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"It's really important to tell people to go out and see W. so they can talk about it and have an opinion about it and this freedom of speech, of course, that allows us to go and talk about a film about a current sitting president." -- Ben Lyons speaking on Sneak Previews, according to Erik Childress's efilmcritc.com. The quote results in Childress calling Lyons "the Sarah Palin of film criticism."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 28, 2008 at 2:52 PM

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frankbooth says ...

But can he skin a moose?

Posted by frankbooth at October 28, 2008 3:52 PM

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p.Vice says ...

Maybe not booth, but I'll bet he's sucked just as much cock.

Posted by p.Vice at October 28, 2008 4:15 PM

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T. S. Idiot says ...

What does "and this freedom of speech . . ." have to do with the rest of the sentence? He's like, I mean, you know, a cretin.

Posted by T. S. Idiot at October 28, 2008 4:17 PM

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swordandpen says ...

Lyons' movie knowledge is about equal to the idiots who go to the movies to talk to each other and text their friends.

Posted by swordandpen at October 28, 2008 5:10 PM

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115thDreamer says ...

I think I only watched the first two episodes of the new show, and then gave up. It really should just be moved to "E" - that's where it belongs. I used to watch Ebert/Roeper religiously, even after Ebert had been gone awhile. I always thought Roeper was kind of a wimp, but Lyons makes him look like Pauline Kael at her most lacerating. So much for having at least one reliable film program on network TV.....(sigh).

Posted by 115thDreamer at October 28, 2008 5:42 PM

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frankbooth says ...

I just read the linked article. My favorite part was when he does the steering wheel gesture.

Now THAT'S showmanship. We need more critics who do charades.

Posted by frankbooth at October 28, 2008 6:52 PM

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MilkMan says ...

The day he turned 21, Ben Lyons tried to perform auto-fellatio, and failed.

Posted by MilkMan at October 28, 2008 7:49 PM

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Edward Havens says ...

Calling Ben Lyons "the Sarah Palin of film criticism" is a fucking insult to Sarah Palin, and I hope the bitch gets on the wrong side of a family of caribou after her and McCain are bitchslapped worse than Reagan gave it to Mondale.

Posted by Edward Havens at October 28, 2008 9:00 PM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994841.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Posted by D.Z. at October 28, 2008 11:57 PM

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JB Moore says ...

Ben Lyons is too much of a joke to get upset about. He'll be hosting EXTRA! with Mary Hart's clone soon enough.

Just spill some for The Balcony, and move on...

Posted by JB Moore at October 29, 2008 12:59 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

The dumbest thing I've seen yet is him saying "I'm from New York, there aren't cops like that" in regards to Farrell in PRIDE & GLORY. When exactly did little Ben come into contact with the police, when his dad and Medved would fight?

Posted by BurmaShave at October 29, 2008 2:07 AM

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Bart Smith says ...

On the show this weekend, he actually called it something like the most important film of our lifetime.

Posted by Bart Smith at October 29, 2008 6:15 AM

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TheJERMSguy says ...

I've watched a few of the shows, and Lyons is for film criticism what Chris Paolini is for literature, what Sanjaya is for music, and what Tiffany is for Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling.

I don't need Lyons to tell me Clint Eastwood is an amazing director. Ben Mankiewicz looks like he's biting hi

Posted by TheJERMSguy at October 29, 2008 6:21 AM

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TheJERMSguy says ...

I don't need Lyons to tell me Clint Eastwood is an amazing director. Ben Mankiewicz looks like he's biting hi

Posted by TheJERMSguy at October 29, 2008 6:21 AM

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TheJERMSguy says ...

s tongue every time Lyons speaks. Lyons should stick to his other two jobs. Spreading gossip on E! and hosting My Family's Got Guts on Nickelodeon.

Posted by TheJERMSguy at October 29, 2008 6:23 AM

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K. Bowen says ...

I'ts like NIcole Kidman in To Die For.

I'm just glad truth, justice, and all of the rest of it still mean something.

Posted by K. Bowen at October 29, 2008 8:11 AM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

You have to admire a man (Childress) who devotes this much time and effort to taking down Ben Lyons.

Posted by Joshua Mooney at October 29, 2008 9:46 AM

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frankbooth says ...

I am a little bummed, because I was gonna call Mira the Sarah Palin of film criticism and now it's taken.

You know, proudly ignorant and unqualified, puts his foot in it every chance he gets, and then shoves it deeper when given the chance to elaborate. Blames his critics for giving him a hard time. Refuses to actually make the effort to improve.

But I'm not sure Mira qualifies as a critic, and Lyons is much higher profile, so he gets the tiara.

Posted by frankbooth at October 29, 2008 10:39 AM

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TVMCCA says ...

Re D.Z.'s post as to Mike Nichols remaking HIGH AND LOW: I'm guessing Jack Nicholson will topline.

Posted by TVMCCA at October 29, 2008 2:02 PM

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TVMCCA says ...

Re Ben Lyons: I can't help but feel nauseous as the watery, George Pennachio-style grin appears when little Ben's going to deliver a negative review.

Posted by TVMCCA at October 29, 2008 2:05 PM

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