I'd recommend three possibilities:
Mort, great fantasy writing based on the wonderful concept of Death hiring a human apprentice — gives you classic coming-of-age stuff for Mort and Death's characterization as an abstract force fascinated by humans

"Mommy doesn't get drunk, she just gets fun."

The suitcase heist chase in Ronin. It's (a) great; and (b) in Nice & Villefranche-sur-Mer! I imagine Jean Reno can recommend a seaside cafe to hang at afterwards…

believing in evolution without believing in occam's razor…cause science is a carnival cruise line buffet like that

I always got the idea that he was more of a theater actor. The last thing I saw him pop up in was "Grey Gardens."

I knew Richard's (Malcolm Gets) parents for a couple of years. They were lovely people; very proud of their son. And they had an Irish wolfhound. That is all.

hola proxy app/chrome extension + bugmenot to log into channel4.com; or wait for it to be added to the series on netflix

Yeah, the word is Duke is likely to go pro. On the other hand, I Think Joe Yearby's going to step up, so the drop off won't be too steep. I'm just hoping the pathetic backslide of the last several games pushes coaching changes of some kind (personnel or strategy).

Seconded. Maura Tierney is about the only thing I like in the Insomnia remake, but the original is outstanding.

yeah, we were all young and dumb. :)

You are not alone. In my mind I can still see the LP of "Sports" surrounded by the old house's late 70s decor.

Loved that line/delivery, too. Can't believe it took so long for someone to mention it.

And, basically, he's backtracking after making such a ridiculously thoughtless list. He's not wrong about a certain outsider status bringing fresh approaches to horror, but chalk the bit before it up to an extemporaneous-speaking-fail (to give the guy the benefit of the doubt).

I've used it to describe Sonny Sharrock and some of Marc Ribot's playing.

I have a feeling that they watched "Freaks" and realized how much of the movie was given over to the mini kitchen-sink dramas that Adams noted. I remember that giving the climax some of its power—we meet the sideshow folk as people, then they're pushed to freaky vengeance. Murphy & co. are probably just using that to…

Just read Deep Blue, not knowing it was the first. It was pretty decent, but it's a relief to hear I can take or leave the others as they're cheaply available / fit a dead spot in my schedule.

I always smile when James Brown names Miami as the first stop in "Night Train." That's probably my biggest hometown pride. Followed by shots of sunny beaches used as bumpers during late fall football games (Canes & Dolphins) while it snows across the rest of the country. Then Carl Hiassen and Dave Barry…but that's…

Aw, I liked living in CIncinnati [post Schott, Rose, and race riot, though]. You can take pride in having one of the oldest concert halls, one of the first generation of American orchestras, and one of the first contemporary art museums in the US.

Sonia said she's from rural Central Florida, at least she can claim "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and the exterior landscapes of "Jeepers Creepers" (which is a part of the state I've always thought was really pretty). Unless she's from further south, then your best cultural representation is probably in a Carl…

Nothing obscure, but three CDs of piano music (named Beethoven sonatas; the Liszt sonata & Liszt's Years of Pilgrimage) made me start playing the piano again and led to school, career, various life experiences, and marriage to a pianist. Thanks, hometown library system!