The Kinks' Word of Mouth. One of the most wretched album covers ever.

When Willis signed on for 12 Monkeys, Terry Gilliam gave him a long list of "Willisisms" he wasn't allowed to use…the crooked smile, etc.

Umm…what about Gosford Park? Helen Mirren was wonderful in that film, which was, as I recall, fairly comedic.

I teach high school, and while his vocabulary may be higher than the average high schooler, his attitudes are spot on. I wouldn't have made the assertion without a lot of observational evidence to back it up.

The film, while a bit unrealistic, remains the best expression of everyday teen angst I've ever seen on celluloid. It beats the Breakfast Club all to hell.

Wright's book is an amazing piece of work. Incredibly well thought out, at turns eyebrow raising and horrifying. I can only imagine that Gibney (also responsible for the great Hunter S. Thompson doc "Gonzo" cuts as close to the bone. Looking forward to watching it.

I don't disagree. I probably liked the film a bit more than you did. The biggest issue for me is that I didn't care about any of the victims at all…it only came to life when Parks or Goodman were onscreen. It goes to show that Smith, while incredibly talented, is no auteur…he needs editors all along the way that…

Red State wasn't the greatest film, true, but Michael Parks is ELECTRIFYING when he's onscreen. You've got to admit that.

Guttenberg had also been featured in The Boys From Brazil, and that was a pretty tony production. Gregory Peck as Josef Mengele!.

There are songs on there I like, and songs I don't. It looks to me like the usual poser stuff—it was popular, so we hate it! (Even worse, it was catchy!)

Agree. Love Todd! The show could easily be a part of the Evil Dead II universe. As long as they don't run out of corn chips.

I'm with you on Jeff Lynne. Just because ELO was insanely popular, the snobs want to dump on them, and Lynne as their architect. They put out some wildly inventive stuff along with the hits…second only to Queen as pop-hit-generating progs of the 70s.

Idiots…those prizes are rightfully MINE.

It's only a guest star (Neil Gaiman) line, but the one I find myself using most frequently these days is "That tuna didn't salad itself!" from The Book Job.

I thought this was regionals! But don't let my confusion understate their importance.

True. But remember that Sid was brought onto the Pisotls by their manager, Malcolm McClaren, and he pretty much couldn't sing or play. A better choice for your argument would be John Lydon or Richard Hell.

Because Strummer actually mattered as a musician.

Agreed completely. I miss the 'real' Alton of Good Eats and Feasting on Asphalt. I will give one competition show my blessing, though, and that's Chopped. Ted Allen is truly sympathetic to the contestants, and the judges *usually* want to give helpful critique to help the chefs out.

Iggy had done that sort of thing before, especially on his late 90s album 'Avenue B', which features Iggy reciting poetry over bits of his score from 'The Brave.' It's a critically maligned album, but I like it.

Firefly should have been on this list…seriously, the whole third season subplot that had the amnesiac Book teaming up with Jayne as part-time mercenaries for that little outer planet?