getting published. This kind of PR line is its own, almost insultingly direct form of fan service."

Agreed so much. The stories Smith was given were just nonsense, and so many of them involved "solutions" that were basically, "Just wish for it to be okay, and it will fix itself!"

I didn't see the X-Men one, I'll have to hunt that up! I did really love the SNL one; "There's some crazies in our yeurd!" has become a catchphrase in our house.

I can see that. Or rather, I disagree that RT is indulgent, but can understand where you're coming from (I definitely agree re Jackie Brown & Inglourious Basterds) and why you might see it as such. That may be part of the reason why my husband prefers Rushmore to RT, actually, although he's never articulated it…

A few months ago my husband and I came up with an amazing story for a Ferris sequel (you know, like you do when you're idly chatting about stuff). It involved a high school reunion and Jeannie being married to the Charlie Sheen character, who is now a nationally renowned counselor for troubled youth.

A few months ago my husband and I came up with an amazing story for a Ferris sequel (you know, like you do when you're idly chatting about stuff). It involved a high school reunion and Jeannie being married to the Charlie Sheen character, who is now a nationally renowned counselor for troubled youth.

Wildcat…wiiiiildcat…

This is genius. I cannot figure out why you don't have a million upvotes.

I agree that Tenenbaums is his best. I love that movie so much; it's one of those films I can always watch, and want to watch again as soon as it's done.

Loved Grand Budapest Hotel (and all of Wes Anderson's movies; I even liked Steve Zissou, although it's far from my favorite) but I still prefer Tenenbaums above all the others, personally. It feels…more focused, to me? Maybe the story itself just seems more personal or touches my particular hotpoints, so to speak. I…