"No shit! You guys got coke here?"
"Yeah, this is America." 

That first Res album is a gem. When people say they like Santigold I ususally point them towards Res because you can totally hear Santi's "voice" in her songs, "Golden Boys" in particular. Res put out a second album a couple of years ago, "Black Girls Rock," that was kinda disappointing. She's now one half of a group…

Actually, Kirb & Chris sampled "Making Plans for Nigel" back in 2005: http://www.youtube.com/watc…

This guy seems on the level. I've enjoyed his video work and will definitely seek this film out. I imagine having a beer with him and chopping it up about his next film would be a nice way to pass the time. The subject matter alone is highly compelling, but the Italo-neo-realist stylo is the kicker.

Brad Bird has been doing the Edna Mode schtick since "Family Dog" as it's pretty much the same voice he used for Gerta LaStrange. Around 6:26: 
http://www.youtube.com/watc… "Do you like what you seeee?" Yes we do, Brad. If it ain't broke…

Ugh…The Wanted. I want you to hire a choreographer. If you're going to make a song that sounds like every pop dance/rave track of the last 15 or so years, the least you could do is not move across the floor like you're mentally reviewing the stage blocking notation in the script your handlers gave you. In my day, boy…

Sometimes I feel like I must have hallucinated this but I swear I once saw a print ad in a cable tv industry magazine for a series based on "Dazed and Confused." I have no idea if even so much as a pilot was ever filmed since I can't find any information about it at all. Needless to say, whether real or a figment of…

In fairness, if you read the context in which he made these comments, he doesn't come across quite as dickish. The interviewer made the assertion about all the Johnny-come-latelies to The Wire before he did. Simon just expounded on it. And he even credits viewer commentary on sites as insufferable as Twitter for being…