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The trailer is iffy, perhaps, but I thought the same thing about the trailers for Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. I think I've learned my lesson. I'm looking forward to this, mostly because we're planning to make it the very first movie our young daughter sees in the movie theater.

Yeah, but it warmed ya up, didn't it?

Doug, I know you are a cool guy and a true fan, but your wrath towards people who don't share the intensity of your outrage is a bit, um, zealot-like. Sure, if I had Charleston tickets like you I would be extremely disappointed. But if you were me, just a fan somewhere, I think you too would be pleased to learn that your favorite band was given the chance to connect with millions of listeners. Most people here have expressed a willingness to see both sides of the issue, recognizing both the opportunity of SNL and the suckiness of having to re-schedule a gig on short notice. Is that blind f

Boy, you sure missed some good discussions over the summer! Blood was spilled.

This is the only board I check every day. Besides a few movie-related sites that I occasionally stop at, it's the only one I have time for. I joined in November 2004, but I lurked for a long while before that. Creepy, eh?

I could be wrong, but I think my point was that you were allowing your own resentment to color my POV in ways that I did not intend, nor imply. I haven't challenged your position; in fact, I'm totally sympathetic to it.

No, I enjoy two songs more than none. Pretty simple math.

You missed the point. I said I will, like the vast majority of Wilco fans, enjoy two songs on SNL a lot more than the zero songs I would have heard otherwise. I didn't try to equate that enjoyment to the experience of a full live show; in fact, I preceded my POV by clearly stating that if I were you, I'd be ticked, too.

If I had Charleston tickets, I'd definitely be peeved about this. But speaking as a Wilco fan living far from Charleston--in other words, speaking on behalf of the vast majority of Wilco fans--I'm glad Wilco chose SNL, because that's a gig I'll actually get to see; it's a move that shows appreciation for Wilco fans everywhere, not just the ones in Charleston.

She was astonishing--her performance definitely makes watching the movie worthwhile--but the movie itself, I thought, was fairly unadventurous. I'm glad I saw it in the theater, because I might have fallen asleep during a DVD.

Among the major winners: No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, La Vie en Rose, and Michael Clayton. That's quite a list. Just a few short years ago the Academy was honoring the likes of Chicago, but this year they crowned as Best Picture a great movie that feels like one of the best movies of the great 1970s. And they also rewarded Taxi to the Dark Side, which I didn't see coming. (I thought No End in Sight, which is less polemical, had a better chance.)

Definitely. Thanks!

Agreed. I like the song, but that's no way to showcase this band.

Good, not great.

I think Stacy and I are going to try to hit the Milwaukee show. Love the Pabst.

The sheer hypocrisy of this person is startling. After months of consistently sleazy and shameful campaigning, she actually has the nerve to say "shame on you" to Barack Obama?

I haven't seen that since it came out, and I've been meaning to revisit it for years. At the time, I thought it was easily one of the best of the year. Good to know you think it holds up. Have you seen Jindabyne, the recent Australian movie based on the same Carver story about the fishing buddies?

Hey, sometimes it's fun to explore our own personal preferences. Again, I totally understand where you're coming from, but I'm still struck by how what you're describing better applies (for me) to the Coens, especially in terms of cynicism and even, sometimes, condescenscion or misanthropy. (There are a handful of movies by the Coens that rub me the wrong way for that very reason, even as I admire the craft.) I might be in the minority, but I see in Anderson a joy of making movies coupled with a forgiving, egalitarian spirit; to my eyes, Anderson seems more saddened than cynical about the l

That would be awesome. I'd be just as happy with "You Are My Face."

Here he is, four days after delivery. Mom and baby are coming home in about two hours.

I too felt sympathy for Plainview--he becomes a monster, but he almost seems helpless to prevent it; he doesn't have the emotional tools to capably resist the the strains of darkness within him. I believe he sincerely loves that boy, and is just confounded about how to communicate with him, and, especially, how to deal with his disability. This is partially what makes the later scene--to avoid spoilers, I'll just call it the scene where son becomes competitor--so tragic and heartbreaking. Plainview cannot stop himself from allowing his competitive streak from destroying the only true family

Exactly. I saw the entire speech, and within context that line's intended meaning was obvious. It requires no further explanation. Why should Michelle Obama clarify a perfectly clear statement? It's not her fault people are trying to be stupid. O'Reilly Apologizes BTW, I don't think O'Reilly deserves to be fired or is necessarily a racist... he's just a bonehead, oblivious to the connotations of such phrasing. And he clarified that Michelle Obama was guilty of nothing, that her comment, in context, was "only referring to politics."

A few years ago I convinced the entire sophomore class that, once upon a time, I had recorded a hip-hop album under the name of B-dawg. Also, I am a guru of the breakdance.