He's been working with it now for about half an hour.

Thank you. The most common complaint I hear about Morrissey is how depressing he is. But I've always said that his lyrics are actually really funny, it's just this ultra-droll humor that's also very subtle.

Drawing a blank. All I remember about Kilimanjaro was that mad monkey movie from the '80s.

I saw him five years ago. The venue had a Fazzoli's in back, and my friend wanted something to eat. There was a sign up that read, "Tonight Only: All Vegetarian." I asked the gal behind the counter what was up with that, and she answered, rather reverently, "Morrissey prefers it that way."

Interested to read this book now. I can relate to the near-urban legends about the meanings of the songs, because I remember a friend telling me he heard that "Hand in Glove" was about man-boy love.

So, given their method of writing/recording songs, The Smiths are kind of like the anti-Guided by Voices.

Agreed that "Your Arsenal" is both fun and funny. I'm surprised at how crunchy the guitars are.

Yeah, that's the thing: "Henry's Dream" has always been my favorite, so I guess that's just the type of Nick Cave music I prefer.

Haven't actually heard the album, so I can neither agree nor disagree with this review.

I almost can't think of a good movie less worthy of expanding the characters' back stories (other than "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," but that ship has sailed).

Great movie. A very adult movie, as well (disappearing breed). I don't know how true this detail is to the actual events  (haven't read the book), but [SPOILER] I love how he seems to think that even after his whole partnership with the FBI is exposed his life at the company will go on un-altered. Hence, the line in…

Fun Fact: Barbara Ehrenreich mentions "Concrete Island" in "Nickel and Dimed."

Within the last few weeks, "Dawn of the Dead" and "Hills Have Eyes" for me. Even though out of all the 70s/80s horror remakes, those were two of the better ones, it's still a letdown. It's like, your pulse quickens because you think, 'they're showing ______ on TV!? You gotta be shittin' me!'

It's like (umm, SPOILER to 28-year-old movie) the death of Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. The way she dies is shocking enough ("once it gets rolling" heh, heh), but it's more shocking how matter-of-factly they do away with a main character. "Nihilistic" is a good way to describe it.

'The Hitcher' was an awesome movie…

Ha, ha, just a few hours ago the "Simpsons" was on in my market, the one that's a take-off of "It's a Good Life." (Bart has special powers and turns Homer into a Jack-in-the-Box).

A temporary misreading of the title, here, but it nonetheless got me to thinking: couldn't Michael Lerner's turn in "Barton Fink" qualify? He laid down a lot of rules 'n' shit.

Yes, if I had a nickel for every time I was in a lonely hotel room at 2 a.m., and realized that eternal fate had turned its back on me… whew!

Actually, I think there was one with that exact plot that was pretty good. Don't remember the name of it (I never knew), but the male protagonist had what was very clearly a drinking problem. A plot point was that he even had a "secret" bar where he liked to drink, that not even his wife knew about.

A good one. I found it pretty creepy, but I think there's something so inherently creepy about the set-up, i.e., going into a large business (such as a dept. store) and everyone there acting evasive and weird.