This is the third or so time in the past few weeks I've heard of someone around here playing AoE II. I think that's great. I got it when it first came out ('99ish???) and later Conquerors. I never played the Mythology expansion. I remember epic 10 hour sessions. That was before I was married with an abundance of free…

You should try Always Coming Home. It lies somewhere between non fiction and science fiction. Le Guin creates an anthropological record of a post apocalyptic civilization based on the Native Americans and ecology from the part of Northern California she grew up in. There is a story arc with her usual themes but the…

Mr. Majestyk. Baddest melon farmer, ever.

Richard Pryor said it was okay to say that.

If Steven Keats had lived I'm certain he would have had a Tarantino career revival.

He's great in 'Joe' with Susan Sarandon. He plays an R-rated Archie Bunker who is passed his prime and dealing with the younger generation of the 60's. Great performance. 1970 Susan Sarandon is smokin'.

There's a Nicolas Roeg film in there somewhere.

Also, most of the Hee Haw Honeys.

Jenny Agutter (Walkabout, Logan's Run)

Silent Running for one. I rewatched it not too long ago. Bruce Dern plays a conservationist who rebels against orders to destroy Earth's last forest. Even the theme song is hippy. Maybe, Logan's Run and Soylent Green. They all seemed to have a theme of an overpopulated and dying Earth.

He's worked with Herzog.

Streep's version of 'Amazing Grace' at the end is pretty touching.

[Jerry, Kramer, Newman and a 'salesman' are at the back of a van in an alley.]

The dance sequence with Debra Paget in Lang's version is one of the sexiest things I've seen.

From what I've read Zwigoff wanted Lynch to be involved with the film. In what capacity, I don't know (I can't remember if Lynch has a producer's credit or not?). Lynch was unavailable, so as a favor to Zwigoff he lent his name to help promote the film.

I think you're right as far as his face is concerned. I remember his Shylock getting good reviews at the time. I saw it and while his performance didn't crowd others off the stage and was quite nuanced his hand gestures did much of the acting. It was like he was signing "Hoo-aw!" throughout the flim.

I read the Dirk Gently books not too long ago. I picture the owner of the bookstore in 'Black Books' as making a good Dirk.

There is a nice torrent out there with all five issues of Master of the Macabre, including #3 with A Martian Saga.

Chimes at Midnight is available on youtube:

You might be thinking of the film version of The Illustrated Man. One of the segments is The Veldt.