Winces, looks embarrassed, shuffles feet.

Lindsay Lohan's latest project, being murdered and used as a skin suit by a crazed serial killer, has reportedly fallen through. Sources say troubled starlet Lohan (26) has 'too many freckles' to be a part of the work.

A wise, wise friend sold me on watching this a few years ago when he told me that the   theme tune to season one was a song called 'Cheer Up Hamlet'. Pure joy: http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Now that girl was real gone, if you're hip to my jive.

This story is sponsored by the Republican Super PAC 'Marine Saxophonists For Truth'. BEYONCE LIED ARTISTIC INTEGRITY DIED.

Twist! The story will be rewritten to be told from the perspective of minor Ellroy supporting character James Dean, aka The Human Ashtray. Franco is said to have 'the perfect actor' in mind to play him.

@Scrawler2:disqus @avclub-445c00b7f37f817d4b2c309208ad00b2:disqus I was going to suggest 'woenanism', but I think you have it covered.

Interesting! I did notice the scrambled egg thing, but never heard that Fleming relied on more worldly friends for Bond's opinions. I've read some cultural criticism saying that the lengthy descriptions of Bond's meals in the early books were a type of lifestyle porn for Britons still subject to rationing.

"Where is that kid with the truth serum? LE CARRE!"

He was only born in 1931, unfortunately, and joined the Intelligence Corps in 1950. But I suppose we could fit him in as a plucky teenage associate. 'Kid' Le Carre, maybe?

You had me at 'On Her Majesty'.

Also involved in British espionage during the war: C.S. 'Mad Dog' Forester and Roald 'Throatpuncher' Dahl. This could be a good show.

Hitler, you're totally mad. Do you expect me to talk?

My prediction: Jack Black turns up in character as Bernie Tiede, then confuses and enrages the audience with a three-hour set of rousing gospel hymns.

@avclub-14ab3610488873ae27b32947a76e6bd1:disqus and Scrawler: See, it just seems to me to take a very determined reading to avoid viewing this film as pro-torture. They are modishly angsty about it, acknowledging the human cost and gesturing towards alternatives, but basically torture (and the threat of it) is…

Return from whence you came!

I honestly don't see the ambiguity about torture. Sure, they take the guy out, give him some cigarettes and food to help get him talking - but this strategy could only work because of his torture shellshock, and the moment he seems inclined to stop cooperating he's threatened with more torture.

There's a third option, and it's why I think the movie falls off that interesting line: They mention quite clearly that the the suspect has been tortured for so long that he's suffering memory loss, and so is susceptible to the CIA telling him that he's already given up his buddies. The Ahmed lead would never have…

Yep, Bigelow is ducking the issue here. Torture did not yield the vital clue in the hunt for Bin Laden - she says as much herself. Zero Dark Thirty is a pacey, stylish, thrilling film, but all of its documentary-style affectations, insider access and verisimilitude only make that misrepresentation worse. They smuggle…

But if they go back and do a director's cut of the original, the future spinoffs may never happen.