Specials: Sundance review. Walter's "New World" rave. "Lost" money. DaVinci debut. X3 pic. New mom Jessica Poundstone. And Seahawks.
Adam Walter joins me and the rest who were swept away by Terrence Malick's The New World:
The New World
Something to realize, right from the start, about Terrence Malick’s new film is that he’s telling his story on an abstracted plane and by way of the mythological mode. If just hearing that gives you a headache, then maybe this isn’t the movie for you. Otherwise, you’re in for a real treat.
You can stop feeling sorry for those stranded Lost folks. They're all getting super-rich.DA VINCI CODE WILL COME FROM A CANNES
The Da Vinci Code will kick off the Cannes Film Festival. And then we get to replay the whole "Is it fact or fiction?" hubbub. Great.
LET'S HOPE THIS WASN'T HER REACTION TO THE X3 SCRIPT
Finally, my dear friends Ben and Jessica Poundstone of Portland, Oregon, are new parents. Jessica is asking three simple questions to help make these exciting days even better. Take a minute and answer them. There are only three...
Oh, yeah, and... way to go, Seahawks. I won't pretend I've had any hope... or even cared... about this team. But that's what happens when your team has been such an embarrassment for so many years. You learn not to get your hopes up. While Seattle went nuts with joy yesterday, the best I could manage was, "Well, it's a step in the right direction." Seattle teams are famous for collapsing when it matters most. We'll see what happens on Super Sunday.