No, clowns are just creepy. Its the uncanny valley effect. The perpetual smiles makes it harder to trust them, since we rely on facial cues to tell what a person’s moods and intentions are. Something with static facial features is always going to unnerve most people. Whether it’s the Michael Myer’s mask, or the…

The planet take offs/landings are just loading screens. Their intent seemed clear enough: show a pretty movie instead of a 30 second loading screen. The result was “y can i no skip movie!?”

You’d prefer a mass effect 2 style loading screen over a diagetic movie clip that serves the same purpose?

They once claimed that a London sign saying “No Clowns” was racist.

I was really hoping for a “Yippie-kay-yay motherfuckers!” but that will do too haha.

I don’t know why I find that ending so creepy, but I do. And I’m glad they didn’t go with a more typical gore fest ending—part of what made it effective is its ambiguity and unexpectedness.

It’s only made worse by author David Brin’s take on the whole affair. According to him, Roth’s script was very unfaithful to his novel to the point that it completely reversed the themes of the book. It was so universally reviled by everyone who read it that it put the film in development hell for a time. Brin credits…

Even if Roth has previously only written one science fiction film: Kevin Costner’s The Postman.

Forrest Gump doesn’t deserve the bum rap. It has entered our cultural memory as a collection of folksy quotables, instantly risible, when the movie itself swerves back and forth between sentiment and misanthropic satire, sometimes in the space of a single shot. Whenever Gump intones one of his pillow-ready truths, the…

More the reverse. ;)

Yeah, I actually like the middle one. And since I don’t tan (and wear spf 9 billion), I wouldn’t have to worry about weird tan lines!

Every person comes out (or doesn’t) on their own terms. You can’t force someone to be a gay role model, even if they’re a celebrity. You admit in your own comment that it requires courage to come out. Also, people are entitled to privacy if they so choose, I would say especially in regard to their sex life.

I was less surprised than gleeful when Ricky Martin came out. I dated a girl once who had a major crush on him, and I kept telling her she was barking up the wrong tree. It would have been one thing if she said “Oh, I know, but I still am attracted to him”. I would have said “cool, celebrity crush”. No, she would have…

Wait, why would people make fun of someone who likes Barry Manilow? His music is good.

If they’re still alive, the 7 people that were surprised when Ricky Martin came out are SHOCKED by this. Shocked.

Make fun of me if you want, I love this kind man and his music. I’m glad he finally gets to enjoy being himself. Go Barry! Go Barry!

maybe they’ll cast Haley Joel Osment as Squirrel Girl

I think we are safe from Henderson’s art on a tv screen. At least I hope so.

with wonky eyes

This sounds like it could be fun for the kids, but I’ll pass. Henderson’s art is unappealing to me, and I’m not into that whole cutsie thing. It made Hellcat barely readable.