R. Rich

Yeah, but you're older. Happy birthday, aj.

I could care less. Neither major political party interests me, so I choose to make fun of both.

Fox News is the official cheerleader of the GOP. That doesn't make me a left winger (I cannot stand the GOP or the Democratic party); it just means I have common sense.

Or... The well's never empty, even if it looks that way. Signed, The Houston Texans' War Room

I think Herm Edwards remarked something to the effect of Chad's Elvis-like moves in the postgame press conference. Talk 'bout adding insult to injury...

Kinda like those who comment on who is "hot or not", when they look like trogledytes.

Nope. 'Twas indeed "Coach" Eddie Robinson.

Thanks for rehashing that painful memory, todd.

It's a lot easier to do that, though, when you're winning. Then, cash is not the only incentive to keep 'em on the squad.

Hank Bullough?

"Sydney Pollack is out." That was a line from an old clip of Not Necessarily The News, where they had a video of Fidel Castro talking w/ some advisors and changed the audio to make it sound like he was doing the casting of a film of his life. A great director has left us, but what a body of work he has left us w/. Rest in peace.

Is he any better than Schoop?

Enough.

And he can sing a mean "We Are Family" too.

Wow. Not bad for not looking it up.

W/ me, it's not the contrast w/ fantasy and the real world. I just do not like the end result of his films since Unbreakable. I think, as I and tgreg99 stated, he did get caught up in customizing his films to fit his "shocking endings". He certainly has talent, which is why I hold out hope that he'll just make a good film. As for the original idea remark, I am a fan of guys like Mark Pellington (Arlington Road and The Mothman Prophecies were both terrific), PT Anderson (Boogie Nights is a work of art and Magnolia is right up your alley by being unusual but very good), and, of course, the Cohens (I own just 'bout everything they've done; I think The Man Who Wasn't There is VERY underrated). None of them would qualify as run of the mill Hollywood directors.

Crimson Tide was alright, but too similar in tone to the Hunt For Red October (not identical in plot) for me. The Firm was perhaps the worst of the Grisham novels converted to film. I still haven't seen Runaway Jury, but I'm sure I will @ one point. I remember watching the A&E Biography they did of Hoffman where they mentioned the two were roommates before. They even mentioned how Hoffman was rooting for Hackman to win the Oscar over him when they competed against each other (Hoffman won for Rain Man; Hackman was nominated for Mississippi Burning). Oh, and in the "don't forget" category, did anyone mention Hackman's Oscar wininng peformance in Unforgiven, or his hilarious role in The Birdcage?

I never saw it. Maybe I didn't miss anything.

Just as long as he's stopped writing endings first, then trying to write an entire script to go w/ it. That was getting tired.

Depending on who I'm talking to, I could be considered old or young. I have the best of both worlds. Yipee.

Oh no, I really liked Unbreakable. I thought everything afterward was progressively worse. Signs was a bit of a disappointment, The Village was an even bigger letdown, and that Lady in the Water was an atrocity. If I missed any others...........thank God.

I... ....but what am I?

Or The Conversation, which is a vastly underrated film. It's one of the best films of the 1970s, which was one of the best decades in terms of movies.

Hopefully this one won't be as crappy as his last few "films" have been. Seems like he's done nothing but go downhill since The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable.

I'm listening to that song now via the iPod. I have the Black Sunday CD on here also.