Yes, you are correct sir! In fact, that scene is probably what won Ives the Oscar. Ives' performance also upgraded the movie along with that of Jean Simmons' who made you wonder why Gregory Peck's character ever thought Caroll Baker's airheaded heiress was worth all the trouble.

Hey, you could go back even farther and say the same thing about Orson Welles' performance in Touch of Evil. Except in that movie Welles' character had some gray aspects to his character rather than Washington's who was unmitigatedly evil.

That's true. Both Lemmon and Baldwin could've easily been nominated for that movie.

Also, I believe in some time zones it was up against ABC's Monday Night Football from September to December.

I mostly agree with the grade. Also, does anybody think that Riblet's use of "jorb" is a shout-out to Homestar Runner's Coach Z?

It's too bad they never made a pinball machine based on those shorts. Granted, most of the features you saw on the cartoon were impossible to include on a machine but even if they could get only 10% of those in, it still would've been the greatest pinball machine ever. Of course, even if some pinball manufacturer…

Actually, even before "Zodiac" that song always sounded a bit creepy to me.

Sorry about nitpicking but Crosby was born in Tacoma. Still, his family moved to Spokane when he was around two so that should at least give the Lilac City some partial credit.
Animator Chuck Jones was born in Spokane but his family moved to LA when he still quite young.
Are we including athletes? If so, there's Ryne…

Daffy Duck = Rowan Atkinson as Black Adder (season one only)

Actually, I remember reading an interview with Bonham Carter in which she said the real reason she dropped out of the movie was because she had a problem with how it ended. I'd go into more detail but I don't want to spoil the film for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

Selznick was a control freak who had to oversee every aspect of his movies so, in retrospect, it's not surprising he'd clash with someone as independent-minded as Hitchcock who always resented people who interfered with his direction. To be fair, Selznick's heavy-handed style of management sometimes paid off with…

Also, while Blake Edwards did do some good films (e.g., A Shot in the Dark), he was basically Billy Wilder Lite.

My understanding is Tracy's conversation with Provine is what ultimately led to his decision to take the money for himself.

I agree almost 100% with you—especially about Kramer's inability to direct broad comedy. IAM4W also takes a very cynical view of humanity and I don't think Kramer had a cynical bone in his body either. The ideal director for this movie would've been Billy Wilder but he was busy with Irma la Douce at that time.

How about IAM4W?

Have you read the Evelyn Waugh book? The movie adds about 25% new material (e.g., the sub-plot about launching the dead astronaut).

Oddly enough, in terms of what happened to the fortunes of nearly everyone in that movie, Roth's career really seemed to slip the most.  He mostly dropped off the radar before coming back in the Hulk movie and "Lie to Me".

I thought it was a Sloe Gin Fizz.