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Yeah, that's a great comparison that I indepdendently made myself between There Will Be Blood and Citizen Kane. Both create larger than life personae that are loosely based on real people.

You completely lost me here. Million Dollar Baby was a stellar film that hit all the right notes for me without resorting to Mystic River histrionics. The Aviator suffered from biopic bloat, and wasn't even really great for Scorsese. His best films in my opinion (Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Casino, Cape Fear, hell even King of Comedy) have a grittiness to them that I think the Departed has but the Aviator doesn't have. There wasn't really much tension there for me, just a long slow descent into Hughes' insanity.

He gave it four stars. He's also given a few widely considered classic films some mediocre reviews. Fight Club and Brazil immediately come to mind, but there could be others. I can't remember if it was Siskel or Ebert who said Babe: Pig in the City was the top film of the year the year it came out.

Roger's a pretty cool guy, no doubt. I wonder if crits can score a Lifetime Achivement Award from the Academy. He certainly has done more than any other critic to draw attention to the importance of film as an art form... (okay, with the possible exception of Pauline Kael and the Cahiers du cinema guys.)

I had a Muffit / Daggit action figure. Didn't have no goddamn cylons, though.

I unfortunately can't pull myself away from work to attend this show on a Monday night in Miami Beach (grumble grumble), but have a pair of GA floor tix for anyone interested. kevintmorris@gmail.com

I wish I were a bit more excited about Toy Story 3, but the trailer wasn't kicking my ass and making me its bitch.

Madison's Mayor Dave joins in on the fun: http://blogs.1055triplem.com/mayordave/

Is Chicago next? One Trib reporter thinks so: Hands off our Wilco Back off poser cities, this band belongs to Chicago By Dan Simmons, Chicago Tribune reporter 8:27 p.m. CST, February 25, 2010 Link How cool is Wilco? So cool that the Chicago rock stalwarts touched off a cool rivalry between two Midwestern cities north of here. The fun started when Duluth, Minn., Mayor Don Ness, a big fan, proclaimed the group an honorary Duluth band before a concert last week. "Our intent was to let folks know Duluthians really value Wilco's talent," he said. "It was meant to be a quiet thank you.

The Grey/Afro cover is fucking brilliant. The Tele with the Danelectro-ish pickguard is pretty cool, too.

This sucks, I had been following the story a bit hoping he was alive and just laying low.

It happens to the breast of us.

Awesome, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound have recorded this in the studio. You can order the 45 here: http://www.therabbitfactory.net/rf10/ and here's an in-studio performance. Love the surprise second Wilco song that appears midway through. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-7x5lJiaQ

Yeah totally, I hope he's someone's prison wife. But I imagine his fate would be even a bit worse if any of those families had their way.

The sad reality is that prison is exactly where I would want to be if I were him. (what a horrible phrase that is, "If I were him", when used with this guy...) He is reasonably safe from retaliatory actions from the victims' families, all 150 of them or whatever the final toll ends up being. Of course, things of that nature happen on the inside, too.

Looks like Madison may be joining the party. If nothing else, the wording of the resolution is mildy amusing: Laptop City Hall: City Council may declare Wilco members honorary citizens of Madison http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt_and_politics/city_hall/article_76f04cda-20d9-11df-9155-001cc4c002e0.html After receiving some admonishment from the rock band Wilco at their sold-out concert at the Overture Center last week, one City Council member is setting the record straight on the city's fondness for the frequent musical visitors by declaring them honorary citizens of this fine ci

Unbelievable. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-02-23-doctor-abuse-child-patients_N.htm

Abbey Road studios win preservation order http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61M3LW20100223 LONDON Tue, Feb 16 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Abbey Road, the recording studios made famous by the Beatles, was designated a historic site by the government on Tuesday to protect the pop music shrine against any plans to radically alter it. ENTERTAINMENT | MUSIC | LIFESTYLE Reports last week that owners EMI were to sell the studios attracted worldwide interest and sparked fears the site might be converted into a residential development. Culture Minister Margaret Hodge declared the iconic

Agreed, by far the most touching scene to me was

If Wilco have to suck as badly as Green Day or Fall Out Boy do to appeal to a much wider audience of teenagers, then I'm really fucking glad they don't appeal to a lot of teenagers.

I also had the Zork books when I was a kid, were a bit of a mishmash between Choose Your Own Adventure and an RPG. You had to keep track of your character stats as the book progressed. It was pretty fun and a lot less frustrating to play than the Zork PC games. http://www.gamebooks.org/zork.htm

Not really slit your wrists depressing, more poignant / maybe a bit sappy sad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUS5nFn0vsk

Got tix for both shows, thanks everyone.

Okay, refreshed a few more times and it finally showed all the options. Much better now.

On Ticketmaster? I just see Main Floor Seating, which I select, and Best Available. If I select General Admission, it has a price listed of $150...