O Brother Where Art Thou is in my top 3 all time favorite movies.

My thing is, if you sign your book to be adapted into a movie, YOU'RE NOT MAKING THE MOVIE, they are.  Therefore, your right to complain is a bit minimized.  If you don't want it fucked with, don't sell the rights.

By all actual documentation, PL Travers was NEVER going to be happy with any version of it.  She never wanted to make it into a movie and only relented because she needed money.  Walt was a ridiculous fan and wanted to do right by it.  I'm wont to defend Disney often, but I think she was so disgusted with herself by selling out that any movie would have been fruit from a poisoned tree.

Kind of a preview for 2014, and a future Intermission episode, but I've reading some Black List scripts this year, and holy SHIT was I impressed with HOLLAND, MICHIGAN.  Don't want to say much more than that for obvious reasons, but that is a solid read.

I think it was Jackman's best performance to date.

But I'm Hufflepuff.

I finally went to Pottermore and got my ass sorted.

Dorkman and I are homies...

HUFFLEPUFF, MOTHERFUCKER!

Much of your criticism is phalanxed by either your own personal expectations or context to other films.  That's not exactly how film criticism works, nor is it a direct answer to the question of worst Bond movie.  Moonraker is completely silly and Die Another Day fairly pointless.  QoS is at least doing something.  You may not like the set pieces, but it's shot beautifully, features pretty consistent editing, and textured performance by Craig.  It's not my favorite Bond, but far, far from the worst.

I have no urge to click that link and rub it in.  Nothing about this situation is funny to me.  I take no joy from mocking Shia right now.  He got busted, he's paying the price.  Friend of the show David Stripinis wrote this last night on twitter and I couldn't agree more.

"We have an entire generation coming that has no respect for IP.

Expect more, and worse."

Let's also be clear: this wasn't a one off passion project that Shia uploaded for feedback.  This thing played at Cannes in 2012.

Yeah.  Patton bit the nail on the head.  Even if he had credited Clowes, maybe Clowes didn't WANT this adapted.  It's not Shia's place to do this without permission.  Again, no winners here.  Whole thing just sucks.

Maybe.  Clowes is hit and miss with adaptations.  He was cool with Ghost Workd but I know he's blocked other stuff.  It's just so crazy because Shia has specifically referenced Clowes before in interviews.  Whole thing is just super disappointing.