Doors influence was huge on a lot of bands of that era. Critical consensus seems to have turned on them over the last number of years, for various reasons, but for LA bands of that era, they were key. Morrison was a real influence on Iggy Pop, even, and they were contemporaries. I can't think of another LA band of…

If they didn't do "There's a fat girl on my jock", then the whole thing is a lost opportunity.

Yep, this is why I still buy, download and burn stuff; I'm old and far too heavy into the habit to stop now. I still like having the physical copy, as I have a really nice stereo, home and in the car, and would never listen on my phone. It's why I always shake my head when I see stuff about artists who are "exclusive"…

She was made of wood and smelled of urine

I know it sounds simple, but it's a job. She's 55, and is pretty much a character actor. It's what you do. No actor with any sort of career has ever been able to avoid the crap movies from time to time. British actors, in particular, know that work is work, and rarely turn anything down. I mean, Olivier was devoted to…

I beg to differ!

Being old means I already saw this in the theater when it first came out.
Save your applause.

I mean, she won her Oscar for being in a George Clooney thriller ( a really good one, but one that was a big Oscar contender ). Find me a working actor at any time, at least one who people are familiar with, who hasn't gone for the cash-in once in a while. Perhaps the magical tomfoolery of a Dr. Strange film appealed,…

Yeah, I don't know how much of a crossover there is from "Derek Jarman film society" to "Comic Book Movie". But, she's British, and has an award, so it's just what is done.

This way they can say "starring Oscar winner" in the advertising. I mean, I agree that nobody seeing a Dr. Strange movie is gonna care in the least about that, but it's a prestige thing. This is my guess, anyway.

It's fun to see checks with a lot of zeroes on them.
I mean, this is a cast with two actors who were recently nominated for Best Actor, and Swinton, herself, has won an Oscar, too. But the money, as has been the case for too long, is in the franchises. I think it's as much a case of seeing which way the wind is…

If Criterion can't get an Eclipse box for Russ Meyer films (and RM Films seems like a pain in the ass, so not counting on it anymore ), they should at least dip into the early Waters stuff. Not my favorite, but from an historical/cultural standpoint, seems a bit more noteworthy than "The Rose".

Algorithms have feelings too, you know

The Vikings? He was. He wrote a song for them during their 2009 playoff run, I believe.

She's filled with the bones of dead owls

Bernie Sanders dismisses Prince's music because it was popular "in the south"

No it's not

His albums were enormous sellers when he was at his peak, and he made a ton of his money off actual album/singles sales, and publishing/writing credits on his own stuff and songs he wrote for others, not because of concert revenue.

Sadly happens more than you'd think. Trish Keegan of Broadcast died a few years ago from pneumonia,and she was, maybe, 40.

They all get merchandising money, and also have downside guarantees, although with the network, and much less PPV revenue, that has likely gone down for all but the privileged few. I mean, it's a shit business, don't get me wrong, I was just pointing out that saying that people like Hogan and Austin doing movies…