I think I read his death is sort of lame, though.

I thought it was absolutely as it should be, ftr.

Me, too, Lisa.

David, I saw that, but I'm reserving judgment on everything Road-related at the moment. Who could he be playing? The options are limited. Plus, his only other major role was in Trapped In The Closet, right?

Cor, they talk about it in this NYTimes piece.

The thief was Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar on “The Wire”), one of a string of brand-name actors who turn up briefly in the film. (Robert Duvall is an old, dying man, and Guy Pearce is another father wandering with his family.) Mr. Williams brilliantly improvised while taking off his rags and plastic bags, pleading for his life in a way that causes the boy to take his side. When the first take was over, even before a wardrobe assistant could get there, Mr. Mortensen rushed over to help Mr. Williams pick up his clothes and get dressed again.

“He’s a good actor,” Kodi said.

Mr. Mortensen said, “Yeah, he’s good, isn’t he?”

Wow, that sounds good. I liked The Proposition, too.

But this:

The script does enlarge and develop in flashback the role of the man’s wife (played by Charlize Theron), who disappears quite early from the novel, choosing suicide rather than what she imagines will be starvation or worse.

Yikes!

Kevin Spacey interviews the real Ron Klain. (Who Spacey plays in Recount .)

the man’s wife (played by Charlize Theron), who disappears quite early from the novel, choosing suicide

Yep, that sounds like a Charlize Theron role all right.

I think the character in the book was better as a cipher marked primarily by her absence.

A little something for the Wire fans: [link]

So am I not supposed to know what D was flushing down the toilet? Or was I just right that it was his old stash of drugs?

This may be ignorant, but power runs through wires, right?Another place for the Wire metaphor. Kinda picturing Ebay guy wandering around cyberspace with a shopping cart. Cute shirts though. Yeah, I'm thinking that was...product.