"But the flipside of that was to try to reverse-engineer a kind of HBO style success, by borrowing some of the channel’s subject matter and content, rather than its artistic vision. Showtime tried to do this for years—Huff, Brotherhood, and so on—before finding its own personality with Weeds and Dexter, and though…

As much as I like that scene, even funnier for me is the later scene between the two of them where Michael is trying to explain to George how complicated his life has gotten and George can't follow the conversation ("Does he know?" "Know WHAT?" "That I….I don't know.").

Michael? Oh God, I *begged* you to get some therapy!

Play the fucking song, Hugh.

As much as I loved Cate Blanchett's performances in Oscar and Lucinda and Elizabeth, this was the movie that made me a true fan. Not just because of the performance - though she was great in it - but on the special features on the DVD (also on the original VHS), they had interviews with all the major cast members, and…

He was good, but the movie was disappointing. Just wasn't funny enough, and considering all the talent involved, plus it was based on Dave Barry's first novel, that's a damn shame.

Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire

I know the color episodes are generally considered sillier than the black-and-white ones, but I have to admit I have a soft spot for those since they were the first ones I saw back when A&E was showing episodes. Therefore, my favorites are things like "The Superlative Seven" (yes, it's a rip-off of AND THEN THERE WERE…

To be fair to Fiennes, he at least seemed to be trying to play Steed as he should be (unlike everyone else in the movie). That style of humor just isn't suited for him; oddly enough, he's funniest when he goes over the top, as in IN BRUGES and his voiceover acting in the Wallace & Gromit movie.

Hey, these aren't my rules. Come to think of it, I don't have any rules.

Dark Blue is amazing, though it admittedly gets a little heavy-handed at times. The sequence of Russell driving through the streets during the Rodney King riots is so well done because it avoids the news copter view and puts you right in the middle, and you can feel the unease even before the violence starts. And…

I liked Extract. It had the same issues with plot that all of his other films do - and while I agree about how the adultery issue was handled, it seemed like Mila Kunis' character was dropped in from another movie entirely - but I thought it was funny, it captured job tedium almost as well as Office Space, and Ben…

I like The Pledge a lot, but my problem with the film is when Penn turns his attention to the "mystery" Nicholson's character is trying to solve. You could tell Penn wasn't interested in that part of the story, and except for scenes like the interview with Rourke (who I agree is amazing), they feel shoehorned in and…

I like The Pledge a lot, but my problem with the film is when Penn turns his attention to the "mystery" Nicholson's character is trying to solve. You could tell Penn wasn't interested in that part of the story, and except for scenes like the interview with Rourke (who I agree is amazing), they feel shoehorned in and…

The Outfit is a damn good movie, and it's even available on DVD now, which wasn't the case for a long time. And although Duvall is great in the Parker role, the best thing about the movie is Joe Don Baker as his partner.

It actually holds up very well. I saw it again when Miramax finally released in on DVD a few years back.

It actually holds up very well. I saw it again when Miramax finally released in on DVD a few years back.

I don't hate Goblet of Fire, but it feels like a bunch of set pieces in search of a movie, possibly because of all they had to cut out. Plus, I hated the fact they felt like they had to act like everything was happy again at the end.

Also the guy who played Joey "The Lips" Fagan in THE COMMITMENTS. And I didn't think Barkin's accent was that bad.

Not only that, but like it or not, they've become celebrities, and in going after liberal celebrities who speak out, they've become celebrities who speak out against celebrities who speak out. Hello, irony!