I didn't get why his memories were wiped when he got put in body #3.

Apparently Reeve made some pretty bad career decisions, but that was a good one. Enjoyed that movie a lot. Also enjoyed Dyan Cannon in that sweater.

One book does mention how the owl rookery has a poop problem.

Angelina Jolie's been in a lot of bombs and duds and crappy films. Brad Pitt at least has a few hits on his resume, Thelma and Louise, Ocean's 11, Fight Club, Burn after Reading. Angie not so much.

It's not funny. It's fucking stupid.

No

Two things:

Jessica Chastain is in that.

Goddamn, what a voice Claude Rains had, what a voice.

Check him out somewhat contrary to type as a cynical reporter in "The Front Page". But be prepared to watch a blurry print as "The Front Page" really needs to be restored.

Criterion is partnering with Turner Classic Movies, aren't they? This seems of a piece with that partnership—a video release of a movie that isn't groundbreaking cinematic art, no, but is really well-done and fun to watch.

Watched "Deathtrap" a while back, couldn't stop staring at Dyan Cannon's rack in that sweater.

Never seen this one, but "Scarlet Street" is so great. Joan Bennett is very very sexy and very very evil.

That always bewildered me, the whole idea of Quidditch, the notion that the one dude catching the Snitch would almost always make the rest of the game irrelevant.

Oh yes, the Muggle-born wizards know all about that stuff; Hermione knows how the Muggle world works, and so does Harry.

Oh cripes, of course German people are going to read German literature, just like Russians are going to read Tolstoy and Chekhov or whatever.

You certainly have a rather large gap. Never read a play in 9th grade English?

They ARE like magical Amish! Cracked had a fun article a while back, "6 Horrifying Implications of the Harry Potter Universe" or something. Made some good points about how impractical a Hogwarts education is—ok, these kids learn Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts but apparently not algebra or Spanish or…

This just reminds me again that I've never understood how the wizarding world works in the Potter universe. How do they know nothing about muggles? How does Ron not know what a telephone is? Where do they live, that they never in their lives contact non-magical people?

Are we talking about opening scenes, or opening credits?