Well, yes, probably so. And some people would have been pissed at him. However, the calls for his head may have been somewhat more muted if his film had opened huge.

Does anyone else suspect that if Tower Heist had had a gangbusters opening weekend, Ratner and Murphy would still be doing the Oscars? Their movie — expensive, star-studded, and seemingly guaranteed to succeed — was humbled by a cartoon cat movie in its second weekend of release. Hollywood loves box-office winners,…

I like the opening titles of The Rifleman. I have no particular fascination with guns, and I don't think I've ever made it through an entire episode of the show, but goddam — THAT is how you open a motherfucking TV series. KAPOW KAPOW KAPOW KAPOW KAPOW KAPOW!

Straw Dogs.

I like Robyn Hitchcock. Yes I do.

I like Roman Polanski.

I like Mel Gibson. I approve of this.

#2 would be better if half its running time weren't filled with Marty *almost* getting his hands on that sports almanac, only to have it snatched away. That shit wears out its welcome pretty fast.

Waaah, waah. Win Butler stole my basketball. Mel Gibson was mean to me. Steven Seagal shot my dog. Waaaaaaaaahhh.

I like Wichita Lineman a whole lot. Maybe I should listen to this record.

I now like this schtick even more than I did before.

I saw a midnight screening of a beautiful 35mm print of 1989's ROAD HOUSE. I don't think anyone had a better cinematic weekend than I did.

Can't believe this article failed to discuss "Country Girl Shake it for Me", the most ear-wormy number on country radio at this moment.

Haven't seen the new disc, so I can't officially Like it yet. By the time I do, this comment thread will be long dead. Oh well.

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I never had a problem with the open-matte transfers back in the era when most TVs were 4:3. They were Kubrick's choice for video presentation for many of his films, and I think they were a good choice. Still, nice to see this release get the 1.66 ratio for modern sets. If nothing else, it's a good reason to watch the…

I like The Killing.

I think he was the bass player in L.A. Guns.

I like R.E.O. Speedwagon.

I liked Studio 60. And that episode was, indeed, quite affecting.