I mean, there have been a number of great movies that are a product of Christianity in some way (lots of Bergman, Bresson, Pasolini), but I like the Bach comparison because it shows that art made by faithful, orthodox Christians doesn't have to be absolute garbage.

I'm a religious person, and I don't feel disrespected by this review at all. In fact, I feel much more disrespected by the fact that Christian art has gone from Bach cantatas to "Left Behind: The Movie."

Biggest laugh for me was Michael York's: "Arrogance is what created the British Empire! And then destroyed it. And then pretended it never existed."

Yes. Foreign films can't be more than a year old to be submitted for awards consideration. No films released anywhere before Jan 1, 2014 will be eligible for the 2015 Oscars.

IFC usually has a Ghibli festival once a year, so if you want, you'll have the chance to see it again subtitled next year.

It ran for a long time at the IFC Center, I want to say it was playing there for at least a month.

TCM aired every Ghibli film when Disney first got the rights to them, back in the early 2000s, including Only Yesterday.

It will not be.

I think it would be great for a 10 or 12 year old, but yeah, I'd have a hard time imagining a 7 year old enjoying it. Unless she was the most mature 7 year old in the world.

It was released in theaters in NYC last month. A DVD/BD release is coming soon.

I don't disagree with you that the theater leaves something to be desired, but unless you have an amazing home theater, you're still better off going to the movies. I have the blu-ray of Umbrellas of Cherbourg and still saw it at Film Forum last year, and it was a pretty amazing experience.

When I saw the movie, I though that Hardy seemed a little too young for this Max. Seems to me like Gibson is much too old now, but if the movie had been made 15 or even 10 years ago, he might have been the ideal age.

Who's Rick?

Wow. I never ever would have noticed that.

Maybe! I couldn't say. I'd be pretty surprised if there was no street harassment in some areas of LA though.

Next time you want to talk to a stranger, just think to yourself, "This stranger could be wafflicious!"
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It's very prevalent in areas with high population density. In NYC many women receive it every day.

I think it's so funny that these people think telling a woman to smile is just totally normal and not rude or anything. Who likes being told what to do? If a stranger told me to do anything I would go out of my way to do the opposite.

I don't think of myself as politically correct at all, and I love making new friends. But there's a time and place for talking to strangers. You can usually tell when people are open to conversations. At a bar and see someone by themselves, just hanging out? Very few people would chastise you for walking over and…

I don't think it's just fear of being labeled gay. In a general way, it's probably that we are all just socialized to think of women's appearances as currency to a greater extent than men's. A straight guy wouldn't think, "Oh, I would comment on this attractive picture of my male friend but I'm afraid people will…