‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Fear Her”

It makes for a refreshing change that the ‘villain’ is not some megalomaniacal alien who wants to take over the world for its own nefarious alien purposes, that it’s just a lonely child who doesn’t mean ill but is acting purely out of fear and a terrifying isolation.

email a friend not working, it seems…

I’ve just discovered that the “send to a friend” feature at the bottom of each post isn’t working, and probably hasn’t been for a while. I wish someone had let me know about that — I could have been looking into it ages ago. I’ve been having a lot of trouble, actually, with my Web … more…

Academy Award countdown: 21 days till Oscar

Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in I’m Not There, was nominated in the same category for her performance in 2006’s Notes on a Scandal. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Notes on a Scandal at Amazon.) (Read my review of Notes on a Scandal.) (Read my … more…

Academy Award countdown: 22 days till Oscar

Brad Bird, nominated for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille, was previously nominated for his screenplay for 2004’s The Incredibles. (Click the DVD for a quote from the film.) (Buy The Incredibles at Amazon.) (Read my review of The Incredibles.) (Read my review of Rataouille.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Brad Bird, Incredibles)

Academy Award countdown: 23 days till Oscar

George Clooney, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Michael Clayton, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 2005’s Syriana. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Syriana at Amazon.) (Read my review of Syriana.) (Read my review of Michael Clayton.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, George Clooney, … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #5

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.