question of the day: Why is Tom Hanks so awesome?
He makes fun of himself on The Colbert Report. He drops an F-bomb on morning TV and everyone thinks it’s adorable. How is this man so cool?
questions
question of the weekend: If you were a diva, what would your crazy unreasonable requests be?
I would demand a bowl of black Icelandic volcanic sand. Just to look at. Just because.
question of the day: What’s the best topical, in-the-news costume for Halloween 2012?
I think there are some places in America this week where, if you dressed up as a blastocyst, you might actual get yourself a police protection escort, Blastocyst-Americans being in such constant danger from Slut-Americans…
question of the day: Is debut-on-VOD the new direct-to-DVD?
Do you watch movies on demand? Do you watch any of those movies that debut on VOD before they’re available at a multiplex? Why, or why not?
question of the day: Should there be an Oscar for Best Casting Director?
And which films from recent years should have gotten such a nomination? (Hint: Argo is brilliantly well cast.)
question of the day: Has the term “fanboy” become a misnomer?
It’s just like now that there’s a black man in the White House, racism is over! Or, you know, not…
question of the day: What is the best screen kiss ever?
Or maybe just your favorite(s)? What makes a screen kiss great?
question of the weekend: How do you balance the responsibilities of being a parent with maintaining your own identity and interests?
If you don’t have kids, is this something you’ve thought about how you would manage?
question of the day: What are the ingredients of Awesomesauce?
To my mind, an awesome Awesomesauce starts with a base of cool… but you don’t want that to predominate, either, so it must be spiked with a good dollop of nerd to keep it from being obnxiously overwhelming…
question of the day: Should movies have a salary cap like some sports do?
Capping overall FX and marketing budgets might make a difference, but it’s hard to imagine the studios agreeing to that… and even if they did, who would enforce it?
