It's not too late for a long running franchise of Daryl Zero pictures.  I gotta keep hope alive.

At what point will Ratner stop taking on these ridiculous projects and finally give us the big screen (preferably 3D) Big Butt adaptation we've all been clamoring for? Every time Sean reports on him he seems to be stuck in the research and development phase!

Which one is Angus T. Steakflower?

That was no mistake.  The morbidly obese thief was quickly apprehended after a brief, unsuccessful getaway on foot.

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE POOR, DEFENSELESS HANDGUNS??

I'm going to try to make it up to NorCal for Strong Beer/Younger release.  If I do, it'll be part of a half beer/half business trip so it won't be pure, unbridled indulgence, but hopefully I can catch some Old Thunderpussy at Magnolia Brewery and some barleywines at Toronado.

Beer Thread (also a Honey Boo Boo-Free Zone)!

Posted last week, but deserves reposting every time Amelie harps on this vomitous sleaze:

"The Doctor is out. . . of his mind."

And that's the tooth!

In terms of this very early conception of 30 Rock though, having Dratch in this type of role would make some amount of sense because at the very start Lemon's character was defined more by her competency/incredulity than the neuroses/insecurity that would come to define her character later on.

Just park at LAX and fly into John Wayne - what's the problem?!

Just park at LAX and fly into John Wayne - what's the problem?!

That is a startlingly effective sequence.  The enthusiasm leading up to it is as contagious to the audience as the filmmakers, and you want to chant "Cinema, cinema!" along with the characters as they walk the streets of Belgium.  Juxtaposing the brutal rape, murder and aftermath-hangover to cut immediately into the…

And this one, sadly forced to change its name:

"Shut up, Leonard! What's the point of announcing your resignation in a letter to Reddit?"

On the beer front, I noticed that today marks one year to the day since I joined Untappd, a mobile app that lets you check into and track what beers you've tried.  Now, keep in mind a huge amount of my check-ins were 2 or 3 oz pours during large tastings and bottle shares, but still, total unique beers tasted for the…

As a (former) Kansan, I'm always far more bothered that you can clearly spot mountains in the background of nearly every film or television product set in Kansas.

As a (former) Kansan, I'm always far more bothered that you can clearly spot mountains in the background of nearly every film or television product set in Kansas.

Best book I read this year was, by far, Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad.  Structurally postmodern, but far more emotionally affecting than most others from that movement; the narrative framing was complex and innovative but always felt purposeful.  One of the best ruminations I've read on the topic of…