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more about #defamer more comments → Steverino Begins: Hmm, your sight unseen Avatar review furthers my suspicion that these up/down awards lists are made by people who haven't even seen these movies. more » Xylo: I wish "Moon" was more of a contender. Sam Rockwell was fantastic in that film; great, basic, man-v-machine sci-fi. more » eatsshootsleaves: Granted, I've only seen four of the movies on this list, but A Serious Man was by far the best. I thought it was better crafted than even No Country f... more » Old Ocho: WALL-E would have been a shoe-in had they did this 10 nominees thing last year. As it stands now, I'm really hoping that The Hangover pulls out a nod.... more » fatmonalisa: Really surprised "500 Days of Summer" isn't being hailed more. That movie was this year's Juno. Also, "Precious" is this year's "Slumdog Millionaire"... more » markscottmusic: You want a sad work story? I got food poisoning from some nasty candy roasted peanuts I bought on like 5th Avenue and 56th one night last week. Then ... more » God: Kids, it's simple. It's plain old fucking boring to empathize with the poor. They wear ugly clothes, they eat ugly food, they're either too fat or too... more » oyboy: I saw the movie and liked it a lot and was moved by it. One of its great accomplishments was presenting deeply sympathetic portraits of not only peopl... more » Spirit Fingers: I think you've nailed the sentiment, Brian. However, I can't bring myself to see it, as I can't watch Clooney do that thing he does that bores me in.... more » Maloon-Rouge: Henry Fonda would scold Frank Rich more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Migrant white-collar workers, we are, carting laptops from cube farm to cube farm more » El_Gato: I thought Frank Rich was way off too. Seems like he just wrote what he wanted the movie to be about, instead of actually going in with an open mind. W... more » Unsolicited Advice: I'm excited for this movie for the reasons you disparage it. Those "owner men" are just the tools of distant, powerful forces that shape our national ... more » BettyCrocker: Well done, Brian. The corporate dildo who was responsible for downsizing me and my colleagues was as cold and unfeeling as a canned ham. We sent him... more » The Real JR: He's lonely. Sad face. This is a brilliant post. From the excerpt to the writing. Well done. more » -
#lenowatch
The Peacock's First Rumblings of Discontent with the Jay Leno Experiment
The ones most likely to suffer in NBC's plan to replace big budget shows (what people historically come to networks for) with a schedule of cheap-o chat shows are the local affiliates. Now they're getting angry. More » -
#graverobbers
Widow Resurrects Marilyn Monroe for Sales of the Crypt
Wanna spend eternity on top of Marilyn Monroe? The widow who owns the crypt in the mausoleum above the star's final resting place has put the plot up on eBay, even though her husband is interred there. Creepy! More » -
#college
UCLA Finds a Commencement Speaker That Makes James Franco Look Like an Intellectual Heavyweight
Remember last week when James Franco canceled his UCLA commencement address scheduled for this Friday so he could attend a kegger or something? Well, the school announced Franco's replacement today and it's, well, just plain awful. More » -
