What a waste of Tom Waits. Just listen to Bone Machine instead. Or, watch his inspired, bug-eating take on Renfield in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This is the first movie since Lady in the Water to make me squirm with annoyance.

How about White and Rex Reed. They could call it Flicks
For Pricks.

Or, switch it up and have Octavia play the gonzo journalist…

How about McCarthy as a gonzo journalist who crashes the fashion scene with her "attorney" (Octavia Spencer)? They load up on vodka, diet pills "screamers, laughers…" and fast food pies laced with blotter acid. Fear and Loathing meets La Dolce Vida.

He's moved on, though. For better or worse, he's preoccupied with respectable literary adaptations. Plus, I don't think Cronenberg relates to the younger crowd like Fincher does (thinking of Social Network in particular).
This is no critique on Cronenberg. He always seemed like an older guy.

Love Blue Finger. Threshold Apprehension works better than morning coffee. If I ever got off my middle aged ass to jog, that song would be my jam. It would've been a great Breaking Bad theme song.
Sing for Joy is the only tune that I love from Honeycomb, but it is perfection. From the nod to "Desperadoes Under the…

I am very excited about this news. If Fincher can ground the (practical!) makeup fx w/ some lived-in Zodiac quality period detail, then Black Hole could be just as haunting as the book.

Jesus Dangerously?
"This crazy John guy tried to baptize me once…ONCE!"
Joe Piscopo's triumphant return to comedy!

How about Parker/Stone direct their own Jesus Christ Reality Star musical with Michael Keaton as Jesus?
"Hey, guys! Guys!! Calm dahn, a'ight! We're gonna love one another like brothers here. Nothin' weird, though. Judas. I'm looking at you. No kissing…especially not me! That did NOT end well for me last time…"

"Lost my shape/trying to act casual"
- David Byrne

So, where's Lou? Is James still the table?

Milk It is my absolute favorite on this album;perhaps my #1 deep cut as well. The loud, quiet, loud dynamic (or- quiet, loud, quiet?) is used to great effect.
"Doll steak!!!/test meat!!!"
Obviously, the meeting with Burroughs paid off well. The gay junkie Yoda trained another fucked up Jedi.

How about a stage play version of Smurfs 2 written by Sam Shepard starring Gary Sinise as Handy, Nick Nolte as Papa, John Malcovich as Vanity, and Melissa Leo as Smurfette? Actually, Malcovich could be Gargamel (Andy Serkis as Azriel…). These would be very grizzled smurfs.

Imagine Fosse's reaction to the drug/fame addled meltdowns of Lohan, Cyrus and Speares.

Wang Chung? Makes more sense on the list than The Clash.

He performed I Want You with Fiona Apple. She was a bit over the top with the drama…taking the song to near Method acting proportions. Meanwhile, Elvis complemented her with some abrasive (in a good way) guitar playing. Very nice.

Blood and Chocolate is the one I always go back to as all time favorite. I Hope You're Happy Now and the haunting Battered Old Bird.

So, the wanna-be subversives chased the real deal out of the building? Heh-heh. Never heard/read that part of the story. Classic!

Many noir films of the late 80s/early 90s (Tequila Sunrise, The Two Jakes) lazily sleepwalk through the familiar tropes. LA sun filtered through Venetian blinds? Check. Femme fatale? Check. Kinky secrets of the decadent rich? Check.
What is not checked? the modern noir often lacks a genuine misanthropic/misogynist…