Yeah, he seriously must have the record for longest continuous film career. Of course we all love the Simpsons line about "spanning two decades," but in fact his filmography spans NINE decades, pretty much without a break, dating back to 1926. I'm guessing he has to be unique in that regard.

No, Andy was a rock! Buddy went to pieces.

That's not the R.E.M. way.

On that '83 appearance, R.E.M. did both Radio Free Europe and the then-unreleased So. Central Rain.

GRAMMER!

I do admire the painting on its own merits. And yet at the same time, the boy's absurdly entitled, lazily aristocratic pose makes me laugh every time it shows up in the film.

Frank Costanza's lawyer tried to revive the trend.

WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

I'm with you, Dennis. This has always been my favorite Sideshow Bob appearance, because the plot, absurd as it is, fits Bob's character like a glove.

This box kite bit gag must have been cut in syndication, no? I have no memory of it despite seeing this episode a dozen times.

I doubt too many people would have predicted that NC State (1983), Villanova ('85) and Kansas ('88) would win those respective championships. Those were probably the most surprising title wins of the modern era.

And the paper towels.

As Michael O'Donoghue famously said, "I don't write for felt."

Yeah, you have to go pretty far down the list of Kurosawa films to find one that I wouldn't recommend. Just a few of the earliest ones and final ones, plus maybe The Idiot. And I've never seen "I Live in Fear."

I find it odd that Lucas cast the then-frail, teenaged Carrie Fisher in the Misa Uehara role. Carrie has her charms, but Uehara is just … I mean, damn. She holds her own with Mifune, which is saying a lot.

Yeah, I definitely group those two films with The Hidden Fortress as "fun" Kurosawa.

I don't recall Gert Frobe giving any long speeches like Guinness does in Star Wars. Really, he just wanted Bond to die.

That's generally true, but you can't go wrong with Alec Guinness either. And it's hard to see how Mifune could have pulled off that dialogue-heavy role as well as Sir Alec did.

Phrasing!

That was my whole complaint about Skyfall.