I don't remember Brad Pitt's character noshing in Moneyball, but in the Oceans movies, he's not eating what he does to show what a "regular guy" he is, he's doing it because his character is always on the run or planning or something, and when you're in that type of situation, you eat what you can, which more often…

Hedaya has my favorite line of the film, too: "We do not know. You two are the detectives. Go and *detect*!"

Heh. No, but given the way Ray and Dave Davies always feuded, you never know.

The Kinks' "The Road".

No joke; Alan Rudolph, in the late 80's/early 90's, was once attached to a "Far Side" movie project, with Larson's approval, but it never went anywhere. Then again, though I'm a fan of Rudolph, given what happened when he tried to tackle Vonnegut, maybe that's a good thing.

I'd like to ask one or two of you at the back not to soil the carpet, there is a restroom upstairs if you find the poems too exciting. (falls down) Good afternoon.

Hyde Park on Hudson isn't good, but she's good in it, at least.

Like many here, haven't read too many new books so far this year. My favorite is probably Mark Harris' Five Came Back.

The only one I've seen is John Frankenheimer's adaptation of O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh; if you can get past Lee Marvin as Hickey (he's miscast, but he's not bad), it's pretty good, especially for Robert Ryan in his last performance before he died.

One of my favorite moments in that movie.

Though this isn't my favorite scene in the movie - the scenes with Woodward and Deep Throat are - it is very well done, and an indication of both the patience the movie has, and the way it uses technique without calling attention to itself.

I guess I've read too much about Redford, but I don't think he would "let it all hang out". Plus, you have heard the story on how he tried to change the role of Frank Galvin to suit his image when the producers of The Verdict approached him for the part, right?

If memory serves, it was actually one of the people on the MPAA who helped overturn the rating, saying this was the type of movie kids should watch.

"Wagon Train's a really cool show, but did you notice they never get anywhere. They just keep wagon training."

I still love High Fidelity and About a Boy, and even if you're not a soccer fan, Fever Pitch is quite good as well (he captures fandom in all of its…well, glory may not be the right word, but it's close enough), and Songbook shows his strength as a music critic. None of his other novels have done anything for me (not…

What makes that scene so great is there's the tiny part of you that's hoping Coach doesn't mess that up there, and not only does he not mess up, he lands it perfectly, with just the right thing to say.

Yeah, I don't get that either; I hate over-the-top machismo as well (in all art, not just music), and I'd say any band with songs like "Daughter", "Glorified G", "w.m.a.", and "Better Man", among others, should be among the last bands to get tarred with that label, no matter what you think of their music.

Dennis and Todd each shared mine; as a former video store employee, I definitely relate, and as for continuity errors, I can understand those who talk about them because that's their particular obsession (mine is just as obscure - paying attention to whatever song is playing in the background of a scene if I recognize…

Was the "silly bunt" line in the original broadcast (and I think it comes after the thing with saying b instead of c, which is what makes it funnier)? I've heard differing accounts. It's one of the reasons why I prefer the live version in the Hollywood Bowl movie; that and Carol Cleveland, instead of saying, "Do you…

Oh, man, I didn't know the music was different on the DVD! Shit.