That was the TouchPad, a completely different disaster.

That was the TouchPad, a completely different disaster.

Just about everything from that period of his work is great but Close Encounters is the one I most have to stop and watch anytime I come across it.

Just about everything from that period of his work is great but Close Encounters is the one I most have to stop and watch anytime I come across it.

Tarantulas are not potentially deadly. The venom of most New World tarantulas is no worse than a wasp's, the kid knew what he was doing (that far, at least). He also rode that bike like he spent a lot of time out there, another reason (up-thread) why he might be likely to recognize something strange was going on out…

Tarantulas are not potentially deadly. The venom of most New World tarantulas is no worse than a wasp's, the kid knew what he was doing (that far, at least). He also rode that bike like he spent a lot of time out there, another reason (up-thread) why he might be likely to recognize something strange was going on out…

Oh, Gene Hackman, he's good in anything.

Oh, Gene Hackman, he's good in anything.

You gotta get some shoes on that thing, those are pizza cutters.

You gotta get some shoes on that thing, those are pizza cutters.

Damn, Rachel Roy was fantastic. Totally devoid of snark, she just served up excellent critique and suggestions. When she said she wanted to hire one designer (Dmitri?) in a non-creative capacity it wasn't a veiled put-down, it seemed sincere. She didn't just say "edit" or "explore," she suggested ways to do that. The…

Damn, Rachel Roy was fantastic. Totally devoid of snark, she just served up excellent critique and suggestions. When she said she wanted to hire one designer (Dmitri?) in a non-creative capacity it wasn't a veiled put-down, it seemed sincere. She didn't just say "edit" or "explore," she suggested ways to do that. The…

She's Al Pacino compared to Ven. Unlike Ven, her reticence seems more related to nervousness and not wanting to come off bad. Ven has that unnatural Romney over-confidence/flop-sweat quality.

She's Al Pacino compared to Ven. Unlike Ven, her reticence seems more related to nervousness and not wanting to come off bad. Ven has that unnatural Romney over-confidence/flop-sweat quality.

Someone from Lord of the Rings might smack too much of stunt casting, but Hugo Weaving would work nicely. He certainly has sneering disapproval down cold.

Someone from Lord of the Rings might smack too much of stunt casting, but Hugo Weaving would work nicely. He certainly has sneering disapproval down cold.

It's just basic URL linking. Any show covered enough to get its own heading on the TV Club listing has its own URL. Any time one of those shows gets mentioned it links to its TV Club page and generates a notification.

It's just basic URL linking. Any show covered enough to get its own heading on the TV Club listing has its own URL. Any time one of those shows gets mentioned it links to its TV Club page and generates a notification.

I watched it not long ago and thought it held up wonderfully. It has a timeless quality to it as well. The only really obvious marker nailing it to a particular time period is the music, which is mostly perfect (Yaz, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, etc — Gabriel only charged a few hundred dollars and an onscreen credit for…

I watched it not long ago and thought it held up wonderfully. It has a timeless quality to it as well. The only really obvious marker nailing it to a particular time period is the music, which is mostly perfect (Yaz, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, etc — Gabriel only charged a few hundred dollars and an onscreen credit for…