Sleeping Muse and Falling Rocket

The introduction to Bowie's Magic Dance song in the Jim Henson film Labyrinth is taken from an exchange between Cary Grant and Shirley Temp!e in the 1947 film The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, which was written by Sydney Sheldon. (start at 1:51)

Last night, The Godfather, part 2 was on. Tonight, Les Enfants du Paradis! If they show Wings of Desire tomorrow, I'll know there is a God!

 RIP Sir Richard Rogers, architect of the Millenial Dome, the Lloyd's Building, and the Pompidou Centre.

 "Oh, how can I say in a few minutes what it's taken me a lifetime to understand?" "Won't you try?" "All right. You've got it mister."

 On SVU, Captain Cragen just made a reference to Peter Lorre in the movie M (1935). "Will he have to wear a giant M on his back for the rest of his life?

 Basketball player suspect on SVU just said "I read the McPhee book!"

 Captain Cragen just quoted Anna Karenina!

There is an Oscar in her future! Maybe an EGOT!

 I think Aleppo sounds like it was made up by Italo Calvino.