On the one hand, 88 minutes and a "this movie exists/is coming out?" release suggests that maybe this worked as a screenplay, didn't work in front of the cameras, and now they're dumping it.

He was for sure the "holy shit, this is a guy to keep an eye on" in it, and has remained so ever since. Looking at the cast list, this was also the first time I was aware of Stephanie Beatriz and John Gallagher Jr.

I mean, Shawn and Marlon Wayans on their eponymous sitcom was the first knock on my closet door, so I can't say I won't check this out some drunk Saturday night if it pops up on Netflix.

As someone who observes from the other side of the state (KC), what's the STL feeling on Bruce Franks? I enjoy his rough-around-the-edges Twitter feed, generally agree with his politics, and like that he stuck around to affect change in his home city, rather than leveraging it the way DeRay did into mainstream…

Non-political observation: Let's Be Cops was released in theaters the week this happened, in the biggest case of unfortunate timing since Kesha's Die Young was number 1 the week of Sandy Hook.

That's what I don't get. An Insecure renewal makes sense - great show, unique voice, good optics for a network facing backlash for another show, and there's no way it costs that much to produce.

I remember being 10 years old and it being one of my first after-9pm movie experiences, which was exciting and new. And a guy sitting behind us fell asleep. And Wesley Snipes jumped off a roof onto an El at one point?

It was 4th grade for me, but yes, it was the movie EVERYONE was talking about at school, the soundtrack was on constant replay, the Leo posters adorned all the girl's lockers….

Random memories of that time:

Elvis Dead: Is Elvis Alive?

My favorite part of this movie's promo blitz happened a couple weeks ago: Indiewire (?) breathlessly tweeted "there's a clue in the poster for mother! that reveals everything," and Darren Aronofsky tweeted back, "I don't see it."

There was an article about Michael Bay once where a studio higher-up said something like, "yeah, he's kind of a prick, and his movies get trashed by critics, but he brings them in on time and on budget, and they always turn a profit. Why wouldn't we keep hiring him?"

Angels and Demons was actually co-written by David Koepp, whose career as a for-hire screenwriter and occasional director is a nice foil to Goldsman. Stir of Echoes is better than most of Goldsman's output.

She mentioned that they were apart a lot several times on her podcast, but didn't present it as a bad thing. But she's based in LA with her sitcom, and he was in Atlanta for something like six straight months shooting Passengers and Guardians 2 last year. That would absolutely take a toll.

2007 gave us four masterpieces (TWBB, NCFOM, Jesse James, Zodiac) and three dozen other good-to-great movies. It was a ridiculous year.

Bigelow. She's been consistent for longer - even when I'm not into her movies (ZDT, that one with Sean Penn), I've never watched one and felt like it was a waste of time.

"It’s probably one of the only shows I’ve ever seen people carry actual signs to."

- It's "vaya con dios," transcriber.
- I think we've hit peak oral history. At least two people from this movie are dead, so maybe strike while the iron's hotter? The Kenan/Kel reconciliation is more interesting than anything they say about the movie.
- Here's a weird thing. This was the first time I was conscious of a…

Excellent Timing, Internet!

I know contracts don't mean anything unless you're Kesha, but Craig signed a contract for five movies, and this would be the fifth, so all these breathless "WILL HE OR WON'T HE?" articles since Spectre have been pointless clickbait. Which I know is the standard now, but come on.