True, so maybe it's something actually damaging (the sexual harassment allegations or something related to his son's death) or he's old-fashioned and genuinely believes it'd affect his career. Or he's a true believer. Of these, "doesn't understand the difference between 2015 and 1994"makes him look the best.

I saw Demon Knight in a theater. C'mon, do I get a free membership in the Billy Zane Fan Club now, or what? What's the prize? Can I expect a flat cap in the mail?

The impression I got from GC (both the documentary and the book) was that, sure, Travolta's [probably] gay and keeping that secret (not much of a secret at this point) may be part of why he's still a Scientologist. Cruise, though, is [by GC's lights] if any sexual minority, asexual. Which would still fit those words,…

Won't anyone think of them? Their bodies hewn in two by the laser sword of Yoda's Force Ghost buddy. Poor, lisping, towheaded little bastards.

Yeah, the early-to-mid 90s TV effects leave me wary of re-watching a lot of it. Some things aren't well served by 1080p resolution.

If actors with years or decades of experience are thrown by doing everything against a green screen you probably can't expect much from a little kid doing it all for the first time, either. Try to emote [smack] and you ruin the pixel mapping. "How wud .. " Forget it. I can't even get to the end of that.

In what sense? The neck waddle? The complacency? In how much he dug Jar Jar? "Wesa make you Bombad Comic Relief."

Ahem. Youngling mass murder.

"Død Kalm?" I saw it once on DVD about fifteen years ago. (My X-Files cred isn't as strong as my Billy Zane cred.) I probably liked it but don't remember much about it. Did anyone get shot in the mouth with a flare gun during that episode?

This is something I learned from Going Clear (I think it was GC): Cruise had her cast in Days of Thunder (as a 22-year-old neurosurgeon) after watching it.

This is one of the lamest hipster assertions a person could put forward but Billy Zane's always going to be "Dead Calm's Billy Zane" to me. Not Zoolander's, not Titanic's, not even Twin Peaks'. Dead Calm. Thirty people saw that movie, and Tom Cruise and I were two of them.

Somewhere a therapist is trying to help Jake Lloyd see it's O.K. that Lucas can be so relaxed about the lines that would be parroted back to an eight-year-old for the rest of his life.

I won't. I also won't judge his show since I haven't seen it. I will not, however, pass up the chance to take a cheap shot at stoner culture.

No, I'm speaking from near-complete ignorance, but I included a "maybe." Weasel words are my security blanket.

It's what I'm here to advocate. Rigid intolerance and forming opinions of things without watching them.

The Dude cannot be reduced to doin' up Js. The guy's a fine bowler and an accomplished detective with a rich backstory. He helped author the pure version of the Port Huron Statement. He formed the Seattle Seven with six other guys. He has firsthand knowledge of what assholes the guys in Metallica are. Loves his…

The legalization debate aside, if the most interesting thing about you is you smoke pot, if it's all you want to talk about or make reference to, you're a dull person and maybe you shouldn't have a TV show or movie based on you.

I don't know. They're pretty generous to Show Cersei compared to how she's presented in the books. Crimes get offloaded (like Joffrey having Robert's bastards killed instead of her). Her perception of others receives an upgrade (in the show she can see Joffrey for what he is; book Cersei never could). I feel like her…

Yeah, they really did stay away from what would've been the most effective put-down of all: "If you're so serious about saving me, what were you doing to help in KL? The guy across from me is the one who actually got me away from that shit show."

That's probably what they were going for, but Karstark killed guards who were on his side so he could murder a couple of blameless 14-year-olds in their beds. The ex-slave organized the summary execution of a pro-slavery terrorist. I wouldn't say it's a direct 1-to-1.