No, it was loosely based the story of the rise of Chicago "Outfit" enforcer Anthony Spilotro. "Casino" is another version.

I always associate him with Crime Story - the underappreciated Michael Mann helmed TV show, not the Jackie Chan film. Glancing through that show's imdb page, it's kind of scary how thoroughly that show's cast was stocked with talent.

"…with 40 seconds of nudity we can't show American audiences because they still think that's a big deal." There, fixed it for you.

"Ghosbusters:Beyond" : It comes packaged with latest, indifferently received Star Trek installment as a value priced twofer.

"Back in 1999, a tiny, amateurish, independent horror film called The Blair Witch Project managed to … scar[e] audiences despite a lack of onscreen violence and gore." No, it didn't. It was boring. And 17 years later the only reason it still matters to me is because I STILL want my money back.

"The only bit of showmanship was when McCartney intro’d 'I Wanna Be Your
Man' and swung a boom mic around that locked into position in front of
Ringo’s face just as he began singing." Not quite - I also recall reading that everybody assumed they'd emerge from the armored car parked on field, when they actually emerged…

"Sgt. Pepper's sounds very much of its time." You know, I see that written enough that it could almost be considered conventional wisdom, but I sort of wonder how much of that is based off of the reactions of people who've recently listened to it vs. people who haven't for a while describing what they think it…

I never liked that SVU endured the longest of the L&O's. It just always seemed the antithesis of what made the original great - that sort of cynical, sarcastic "it figures" New York attitude in the face of the most horrific and tragic crimes. SVU's all about grandstanding and moralizing.

On a show filled with wisecracks, Schiff's could be even more acerbic than Briscoe's or Logan's. I don't know why this one in particular sticks out, but I remember an episode where McCoy is trying a mother who killed her infant child. Her defense is that she believe God commanded her to do it. McCoy and his assistant…

I've always viewed the years from about 1994 at the earliest to probably 1998 at the latest as demarcating the end of when rock 'n roll could lay claim to being the preeminent cultural and commercial music genre. Pop, in its ever-changing forms, would of course endure and dominate. Country would always have its place.…

Actually, Phil's a little closer to reality on this one. You write a spec script to get an agent, not to send to a showrunner. Showrunners typically don't read ANY spec scripts that don't come from agents (aka "unsolicited" scripts). The various "Star Trek" shows were a famous exception to that rule, but that was a…

Raiders of the Lost Ark is definitely an amazing film. I'm a little iffy on classifying it as a pure action movie. OK, back when there still was a Blockbuster video it would probably be in the "action" section. But Star Wars might be too. It definitely has action-oriented sequences and plot elements. But it also has…

When I was in middle school nobody listened to Fleetwood Mac, or if they did they dare not speak publicly about it. Aside from the Classic Rock radio staples, I became familiar with Fleetwood Mac by listening to my parents' LPs. They had "Then Play On," "Kiln House," "Fleetwood Mac", and "Rumors." The Bob Welch era…

I think you could really say the same thing about "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - some would argue "Revolver" was the more groundbreaking album, "The Beatles" more out-there and experimental ("Magical Mystery Tour", is primarily known today as the US compilation album, and is therefore sort of a special…

Funny you mention those bands because, yes, they are PERFECT examples of the horrors late '80s/ early '90s production trends and techniques could visit upon a band's sound.

Which brings up a major concern that reviews of the movie have left unanswered so far: Will watching this film give me a case of the Negron Complex?

Yeah, and what ever happened to that first household? Sure, supposedly they "moved away," but I never bought it. I say he had them all buried in the crawl space.

I love that scene where he describes how greedy, selfish, prejudiced, and generally nasty people in his time are and Troi's just like, "Yeah, we got over that."

"Yesterday's Enterprise" is definitely one of the best written, acted, and executed entries in the whole Star Trek franchise. I also love all the touches in the design, from the alterations of the Enterprise-D from "Hilton in Space" to a harsher, militaristic environment, to the design of the Enterprise-C, which…

I can't find a clip at the moment so I'll just share the quote, from "Soapdish":