For the record, I love Ian Rankin's "Rebus" crime novels. They, however, are all set in a very down-to-earth and realistic Edinburgh. I'd be interested to know how he deals with supernatural elements in a crime story.

Oh I loved Cape Fear. This just didn't grab me in the same way. But trailers are rarely (if ever) accurate guides to how a film will look and feel. I mean, fuckit, it's Scorcese; I'll be seeing it. I'm just feeling cautious about its quality at the moment.

Count me unimpressed…
…by the trailer. It looked ridiculous and over-the-top, and not in a good way.

I thought it was brilliant. Excellent performance from Neeson, and Nesbitt is only a few shades beneath.

There's already a Hollywood movie caled "The Siege". And yes, it did stink.

"His brain was locked into a repetitive pattern, like hitting Refresh over and over again to see if anyone had responded to his witty comment on an A.V. Club article."

I remember it being the first 12-cert film I saw (I was 10). And there is some brief, glancing Angelina Jolie nudity in it.

He can be a ghost, or in a dream, like every other damn character that's died on that show!

True story: I used to not see the Page 2 link at the bottom of interviews, which wasn't so bad if I happened to be skim-reading it. This interview, however, was ace.

Curtis has a much lighter and subtler touch. His films are polemics, certainly, but they're polemics in the sense of "a controversial argument, passionately made" rather than Stone's LOUD NOISES style. And this is from someone who liked JFK the first time round.

Down And Dirty Pictures is a fine book. But yes, when you read it you be unable not to hate the Weinsteins (at least on a personal level).

"You ready, Jack?"

I think the dutch tilt as he's staring down the monitor just adds to the hilarity.

Interesting interview.
I'd just like to ask a quick question to Keith: was the language barrier a problem for this interview? In the interviews w/ Park that I've seen he speaks Korean and his answers are translated - was that the case for this one? The answers just seem to ramble and go in circles a little - which…

Sean….
"…the documentary equivalent of forcing Roman slaves to watch their emperor consume four fatted goats and a bucket of ambrosia, tickle his uvula with a goose feather, and then barf it all back up—and having them pay for the privilege."

First Gentle Herpes comment that made me laugh. He had to get one someday.

The Spanish Prisoner is wicked sweet awesome. So is The Jerk, but for different reasons. And Bowfinger is pretty damn funny.

He was killed by police in one of those "OBAMA GON' TAKE MAH GUNZ" shootouts.

Shoot 'Em Up just wasn't as entertaining as I'd expected. But Giamatti was great - boosted the film up by several levels whenever he was onscreen.

I really liked Wonder Boys. But I haven't read any Chabon, so can't compare it with the source material. Kavalier & Clay has been in my "to read" pile for way too long…