The Royal Tenenbaums.

It was also awesome in Harold and Maude - although harold was pretending to be dead.

What a cliche! And yes, I do.

I'm not picking a fight. Just don't tell me I don't like books about, what, life? Human experience?

Cliches I hate
Tinkling pianos. Whenever a character reveals something personal or tender, the music score reverts to soft, tinkling notes. When characters share a really forced laugh to reveal how they are bonding. Unmotivated character changes in the third act. Suddenly somebody realizes how they can be better…

I was just answering your question about why are we criticizing faith. A direct question you asked. So that's why it came across is if you thought I was.

Jacob's Ladder might be a good entry for this. I kind of want to watch it again right now . . .

He's already done Velvet Goldmine and Mysterious Skin. And Heavenly Creatures.

Someone gave it to me as a birthday present a few years ago. I had never heard of it before. The DVD cover is very deceptive.

I've always wanted to see this.
Also, fresh off All About Eve? Do you mean What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Rabbit in Your Headlights
The video for Rabbit in Your Headlights by UNKLE also features Denis Lavant, playing a very similar character. He doesn't really dance in that, but he gets kicked around a lot.

I'm going to disagree with both you and Ms. Robinson on her characterization 70's movies.

Exciting, aren't they?

You have very eloquently summed up how I feel about this book, and why I am reluctant to let my frustration with it completely trump my admiration for moments and passages.

I think my mom is on Facebook, but she only does it to look at pictures my sister puts up.

I also finished the book well over a week ago, and I stopped trying to savor each sentence and paragraph as I got closer to the end - partly because I was trying to get to the end before the discussion started.

I meant to say "shambling around and shrugging for decades on end." I should have proofread that.

Hey Farmer John,

It's definitely the longest book in the book club yet. And the flowery writing (which is evocative and engaging and beautiful) can become very off-putting real fast - especially as you're trying to decipher each sentence looking for answers and meaning that aren't there.

My Own Private Idaho and Drugstore Cowboy are excellent. I just saw MalaNoche recently, and like that, too. Also, it's a silly movie, but I like To Die For quite a bit.