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Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire is great because it is something that is easy to laugh about, but at the same time it is a legitimately good film. Needless to say, it is a family favorite. I found this on the Mrs. Doubtfire imdb boards, and I was impressed.

An Education

I love Ohio, but I do not love waiting for movies to come out here. Even though An Education came out in New York and LA weeks ago, it just came to Cleveland this weekend. Of course, I made H. take me. We were late (like usual) so we missed the first few minutes. After another ten minutes or so had passed, H. leaned over and whispered, "So...is he supposed to be older than her, or what?" And I realized that I'd neglected to tell him anything at all about the film we were seeing.
An Education, as you probably know, is about a high school girl (Carey Mulligan) being seduced by a mysterious older gentleman (Peter Sarsgaard). It was a really fantastic movie and I recommend it. The role of a charming creep is tailor-made for Peter Sarsgaard, who brings an air of creepiness to everything he does, anyway. And as a bonus, the film costars the teacher from Rushmore, the one neither Max Fischer nor Herman Blume could resist.
This is one of those movies where you know from watching the trailer whether you'll like it or not. That's not an original thought of mine, just something I heard some ladies saying in the bathroom right after the movie. They were right, though.

Mother, Jugs and Speed

I like to think I'm a pretty good detective. Actually, I know I'm a pretty good detective. I'm nosy, stubborn, and I don't respect other people's privacy, which means that I can generally get to the bottom of any mysterious situation. But sometimes, the answers elude even me, and I'm forced to rely on fate.
Alex and I heard this crazy disco song on the first season of The Muppet Show a couple of years ago, and I've been trying to locate it ever since. I kind of forgot about it, until H. and I were watching this awful/amazing movie on TV Saturday night. It was after SNL, which is obviously the time that all the classics are shown. The movie was called Mother, Jugs & Speed. It was an ambulance comedy (seriously, I don't know any other way to describe it!) from the 70s starring Bill Cosby (Mother), Raquel Welch (Jugs) and Harvey Keitel (Tony? I know!). It was so bad.

Anyway, as the end credits rolled, I recognized the song. It was THE SONG from The Muppet Show. I guess the song "Dance" by Paul Jabara is like true love: you can only find it when you aren't looking.
It's pretty ridiculous on its own, but it's infinitely better when a puppet is singing it.

Wes Anderson

It's no surprise that The Talented Winfrey family likes Wes Anderson. We are (at least I am) very excited about The Fantastic Mr. Fox, which is coming out Friday. In honor of this new release, you should watch this cool series of videos. Sure, there are people that dislike Wes Anderson, but you are not one of those people.

Sky Pilot

If someone were to be like, "Hey, Alex, I'm sorry to do this to you, but for the rest of your life, you have to just sit down and watch one video over and over again." Would I be mad at the person? It's impossible to say. I'd probably look at them and say something like, "This is for real this time?" and they'd probably slowly nod their head. Then I would say, "Well, do I have time to make a phone call at least?" They would look at me, with a tear in their eye, and say, "No." "Alright then," I would say, trying to maintain my composure, "bring on Sky Pilot."

Eastbound and Down is one of the greatest shows ever made, and this is one of the best parts from the season finale. If you haven't already, watch every episode.

What the what?

If there's one thing we all love, it is this season of Parks and Recreation. It's knocking it out of the park this year. We especially love Nick Offerman's character, Ron Swanson. I was trying to find some video of Nick Offerman on youtube, and instead I found this AWESOME video.

I just wonder if these people still made these videos before the invention of youtube. Like, did they just make them and keep them on their home computer? When their friends came over, were they like, "Hey, you know that actor that we love, but have no relation to? I compiled a bunch of pictures of him and set it to some shitty song. Check it out!"