It's not named for bobby fuller dogg.

Agreed!

In retrospect, I think it the start of the "oh shit, we can make superhero movies that are kind of real movies, too!" trend that leads to things like Dark Knight and Iron Man. Which, needless to say, is awesome.

I'm with Arsenio. I don't know if it's because of how long each genre has been around, their relative popularity among particular audiences, or what the hell else, but there definitely seems to be more room to experiment in mainstream rap than mainstream rock. I think "Drop It Like It's Hot" is a great example, with…

I think we're all on about the same page here. I, too, remain cautiously optimistic about Tim Burton's Alice. I think before the conversation developed I was seeing more of a "Yes, I would really like to see this" undercurrent.

Also, I started typing that before the immediately preceding posts. I had to step away and come back. So, uh, no continuity.

This may have been a joke, but I'll act like it wasn't anyway.

Shit, man.
Rashied Ali, Les Paul and now Jim Dickinson.

Agreed, Lincoln. Every time Mrs. Opinions and I have gone to the theater this summer (which is, like, two) the bulk of the movies look unusually heinous. Which makes this, just for being ever-so-slightly different, look fucking fantastic.

Bravo Mr. Cooke.

"AS exploitative and dishonest." dammit.

garden state gets panned because it came across and exploitative and dishonest. it was too careful to hit every cliche. stand it up next to, i don't know, punch-drunk love or wild at heart, and look at the difference. at least personally, i don't think that quirk and MPDGs are inherently bad, but watering them down…