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J6:
Misty Knight, Cornell Stokes (AKA Cottonmouth)
A: What is "Luke Cage?"

She had a memorable Academy Awards performance with Phil Donahue.

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Will Arnett: The Lego Movie
Richard Jenkins: Jack Reacher
Lance Bass: Self, Tropic Thunder

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Name's Exactly the Same: Host of "The NFL Today" & singer of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"
Women Authors: This author of "The Joy Luck Club" gave a TED talk in 2008 on creating something out of nothing (false answers: Ayn Rand and Anne Rice)
A Matter of Faith: In the Christian church,

Sir Charge.

Yeah, that's the danger of waiting on artsy movies. I've been debating whether to go see "A Quiet Passion" or "Norman" this weekend, and I'm wondering if I should call the theater and ask if one or the other is likely to be there next weekend.

I recall reading about somebody who went to a screening of "Ex Machina" that was literally canceled because too many people were coming to see the new "Avengers" movie, and they needed another screen.

J6:
Some of this Tank Engine's friends include Percy the Small Engine & Gordon the Big Engine
A: Who is Thomas?

My dad and I loved that show.

I imagine it will end up just like that one controversy over him making a joke about "Ching-Chong Ding-Dong" on Twitter.

Ah. I've never seen "Red Eye," so I was just guessing.

On a related note: Streaming services basically giving up on non-original content. Dammit, movie studios, quit pricing Netflix out of a library!

In porn, they're always conveniently 18 years old.

Cinematic universes. Dammit, I remember the good old days when you didn't need to do homework before seeing a movie!

-"This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future," is the tagline to what film?
The Graduate

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Frankie Valli: Soundtrack, Dirty Dancing
Pete Seeger: Self, Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Christopher Cross: Soundtrack, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Betty Comden: Soundtrack, Leon: The Professional

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
This is PBS: Some of this Tank Engine's friends include Percy the Small Engine & Gordon the Big Engine
Punny Knights: This knight might be the only person we know who loves those extra fees when buying tickets
Portmanteau Words: A game combining 2 leisure pursuits, "frolf" is made up

Fine, thank you.

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Ellie Kemper: 21 Jump Street
Matt Berry: Moon
Lesley Gore: Soundtrack, Suicide Squad

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Bills, Bills, Bills: He played President Whitmore in the movie "Independence Day"
Signs of the Zodiac: It's Latin for "archer"
The Book of Verbs: "The Postman Always ____ Twice" by James M. Cain
African History: In South Africa, this policy of "separateness" was adopted when the