I think I remember reading that "Drive" was excluded from the shortlist because it relied too heavily on other people's songs during integral parts of the movie.  I can understand that, since the Kavinsky track opens the movie and "A Real Hero" is used during the trip to the oasis at the drainage area, but still, it's…

@avclub-edb4298fb247e84edd2dd6fe38c9ab78:disqus Thanks for the thorough response.  The fact they won last year, in my opinion, would have made them likely nominees this year, so I find that kind of interesting.  I wonder if it was a conscious decision by voters to not make these guys the "next" Shore/Zimmer/Williams,…

I haven't seen any of the movies in question, but for those who did and want to weigh in:  Does John Williams really deserve two distinct nominations for Original Score over Trent Reznor / Atticus Ross or anyone else who may have warranted recognition? 

True, D&C isn't really contrasting, it's just the second thing I thought of for "someone being beaten up set to music".

I second this.  Singin' In The Rain from Clockwork Orange, Mitch getting caught after the baseball game in Dazed and Confused with Alice Cooper…

Awesome, looking forward to reading about it.  Thanks! 

Wondering if Murray or Rabin are reviewing the LCD doc 'Shut Up And Play The Hits', I think it played last night but haven't seen a good piece about it.

+1 for the Pulp reference when hovering over the picture. 

@avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus You're cmpletely right, and I always use him as a good example of continued excellence when I remember, except here I didn't.  Quite a catch, those movies you list simply make the world better.

I agree the 80's weren't exactly flourishing, @avclub-f8665a36d5a911922da81a12443887ed:disqus , but I took the time to check out a few directors who I thought might have had pretty good 80's and was pleased to see:

Seriously, he even nails smaller roles like Postcards From The Edge.

@Tearintup: No, they don't really compare straight-line with Coppola's four, particularly because of the dramatic heft of the latter's.  The Coens have too much of a sense of humor even in their much darker works (Fargo, No Country, even Serious Man is bleak as hell) for their movies to be branded "best ever" or to…

I think this was an inventory from a few months or so back, but the Coens would have: 1) Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink and Miller's Crossing, or, 2) Fargo, Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou? and The Man Who Wasn't There. or, 3) No Country, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man and True Grit, among other…

I knew going in to Dracula that it had Keanu and was gonig to be laughably bad in parts because he simply can't do that accent or really act very well, but then that opening with Oldman's woman dying and him stabbing the cross, I was absolutely blown away.  If the movie could have maintained even 50-60% of that…

Alright, that's good enough for me.  I wussed out on LOST, more because I didn't have the time to keep up with it than I couldn't be bothered to keep paying attention, and I did catch the finale which I found kind of hilarious at times but about the best they could have done to reasonably wrap it up.  Also, I have…

Is Battlestar Galactica worth getting into?

Bunny Lebowski.

Babs and Buster Bunny.
Fred Kelly as "Bunny" from the Sabotage video.
The Easter Bunny.

@beartato He may have literally meant actors, as in the guys.  I'm pretty shocked Pearce has never been up for anything, if he were as well known as DiCaprio or someone, he absolutely would've been nominated, and probably won, for 'Memento'. 

If you have Netflix streaming, I just watched the entirety (2 seasons) of Sports Night, which I remembered kind of liking as a kid but definitely appreciate more now.  Downton Abbey's first season is on there, too, if that kind of thing is your bag.  If you have HBO that Rangers/Flyers 24/7 is on alot, and is awesome.