There are problems with Michael Aubrecht's scholarship on the subject of the 1862 Christmas game. Also, remember, the game was played by two teams of New Yorkers from the Union Army — it didn't get the warring armies to lay down arms or anything. Nonetheless, it's a fascinating piece of history.

"L.A. Blues" by the Stooges.

Here is that quote, in full. It is delivered by Tyler Perry, speaking for himself: "I think Madea has an opportunity to say everything that I can't say because, number one, I'm a man, and women get away with saying things a lot more than a man would. In our society, women are given much more latitude than men to have…

Here is that quote, in full. It is delivered by Tyler Perry, speaking for himself: "I think Madea has an opportunity to say everything that I can't say because, number one, I'm a man, and women get away with saying things a lot more than a man would. In our society, women are given much more latitude than men to have…

It wasn't a cameo. It was a reference.

It wasn't a cameo. It was a reference.

In that case, you won't have been able to review Stewart Lee's "Carpet Remnant World." The DVD was only released in the UK, anyway. I don't think it's quite as good as "If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One," but it's still very good.

In that case, you won't have been able to review Stewart Lee's "Carpet Remnant World." The DVD was only released in the UK, anyway. I don't think it's quite as good as "If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One," but it's still very good.

Hamill and the great Maurice LaMarche did a terrific job in Full Throttle, too.

Hamill and the great Maurice LaMarche did a terrific job in Full Throttle, too.

Don't forget neo-retro-blaxploitation, done best in Black Dynamite, done much worse in Undercover Brother, and spoofed into Jewsploitation by The Hebrew Hammer.

Don't forget neo-retro-blaxploitation, done best in Black Dynamite, done much worse in Undercover Brother, and spoofed into Jewsploitation by The Hebrew Hammer.

As Robert Creamer wrote:

As Robert Creamer wrote:

I saw Premium Rush twice in theaters for pretty much exactly that reason. But I'm more or less willing not to be a film buff. After Magnolia and There Will Be Blood, I realized that PT Anderson doesn't work for me; after Citizen Ruth, Election, and About Schmidt, I realized that Alexander Schmidt doesn't work for me;…

I saw Premium Rush twice in theaters for pretty much exactly that reason. But I'm more or less willing not to be a film buff. After Magnolia and There Will Be Blood, I realized that PT Anderson doesn't work for me; after Citizen Ruth, Election, and About Schmidt, I realized that Alexander Schmidt doesn't work for me;…

Mark Alan Stamaty did some great work in Macdoodle Street and Washingtoon, impossibly dense, crazy, brilliant stuff.