I always thought that Jeremy Irons was a better Humbert — and maintain that his audio version of "Lolita" is one of the greatest books-on-tape recorded (seriously listen to it! It's crazy good) — but the Kubrick version is just better. The idea of slightly shifting the ending to the beginning to give the audience…

The first two books are pretty much standard action/adventure fare, still with lots of quick story standards to see through, although they are a lot of fun to read — quick too. About midway through the third one until around the end, Riordan really kicks up the idea of family, home, heart, and everything children do…

I once tried to start a band with some friends, but we couldn't nab Clell Tickle and then, inevitably, failed. The man works wonders, it's true.

Also, did "A Single Man" not recieve a nomination because about halfway through, most of the characters lose their costumes?

Even technically, without the 3D, it's pretty standard. May as well give it to "Up" for that.

Bummed as well "Where the Wild Things Are" got snubbed. Though I am happy that the score to "Fantastic Mr Fox" got a nod. It's so good.

Not to Sound Cynical
Been trying to be less cynical since O'Brien gave his departing lecture, but as much as I like my Netflix profile, it's difficult to actually watch the streaming movies, mostly because they don't broadcast some in the correct aspect ratio (yup, that bugs me considerably). So great widescreen…

For his genre, I'd argue that Patterson was decent enough, in that he could keep the plot moving and had a central character interesting enough so that when you read the books, they went so quickly you might skip over the most egregious points. And while I've never felt that Oates was particulary extraordinary, some…

This Lady
She's like the James Patterson of the literary world. At one point she wrote all right, but she just keeps putting stuff out and out that eventually it seems like she's running a marathon to see how many books she can release.

"The Laughing Man." Which I think is the best thing Salinger had written. Or has. Or whatever.

I like the idea of collective responsibility, the we're all in this together sort of argument presented above. It gives the first-plural in this case a different weight than the first-plural of, say, "The Virgin Suicides" or "A Rose for Emily," which was I guess more of a collective obsession with some thing rather…

The only really negative review that I've read was from Harper's. For the most part, based of course on the critical consensus I've read, it seems that this is a pretty solid novel; becoming especially exceptional toward the latter half.

All right, I had as much fun as anyone in "Avatar," but really? From the Golden Globes to this number one for the 97th week in a row? It's not even a movie; more of a spectacle, a circus act.

And cuter.

Jeffrey Self
I really like that kid.

Wasn't Conan on Comedy Central for a brief time? Granted, these were just reruns of the previous Late Night episode, but that's where I first started really watching him.

Just try to think of something better than the Bite-Nuker.

I meant where's that DVD in my house, as in, I'm going to grab it and watch it right now. (Or at that moment.)

No Daisies
Funny list and everything, with the Amazing Race stuff and Adam Lambert doing anything but playing it conservative and the best gag from the fourth season of "30 Rock" (best gag from the fourth season of "30 Rock" so far) — even if 'He Needs a Kidney' was great, but….

Speaking of swapping positions, I think the weakest thing about this list is the ranking. "Up" at number 11? Really? O.K.