There are many things I like about Borat...

But here are two underappreciated things:

a. "Everybody's Talking." Seriously, whoever thought a movie like this would feature a Midnight Cowboy shout-out? Genius.
b. The fact that the nicest people to him - by far - are the ~scary gays, the black people who look like they're in a gang, and the crazy evangelicals. It's pretty awesome.

those sort-of sexy lists

Top 10 of the '60s and '80s, prone to rapid change at any time.

1960s
1. The Graduate
2. 8 1/2
3. Belle du jour
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. Midnight Cowboy (I just rewatched this a few days ago. Wow. Those filmmakers were on drugs. Still a great movie)
6. Blow-up
7. Repulsion
8. The Apartment
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
10. La dolce vita

1980s
1. Amadeus
2. Raging Bull
3. Do the Right Thing
4. Tootsie
5. Hannah and Her Sisters
6. When Harry Met Sally...
7. Wings of Desire
8. The King of Comedy
9. The Shining
10. The Princess Bride

Let's all note that according to AFI, all of those movies except Raging Bull and Tootsie are apparently inferior to Sophie's Choice.

happy birthday Dustin Hoffman!!!

I didn't realize how frickin' old you are, but you're still one of my very very favorites!

PS. The Graduate is like the best movie ever!
PPS. So is Tootsie!
PPPS. So is Midnight Cowboy!
PPPPS. So is Marathon Man!
PPPPPS. Kramer vs. Kramer and Lenny and All the President's Men and Wag the Dog and I Heart Huckabees ain't too shabby either!
PPPPPPS. I may have a secret hidden spot for Hook but you didn't hear it from me!
PPPPPPPS. Rain Man not so much.