@Julie Delpy's Lipstick:

Really? Swing is worse than Juggaloes? Or the Kardashians (and whatever you call people who want to be them)? Or the rumored return of the preps? Really?

They'll probably make into a musical, complete with pop-country tunes and line dancing, given Gwyneth's new career interest. Is there any way for her to pimp out Apple in this?

Whew! Upon review, that post is a tad hyperbolic, but the thought of him sharing the screen in what could be a movie for the ages was turning my stomach. But then again, I probably would have said the same thing about Jerry Lewis before "King of Comedy" came out. Fortunately, I was 1 and could have cared less. I…

Ed Sullivan
Just wondering if you have already done one of these variety show analyses Noel. The Carson show will certainly touch on some of these ideas, but I think the Ed Sullivan Show is a fascinating window at an enormous cultural shift in America and how that was presented to the country-at-large. It managed to…

Stiller - seriously? Am I the only one sick of this fucking guy? If he weren't the entitled brat of marginally funny people he would be lucky to be a grip on this set. Basically made his career on a good Tom Cruise caricature and ironically made success by surrounding his projects with extremely talented people. …

Norm!
What's Norm MacDonald doing these days? I would sit down every week to watch him mock serious movies or just say "Eh, it seemed dumb, so I skipped it." But in a funny Norm way.

Scott Tenorman and The Fellowship… episodes are both great representations of South Park being South Park and how that fits into TV in general. The episode that shocked me to the core and sticks with me, though, is that seriously nihilistic one where Stan coaches the junior hockey team. It blew my mind and bummed me…

"Instead, the kids turned to Sublime, No Doubt, and ska-punk."

May you blissfully dream of electric sheep.

Keely Smith and Louis Prima duking it out vocally - especially when he's trying to make her laugh - is one of the more mind-blowing things I have ever heard. It is also one of the happiest things in existence. The improv and wittiness of the exchanges is flat-out amazing, and I appreciate it on the same level as…

Just take out the "hilarious" part and I am with you. They could really use a good dose of midnight shift at the truck stop. For 5 years. Then they might be funny. For now… the Apatow crew fulfills my need for trust fund humor.

Correction on "Almost Famous:" NO ONE needs to see that movie, let alone teenagers. A couple of the most enraging sappy hours of my life lost forever.

Wow
Just… wow.

No Mention of Agee?
Great review Scott! I am a little chafed at the slight to James Agee, though. While he didn't write the story, he did author the screenplay, and from what I have read, is attributed with setting the tone that Laughton ran with, particularly in regard to the mob mentality of the town folk, and the…

That is one of the most frustrating things about Clue to me - that it gathered up all of these amazing character actors and then constrained their styles and talents. Madeline Kahn plays the moment perfect - and a lot of that is because it comes out of nowhere - but to watch Young Frankenstein and know that the well…

I'd kinda dig it if he decided all of a sudden to say, "No, now I like THIS '60s," and hi devoted fans had to sit through a movie with "Red Rubber Ball," Linda Rondstat, and Melanie for 2.5 hours.

Best part of the movie! Preceeding the most disturbing part (the potential frog torture to get at those luscious legs).

Not to be a contrarian dick
But I have always thought this is one of the weakest TMS episodes precisely BECAUSE Henson et al., accommodate Martin's routine. I get what you are saying, Noel, in how they complement each other and even comment upon their differing perspectives on the vaudeville and music hall eras, as…

In contrast, Jim Henson's Story Hour (or whatever it was called) was one of the most terrifying "kids" shows ever put on the air. Holy shiiiiiiiit did that show scare me! I am sure they aren't that bad now, but I remember he really stepped up the puppetry for that show, creating extremely life-like and believable…