Melanie Griffith or Patti D'Arbanville?

Ah, a return voyage to "The Island of People Who Realize that Miami Vice Is Garbage".  '80s upon '80s here today.

Ah, a return voyage to "The Island of People Who Realize that Miami Vice Is Garbage".  '80s upon '80s here today.

Boy howdy, am I ever still wrong.

Boy howdy, am I ever still wrong.

I am still wrong.

I am wrong.

You're a good fighter, Fawlty.  I hate to lose you.

You're a good fighter, Fawlty.  I hate to lose you.

Even funnier is that Bruce Boa was from Calgary.

Even funnier is that Bruce Boa was from Calgary.

Zay belong here Mozambique.

Zay belong here Mozambique.

Fair point, although to quibble back, I'd argue that the difference between Lumet and Hill is that Lumet on occasion lets the performances become overtly stylized (Q&A, Prince of the City, Dog Day Afternoon, Network especially).  It's like he channels the characters of Sirk into a meat-and-potatoes mise-en-scene…

Fair point, although to quibble back, I'd argue that the difference between Lumet and Hill is that Lumet on occasion lets the performances become overtly stylized (Q&A, Prince of the City, Dog Day Afternoon, Network especially).  It's like he channels the characters of Sirk into a meat-and-potatoes mise-en-scene…

Quite honestly, it's because Columbia/Sony doesn't have a marketing department like Disney's or Warner's browbeating us decade after decade about the historical importance of its animated work.  Not to take anything away from the cartoons of Disney and Warner, but it's no wonder that UPA has as little reputation as it…

Quite honestly, it's because Columbia/Sony doesn't have a marketing department like Disney's or Warner's browbeating us decade after decade about the historical importance of its animated work.  Not to take anything away from the cartoons of Disney and Warner, but it's no wonder that UPA has as little reputation as it…

Or leaving one?

Or leaving one?

Probably the same universe where the biggest and most acclaimed film of the year is Stingmetheus.