Dylan released two consecutive covers albums in the early '90s, Good As I've Been to You and World Gone Wrong, before his late-career run began. He may well be winding down, but I don't think the standards albums are an indicator. He could still release a couple more originals after this breather.

Blazer Dylan can be found on his mid-80s albums Empire Burlesque through Down In The Groove, the song "Band of the Hand" and the movie Hearts of Fire. He then seemed to regain his artistic and sartorial bearings with the Wilbury gig and Oh Mercy, which was a relief. Otherwise we would have had Zubaz Dylan to push out…

I recently listened again to Street Legal (a precursor), Slow Train, Saved and Shot of Love. I still think many of the lyrics veer too uncomfortably between self-righteousness and self-pity (especially on "I Believe In You" - where Dylan laments being misunderstood/abandoned by his so-called friends over his…

Wholeheartedly agree. His vocal on "God Only Knows" alone would rank him with Harrison. But then there's "Long Promised Road" and "The Trader" - to me the two best Beach Boys songs not written by Brian.

Toni Morrison once said, racist or not, Faulkner was the first white writer to take black people seriously. Don't think anyone ever said anything similar about Mitchell or O'Selznick.

But Thom Yorke likes marmalade.

I think Vivid Entertainment may have already explored that scenario. At least once.

The Dude vs. Walter. Make it about politics. While the Dude is feeling the Bern, Walter is a soldier for Trump. Not even bowling can bridge the divide, and when a protesting Dude confronts Walter at a California rally the resulting chaos and destruction leave the nihilists chuckling on the sidelines.

Don't forget the signature trumpet fanfare playing him out.

Thanks for filling me in. Very sorry to hear about Gayle McCormick.

Whichever contains the most lead. I can still see the Bay Bridge from a mile away.

Hell's Angels on Wheels is pretty worthwhile, too. Made a couple years before Altamont, the Angels are portrayed more as a rowdy-lawless-yet-noble band of outsiders than murderous thugs. You even get to see Sonny Barger leading his troops down the highway during opening credits. Jack Nicholson is also good as Poet,…

Basil was in several Rafelson films during that period. She was choreographer for the Monkees film "Head" and danced with Davy Jones during his "Daddy's Song" number. She's also one of the hitchhikers with Jack Nicholson during his diner tantrum in "Five Easy Pieces."

"The Weight" was still helping move copies of "Music From Big Pink" when Easy Rider was released. It's likely The Band's label, Capitol, didn't want to share any of the profits with the soundtrack's label, ABC-Dunhill. So Dunhill had one of its fledgling bands, Smith, record a maybe-they-won't-notice-the-difference…

She's also the definitive Minnie Castevet in "Rosemary's Baby." No one else would take a quick moment to wipe off the mark left by Rosemary's knife on her parlor table.

Douglas Rain - HAL
Malcom McDowell - Alex DeLarge
Denzel Washington - Malcom X and Det. Alonzo Harris
Vincent Price - Every tortured, obsessed, doomed Poe character

I saw this just before leaving for work this morning and intended to join the hundreds of other AV Club readers who shared your appreciation of this droll-yet-sinister character from "The Manchurian Candidate" when I got home. Gotta say I'm disappointed this has netted only one up vote in the past 14 hours. I didn't…

Consider that the author also labelled "The Killing" as a conventional film - even though its non-chronological plot structure was radical enough to inspire "Reservoir Dogs" almost 40 years later. "Paths of Glory" - made a year after "The Killing" and 4 years before "Lolita" — isn't even mentioned. Possibly because a…

Still waiting for Fox to add "Police Cops" to their mid-season schedule.

I remember the disappointment of seeing this episode the night it aired. For me, it was the first "Simpsons" that was just bad, or at least the first one that relied more on gags than character and continuity (relatively speaking). Not as soul-crushing as "Saddlesore Galactica," but - to me - the first of many sub-par…