After reading the book, I google-earthed the street address in WV. Even from space, the town and area looked incredibly grim.

also note there were a) less theaters at the time than now, and b) the movie was over 3 hours long, limiting weekend viewings. It was hard to see it, it sold out every weekend.

work has been done to that face

I was able to score 15th row seats to last year at Metlife stadium in NJ. I tried for MONTHS to get my 10YO to go with me. She passed (I almost cried) but bought along a Paul Superfan instead. Jawdropping/transcendent - you're watching/listening to history there. And he works his ass off on that stage. ANY fan of…

great, underrated band. They still got it.

I've stayed at the Ft. Lauderdale location several times for work events, and it's a great hotel with lovely rooms and excellent service, but the theming is a bit excessive. To the writers point - the big issue is so many asshole guests spring-break style antics. Maybe this is due to this locations casino angle…

Gonna Fly Now (to Director's Heaven). Guy knew how to milk a niche. Not flashy but effective.

sell toys and promote brands/rides at the parks.

agree. this was their reward after kick-starting the Renaissance. They recovered nicely with the underrated Princess and The Frog, and Moana.

HEAT from Michael Mann. I was 19, and changed the way I viewed cinema. Dragged my friends for repeat viewings.

Agreed. Their producer during the Atlantic years - Matt Serletic - was also Matchbox Twentys. Solid pop bands with the occasional heavy guitar.

New Miserable Experience sold 4x platinum - numbers today's artists would KILL for.

yeah - they skipped the fall cycle, hardly promoted this spring, and buried it for a 10PM Thursday timeslot. wonder it gets ratings at all, but probably cheaper to produce than scripted dramas and gritty fairy tale reboots.

Read the recent bio Sinatra: The Chairman. Fascinating stuff on the 2nd half of his career. He made a TON of hack, now-forgotten movies, much like Elvis, into the 70s. And yes, he was often a dick.

As someone who flies out of Newark several times a month, I feel you. That said, I've never seen anything like this shitshow. And airline policies/federal rules are byzantine, so a headline never tells the full story.

Pre-October, Baldwin didn't have much contract leverage. I assume his October deal locked him into any future Jack Ryan sequels - ultimately at the studio's discretion. On Teri Gross' NPR show this week, Baldwin states how conflicted he is being a "star" vs. "Broadway actor". I assume he grew skittish/choosy after…

There's a Margaritaville resort in Hollywood FL, just south of Ft. Lauderdale. When it opened about 18 months ago, on a lark I stayed there. No joke - it's a nice friggin' place. and expensive as shit. Lots of rich parrotheads down there, I guess.

Woman in Chains for the win. Drums and percussion by Phil Collins!

THAT was the spinoff I wanted. Man is a riot.

yep. At this point, it's eat n' booze mall with a $120 cover charge.