June 12
Call of the Wild 3D
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
June 16
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Dead Snow
Whatever Works
June 24
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
June 26
Cheri
Fireflies in the Garden
July 1
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
July 3
The Girl from Monaco
I Hate Valentine's Day
July 10
July 15
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
July 17
July 24
All Good Things
The Answer Man
In the Loop
July 29
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The Cove
August 7
When in Rome
August 14
A Perfect Getaway
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The Goods: The Don Ready Story
Ponyo
Pool Boys
Spread
The Time Traveler's Wife
August 21
Five Minutes of Heaven
Goose on the Loose!
It Might Get Loud
World's Greatest Dad
August 28
The Boat that Rocked
September 4
Amreeka
Carriers
Citizen Game
Shanghai
September 9
September 11
The Red Canvas
Tyler Perrys: I Can Do It All Myself
September 17
The Burning Plain
September 18
Brand New Day
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Jennifer's Body
Splice
September 25
October 2
A Serious Man
Toy Story/Toy Story 2
Grand New Party co-author and presumed Republican party stalwart Reihan Salam did a talking-head stint today on MSNBC's Road to the White House, hosted by David Gregory. Salam is obviously whip-smart, but he has a disapproving scowl that kicks in when he hears something he doesn't agree with. I'm sorry but he reminded me right away of James Arness in Christian Nyby's The Thing (From Another World) with a little touch of Rex Ingram, the genie from The Thief of Baghdad. A bit like an alien studying humans for signs of weakness.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 24, 2008 at 5:41 PM
comment #1
Glenn Kenny says ...
You want to get a taste of just what kind of arrogant, know-something-ish prick Salam is, read some of his takes on movies. Here's his anti-"Fletch" rant:
http://www.slate.com/id/2166941/
I'm not crazy about "Fletch" myself, but really...who gives a shit? The guy's a tool. Nothing less or more.
Posted by Glenn Kenny at July 24, 2008 7:14 PM
comment #2
frankbooth says ...
He's just another conservative victim, picked on by meanie Jeff Wells. If he reads this and cries, it's your fault.
It's persecution, dammit! Persecution!
Posted by frankbooth at July 24, 2008 10:44 PM
comment #3
Steffen says ...
I'd like to share it with the hotties who also like sports I met at **R I C H L O V I N G.C O M***,where the hot affluent singles and sexy girls and models to hook up for Hot Love, Flirt and Sexy Dating!
Posted by Steffen at July 25, 2008 1:49 AM
comment #4
BurmaShave says ...
"Fletch is so abominably bad because it's trying to be a slobs vs. snobs comedy, but all the while, Fletch is the biggest snob of them all."
If you ever need proof of the idiocy of the conservative mindset, read that sentence. There is absolutely no room for any shading whatsoever in any sense.
Posted by BurmaShave at July 25, 2008 1:52 AM
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Walter Sobchak says ...
How could anyone agree with anything that guy says? He's not attractive at all.
Posted by Walter Sobchak at July 25, 2008 8:47 AM
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T. S. Idiot says ...
Has Wells ever said anything positive about any baldie?
Posted by T. S. Idiot at July 25, 2008 10:36 AM
comment #7
cnw says ...
I went to college with Reihan. He's a kind and generous human being, and easily one of the two or three most intellectually gifted people it's ever been my privilege to meet. This thread is preposterous and insulting.
Posted by cnw at July 25, 2008 10:41 AM
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