Great discussion. Off the top of my head:

Some great suggestions here. Not able to read all the comments, but what about Lee and Bill Adama on BSG? Some great moments between them over the years. The best for me: the season one episode when Starbuck goes missing and Adama keeps the Galactica in the area where she was last seen, despite rising danger of…

I love that movie and I always forget how great it is. There are so many chill-inducing moments in that for me, and you're right - some great father-son moments too. Of course then there are Josh's two pseudo-fathers: Ben Kingsley and Lawrence Fishburne. A little on the nose, but still effective. The scene where…

Yeah, I also just read the novel for the first time a few months ago, and I was really shocked at how straightforward I found it after years of being warned about its complexity, difficult to parse language and vocabulary, etc. It's not the daunting thing everyone makes it out to be, especially if you're even remotely…

I completely agree and came here to say this: so much of what IV discusses above as "choices" that Lynch made arise completely from the book, and I think would more correctly be described as his attempt to be faithful to the tone of the text. The use of voiceover is the primary example: I just read the book this…

This is really excellent work. God, what a movie.

I love Ondaatje, had no idea he has that reputation, but I guess it makes sense. Artsy or not, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is one of my favorite things, and In the Skin of a Lion is really excellent as well. Will add this to my list.

I also miss Jay, and I think (more importantly) that Wilco really misses him. Tweedy strikes me as a guy who needs tempering and has always been at his best when his band includes a strong-willed artistic foil with different ideas testing and, sometimes, opposing him. I love Tweedy, but some of his notions as a…

THERE'S that vintage O'Neal touch I'm been missing in my life! You sir are a national treasure and this is one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.

Upvoted for the High Fidelity reference. For some reason, I had never heard that song before seeing the movie (I know, I know) and I immediately sought it out, which in turn inspired my complete re-evaluation of Stevie Wonder. It's such a perfect capper for that movie.

YES. Great call. I just busted out laughing thinking of that scene. Another great example a Simpsons-style "rake joke" that gains so much momentum from going on and on and on

Another hateful idiot evincing a total (willful?) misunderstanding of the concept of "free speech" in a misguided attempt to excuse his horrible behavior, which seems to be the only kind of person who wants to discuss the first amendment any more. Sigh.

Also similar: the excellent "Black Moon" by Kenneth Calhoun. Really, really great execution on a killer premise: that everyone in the world very gradually loses the ability to sleep, except for a very small group of people who are immune to the phenomenon. As the effects of sleep deprivation advance, the…

It really is so great. Even now after watching it tons of times, I still get choked up at a few moments, chills at others, and laugh my ass off at others still. It just perfectly achieves what it sets out to do.

Thanks, Erik D, I will add it to my reading list…

Just want to note that this is a great thread - thanks Erik D, KateH, bfred for some really interesting information I did not know. I would definitely like to seek out more about these subjects - any recommendations for books on the subject (other than Cold Mountain)?

YES. I always want to correct people on this point, too. What always gets me about that scene is the way that guy gets pulled under - quickly, no thrashing, he's just under and GONE, and right in time with that awesome shot you mention. * shivers *

I just got chills from thinking about this song and how awesome it is. It's been years since I've heard it but you're absolutely right. A mistake I intend to correct immediately.

I also am about 60% of the way through Dune, reading it for my first time after many, many years of having it on my list. Wait… are you me?!
I'm really enjoying it. It's an interesting read given that I've long been a fan of Lynch's movie (I know, I know). I find myself being enriched, rather than distracted, by…

I read Bird Box and really enjoyed it. Have you read Black Moon, by Kenneth Calhoun? If not, you should - it's wonderful, very much in the same vein as Bird Box but better.