It's slow from Oltorf to 183 because that's where many many people are getting on or off. OK, I'm not going to talk about Austin traffic anymore unless it can be tied to pop culture in some way.

As I laugh lustily often, ipso facto, I am not a HDB. Actually just laughed a whole lot during Sam Raimi's new film Drag Me to Hell.

Whew TomWaits, all the SXSWers around me just looked up to see why I suddenly burst out laughing. Have you heard the one about the aristocrats?

Driving in Austin
Leonard, never use I-35 unless it's early, early morning or late night. There's often traffic on it when it's just us locals, let alone the thousands of SXSW attendees. Talk to Sean about alternate routes. Oh and it's not the only major highway in town, just the one that goes to where you want.

Au contraire, pissing on Jeffrey Tambor would be a callow, shameful act. Being pissed on by Tambor would me more impressive. Why? Did you deserve it? What was his motivation? Was he in character?

Reviews for Pulling John, Objectified, Moon, and The Last Beekeeper here:
http://tinyurl.com/cpzmn6

Everyone I heard talking about it liked I Love You, Man but as a disposable comedy rather than a new classic.

I'll be seeing it, probably Monday. Saw four films today, probably see three tomorrow. Etc. Wouldn't anybody be interested in some capsule reviews?

It really is a great film, and the story of its genesis is inspiring. Singer was a homeless activist and thought that a doc would draw attention. So he cobbled together a crew and some funds and learned how to be a filmmaker as he shot it. I met him once and he has the sort of quiet grace that's just humbling.

See I thought it was quite clear that Casey suggested some things, Carla made the executive decision to run with them, and then that decision bit her on the ass. Carla's ultimately responsible and accepted that. The way it was edited was motivated "backwards" by the judges statements that when Carla didn't cook like…

As I said above, if you re-watch the scene it's not the mention of Eloise that motivates Ben to kill Locke. He was already planning to do it. I think it was the "Jin is alive and I have his ring" revelation turned his mind to murder. I'm with those that think Ben thought he needed Locke alive until the Jin thing came…

Fox isn't capable of the work that Emerson and O'Quinn deliver, but damn I love when he leaks angry-but-really-just-scared tears.

I with Retro. I watched the Locke-Ben scene again and it's clear that Ben's brain went whirring upon the revelation that Jin was alive and Locke had his ring. Ben had already decided on a course of action when Eloise was mentioned. He was already prepping the electrical cable.

He's another thought, if no ones pays attention to those debut albums there won't BE a 2nd, 3rd, etc. Early adopters are an important part of the process. Yes, they are a fickle lot and apt to move on, but they champion those early works and provide an audience for early on in bands' careers.

On the Latin thing, even upper-crusty British schoolchildren wouldn't learn to *speak* Latin. They would learn to read it and recite poetry or speeches. It's not learned as a means of communicating. Only those uber-nerdy but loveable Latin teachers (shout-out to Mr. C) who go to conventions and make up "Latin" words…

Fantastic
The novel may appear gimmicky because of the autistic narrator, but Haddon has created an entrancing, complex character in Boone. It's a testament to Haddon's skill that the reader becomes so well-versed in Boone's thought process that s/he can accept or even predict Boone's reactions while simultaneously…

Tour de Force
Hilarious, passionate, gripping, thought-provoking - I can't say enough great things about this book. I frequently buy copies at used book stores and pass them on to friends and even strangers. A great science fiction novel for people who shy away from SF in that the characters are at the forefront…

The Pink Panther was a star-vehicle for Niven, but of course Sellers stole the show. I've read somewhere that Shot in the Dark was a completed screenplay that was re-purposed as a Clouseau movie and hustled into production the same year to capitalize on Sellers' break-out success.

As for the staffer exhaustively covering SXSW, I think he means Sean since he, you know, lives here. At least Sean, probably someone else too.

Docs abandoned
It's a rather a bit too meta, but I'd love to see a film about documentaries that were abandoned because the directors figured out that there wasn't a story to tell after all.