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Built For Greed
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I feel as though Clive Owen should be getting more to do these days.

"So… that would make Bethany… part black…?"

I'll be in my bunk.

One more latecomer, but

Freddie Mercury's whispered "I still love you" at the end of the video for "These Are The Days of Our Lives". It's the last video Queen shot live ("The Show Must Go On" featured animation and puppetry), and you can kind of tell t's the moment where he's saying goodbye to everyone and everything. Absolutely kills me

Oh hey, I've read your work, and I like it, I like it a lot. But no, you can't have a grant.

Couldn't help but read this in the voice of the Starship Troopers newsreel guy.

Guess I'm the only who thought it was Catherine Keener at first

This is the very epitome of CANNOT UNSEE.  Seriously, this even beats Ricky Gervais' musical past all to hell.

One more intelligent being down. RIP, Mr. Ebert.

Seen here: the face of gay panic

Nice to know even Kurt Russell gets starstruck. "Say 'workshed'."

I have seen a chick get raped by a tree. I could describe the fir burger to you but you willow me.

I can't say that I know what aging teeny boppers back in the day were thinking—I guess they just wanted him to stay the same forever—but taking the music on its own terms, I like '70s Elvis precisely because it's sad. No, it wasn't the exciting, society-rocking stuff of the '50s, it wasn't as technically beautiful and

If there's a worse Elvis movie in existence than Clambake, they should use it to replace waterboarding.

As others have said, go with Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, or Viva Las Vegas. I would also personally add Flaming Star, Wild in the Country and Follow That Dream (probably his best comedic role). Anything else, it's at your own risk (I say this as a huge Elvis fan).

You must not know any "try-too-hard" dads if you can't see the appeal of Chase's Vacation performances. It's pretty spot on, and hilarious to boot.

Credibility destroyer:

I think Rabin's fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fuckin' fun park and he wants to bail out!

YOUR MOTHER!