Hmm… I think I came across a little too narrow-minded in my first post. One reason I do think Watchmen is a good start is that I started going to comic book shops only after reading it, because I hadn't realized how deep a 'superhero' story could be. I still think that no one has equaled Moore, but I stay optimistic…

I say start with Watchmen, before the movie ruins it
Gotta disagree… the only comic I read before Watchmen was Neil Gaiman's Sandman (which I don't think anyone would consider a superhero book). If you've seen a movie or tv show about Batman or Superman (and who hasn't), that's really enough grounding in the basics of…

You're thinking of Irving Berlin.

Alternate suggestion
Get the DVD of the films of Chris Cunningham. That way, you will get funny/frightening videos AND the actual music of Aphex Twin.

I watched 30 seconds of the actual program
Then decided to sit here for this instead… 6 hours?

Noel, you didn't enjoy Trainspotting?
I always thought that should've gotten the directing award. It's very flashily-done (which is not always my favorite style), but all of its style aids in the propulsive movement of the story and the perspective of the main character.

Whoops:

Does Que Sera, Sera Count?

I think Maher would just laugh at him. Which some people seem to interpret as being as bad as a punch in the face. For all his power, god is awfully insecure :)

Music and Visuals
Slumdog Millionaire probably had the best combination, I think.

Ahh, AVCLUB… I guess Bill Maher isn't always funny, but some things are just so inherently stupid that they're always funny.

uhh, "slaughter," I mean. *Sigh*

May I say, as a Joo
No more Holocaust features, please, Hollywud. You've gone past the point of minimizing the horror of it. Now you're basically inviting contempt for it. Documentaries are one thing, but "entertainment" based on the story of mechanized slaugher is really pretty disgusting, especially if someone makes…

Cinematography
I'm happy Slumdog won for this. I've read too much lately bemoaning the "aestheticization of poverty" (sic; I don't know how to spell it). Hey, would you rather have the beautifying of dudes getting pencils stuck into them? Not that there's anything wrong with that, but good realism is pretty hard too,…

Like DC during Inauguration Week. Except not fucking freezing.

HOW WILL IT GET BURNED!? HOW WILL IT GET BURNED!?

Clearly you're no MC Jelly Donut fan.

Peter Gabriel used to dress up like broccoli onstage
But he'd rather eat doughnuts.

Mmm… butch lesbians. So hot. (No wonder I'm all alone on Oscar night.)

Or, maybe that's why she has them out all the time.