Is this movie going to make me like Johnny Depp? Because I've enjoyed hating him for quite a while now.

I love the way Kinsey flails his arm.

I actually saw Fisher King a long time ago, and I felt kind of ambivalent towards it in a way that I think led to me not watching his other stuff until now.

Man, now that I've seen the cover, I've GOT to see what's inside that mag.

If we were to do a Top Ten Mad Men moments, my number one pick would be the lawnmower accident. Certainly the most unexpected shock for me, and maybe the funniest.

And Chaplin paid him for it! One of the few Orson Welles Hollywood success stories.

Coincidentally, I just watched Brazil today and 12 Monkeys yesterday as part of an effort to introduce myself to Gilliam's films. I'll probably watch Time Bandits next since it's on Netflix instant. Any other essentials that come highly recommended?

There's a jokey rivalry between Mad Men and Breaking Bad in terms of which is the better show, right? (I say "jokey" because everyone who watches one also watches the other). Anyway, I just want to declare that I am Team Mad Men. I think it has improved over the course of its run, whereas this past season of Breaking…

I've been meaning to read Martin's book for a long time now. I've almost finished working my way through his Television Stuff DVD collection so maybe I'll start Born Standing Up once I'm done with that.

This is a very minimalist newswire piece.

Yep. Start humping that trash, Craig.

As the AV Club's resident Xenian, I'll go ahead and say it: Fuck Harmony Korine.

The best part about that Weird Al bit is that Paul F Tompkins begins it by talking about how he knows Weird Al, and Weird Al will think it's hilarious. Then, after he has yelled at him three times, he realizes he has never met Weird Al, just seen him on TV like the rest of us.

"Do you think Sting really wonders if the Russians love their children too?"

I saw McCartney at the Reds stadium in Cincy. He closed with The End, and then we all sat there, hoping he would run out and play "Her Majesty."

I've seen Costello three times now, and he pretty reliably performs unexpected songs. Of course, his fans tend to be such cultists that it's hard to consider anything he does "obscure" for the audience involved.

I prefer the sequel, Analyze Phat.

When I found out Nick Kroll had been the voice of Andy Dick in that episode, it instantly became my favorite thing Nick Kroll has ever done.

According to Connery's publicist, he was never asked; it sounds like none of them were. Apparently, the Academy never really considered the idea, it was just a rumor. Which is sad, because I think they probably could have organized something like that if they tried. I have a feeling they didn't really feel like…

It's been a while since I watched His Girl Friday, but I don't recall that much horrifying sexism or racism (at least, no more than the appropriate amount for a movie from the forties). Perhaps I will have to rewatch it soon.