Great list! I love Presto so much—it's got some great catchy stuff. I think Waves is their most consistently awesome record along with Pictures, of course.

I agree with you totally. Signals is part of their great triumvirate. Signals is a good hinge for Grace Under Pressure, I suppose, but other than a use of synths the albums are pretty different. Signals still has a lot of the new wave stylings of Waves and Pictures. Grace is a pretty murky, leaden concept record that…

Oooh, yes…the documentary was also a success with assorted females I knew/know. There was something endearing about them, they all said. Very cool that they were rock stars who didn't get all drugged up. Most of them were also very touched by Peart's personal tragedies and his perseverance.

Start her on the nicer, more melodic stuff. I played "Ghost of a Chance" for my ex, and she loved it. "Presto," the song, was also a big hit. Kind of an emotional ballad. She loved that, too, and gradually started to see Rush as a pretty good singles band.

I love this and would probably watch it and then hate myself, again, afterward.

Yep. Opening crawl. "The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute." RIVETING SHIT RIGHT THERE.

This is a great idea! I can't really think of a lot of them, though. Except for maybe Mr. Rogers! If he ever turned out to be hiding something, I think I would die. Maybe Buddha? Nelson Mandela? Bob Ross?

If they are going to do another one before Ford is in hospice, I wish they would just do an introverted, Bergman-esque type of film. Something that shows Indy actually doing some research (thrilling cinema, I know), putting clues together, digging, making connections, teaching his heirs, showing what it is like to get…

Oooohh…a Yoda movie would be awesome. 900 years of history to choose from and you don't have to worry about an actor not living up to Harrison Ford. Make this happen!

Ha! I'd much rather watch a soap opera based around the comings and goings at Tosche Station.

I agree … even with the cringe-worthy "I saw a hologram…of him…KILLING YOUNGLINGS."

This is well put. How about a film about Dash Rendar? I'm totally kidding.

Phoenix was so good—he had Ford's mannerisms and speech patterns down to a tea. It was eerie and spectacular. Hard to do a Ford impression without looking and sounding constipated, but he pulled it off.

Great piece! Palmer used that Power Station fame and influence to relaunch his solo career. Never forget "Some Like it Hot" with unstoppable Tony Thompson on drums—a drum sound that Palmer used to great effect on "Addicted to Love."

That's a great point. And Wayne's World was at that point in Mike Myers' career when he wasn't entirely up his own ass so he likely let himself be directed somewhat. And that reminds me of Real Genius, which was directed by Martha Coolidge. Another great comedy with a lot of heart. I wish we had those kids of films…

Ha, indeed! I'd like to rummage through the old copies and see if I've changed my mind on the angular art. I remember a couple of good stories near the end—the 100th issue, I think, is the one where Boba Fett comes out of the Sarlacc? Something like that.

Absolutely! And I was really digging how many great comedies were helmed by women—helps dispel that myth that women aren't as funny, etc.

Ha ha! I was thinking the same thing!

Great write-up…thanks so much for this! I grew up with the original comics and remember going down to the shop (post-"Empire") to get the latest issue. You are right on about the post-Jedi comics—at that point, we were all ready to move on to other things as we grew up,and I found the Nagai stories as well as the…

That's a great question! Maybe "Big" by Penny Marshall, "Lost in Translation" by Sofia Coppola, "An Angel at My Table" by Jane Campion, "Clueless" by Amy Heckerling, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," Heckerling again, "Harlan County USA," (documentary) by Barbara Kopple, "Titus" by Julie Taymor, and one of the best…