I had the movie poll open on my desktop for two hours as I tried to decide what to select for each category.

That's what I remember, too. The tone of the coverage heading into the season was "Who is this SNL woman to think she can do the same show topic as Aaron Sorkin?!"

In Lorelai's story about Richard she mentions that one of the films Richard took her to was An Unmarried Woman. That film was a story about a divorced woman rebuilding her life as a single woman. It co-starred Kelly Bishop. She has a great emotional monologue about midway through the film that's worth a watch.

I didn't like young Jess, but adult Jess was great. He listens! He gives advice and rips out routers! He's still sarcastic but no longer brooding!

My guess is he/she didn't mean the scene as a whole so much as the moment of him wiping his hand across the sand after.

It was so good that it's kind of ruining other year end "best of the year" movies I've gone to see. I'm like "it was good, but not nearly as good as Moonlight"

I had a history prof who described Calhoun as "the smartest man of his generation and he wasted it all on defending slavery" and I think it's an apt description of the man and his legacy.

Joaquin Phoenix's real name is Joaquin Phoenix. His parents changed their last name from "Bottom" before he was born (I think?) and he only went by "Leaf" as a childhood nickname*

Had the same thought. It was weird to put the character there and to not get Chad Michael Murray. The whole moment was odd

I loved that he and Alex Kingston had a scene together. They were the only good parts of the Naomi plotline.

Didn't Tristan end up going to military school anyways? Why would he come to an alumni event for a school where he didn't even graduate? The Paris freak out was fun but there's no reason for Tristan as a character to be at Chilton.

My go-to Richard and Lorelai moment is when Emily brings that boring guy to dinner so Lorelai goes to sneak out the window. Richard catches her and she apologizes for the memories her sneaking out must bring up but she can't return downstairs…and Richard covers for her.

Fun fact:
- One of the movies Richard took Lorelai to see in that birthday story was An Unmarried Woman. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar nomination and co-starred Kelly Bishop

I didn't find Murder She Wrote nearly as annoying as Columbo. They flat out show you the murder/murderer in action. There's no reason to keep watching it from a mystery or detective show stand-point. My love for Peter Falk pushed me through more than half of the episodes I watched.

Finished:
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard

Owning the site isn't surprising. If they used or marketed the site for its intended purpose that would be surprising.

Walt Disney flat out fired an animator who made a NSFW drawing of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The animator was showing around the office (aka "just the guys" saw it) and he showed it to Walt Disney. Disney laughed along with everyone, left the room, and demanded the guy be fired.

I love POA now that I've read the books. When I saw the film for the first time I could not for the life of me figure out why Harry would think he saw his father in the shape of a Stag. There is background information Cuaron leaves out that is important.

It's not my favorite but it is the one I re-watch most frequently. I love the tone and the coloring of the film. It's weaker for the treatment of Harry and Ginny. But, the memories and how they are presented, finding the fake locket, and the introduction of Slughorn make it a worthwhile effort for me.

My favorite thing in any of the movies is the animation of the Tale of the Three Brothers in Deathly Hallows, Pt 1. Beautifully animated and a complete story-within-a-story that adds to the plot. Sometimes I put on the film just for that sequence.