watch it: “Doctor Who – Series 4 preview Trailer”
Promoted from comments, where it was noted by Dave. (Technorati tags: Doctor Who)
Month: December 2007
‘Diving Bell’ ad talks to Oscar voters
I just saw an ad on CNN for film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — which I finally saw and was utterly blown away by: it shot right into my top 10 for the year, and I’ll review it soon. But the ad struck me because it includes this notation at the end: Eligible … more…
will ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ rock like we hope?
When last we saw John Connor, savior of humanity, in the totally kick-ass Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, he was an adult, his mother had been dead for years, and he’d just hunkered down for a long war with the machines after Skynet launched all of humanity’s nuclear weapons at, well, humanity itself. Things … more…
‘Law & Order’’s Dick Wolf on the WGA strike
Just before Christmas, I participated in a press conference with Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of the Law & Order franchise, about the debut of the 18th season of the original series, which features two new cast members, Jeremy Sisto and Linus Roache. (You can read some of the conversation with the actors over … more…
Stewart and Colbert will return to the tube… but should they?
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will return to the air with new shows on January 7, and as much as I miss them, I wish they weren’t. The strike by the Writers Guild of America continues with no end in sight, even though Last week, Wall Street firm Bear Stearns issued a report stating that … more…
movie-ku #102
Talkers. Loud eaters. Texters. Seat kickers. No free Seats to escape them.
new on DVD: ‘Eastern Promises,’ ‘The Kingdom,’ ‘Rush Hour 3,’ ‘The Heartbreak Kid’
See it: • Eastern Promises [buy it]. From my review: Movies about gangsters: You expect a lot of noise. Shouting and screaming. Barrages of gunfire. Not here. Here we have somber reflection, the lurking gray peril of an urban underbelly, shifting shifty glances and unspoken threats. Eastern Promises is almost silent — even its title … more…
watch it: “The Two-Hour Star Wars Holiday Special in only Five Minutes!”
Because there are 12 days of Christmas… …and they’re still not enough to contain the horror. From the demented minds of Late Night Explosion, via Americablog. (Technorati tags: Star Wars Holiday Special)
movie-ku #101
Floor of the theater Slickened with new-spilled butter On years-smoothed old floors
Smiley Face (review)
Maybe this is funny if you’re actually stoned. When taken sober, not so much.
