The older kids are now teens and role models (shudder) and instigators for the younger ones …

There's that snobbish nouveau riche woman in Emma — Mrs. Elton (the wonderful Juliet Stevenson) who's quite the hoot — but part of the genius of Emma is that in many ways it's emma who is the bi*tch … the sweetest best-intentioned clueless control freak EVER.

Hate that movie … except for Cameron Diaz who is simply golden (karaoke and playing hopelessly dumb)

no, he's much worse, 'member he was cheating on her with the entertainment reporter who thought he was brilliant (when he was on her show promoting his book) … shudder … those two are now that narcissistic couple from Annie Hall …

and won't she have fun with that instant family with empowered step-son who will never stop reminding everyone how invested he is in their relationship … particularly if any dark cloud (like real life) should spoil the sunshiny day he's anticipating.

Ghastly, with a formal investigation the kids are going have to make "statements" that will eventually go to the lawyers … both parents will be disappointed whatever they say … one more than the other. Dreadful for the kids. Things said in anger or confusion will be part of their "permanent record"

no, but the point of the trope is that Jenny is rendered blameless because her behavior comes out of the damage done to her by her father … if she were doing the same things because by choice, because she "enjoyed it" … well, that would be slutty and cheap … but since she damaged, she gets a moral "hall pass"

The stereotype was (and it's not entirely "wrong") that girls who are sexually abused tend to either shut down and withdraw or they become risk taking and hypersexual (self-destructive, in a bibilcal fashion), because they are seeking wholeness, approval, love … pick your cliche … but the behavior pattern is pretty…

Jennie was dealing with the damage inflicted by her abusive father … with suggestions of mental and physical abuse, likely sexual.

Take away the soundtrack and then decide … the soundtrack flows flawlessly and gives the film — imho — most of it's "resonance", while the movie story is relentlessly shallow, beyond even the main character being an idjit.

It's probably the rush from the salt overload from the pickles in the tartar sauce that keeps you coming back for more … I always preferred Jack in the Box's fish sandwich. McDonald's dreadful BUN is exactly why I prefer BurgerKing, oh, that and the abundance of onions that BK knows I want without asking.
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I once took a road trip (cassette) with Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints and about a half-dozen other albums (I remember Yellow Moon and the first Beatles Hit compilation) and was just stunned at how often I preferred to listen repeatedly to Graceland … there is so much variety between the tracks and yet they flow…

agree … just amazing lyrics … incredibly visual

I feel that way about a number of my favorites … and if they go back all the way to the 60's, I cut some slack since there were a lot of very intrusive fried brain super-fans who tended to believe in very-very-deep psychic connections and secret messages … Manson got close enough to a lot people, that there was a…

Yes, Marc Cohn — outstanding albums … hold up well too.
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The Jeremy Irons version is quite uncomfortable …

Truly brilliant moment … I thought I'd die laughing.
Having grown up with an alcoholic mother (and her alcoholic friend — rather like the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) it took me a bit to find the show hysterical … but I identified with Saffy so much and Edwina was so cluelessly cruel, rather like my own mum, that it became oddly…

it would be nice to see a working class family sticom where the characters aren't amoral or morons or bad parents to hateful smart-assed children … I gave up on TV "comedies" when I found I loathed every character … recent exception, "the detectorists"

I once had to explain that Randy Newman didn't actually hate "Short People" … didn't really think they had "no reason to live" … that it was silly and teasing song about small children … oy. Parents these days have a lot to answer for.

I meant no disrespect of either Streisand or Wilson. They both represent individuals whose presence changes the force field … there are others — Joan Cusack, as a side-kick, I remember as being more interesting than the lead in any number of films. for the film buffs, Monte Wooley and/or Lionel Barrymore, Cuddles…