No trouble at all. D'Angelo even returned to reprise Lumpkin in 2007 for "Papa Don't Leech". Hettie Mae was a different character. Actors play 'older' all the time. Anika Noni Rose (43) recently did an excellent turn as 'Rita LaFleur" (70-ish) for "Gone Abie Gone". And D'Angelo was 40 when she first played Lumpkin.

Literary spin-off rights have reverted to the Coens during the years since that effort, so they did have to sign off on it and - you can bet - agree not to bash it. But they still get to do nothing and collect the passive payments, which is still a sweet gig.

Gettin' "Camie" to "Fixer""Biggs""Winder" on your "Wormie" "Deak"!

What does it say that it totally fooled the reviewer?

Probably not Monroe - and Huston had as many with her as Wilder.

"La Jetee" was credited in the film and in the publicity packets the film critics were provided. (I have one.)

Just hook it to my veins!!

"Buttered". They have had butter spread on them; they are not scones made of butter.

"boss, driver, cat, or otherwise -

If its as Tweedle-Dim as the first one, we're Tweedle-damned.

She's diann a-lookin' for her prince, poor thing.

Such barbied comments!

Ja ja ja, mach schnell mit der AV Club posts! I must get back to Lemmchen Grundschule in Mainz in time to see Kraftwerk.

UNIVERAL STUDIOS WHORING SYNERGY, BABY!!
No pride at all to or in these "newscasters", apparently.

Part of the franchise, Marz, part of the franchise. (And its logically got to be someone other that than Ridley saying it.)

……..Priority one: insure return of Prometheus to screens for analysis……

Scott's movies mostly come out alright.

Krampus, you ain't gonna shit right for a week!

That long, slow ascent up Lorne Michael's ass will be nerve-wracking!

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