Describing "Chuckles": "'Go ahead, my dear—laugh. Laugh for Chuckles.' And—of course—Mary bursts into tears." (Rick Mintz, "The Great TV Sitcom Book.") No sentence nailed the character—and the truth Moore brought to her—more perfectly. RIP.

Yeah, once she quit the coffee shop it seemed like there were a few months before she moved home—and she self-financed a one-woman show, albeit for one night.

"La La Land" is a movie made by its direction—especially the last 10 minutes—and Stone and Gosling's performances. If there was any Oscar category this film is undeserving in, it's the script—Chazelle proved with "Whiplash" (which barely explored ANYTHING about the girlfriend or the dad, and had unbelievable…

"Moana" was gorgeous to look at, and I've heard "The Red Turtle" is very moving. But "Zootopia" is not just great animation, it's wicked smart.

He was great…but was he better than Channing Tatum's turn as the tap-dancing sailor who defects to Russia?

Should go with "Zootopia"—"Kubo" had great visuals, but "Zootopia's" biting script about prejudice (and film noir cliches repurposed) made it hands-down best in show.

I saw almost every nominee except "Hacksaw Ridge" (just can't get past Mel Gibson's bizarre sadomasochistic violent tendencies). and agree Amy Adams and Hugh Grant were robbed—Adams is the linchpin to "Arrival," and Grant gave "FFJ" depth and poignancy, considering it's really about a very silly woman. (Streep's…

I had dinner with Bob Evans. He told me lots of great stories about himself, promised me he'd personally look at any scripts I ever sent him, and said he'd look forward to our working together. I of course never heard from him again. (As William Goldman said: Hollywood, Insincere City.)

What a pity two of his ex-girlfriends (Lesley Anne Warren & Streisand) never did anything with their careers after dumping him & all his brilliance.

Saw this as part of a two-fear Monday with "Lion." "Lion" is very well-done Oscar bait, smoothly made and expertly crafted in how it moves towards the Big Tearjerking Finish. (it's the Indian version of "The Color Purple" or "The Joy Luck Club.) "A Monster Calls" is a knottier, more ornery work with a much less…

Yeah, Reed was a VERY serious actor—his previous series ("The Defenders"?) was a hardcore legal drama, and he would write Sherwood Schwartz these loooooong notes about Greek comedies and the classics, basically begging Schwartz to elevate the material. Reed did subsequently get a chance to show off his quietly…

That last quote "Nothing is ever really over…just over there" has gotten me through many things in life. Bless you, Carrie.

Made it through every celebrity death this year grieving but without weeping. Now, I surrender. So long Princess.

I almost got lynched by the entire Internet when Hughes died and I pointed out—ruefully—that despite some minor feints towards class issues, his movies are overwhelmingly white and, when not ignoring LGBT people (no, Duckie and Watts don't count), openly using anti-gay slurs. They're still fun to watch, but it's not…

Please more episodes with Bow narrating and sharing her experiences. Ellis-Ross is a light-years better actor than Anderson, and I loved the new perspective it gave the show. (It also helped that the writing was dead-on this week.)

There was a little movie a year or two ago called (I think) "Five Flights Up" with Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman as a married couple in New York thinking about selling their apartment. The beautiful thing about the movie is the way it pairs them so well as a loving, longstanding couple with serious chemistry, but…

THis is a gonzo example, but if you've ever seen "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," remember one moment with Ted (Keanu Reeves) saying "Remember a bucket." A bucket is then dropped on one of his pursuers—the implication being, he remembered to go into the past and set up a trap that would then pay off when he needed…

And those guys never heard TRUMP'S comments about young women?!?!?!?!

I think he'll return just as Fiona once and for all doesn't need him anymore. Maybe then they can finally be equals.

That' still on my YouTube favorites playlist. I had a weird thing for Bonepart Bella.