FlickFilosopher.com tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1 2009-11-07T06:11:54Z FlickFilosopher.com Movable Type 3.36 The Men Who Stare at Goats (review) tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7469 2009-11-06T23:59:02Z 2009-11-07T06:11:54Z I’m not sure if I’ve seen a more sublimely funny moment on screen this year than the one in which George Clooney, in all deep serious earnestness, tries to convince Ewan McGregor that he -- McGregor, that is -- is a Jedi warrior. MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com I’m not sure if I’ve seen a more sublimely funny moment on screen this year than the one in which George Clooney, in all deep serious earnestness, tries to convince Ewan McGregor that he -- McGregor, that is -- is a Jedi warrior. watch it: “Crazy Cat Attacking Spuds Dog” tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7464 2009-11-06T23:05:34Z 2009-11-06T23:05:56Z Dammit, is there anything that’s not made more funny with the application of Benny Hill music?... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Dammit, is there anything that’s not made more funny with the application of Benny Hill music?... A Christmas Carol (review) tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7468 2009-11-06T20:43:49Z 2009-11-06T20:51:07Z Robert Zemeckis appears to have given up making fantasies for grownups in favor of making theme-park attractions designed to do nothing more than shut the kiddies up for 90 minutes, if they can sit still for that long for the dazzling... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Robert Zemeckis appears to have given up making fantasies for grownups in favor of making theme-park attractions designed to do nothing more than shut the kiddies up for 90 minutes, if they can sit still for that long for the dazzling... screencap Friday: what the flick? #96 tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.6664 2009-11-06T19:17:23Z 2009-11-06T19:17:21Z Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one... trailer break: ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7467 2009-11-06T18:31:58Z 2009-11-06T18:32:43Z Take a break from work: watch a trailer...... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Take a break from work: watch a trailer...... question of the day: Why aren’t there more movies about Thanksgiving? tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7466 2009-11-06T16:21:31Z 2009-11-06T16:22:35Z Sure, there are a big handful of films that take place in part around Thanksgiving, but I can think of only three (and one of them is a stretch) that are really about the holiday: Home for the Holidays and... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Sure, there are a big handful of films that take place in part around Thanksgiving, but I can think of only three (and one of them is a stretch) that are really about the holiday: Home for the Holidays and... U.K. box office: ‘This Is It’ not so huge tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7465 2009-11-06T04:14:48Z 2009-11-06T04:16:46Z Up is down after Michael Jackson’s arrival at multiplexes: 1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It: £4.9 million (NEW) 2. Up: £3.4 million (4th week; drops 10%) 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox: £1.5 million (2nd week; up 2%) 4. Saw VI: £.94... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Up is down after Michael Jackson’s arrival at multiplexes: 1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It: £4.9 million (NEW) 2. Up: £3.4 million (4th week; drops 10%) 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox: £1.5 million (2nd week; up 2%) 4. Saw VI: £.94... watch it: the Flintstones flogging cigarettes, circa early 1960s tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7463 2009-11-06T02:19:22Z 2009-11-06T02:20:00Z Holy crap:... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Holy crap:... trailer break: ‘The Young Victoria’ tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7462 2009-11-05T20:12:25Z 2009-11-05T20:12:42Z Take a break from work: watch a trailer...... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Take a break from work: watch a trailer...... The Fourth Kind (review) tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7461 2009-11-05T16:08:06Z 2009-11-05T20:13:50Z There is no 'archival footage' of these sessions upon which *The Fourth Kind* was based. None of the 'archival footage' we see here, as terrifyingly plausible as it is, is real. Seriously. I promise you. MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com There is no 'archival footage' of these sessions upon which *The Fourth Kind* was based. None of the 'archival footage' we see here, as terrifyingly plausible as it is, is real. Seriously. I promise you. question of the day: What’s your favorite childhood memory of ‘Sesame Street’ (or ‘Wallace and Gromit’)? tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7460 2009-11-05T15:48:50Z 2009-11-05T15:50:14Z They’re not quite analogous, but a confluence of anniversaries this week resulted in dueling Google doodles on either side of the Atlantic, for the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street:... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com They’re not quite analogous, but a confluence of anniversaries this week resulted in dueling Google doodles on either side of the Atlantic, for the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street:... so, how much did ABC’s ‘V’ reboot suck? tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7459 2009-11-05T04:42:18Z 2009-11-05T04:44:13Z [spoilers] Man, I kinda knew that ABC’s updating of V -- a dubious idea if ever there was one, except that anyone who scoffs at anyone who wants to update old sci-fi right now will get the glory that is... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com [spoilers] Man, I kinda knew that ABC’s updating of V -- a dubious idea if ever there was one, except that anyone who scoffs at anyone who wants to update old sci-fi right now will get the glory that is... watch it: “Kitchen Sink” by Alison Maclean tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7458 2009-11-05T02:44:47Z 2009-11-05T02:45:20Z No, seriously: watch it. It’s beautifully weird and creepy:... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com No, seriously: watch it. It’s beautifully weird and creepy:... caption this! image from ‘Doctor Who’: “The Waters of Mars” tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7443 2009-11-05T02:27:39Z 2009-11-05T02:27:15Z Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie -- or now, TV! -- and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars” is... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie -- or now, TV! -- and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars” is... my week at the movies: ‘The Young Victoria,’ ‘The Box,’ ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats,’ ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ tag:www.flickfilosopher.com,2009:/blog//1.7457 2009-11-04T17:38:28Z 2009-11-04T17:41:26Z Here it’s already Wednesday, and I’m just getting around to this now. But that’s okay, actually, because my “week” at the movies pretty much begins today. I did see The Young Victoria (already available on DVD in the U.K.;... MaryAnn Johanson http://www.flickfilosopher.com Here it’s already Wednesday, and I’m just getting around to this now. But that’s okay, actually, because my “week” at the movies pretty much begins today. I did see The Young Victoria (already available on DVD in the U.K.;...