It made me sad that someone who seemed so full of joy and enthusiasm felt he needed to gradually remove himself from public life.

For the 80's, he was “America’s Gay Best Friend”. He was incredibly funny, impossibly sweet, and while he was of that last generation of gay stars that were overtly gay without explicitly being gay, he was as open as pretty anybody that successful could’ve been. He made hundreds of millions of dollars (and he was shock…

Pauly Shore is beyond an asshole for basically stalking a guy who clearly relished his privacy and who was taking substantial effort to keep out of the public eye. I’m glad Simmons was able to ensure some level of protection from people prying despite this; he was a hell of a character and performer, and by most…

He's guarding the grounds of stately Burns Manor in robot heaven now.

Dr. Ruth and Richard Simmons on the same day.  Farewell, legends.  The 80s really are over. 

So sad to hear this. His energy was infectious and he seemed like a genuinely sweet guy. May he rest in peace.

I will remember your invaluable legal advice next time I shoot a gun at a condom.

He had no reason to believe the gun wouldn’t fire. It wasn’t supposed to be loaded with live ammunition, period. The responsibility for ensuring there was no live ammo on set and in the device designed as a lethal weapon that was in perfect mechanical condition fell to the AD and the armorer, not Baldwin. SAG-AFTRA…

Not a fan of Baldwin (the man, that is; plenty of good performances) but...good. The suggestion that he was responsible for not doing someone else’s job was ludicrous from the beginning.

Yeah, it almost felt vindictive and personal. I didn’t think his actions rose to the level of criminality though I can see him being held accountable civilly.

I mean, yeah, anyone following the news can point out how weak and plain weird the prosecution’s case was.

ALF was by all accounts absolute hell to film, with the sets being a maze of dangerous trapdoors for the puppeteers, and just about all the actors hating each other. You’d never know it from his performance, which hit the perfect ET-lite note throughout the whole show. And good for him getting out of the business…

I understand. She probably told her reps she only wanted to deal with anti-vax distributors and when they could only find one, they kept the exact details from her. Tale as old as time.

I would also add that tvs got better.  For example, I got a discounted last year OLED screen a few years ago rationalizing the purchase that my theatrical usage would drop, funding the premium I paid for a better, albeit smaller, screen.  So far, I have went to the theatres twice.  Once for endgame where I was…

i’d even go as far as saying that advance ticket sales/pre-selected seats fucked theatres even before that.

I like going to the movies, so, selfishly, I hope theaters survive. But I think audiences have made pretty clear that there are really only a handful of movies per year that they’re willing to pay for a full theatrical experience to see. And I don’t think that makes them assholes or philistines.

Executives and senior “leadership” in every industry are largely a bunch of incompetent sociopaths and morons. NONE of them “earn” their exorbitant pay and perks through competence and capable leadership.

Honestly, after the last Puss in Boots movie and it’s ending, I actively want a new Shrek movie in that style with that energy and level of quality. 

Collectively, we have failed to prevent Shrek 5.

Just as predicted, Shrek’s cameo in The Pentaverate reignited the ogre’s love of the craft and now he’s ready to reinvent cinema once again!