Hmm, the ending made the film for me. But perhaps that's because my own relationships are pretty much doomed from the start and I like that even with knowing what would eventually happen, she was still on board with it.

Hi Kate!!

Not-particularly-fun fact:

I thought that was "trumpier."

2006? Wow, really bringing back an oldie.

Good job, Stefani Germanotta.

They won't get the Avatar movies that they want, but rather the Avatar movies that they deserve.

I liked it when I first saw it and I like it now. Always find it interesting when something I do enjoy is heavily trashed in the A.V. Club.

I loved Bell Biv Devoe's song "Do Me. It's a forgotten classic that managed to touch on a sensitive subject with nuanced subtlety

But he was trying to be a straight man.

I heard that he had a pool built at his place the day after their first date.

Holzman covers a lot of future ground in this interview. And a Devon Gummersall (Brian) interview from when he appeared on Mad Men for good measure.

Richard Dreyfuss said Madoff was the second worst real person he has played, after Dick Cheney. Thinking of who would be the worst De Niro has played.

Lots of people are dismissing them. We'll see.

Thinking back to watching Saturday morning cartoons in the 70s gets me all giddy. I am definitely not jealous of 24/7 access.

My favorite difficult interview that was turned around was this Esquire interview with Christian Bale.

What's his stance on people who eat Jujubes?

I always figured that he was never happier than when he was on the stand in the Morris Black murder trial and he wanted to try to re-live that feeling through the interview. And prison hadn't been so bad when he was in it so it was worth the risk.

"…John Travolta, who didn’t really embody Robert Shapiro (or any person who’s ever lived) but was utterly captivating nonetheless."

Piscopo lost me for good when he said that Phil Hartman shouldn't impersonate Sinatra because he isn't Italian.