@avclub-997c221538094d134659141cf61d51e3:disqus It's just a rumor I heard so I'm not going to defend to the death it but I don't think that fact necessarily renders it implausible. If I'm not mistaken, traditional animation voiceovers are often recorded way in advance, and it looks like the stuff she voiced in the…

Mona the postal worker! She was adorable.

I read a rumor (and please let it be known that this is a RUMOR that may very well have little or no basis in reality) that she was upset when her Rugrats co-star EG Daily took the role of Babe for the sequel. Apparently Cavanaugh had been holding out for a better deal for the sequel after the first one was a huge hit…

I agree. And under such mysterious circumstances, no less.

Until we see these characters in novels or TV series or maybe a Starbucks tie-in, I don't think it's technically a franchise; just a film series.

Last time I watched Gummo (available on YouTube), I realized it was basically a very sick, very dark comedy save for that voiceover scene of the girl talking about being raped by her father. That one scene makes the movie seem a lot more sinister than it is. If you take out that scene, what you have left is just a…

Lebowski has a lot in common with an earlier Bridges neo-noir, Cutter's Way. Excellent film.

Same. Making fun of people who still do Austin Powers bits has been funnier than actually quoting AP for a while now. Same re: Jon Daly saying "MY WIFE!" on Kroll Show. They weren't ragging on Borat, they were ragging on people who went around quoting Borat for 5 years after the movie came out.

Same. Making fun of people who still do Austin Powers bits has been funnier than actually quoting AP for a while now. Same re: Jon Daly saying "MY WIFE!" on Kroll Show. They weren't ragging on Borat, they were ragging on people who went around quoting Borat for 5 years after the movie came out.

Definitely more of a Fox show. In fact, I'm always shocked to see that it's on ABC and it takes me forever to realize that whenever I'm setting my DVR. I just assume it's Fox.

There's a lot of (relatively) rich guys out there who spend their free time/retirement pecking away at shitty screenplays. Sending it directly to the writer of Taxi Driver without having to go through the system is probably an appealing (if likely to be unfruitful) shortcut.

While I agree in theory, you may be underestimating what a creative process editing can be. Some directors feel the movie is really made in the editing room, so the notion of yielding that kind of authorship to another artist is likely anathema to someone like Schrader. I also agree with what @HobbesMkii:disqus said…

Well it's clearly a pride thing. He probably feels like it's a question of his competence and his artistry to bring in not just an outside editor but an outside *filmmaker* to fix things. If Pope had gotten just a great editor, Schrader probably would have been fine with it.

He comes across as sort of a tragic figure. There's a few heartbreaking parts. You mostly expect the article to end with him saying "I'm too old for this shit." The part where Pope wants to raffle off the Samsung tablets used in the movie to boost morale with the crew and Schrader says no, because he doesn't have a…

I think he's saying that the episodes were bursting with jokes, as in 22 minutes was not enough time to fit in all the jokes they had.

I like the second Elected album (Sun, Sun, Sun) more than most anyone I know. It's kinda like if Elliott Smith had been cured of depression and made an ode to '70s country rock.

I like the second Elected album (Sun, Sun, Sun) more than most anyone I know. It's kinda like if Elliott Smith had been cured of depression and made an ode to '70s country rock.

Yeah, but Mike was dumb to not let her "apologize." You know Frankie's hiding a sneaky hot bod under all those turtleneck sweaters and parkas.

Yeah, but Mike was dumb to not let her "apologize." You know Frankie's hiding a sneaky hot bod under all those turtleneck sweaters and parkas.

Did they all have footlongs? The 6 inch is way cheaper. Also, Subway gives out a hell of a lot of coupons.