Based on the title, I had assumed it was another faith-based movie about a little boy helping his family/community through the power of Jesus. This actually sounds worse.

Never speak ill of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Paula Poundstone has to eat too.

It's a small moment in a big movie, but the Map Room scene may just be my favorite scene in any movie ever; the combination of John Williams' score, Norman Reynolds' set, and of course Slocombe's shooting is awe-inspiring.

RIP… And I want to see the movie about this guy's life.

My post wasn't about Kesha and it only mentioned her tangentially. My point was that, given the music industry's 50+ year history of theft and exploitation, any performer wanting to get involved had damn well better not sign anything until they've had a lawyer go over it and point out all the ways they can get burned.

This is one of the few cool boards left on the web, and there's no need to act like a doofus. Tell me what you're thinking about and we'll take it from there.

It's the way the labels have always acted; anything that gives the artists more control is going to be fought tooth and nail.

No, but "the artist has the choice of producers" isn't that unique of a thing to ask for.

Ugh… your point being ____ ?

I hate to say this in light of the awful ordeal Kesha's dealing with, but at this point, with five decades of evidence showing that every label will screw you any way they can, if you're a musician and you sign a contract without having a lawyer look it over first, you're an idiot.

I imagine that Sony is afraid that this will set a precedent which other artists will use to extricate themselves from indentured servitude (ie a really awful contract).

I certainly didn't hate Spectre. It just fell short of the unrealistic expectations I now have for every new Bond movie thanks to Casino Royale and (to a lesser extent) Skyfall. If Spectre had come along during Brosnan's run, I imagine we'd all consider it one of the series' high points.

If Trump gets the nomination, what happens next will be very interesting. But I don't think many Conservative voters would end up staying home on Election Day if Hillary is the alternative.

Bernie's considerably to the left of me on most issues (and yes, a lot of his supporters are world-class irritants), but I'm with him because he seems much more focused on campaign finance reform, which I see as the single biggest issue we've got to deal with right now.

Not me… I can't stand Rubio or Trump, but it's the prospect of a Cruz presidency that keeps me awake at night.

I just lost in my fantasy election league over Jeb!'s withdrawal. I really thought that the GOP would do what it's always done in recent history: flirt with various shades of crazy before throwing in with the boring, middle-of-the-road guy. Jeb was the only one in the clown show who fit the Dole/W/McCain/Romney mold.…

Let us know what you think of the movie… I'm unable to separate Pulp Fiction The Movie from Pulp Fiction The Pop Culture Colossus, but Jackie Brown is in my Top 2 for Tarantino movies.

There's a story that Stanley Kubrick was very keen on adapting Foucault's Pendulum for the big screen, but that Eco, who felt he'd been burned on Name of the Rose, had no interest, so nothing happened.

Here's a very short article that mentions this:
http://www.newyorker.com/bo…

'Turning Back the Clock' from 2008 is a pretty good collection of stuff from 2000-2005… a sane man's insights into a spectacularly insane time.