Tigh and Lee
Let me disagree with you, Chris. There's many reasons why Adama can believe Tigh will do a better job this time. He was a very efective leader of the resistance back in New Caprica, then while he had nothing but contempt for Roslin the last time, he at least respect Lee and isaware that Adama aproves the…

Actualy, …
the film version i's not really getting a prime slot at Cannes, as a friend that goes there every year described "Cannes closing night is where mediocre films go to die". It's hard to remember the last time any film that got that slot had any actual career afterwards (just look at Arcand's latest that was…

I'd actually go with William Baldwin, it would be more dramatic interesting having Tripp dealing with the fact that his one son that could achieve the sort respectabilty and success he hped for turned out not to be his. It's either him or Brianm though. I doubst it's Karen and Twins being twins are unlikely.

Sleuth
Glad to see someone point that the original despite it's classic status is far from a great piece of cinema. I haven't seen the new one yet, but I most confess I'm sort of glad that it's failing; there's something so cynical about it, the way it very much looks like a producer package for an arthouse smash.

Among Lehane's 5 Kenzie novels, #1, 3 and 5 deals with very twisted family histories and their effect on children, #2 is heavy on Kenzie's childhood memories, and #4 (Gone baby Gone) ius about a missing kid and her awful mother, so yes it's a subject he is pretty obsessed with.

Affleck's direction
I agree that the movie has a great feeling for Boston and that Affleck has some real good ideas about what to do with the material (and the final scene is not only great but an actually improve on the one from the novel), but I most confess that I'm still surprised by how many smart critics are…