
This morning, Patton Oswalt and Marc Maron happened to be on the same flight from NYC to LA. They couldn't sit together, as Patton was in first class and Maron was stuck in coach. So they did what came most naturally: they tweeted at each other from different parts of the airplane. And it was wonderful. Here's the full exchange, in chronological order for your easy reading pleasure:

Patton Oswalt had to drop out of this weekend's Ebertfest Film Festival last minute due to the shooting schedule of his new movie, which sucks! But you know, these things happen. Not the end of the world! But Oswalt used the cancellation as an opportunity to write a lovely piece on his website about just how large an influence Ebert's had on him, and it's really wonderful. But as far as my tastes in cinema go, it was the yearly editions of Roger's Movie Home Companion, all through the eighties, which led me upwards towards Ozu and Welles, downwards to Sybil Danning in The Howling, Part II [...]

Columentary (title sadly not pending) is a weekly feature, in which I’ll listen to the commentary track of a sitcom, and divulge, through pretty pictures and less pretty words, the behind-the-scenes secrets the creators, writers, and cast discuss about their show. If you've ever questioned why Roseanne had that Godzilla toy, this is for you.
Show: Spaced
Episode: "Ends" (S01E07)
Original Airdate: November 5, 1999
Episode Plot: Tim's (Simon Pegg) ex-girlfriend is back, and Daisy (Jessica Stevenson) isn't sure what to think. Mike (Nick Frost) also attempts to reenlist with the Territorial Army.
Players Involved: Edgar Wright, director, and Patton Oswalt, special guest
Patton Oswalt will appear on an upcoming episode of Two and a Half Men as Ashton Kutcher's ex-business partner. The Venn diagram of people who are super-into Oswalt and super-into Men probably isn't huge, but this has gotta be exciting news for those 10 people.

Young Adult is not only one of the best comedic films of the year, but one of the best films of the year. It’s about time comedic performances can be considered brilliant performances.
It’s wonderfully sublime, hilarious, dark and poignant, made possible by the perfect combination of filmmakers, writers, and actors. The plot is quite simple — a recently divorced, former popular prom queen Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is now making a living ghostwriting a series of young adult novels. After her high school boyfriend sends her pictures of their newborn baby, Mavis decides the only time she was happy was with him, so she returns to her small [...]