Books: Still working my way back through Y: The Last Man, which - thankfully - is just as good as I'd remembered.

Books: Still working my way back through Y: The Last Man, which - thankfully - is just as good as I'd remembered.

Actually, the original intro to my write-up referenced how, when I interviewed Colm Meaney and described The Dead as being "decidedly late in (John Huston's) career," Meaney laughed and said, "It wasn’t just late in his career. It was very, very late."

Actually, the original intro to my write-up referenced how, when I interviewed Colm Meaney and described The Dead as being "decidedly late in (John Huston's) career," Meaney laughed and said, "It wasn’t just late in his career. It was very, very late."

Great movie, but it doesn't fit the piece, as Wayne didn't know he was dying when he made The Shootist. Although he'd received a cancer diagnosis in the past and was no doubt at least inspired by it when he took the film, he was in remission at the time. He didn't die until three years later.

Great movie, but it doesn't fit the piece, as Wayne didn't know he was dying when he made The Shootist. Although he'd received a cancer diagnosis in the past and was no doubt at least inspired by it when he took the film, he was in remission at the time. He didn't die until three years later.

No kidding. That was officially the first "wow, I feel old" statement I read today…though - as ever - there will be many, many others to follow.

No kidding. That was officially the first "wow, I feel old" statement I read today…though - as ever - there will be many, many others to follow.

@avclub-f20009df133551a813e70d50bc24e15f:disqus - You know, I've never actually watched Grim Prairie Tales, but I walked past the box so many times at the video store that I instantly knew, "Oh, that's with James Earl Jones!" Is it actually any good? Anthology films tend to be pretty hit or miss, particularly when -…

@avclub-f20009df133551a813e70d50bc24e15f:disqus - You know, I've never actually watched Grim Prairie Tales, but I walked past the box so many times at the video store that I instantly knew, "Oh, that's with James Earl Jones!" Is it actually any good? Anthology films tend to be pretty hit or miss, particularly when -…

Son of a…

Son of a…

If you ever spot a cheap copy of his first book, To the Stars, I highly recommend it. I talked to him a few years back - when he was promoting an appearance on a short-lived reality series called Secret Talents of the Stars - and I wish we could've talked longer, because it was great to get some insight into his pre-Tr…

If you ever spot a cheap copy of his first book, To the Stars, I highly recommend it. I talked to him a few years back - when he was promoting an appearance on a short-lived reality series called Secret Talents of the Stars - and I wish we could've talked longer, because it was great to get some insight into his pre-Tr…

It's like Forsythe told me: "If (the show) works, they won’t care what the title was, and if it stinks, they’ll happily forget us."

It's like Forsythe told me: "If (the show) works, they won’t care what the title was, and if it stinks, they’ll happily forget us."

And how cruel to have Mob Doctor film in Chicago, where My Boys was set, with every day a reminder of what once was…

And how cruel to have Mob Doctor film in Chicago, where My Boys was set, with every day a reminder of what once was…

You and me both.

You and me both.