One of the primary conversations that shaped my view of actors and directors was the concept of a director "using an actor well" and one of the main examples was Robert Forrester in Jackie Brown who has a limited range but in the context of that movie was excellent because he didn't have to do much. There was also the…

Corpse Bride wasn't bad (that's how Tim Burton gets you. He makes one movie that's not half bad and then fools you into thinking that he's going to be the Beetlejuice Burton again and then you're sitting through Dark Shadows listening to dialogue written by college sophomores at 2 in the morning while stoned - that's…

Corpse Bride wasn't bad (that's how Tim Burton gets you. He makes one movie that's not half bad and then fools you into thinking that he's going to be the Beetlejuice Burton again and then you're sitting through Dark Shadows listening to dialogue written by college sophomores at 2 in the morning while stoned - that's…

It was just the lazy choice. Hey, let's have a comic couple who can play whacky and trashy French people!

It was just the lazy choice. Hey, let's have a comic couple who can play whacky and trashy French people!

Does your mom like Tarantino movies?

Does your mom like Tarantino movies?

Sarah Silverman could be the female Steve Buscemi. There just have to be a few more dick jokes. 

Sarah Silverman could be the female Steve Buscemi. There just have to be a few more dick jokes. 

So when they finally make an all-female version of Reservoir Dogs for the screen, who should play the Tarantino character? My vote is for Anna Faris.

So when they finally make an all-female version of Reservoir Dogs for the screen, who should play the Tarantino character? My vote is for Anna Faris.

Although by the time he shows up, we've just endured 2 terrible episodes and then one whacky Rodriguez scene which tries to mine comedy out of Tim Roth beating up a couple of kids.

Although by the time he shows up, we've just endured 2 terrible episodes and then one whacky Rodriguez scene which tries to mine comedy out of Tim Roth beating up a couple of kids.

Was just talking about the book last Shabbos. The conversation led to the fact that The Princess Bride (book) was making fun of Victor Hugo's love of really long discourses into bullshit that nobody cares about (if only the musical could have an hour long song about the Parisian sewer systems)

Was just talking about the book last Shabbos. The conversation led to the fact that The Princess Bride (book) was making fun of Victor Hugo's love of really long discourses into bullshit that nobody cares about (if only the musical could have an hour long song about the Parisian sewer systems)

And then has nasty sex with her and has the one kid but it doesn't work out and he's still sad and single in 2030 and that's all he does with visitation days is talk about his awesome past before he met her.

And then has nasty sex with her and has the one kid but it doesn't work out and he's still sad and single in 2030 and that's all he does with visitation days is talk about his awesome past before he met her.

I wonder if that Simpsons hipster episode got meta since one of the most hipster things in the world is to quote Simpsons episodes. (not that hipster means anything - ok that 's the second most hipster thing in the world)

I wonder if that Simpsons hipster episode got meta since one of the most hipster things in the world is to quote Simpsons episodes. (not that hipster means anything - ok that 's the second most hipster thing in the world)

So does that mean that Nicole Kidman can pee on them?