jesus, the little kid asking "why are they dying, mommy?" during saving private ryan? that kid's probably leading anti-war marches on some college campus by now.

man, i liked contact.

one of the joys of working in the Loews multiplex is how regularly you got to hear people complain about great movies. i'm pretty sure i was the only person to ever set foot in that theater that enjoyed Lost in Translation.

dee's on east carson street in pittsburgh serves pitchers of guinness. but who buys guinness when pitchers of pabst are $4?

thad cockerell's album with caitlin cary (begonias) is terrific.

oh come on. most great soul acts didn't write their own material either, but that doesn't detract from the kick-ass music.

Hank III's act has worn a bit thin lately, but what's tiresome about it isn't his country, but his rebel hardcore act. Third-rate Slayer isn't exactly the most interesting thing in the world. His weird "hellbilly" stuff is pretty weak too and the whole "I hate Nashville" thing gets old after awhile, but when the man…

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I'm a massive country fan. I grew up in a rural country area outside of Pittsburgh. My entire family listened to country. My friends listened to country. My bus driver played country radio every day on the way to school from kindergarten until i started driving in 11th grade. In my teens though, I moved…

Patrick Stewart was hilarious in that one episode of Extras that he was in where he writes a screenplay for something in which a girl's pants fall off in pretty much every scene.

Patrick Stewart was hilarious in that one episode of Extras that he was in where he writes a screenplay for something in which a girl's pants fall off in pretty much every scene.

beauty and the beast was the only animated movie to be nominated for best picture. although, i still think WALL-E got jobbed this year (the Dark Knight too for that matter).

beauty and the beast was the only animated movie to be nominated for best picture. although, i still think WALL-E got jobbed this year (the Dark Knight too for that matter).

yah you beat me to it, but i had read somewhere that the writers specifically looked to Year One and the Long Halloween for inspiration on the Dark Knight.

yah you beat me to it, but i had read somewhere that the writers specifically looked to Year One and the Long Halloween for inspiration on the Dark Knight.

Twins 2: Mini Ming, starring Yao Ming and Verne Troyer.

Night of the Living Madea
Dawn of the Madea
Day of the Madea
Land of the Madea
Diary of the Madea

by the 4:30 mark or so of Lost Verses when he sings "her radiant august eyes", you know the album is going to be incredible. mark kozelek may not be my favorite artist (though he's up there), but he's certainly produced some of the most gorgeous music I've ever heard. i think the first song i ever heard by any…

sorry about that double post.

sorry about that double post.

man, this is a highly entertaining thread.