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Atom Egoyan’s “Adoration” intr…

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Atom Egoyan’s “Adoration” intrigues me and provokes thought in me. It has symbolism and stuff!

Eric’s Bad Movies: ‘The Other Sister’ (1999)

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

There’s nothing sweeter than retards in love, as demonstrated in “The Other Sister,” which is this week’s edition of Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com. A friend of mine swears that when he first saw the trailer for this film, he didn’t realize Juliette Lewis was playing a retarded person. He thought she was just being her usual whimsical Juliette Lewis self. And as someone on Twitter just pointed out, “That movie makes me uncomfortable, but at least they cast real retarded people as the leads.” See? The jokes practically write themselves.

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com:…

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Eric’s Bad Movies at Film.com: classic retardsploitation flick “The Other Sister”! http://tinyurl.com/l4eddj

@1inAmelia “Hey, waiter! Don’t…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

@1inAmelia “Hey, waiter! Don’t take that bowl of excrement away yet! I wasn’t finished eating it!”

What I hate most about “The Ot…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

What I hate most about “The Other Sister” is that it’s hard to write about it without throwing the word “retard” around a lot.

@BillCorbett Did I hear Mike p…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

@BillCorbett Did I hear Mike pronounce “conjure” with the stress on the second syllable? Con-JURE? Is that a Minnesota thing?

Here’s what happens in Armond …

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Here’s what happens in Armond White’s pea-sized brain: “What is everyone else’s opinion going to be? OK, I’ll be the opposite.”

RT @devincf I hate that I live…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

RT @devincf I hate that I live in a world where this guy becomes a gymnast and not a superhero http://bit.ly/lTOfN (via @moiseschiu )

Latest theory by EDS.com comme…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Latest theory by EDS.com commenters: L.A. Times *intentionally* uses bad grammar to avoid words that “look weird.” http://tinyurl.com/pvf2sv

FRIEND: Let’s go to this thing…

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

FRIEND: Let’s go to this thing Thursday night! ME: OK! FRIEND: Whoops, I forgot, I have to work. Sorry. ME: ['Price Is Right' loser noise]


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