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Best Moms in literature, film, TV, art, pop culture… 5. Brad Pitt’s Mom: Now there’s a woman who’s not afraid of the Supernova her son’s marrying. She’s not afraid of the libs who kiss her boy’s ass, either. 4. Marmee from Little Women: The political firebrand Susan Sarandon played in the 1994 film bore more [...] In memory of George Jones, whose most famous hit is the saddest of ‘em all. 5. A Bad Goodbye (Clint Black & Wynonna Judd): A lovely duet that’s all about divorce. As so many sad country songs are. 4. You Don’t Love Me Anymore (Eddie Rabbitt): Told ya. 3. Crying (Roy Orbison): Wonderful. And yet, [...] In honor of the Men (& Women) in Blue, who — as ever — rose to challenge after challenge this week, pick your MOVIE cop favorites. 5. Irish cop Pat O’Brien: His Mulligan in Some Like It Hot was a career homage. 4. Crazy cop Mel Gibson: Hard to remember now, but once upon a time, he was [...] Inspired by the recent Dallas reboot’s funeral episode, TV Guide named J.R. Ewing TV’s Biggest Bad. Who’s on your list of TV’s greatest villains? I was thinking of Al Swearengen from Deadwood: violent, vile, eloquent. And M*A*S*H‘s Frank Burns — the personification of every idiot who’s ever made your workplace hell. Then there’s Carly Benson Jones [...] That’s actually where I’ve been: a few episodes of my own, on my bed of pain (and not the fun kind that got me my nickname in the early days of Red Eye), now entering Week Three. So I’m dictating this Five. Choose a favorite TV show, and name its five best episodes. Feel free [...] Lost in the Great Pile-On of Seth Macfarlane’s Oscar hosting is the fact that “We Saw Your Boobs”…pretty funny. Especially in the face of that idiotic actress-y trope “only for artistic integrity” that gets thrown around in all those Vanity Fair interviews. What are your favorite musical numbers from the movies? They needn’t be from actual [...] Tomorrow’s the Academy Awards (ugh; that time AGAIN)…there will be a live thread Sunday; feel free to jump in and snark away (or read for updates if you can’t bear to watch). Here, as usual, we make no predictions (3Ders = not known for their love of the Current-Run Film). Rather, we look backwards: when [...] Compare and contrast with your own. Judge and condemn! or, praise to the skies. Here’s my “But I know what I like!” Five. I can’t pick just one Elton John, so it’s a “depending on mood”; but the other four = pretty consistent: Prince’s Batman soundtrack; Michael Jackson & Thriller; Elton John & Greatest Hits [...] There’s been over a hundred Fives since the Five began back in the late 50s. You’ve thrown out all manner & matter of opinions, arguments, and ridiculous-yet-charming theories. But now it’s time for something completely different. Or at least, scarily similar. Starting this weekend I’ll be (occasionally) posting other people’s 5s/10s/50s, so instead of thinking [...] Not father/son, not father-figure/son-substitute, not actual brothers. Just two men who see each other through thick & thin: court cases, knife fights, unemployment, old loves, run-ins with Gary Busey…and in the process, give us chemistry to remember. 5. Riggs & Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon): It ended, many sequels later, as cheap overkill. But the first one was a [...] What will you miss? What was wonderful about the year? What was dreadful? Me, I was so looking forward to sending that malignant narcissistic gasbag on permanent holiday. I’m still not over that. But I’ve had some professional success in 2012, which was reassuring. It was another year that my condition didn’t confine me to [...] Matt Helm stole my idea for this week’s Five brought this up in a previous OT — favorite Christmas songs, secular & non-. I’m also thinking Christmas novelty songs and Christmas cartoon villains…Name your favorites! 5. Christmas covers (contemporary) : Eagles & Please Come Home for Christmas. I think of it as a less depressing version [...] It’s been a terribly sad & grief-stricken 24 hours. I’ve put aside my Five thoughts for today, and ask instead that we share our favorite hymns and songs of inspiration and consolation… How Great Thou Art: I’ve always thought of this as the most powerful — and the toughest! — hymn to get through. Elvis [...] So there’s a spiritual malaise across the land, and it’s spelled “We have to sit through four more years of this guy?” In an effort to buck up the 3D soldiers, today’s Five is your list of Conservatives Who Give You Hope: 5. Jonah Goldberg: the scribe. This NRO writer has a Buckleyesque turn of phrase [...] The winners have already been found, but what if YOU had been the only one? We’ve played the “If I had a million dollars..” game before. In honor of the season, let’s make this one mostly — or at least half — what you’d do for your neighborhood/ town/ state/society with the dough. One thing [...] I thought we might take this time to regale each other with stories of the family table…or of the family trip to the mall, afterwards. Is your gang Black Friday indulgers? fond of football & leftovers? What specialty do you bring to the meal? which specialty do you crave on this day? favorite T’giving-themed film/TV [...] Hostess Bakers Union: We Reject Your Latest Offer. Hostess Final Offer: Then We’re Closing Up And You’ll Get Nothing. Hostess Bakers Union: Good! Wait, What? (the above snark is courtesy DrewM of AceHQ) Which Hostess goodies will you miss the most? 5. Ding Dongs: But the old-fashioned kind that were individually wrapped in foil. [...] I figured we could all use the cheering-up, after all. So consider this another 3D dartboard: what are your (current) favorite things? 5. Snack: guacamole by Dad du Wank. I was never a fan of this dish, or of the avocado. But then my dad started making it. 4. TV show: Castle. At the end [...] ‘Tis that time of year…and I love me some scary, spooky, creepy, crawly, ghostly, shivery, screamin’ good times at the cinema. What are the five scariest movies/characters/scenes/lines? 5. Boris Karloff in The Mummy (1932): Because sometimes the stuff that scared you as a child still creeps you out years later. 4. the opening scene in Scream [...] How’s about a little 3D advice? Give it, get it, request it. Me, I want to know: those 5 Hour Energy shots don’t do squat for me (I admit to only trying once), and this time of year, when it’s me and 87 pounds of papers to grade — on very little sleep! — I [...] |
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