Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Taran Killam: 12 Years a Slave
Susan Boyle: Soundtrack, Million Dollar Arm
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Soundtrack, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Christopher Walken: Catch Me If You Can
Kate Micucci: The LEGO Batman Movie
Jack Antonoff: Soundtrack, Fifty Shades Darker
Angus Young: Soundtrack, The Avengers
Herb Alpert: Soundtrack, Iron Man 3

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Tool Time: Miley Cyrus had a 2013 hit titled for this massive tool
One Direction: A 90-degree angle also has this name
Dead But Still Earning in 2016: This cartoonist who died in 2000 earned $48 million in 2016, & that ain't "Peanuts"
Pen Names: She penned "The Casual Vacancy" under…

Warren Beatty: Bonnie and Clyde
Robbie Coltrane: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

In Arizona news: The legislature is busy pushing laws to make citizen initiatives harder to get on the ballot. First they passed a law saying that you couldn't pay people to collect signatures. Now they want to prevent citizen legislation with any typos in it from getting on the ballot. (Politician-backed legislation,…

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Katy Mixon: Hell or High Water
Paul Reiser: Whiplash
Norah Jones: Actress, Ted
Eric Clapton: Soundtrack, Back to the Future
M.C. Hammer: Soundtrack, Into the Wild
Bill Corbett: Writer, Meet Dave
Vincent van Gogh: Writer, Painted with Words

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
& "Away" They Go: An obvious clue is known as a "dead' this
1967: Their hit "The Beat Goes On" peaked at no. 6
"A" Cast: This 2009 movie starred Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana & Sigourney Weaver
It's Epic: Grendel is a monster who battles this title character
Asian Flags: This country's…

Tonight in "self-indulgent whining about my life":

I'm not going to my local Comicon, but one of my friends is. Alan Tudyk will be there, so I've asked her to have him sign my copy of "Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil." I just need to wait and see how much it will cost me, since for some reason they've yet to post prices for his autographs and photo ops on the website.

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Amy Sedaris: Puss in Boots
Christopher Lambert: Mortal Kombat
Bud Cort: Dogma
Megan Hilty: The Pirate Fairy
Vangelis: Soundtrack, Collateral

I tried to figure out what had happened 94 years before the date specified, because I focused on the wrong part of the question. My mom, on the other hand, got it right.

As a resident of Maricopa County, I can't tell you how much of a relief it is not to have him in office anymore.

And somehow, Texas is still looking to do the same thing.

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Lady Gaga: Producer, Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Brett Ratner: Producer, The Revenant

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Animals Playing Dead: Bailey the Beagle played dead as a "Stupid Pet Trick" on this man's show
Ghostly Actors: Spoiler alert: Bruce Willis turns out to be a ghost in this 1999 movie
Stringed Instruments: In the King James Bible, David plays this instrument, but there's no direct…

"Attempted murder? It's not like he killed someone!"

I recall observing once that most of his masterpieces ("The Godfather" one and two, "The Conversation") were technically studio films, and ever since he finally got out of debt and started making the movies he really wanted to make, they've been okay at best and confusing messes at worst.

"what gay there?"

For some reason I follow TV Guide on Facebook, and their little "ask this guy" thing has multiple people complaining about "Doubt" getting yanked so quickly. It's weird.

I recall doing a thing briefly on Tumblr where I'd post movie clips. I posted one from "Almost Famous" with the line, "Remember when Kate Hudson was in movies people actually wanted to see?"