My favorite scene in the movie.

And I say Fellini's critique of the "soullessness of those who seek pleasure out of any broader social or cultural context" would have felt sharper if the aristocrats weren't only "just" surface, and the proletarians weren't drawn in similarly simplistic terms. It's a very easy dichotomy Fellini draws, and it made me…

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As much as I hate that kind of criticism (what I would call "false dichotomy" criticism), I have to admit I'm not so fond of La Dolce Vita. It's certainly a pleasure to look at (especially Anita Ekberg at the fountain), but in its tone of trying to condemn people for seeking out "pleasure" while at the same time…

"It's called the Theory of Everything."
"The Theory of Everything?"
"Yes."
"Is it comprehensive?"

I wouldn't go that far, for a couple of reasons (admittedly, one of them being Le Cercle Rouge is not only my favorite Melville, it's also on my all-time top ten), but it is a good film, and has one sequence showing why Melville was a master. Curiously, for me, it's not the heist sequences (as well-staged as they…

"Happy premise #1."
"Happy premise #1; there are no aliens."

I wish I could agree with this assessment, as I like the novel, and I'm a fan of Alan Rudolph, but this film is an absolute train wreck from start to finish. Makes no sense at all, even if you've read the book (I like it, but it's not my favorite Vonnegut), it's not funny, and everyone in the talented cast seems to…

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"which can be obtained from Netflix or your local video store/library"

Veronica's mother didn't tell Duncan he and Veronica were siblings, it was Duncan's own mother who did that.

"I'm going to the party."
"What?"
"I gotta keep an eye on Buffy. Those frat guys creep me out."
"You wanna protect her?"
"Mm-hmm."
"And prove that you're just as good as those rich, snotty guys?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Maybe catch an orgy?"
"If it's on early."

Yeah, I think what he meant to say was, "This movie sucks, but it's actually not Sandler's fault". I've never been a fan (except for Punch Drunk Love and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Airheads and Reign Over Me), but this is the only movie of his I've seen where I actually felt sorry for him. He was clearly attempting…

Because it takes the classic Looney Tunes legacy and shits all over it, that's why. Describing it as a "nonsensical mishmash" is being way, way too kind to it.

I think the novel itself is overstuffed, and Hill (and writer Steve Tesich) do a good job of streamlining it. I'm with you on Williams' performance, though.

Still not having seen Prick Up Your Ears (I know, I know), and not remembering that he was in Raiders, I have to say I didn't think much of Molina up to that point, remembering him in two movies I didn't like at all (Enchanted April and The Perez Family). And then comes along that scene in Boogie Nights, and I'm…

"And that's the story of how Norville Barnes climbed way up to the forty-fourth floor of the Hudsucker Building, and then fell all the way down but didn't quite squish himself. You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-fifth floor? But that's another story."

Gives me an excuse once again to say how much Karen Sisco was screwed over by ABC. One of the best Leonard adaptations ever, and she was great in it. If USA Network had been making shows back then, I think it would have been a perfect fit for them.

Glad to see Get Crazy mentioned here. I've always thought Bill Graham (the rock promoter, not the preacher) would be a great subject for a movie or made-for-HBO miniseries, and this is the closest we'll get, I guess. Plus, it has Malcolm McDowell as Mick Jagger and Lou Reed as Bob Dylan.

And along with Paul Dooley ("I'm not your papa, I'm your goddamn father!"), Stern plays the most quotable and funny character ("I sure miss playing basketball. I got depressed as hell when my athlete's foot and jock itch went away").