He was too old to play Snape, IMO. He did a great job but he was twice the character's age.

I think people have to remember that Snape was a weirdo who was into really messed up magic and was pretty racist, eventually joining the wizard KKK. I'm not defending how the Marauders treated him, of course, but Snape was no angel himself.

Plus he's a total racist. Towards Lily.

A pain I know all too well. So this is what it feels like… when doves cry.

I think that the book largely missed the point of the movie, which was Elle earning success on her own. Increasing Emmett's role in the musical might have developed him more, but it made it look like Elle was once again relying on a man. And "What You Want" was a cute scene but pretty much resulted in her not getting…

I wish the title had reflected that this is far into the future and not a certain thing because it got my hopes up.

I think the Legally Blonde musical has a great score, but the book is an absolute mess.

I'm also annoyed by that, particularly because there are so many brilliant shows that closed early (I'm especially bitter about the Bridges of Madison County).

I'm a musical theatre geek who has lived her entire life far away from NYC. Listening to cast recordings doesn't ruin the live experience, IMO it only enhances it. If it's an entirely sung-through show, like Hamilton, that makes it even better.

Musicals are a lot more complicated to film than, say, operas. You have to deal with the actors' union.

In the Heights is over eight years old now and it's holding up pretty well.

I dunno, he seemed to be a pretty big deal at that academic conference.

Plus Ross was acting like an insecure, jealous weirdo.

I downloaded a fan noise app for my phone. Didn't occur to me to find a video.

Technique wise, Isabella is better.

"But given the increasing romantic distance from him—manipulated or not—plus the second thoughts they both had last week about their one and only kiss, I wouldn’t be surprised if the couple doesn’t get the happy ending they were once set up for."

There's good fishing out on Lake Michigan there, though.

The way they questioned him reminds me a lot of the same techniques used by Kee MacFarlane in the McMartin Preschool trial back in the 1980s.

That's what I keep telling my family. Like, you don't have to think he's a great guy or even that he's innocent, just that there's reasonable doubt. Of course, when they just respond with "but he answered the door in a towel! He requested she come to take the pictures! She said she found him creepy! WHAT ABOUT THE…

It taught me never to talk to the police without a lawyer present.