yup; oh yeah - privilege is kinda the point of them; not explicitly, but they’d all fall over themselves to - it’s like winning the Oscar of aristocracy. In fact, there would have to be some serious maneuvering to make it happen - lot’s of favours called in, lots of backs stabbed. Just like winning an Oscar.

elevated peer, not hereditary... *sniffs*

I know - quite disrespectful to the actors, isn’t it?

not only is Omar right there, he’s actually playing the part: they mostly split Faisel’s character in half. Guinness’ character is mostly invented for the movie (perhaps to give Alec a role) and most of who he is and does was said and done by the “real” Ali/Faisal.

hang on, speaking of absurd names: is Milo Minderbinder played by Daniel David Stewart or is Daniel David Stewart playing Milo Minderbinder?

crickey... well, as, indeed, Ha!... yes, yes, I suppose...

yeah, you’re right, it’s not the whole truth - his life-style certainly contributed to his death, but he had some significant family history too. And yeah, he looked rough in his last few photos. (How did you know him on SNL?)

you’re right, I didn’t make my point very clearly. Candy’s lifestyle certainly didn’t help his genetic disposition to heart problems, but it wasn’t the drinking/smoking/drug abuse alone that caused it.

yeah, that’s fair - I didn’t make my point very well. I meant that his date with a heart-attack was in his genes, but his excess certainly didn’t help and a healthier life-style certainly could have prevented it.

ps Candy didn’t die of a drug overdose like Belushi, and it’s not likely because of any other excess either - he died of the same heart condition as his Dad, at almost exactly the same age, so it was more likely gene’s not booze or drugs. Still: nice tribute from Sandler to his pal Chris. Sandler isn’t my thing, but…

The Leafs own the Raptors and Toronto FC and seem to have infected both with their mediocrity. So thoroughly, it can only be a feature of their general business plan.

thats nice. Now please don’t ever do that in a cinema that I’m in.

Anyone puzzled by the Natalie Portman scene? It was oddly short and she had no dialogue - was it an out-take from Thor 2?

this looks amazing - lot of people do that moebius style, but this really adds something to it.

the second photo (of Jennifer Connoly and Jennifer Anniston) shows that the dark days of the mid 2000s and early 2010s was also the era when every other woman that I know wore their hair rod-straight and pinned the front of their hair back, behind their head.

I’m so chilled from reading the latest political commentary that I didn’t even notice. Gosh, it’s nice to see such even-tempered opinions about the issues of the day.

nah: first Thor is much better than generally accepted and Iron Man 3 is empty calories.

I’m sure this list won’t cause any problems among the commentariat, we’ll all just nod moderately, and be about our day.

more than goosebumps: saw it on opening weekend, and the entire cinema went nuts at that scene.

yeah, that was a cheap joke. And poor Gareth was always onto a loser standing beside Lumley and MacNee - two very very charming, very charismatic actors.