Thanks - I'll have to check it out.

I pray - oh my God do I pray - that I never have to hear that song again. Surprised it was never used as a "Hatesong".

I often found that Genesis songs benefited from the constraints of a live setting - either from this era or later on with "Three Sides Live" - virtually everything on that live one sounded better to my ears that the studio tracks from Abacab or Duke - especially Duke which always sounded a bit muddy to me.

Interesting you say that as I remember reading that the group was concerned after Gabriel left that Collins might not be up to the vocals that required more power and heft like Musical Box or The Knife - his voice in the group up until then had always been used for the more ethereal or pastoral stuff like More Fool Me…

That looked like Maude Apatow in the classroom scene. Whenever I see her I think of her singing "Memory" from Cats in Funny People.

Someone already mentioned Children of Men - but I'll just be more specific - I'd love to have been there to see how they did the tracking shot where the camera moves around from inside the car.
I also would love to have witnessed the shooting of the final scene in Blair Witch Project where they find the house - I…

A very good production of Little Shop just ended its run here in Rochester at the Geva Theatre a few days ago - it plays especially well in a small/medium theater, and the Geva Mainstage has just over 500 seats. I had never seen it in the theater, so it was fun to see the differences from the movie - particularly the…

And perhaps appropriately, the lyrics to Send in the Clowns have bewildered listeners for decades - because they are not familiar with the context for which it was written. Ironically, the enigmatic nature of the lyric when sung outside the show ends up being part of its appeal. One of my favorite Colbert interviews…

You have a point, but I think the issue has become more of a matter of what people are used to seeing on screen, and what has fallen out of the language of film that people are willing to accept. I don't see it as a matter of suspension of disbelief so much as seeing people break into song feels awkward, melodramatic,…

What about Sondheim shows (after WSS where he only wrote the lyrics)? Few of his songs hold up outside of the context of the story or character they are developing, but are these works less great than the golden age you refer to? (I really don't know the answer.) It seems that since the onset of the Rock and Roll era,…

I think what you're saying speaks to how difficult it can be to imagine how a movie adaption of a musical comes across to those not familiar with the theatrical version. In your case (and mine with Into The Woods) the film serves to remind you how much you love the show itself or your experience of it in its proper…

John and Yoko's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" isn't much better, in my opinion. But I guess Sir Paul decided to stick it out. The royalties from "Wonderful Christmastime" probably help dull the pain.

No, apparently he gets about a half a mil in royalties every year for this atrocity.

I nominate this as the second best version of this song - John Denver and Rowlf the Dog: http://youtu.be/XLQFIdcTKQM

I really liked "The Way Way Back" and it was interesting how Jim Rash and Nat Faxon gave each other small parts amidst a great cast for a film they wrote and directed. Faxon's could have been given a bit more to do. In a way this might be the same character as the star of a half hour comedy - perhaps he'll get a job…

Unguent!

I say this all the time - but always thought of it as more of a Raising Arizona quote.

"Now I'm hungry again."

Fair enough. I can think of times when I have wished certain people who espoused some of my views or shared my tastes would just stop - for fear of being lumped in with douches as you say. But I do think Ray L. is the real deal, unlike many of the bearded folkie types that have come along in recent years. Some of his…

What as opposed to The Oscars?! At least the show itself is usually entertaining - if you like musicals and plays. I love movies but The Oscars are a snooze-fest.