Nope.

I mean without the "gimmick" it wouldn't be getting the big awards. Awards love big sexy hooks like that. But it would certainly be getting plenty of critical praise and make the top of critics best of lists. A lot of Linklater's films have done that. In fact it happened just the year before. See the AV Clubs best…

Normally I agree that the Mohd trashing goes too far. Last night though I was drunk and he was bad mouthing Speed Racer. Still feel bad about it though.

I used to be a Mohd defender but then he decided to be total shit.

Well I did wish her a happy birthday on facebook. It was the same day as the Charlie Hebdo massacre, so I wrote:

So I met a young woman who I'm interested in, but have yet to make contact with her after our initial meeting. I 'm kind of paranoid about seeming overly needy by messaging her too often. So I guess I need some advice. It's been 21 months now. Do you think it's been long enough, or should I wait for the even two…

When he was a teenager, my dad was reduced to tears arguing with some asshole on the school bus who claimed that Hitler was right to murder all the Jews. I love my dad.

It was a favorite of mine when I was 11 or so, but I don't remember it as aimed at kids. It all seemed quite mature at the time.

The dog?

I agree. LMS was criticized like it was a failure of an Alexander Payne style human comedy, but it always struck me more as a straight crowd-pleaser comedy.

Imagine if instead of remixed oldies every song were a remix of All Star

It happens off screen before the movie even starts.

The singer for "The Most Inspiring Song Ever" kind of has a Quattro Bajeena look going on. That's pretty inspiring to me.

Also Christmas in July

The ending of Morgan's Creek was actually the initial idea the rest of the film was built around. Sturges wanted to tell the story of a man cuckolded in the most spectacular fashion imaginable.

This is probably already changing, but last I checked Williston, North Dakota was more expensive than New York or the Bay Area

You're right to single out Gerry as the heart of what makes the film work. During the drafting process her character is where Sturges struggled most. Early on she was far more a blithe spirit, and came off much more shallow. He spent months rewriting the first 30 pages or so over and over again, but once he got it…

Fuck, can't believe I didn't place that. My membership is getting revoked.

You supported bananas in an apples or oranges fight. How does that not open the door for other fruits?

In an individual narrative all the other characters are going to be filtered through the lens of that individual. That's just how that type of narrative works. A good writer will give hints that they have lives outside of their narrative function. That they exist in the world for their own reasons, even if they…