No disrespect meant; I was referencing a line from the movie and not implying a kid named Gage would be anything less than a delight to play D&D with.

No one's gonna want to play with that kid.

Meanwhile, despite the historic settlement of The People Vs. George Lucas, most litigants are yet to see their childhoods restored or replaced.

* Hits "cancel" on the iMovie effects rendering. *

And Blade Runner. And the original Aliens. But depending on how you feel about Gladiator or Kingdom of Heaven, his output has been predominately junk for a decades now. I guess I'm just surprised anyone would approach another Alien film from him with anything other than hedged optimism.

I wonder how the internet will feel about this.

and Blood Simple.

Huh. I didn't realize this movie was screened outside of dorm rooms.

I've been pretty cold on the Shins ever since Mercer decided he didn't want to share the ball and kicked the rest of the band out.

Ah, but there's the rub. Sometimes nothing is better than CGI. The robot shark in Jaws always broke down so they ended up showing it less, which ended up building suspense and resulted in a freakier movie. Granted, that was a mistake, but when practical effects were the only choice, a director had to split the…

Between the shower scene in the last trailer and the cg-woman swinging off a ship in this trailer, this ad campaign's done a really good job of getting my hopes up and then dashing them in two-minute bursts.

Uhhh Star, Co-Writer and Producer, thanks.

Honestly, it's the March release date that makes me doubt this more than the genre.

Cut to: two years from now, the gritty Spiderman movie "Peter," the gritty Flash movie "Barry," and the gritty Fantastic Four movie "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" are all competing for the bottom spot at the box office. We've learned nothing.

At least we have the manners to let that molten-hot take cool down before we tell you where to shove it.

He can articulate them individually like Conrad Pooh's dancing teeth.

You're including Spider Man Two in that lineup, bub?

I admit his name being real adjacent to Rob Schneider makes it quite difficult as well.

This was a banner week for me. In an effort to quell the constant tide of podcasts that I can never get through, I took an Honest Inventory and culled a few of the 'casts I've grudgingly listened to every now and then.

Listening to Tom take Bash and Pop off his iTunes was remarkably cathartic.