Also, Adrienne Palicki (sp?), but not sure in how big a role.

Not a huge role, but a memorable one. There are a lot of great actors with small but important parts.

I think it jarred because much of the rest of the writing was so pitch-perfect. For example, the relationships between Villain and Minions was filled with mutual respect. The chief villian, thanked all three minions for their hard work and a job well done, especially the minion we are discussing who has been his "good right hand." The relationship is obviously such that the minions can tell the Villain hard truths he does not want to hear. And he is genuinely concerned that, having helped him achieve their mutual goals, they will be OK when he is in the then Soviet Union. And none of the silly secret keeping. All the minions are in on the plan. Which means the housekeeper is loyal enough to James Mason to try a dangerous bluff to save him and his plans. The villains don't think of themselves as villains. Making that clear makes them all the more dangerous. They are willing to risk death and probably to die for their goals. And really that is a good way to portray villains - 100% convinced that they are right and that the protagonists are the bad guys.

I saw Interstellar last night and it was AWESOME. It's not remotely the movie they're advertising in the trailers, meaning everyone will be seeing it spoiler-free.

If you saw Inception and thought "This movie is okay, but I wish it had been more like 2001," then this is the movie for you.

My only real complaint, as always with Nolan, is that his characters never shut the fuck up. There are many MANY scenes in this movie (but three in particular) where it's clear that Nolan is really worried we won't get his amazing metaphor, and so he has someone onscreen explain it to us. At length.

But it doesn't detract from the overall spectacle, which is pretty damn spectacular. Highly recommend. Would see again.

MUAHAHAHA I AM THE THREAD KILLER BEHOLD I HAVE KILLED THE THREAD WITH A SINGLE POST ABOUT CHRISTOPHER NOLAN.

::sticks a fork in it::

Nah, still pink in the middle.

So, I have been craving Plunkett and McLeane for years now. After reccing it to a friend after discussing JLM's turn in Frankenstein, I looked it up again. No go on Hulu, Netflix, or iTunes. I'm at the point of buying the damned DVD, but first, is there another source or two that I've overlooked for a rental? And dear dog, why is it not readily available? Robert Carlyle! Johnny Lee Miller! Liv Tyler! Great music! Costumes!

Also, I rewatched Mansfield Park because I got confused about Gosford. Still, I really did feel for Crawford. He was a sad self-fulfilling prophesy. Got doubted because of his wicked ways, and when spurned when sincere, he reverted to his wicked ways, which just seemed to validate his distrustfulness, and yet I believe that if the leap of faith had been given, he would have been true. Like, I totally would have been happy if Fanny had married him. It didn't feel like one of those romcom courtships where the viewer is all "oh, he's totally wrong for her" and you can never quite get behind the love triangle or the second choice.

Robert Carlyle! Johnny Lee Miller! Liv Tyler! Great music! Costumes!

Alan Cumming! Never forgetting Alan Cumming.

The music that launched a hundred trailers with Hanging and Escape. Maybe I'll buy it as my Santa Swap gift and smuggle it back to myself, or borrow it from whomever wins it, or watch it before the swap. Actually, that's usually how my DVD purchases for my little brother go: watched beforehand or borrowed soon after gifting.

these are not the droids you are looking for.

In the book there's no question that Crawford is a sleazy creep who can't be trusted. I'm not a fan of Edmund either, for that matter.

I saw Dear White People last weekend. It was entertaining and creative, although as I am not a person of color I have no idea how accurately it represents the Ivy League experience for such students.