I've always felt a bit detached from this one. The score is untouchable (although these are Sondheim's most basic and elementary lyrics), and there are some great uses of color and composition, but overall it just feels a bit remote for me. I wish I could have seen it on stage because I'm sure it must have had a…

The costumes are really fantastic and might be the best thing in the film, outside of the score.

Concur completely. Imitation of Life may have been the first movie during which I shed tears. It's melodramatic in the best way. And I LOVED Lana's "country" home.

Franko, there goes my free time! ;)

I so wish I had been around for your Thoughts on Golden Girls…

I loved the adaptation, save for Depp's Zoot Suit Riot, and the Act 2 cuts. Seriously - no "Agony" reprise? and what about "No More" - one of the most gorgeous songs in the show. I mean, Corden is sitting there on the stump and they've got the instrumental version playing behind him. Just let him sing it. Other than…

Depp looked like someone they kicked out of the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

"…and when I feel like I'm going to faint, I eat a cube of cheese."

Blunt just crushed it. I practically sat there slack-jawed at the way she attacked that role and made it her own. Just a phenomenal performance. While she won't get a nomination, she deserves to at LEAST be in the conversation for Lead Actress.

Hello all! Hope everyone has had a great holiday weekend

I guess I meant in terms of actually watching stuff.

Another crazy holiday weekend. Kind of looking forward to life slowing down so I can increase my pop culture intake.

Sympathy

I happened to catch - for the first time ever - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town this past week. I have to say that - coming at them as an adult - they are profoundly bizarre, none more so than the animated Cricket on the Hearth. I was at a party this weekend where all the Rankin/Bass…

I'd love to join in.

The musical is a damn fine piece of theatre.

This was Christmas party weekend for me, so the pop culture wasn't heavy. Still managed to sneak in:

I prefer the more traditional. Renee Fleming and Rufus Wainwright recorded a great version on her Christmas in New York album.

Yeah, gotta second that. And (ducking) Mariah's gospel take on it is damn good. She was in peak vocal form on her '94 Christmas album.

Katie could make anything. Homemade ketchup, elaborate cakes and sass for days.