In fact — given the context — perhaps a citation would be in order.

Oh, also, she calls herself “the new Hitler.”

Artists aren’t politicians. They’re the opposite: they’re creative. (David Lynch is the biggest Reaganite in California, and nobody calls him out on that.) The truth is this country gives hacks the Pulitzer, and if you tell somebody they’re insane enough times, they’ll go insane

No reconsideration here! Gabriele Ferzetti’s Draco (albeit, dubbed, although I have the impression the number of dubbed voices in the 60s films would surprise many)... M as amateur lepidopterist (a nod to Nabokov)... Telly Savalas’s Blofeld — the touch of vulgarity is a brilliant strategy — whose ultimate plan is not…

Most emptive.

On The Ship is Sinking, their live BDSM bondage event: “I did the thong bikini. In beauty pageants you’re supposed to wear nude heels with tasteful amounts of glitter—I went a little overkill on that—and I even got a French manicure/pedicure. I went all out.”

I’m sorry. Just because they’re rich and gorgeous — and…

Abramović says she likes her. I suspect she’s trying to be nice.

Emma makes me embarrassed to know what “art” is

Have you seen Olivier’s infamous turn? There are some clips on the tubes. Incredible. It’s the “real deal” and easy to see why they’d been suppressed

I am so glad I have no idea who this guy is. I am so glad I have very little comprehension of the content of this article.

I do know that the frog and the scorpion was Orson Welles’s favorite proverb. He also said the project he was most proud of was the all-black production of Macbeth in 1936 in Harlem. Everybody was…

When I was in college, I discovered (in one of those mini-Strands that used to dot campuses: the used book store is the single greatest loss to our society) the funniest damn volume of poetry satire I’d ever seen. How I wish I’d bought it. I probably wasn’t sure if I should spend the $0.73, since that could buy me the…

Which speaks volumes.

Yeah. But he’s so cute, though.

Good movie!

Of A Serious Man, Variety said — approvingly — “this is what you do after you’ve won Best Picture,” and while it’s impossible to single one of their film out, it is unique in their catalog.

Really? Hmm. What do you think is the major element?

For me, the bribe not only formed the climax of the plot structurally (following the three act structure), but focused the overall thematic.

But money permeates the film in other ways. Larry’s wife has fallen in love with a clearly wealthier guy. Larry must fork over…

A story about turning down a bribe is about money.

I think it’s a good article; I’ve thought this for a long time

Yes, I got it! :)

It’s one of the great cities of the world. And it has the best climate in the world, certainly. Not to mention the best food.

people who are part of a powerless community don’t aspire, usually, to gaining anything other than personal power for themselves

That’s it. And it’s a great film entirely due to his performance.

What you’re saying is exactly what Orson Welles confirmed in interviews. It’s not the public who determines what gets made, and it’s not the studios, and it’s not box office, and it’s not the stars: it’s the actual producers, whose authority is completely arbitrary.

Speaking of Welles, in 1936 — as a radio fan, you…

I don’t think I could love the Obamas more, but these are awful. When I first saw them, all I could think was — great, just what we need.

I realize I’m betting that there’s somebody on the right that might get art. But we don’t need more reasons right now to pull the National Endowment for the Humanities and the NEA…