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I just hope he calls Kong a dronkey at some point.

It's ok, the Freelancers Union will save us all!

Go easy on Blevins.

I don't think I know anyone between the ages of 35-50, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, who would not sleep with Harrison Ford if asked.

Someone please enshrine this thread in gold.

Ah, thanks, that makes etymological sense.

I was rewatching old Gilmore Girls episodes this weekend and they had a couple "place anachronisms" in regards to NYC, where they claimed something was somewhere other than its actual location.

The locations for Transparent are all in LA, or nearby.

Do they revolt before or after requesting the love that they need, too?

This show is filled with numerous, aggravating anachronisms. I think one episode had a character say "let's get lit" or something to that effect.

These articles serve the purpose of a daily reminder to not go on Reddit.

I can't argue with that - I'd put Americans right behind this, personally. I have some issues with how they've handled the Paige thing, but otherwise that show is pretty perfect.

For all the talk about it, could it really be that much worse or more offensive than Life Is Beautiful?

I seem to remember the Gallo getting some good reviews.

There was a long piece in the New Yorker a few years ago about it. It really sounds insane, and like an even more ambitious version of what happens in Synecdoche, NY.

Love how Reilly is playing a version of Steve Brule if he was raised on an island with King Kong.

Well, in regards to that comment about showing rape from the victim's POV, there's a harrowing sequence that adopts POV shots in Lilya 4-Ever that at least tries to convey the horror of the act. The camera is essentially bludgeoning the heroine, and it's extremely upsetting to watch.

These are all solid but my personal favorite is the one for The Handmaiden. The rhythm of the cuts is hypnotic, aided by how everything we see in each shot is so gorgeously rendered. Every time I saw that trailer this year I got more and more excited to see the movie, and when I finally did, it did not disappoint.

As a refutation of the "no jokes" DC Universe approach, I can see it maybe had some appeal for people.

I'm not really concerned with a payoff for something bigger - I really do think this is about its characters more than the larger mystery, or more specifically, how people deal with grief in the aftermath of tremendous loss rather than the reasons for that loss. So, as long as it doesn't betray those characters, I'll