I kinda don't think Coppola intended Marie Antoinette to be a popular or well liked movie. It's clearly the height of self indulgence, and something she probably figured she'd get one chance to do so she might as well do it. But I think a self indulgent movie every once in a while is fine, and it always makes for an…

I too am a fan. Although Lost in Translation is probably my least favorite film of hers, and she's yet to top Virgin Suicides.

Bobcat is always great. His recent stand up special was fantastic.

If you're even vaguely tolerable of Carolla, the Kevin Nealon episode from yesterday is a great listen.

I think we're supposed to get the idea that it doesn't take much for a woman to excite him; merely acting vaguely sensual probably does the trick. He's a horndog.

You mean the kind of fan who uploads an Erin/Andy love compilation video set to Evanescense?

Say what you will about The Ladies Man, but Tiffani Amber Thiessen is outrageously hot in that one.

Well he had already written a script and decided he didn't wanna do it like right before they went into production, which pissed off Imagine/Universal who had spent millions on two years of pre-production, so they sued him. Then it got complicated: http://articles.latimes.com… Can't imagine it was worse than The Love…

I think it's a great album. It's hard to measure it against other Wilco albums past Being There because it is so straightforward and firmly entrenched in alt. country/country rock, but on its own merits it's fantastic. That said, Brian Henneman of the Bottle Rockets is really that album's savior. His guitar is the…

Pretty sure Cantrell is actually covering the Wilco version.

You may be right. Didn't the character in the movie have ultimately have black workers who just wanted to work for him cause he was such a cool dude?

The actual story of Francis Marion (which The Patriot was based on until they realized it was so generic the final permutation no longer had any link to the real man) would be pretty great if it ever
got made. I may be crazy but I think Whit Stillman has talked about
making a film about the Swamp Fox.

@avclub-e3f5ab7f02122f95b801e13e2c586d6a:disqus For sure, although it's harder to gauge, especially if he's in a starring role. "Is this movie awesome or is Goldblum just emanating awesomeness and distributing it evenly?"

Unfathomable that Hawkes hasn't been on yet.

Having seen Bad Teacher (pity me), I will say that he proved he can play a credible dirty redneck for laughs. For seriouses, though? Will have to wait and see.

Weren't they both in Dreamcatcher?

I once had a theory that Goldblum can make any movie appx. 25% better (or, in layman's terms, take a movie from "unwatchable" to "utterly watchable"). Having just seen The Switch and Morning Glory, I can now proudly say that my theory is proven fact.

Yeah, I think Rundgren and Partridge may have been a little too similar in personality. He did help them make a hell of an album though, reversed polarities or not.

Badfinger - Straight Up is probably my favorite album by that band, and Rundgren co-produced it with George Harrison. Apparently he was quite unhappy with how the album ended up being credited. Would have liked to have heard more about that, as well as his job engineering Stage Fright by The Band, but very happy to…

Yep, Big Star and later Alex Chilton solo used to perform "Slut" at live shows. Great song.