I think of Miyazaki as the true heir of both Jim Henson and Theodor Geisel. No one alive today understands the real magic and beauty of a child's perspective of the world the way that Miyazaki does. Thats all I have to say about the man.

I would like to know why Allen was used in an advertising in the first place if he's such a horrible child molester? That obviously wasnt a problem before Allen sued. That reminds me of the Sideshow Bob campaign ad when he attacks Mayor Quimby for releasing dangerous criminals like Sideshow Bob

Seconded on "Sicko". It is definitely a step above Fahrenhite 9/11, which did'nt really have a clear arguement and kind of had a "yeah, so?" effect on me. I'd say that "Sicko" was even better than Bowling for Columbine, since Moore is at his most focused and persuasive.

It seems that I have created some weird vortex of Simpsons/X-Men saturday morning cartoon, with Adam Sandler caught in the middle! It seems to capture my juvenile years perfectly!

Gambit- "Whos ready for a game of 52 pick-up?"

"This verdict is written on a cocktail napkin! And it still says 'Guilty'! And guilty is spelled wrong!"

"I rest my case".
"You rest your case"?
"What? No! I just thought that was a figure of speech…Case closed!"

No, this is classic Gambit- "Give ol' Remy a little kiss, chere".

Sea Horses!
I fucking love sea horses, they're so cute!

I guess I prefer Modern Times because, despite being a silent film, it is still, well, modern. The themes of displacement, alienation, being the unwitting cog in a massive, economic machine, are not only timely today but I think are unique to American comedy. These are themes especially present in the vaudville…

Comedy and Horror
I must admit, I am a pretty low-brow guy when it comes to movies. I generally have little patience for staid period-pieces, subtle dramas, quirky personal statements, or anything examining the love lives of the elderly (that does not include people who may be elderly now but werent when the film was…

Thats a damn good choice.

The main problem in this country is that we treat the "founding fathers" like they were god damn bible prophets! Our popular culture encourages a view that not only were the founding fathers infalable and that everything that they said is applicable to contemporary issues with no need for thoughful critique or…

JVS- For the most part, the signers of the Declaration of Independence and those who attended the Continental Congress are considered to be Founding Fathers in the strictist sense, though Paine's inclusion would not be much of a stretch. He did participate in the Revolution. What I'm more interested in is how he is…

How is it really a firstie? Becuase he said "debut"? God, you guys are too sensitive sometimes! If you're rally so oppossed to firstie, everyone, then simply dont reply to them! Thats the surest way to end them.

"Adult-Oriented Improvements"
I got excited and then disappointed.

"Give it a little gas, Grandpa".

Unsolved Mysteries
I remember one Sunday night when I decided to forego my traditional Simpsons watching to watch an episode of UM with my parents. It happened to be the episode all about alien abductions. I had never seen the "gray" (or is it "grey") alien before, and their bugged-out black eyes terrified me. For…

Damn Those Evil Developers!
They always want to bring malls and employment to sleepy, recession-stricken, dirt-poor Southern towns! When will they learn that sleepy, Southern towns only exist in order to help spoiled celebrities "get back to their roots"!

Chester Himes
He was one of the best American crime writers of the 20th century, easily an equal to Hammet or Chandler. His "Harlem Detective" series was his best known work, and most trasitionally in the hard boiled style, but his best novel was If He Hollers, Let Him Go.
While the color of Himes' skin may have…