Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (review)
Guys, if you hate have to put on a suit to be considered ‘dressed up,’ here’s the dude to blame: Beau Brummell.
Month: July 2008
screencap Friday: what the flick? #27
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.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (review)
For once, here is a movie that does not try to pretend it’s anything other than what it is: a journey to the center of the Earth in 3D. That’s it.
a few ‘Doctor Who’ headlines
• Russell Davies doesn’t like the obsessive core of Doctor Who fandom that consists of “mostly men who like to complain” — he calls them “mosquitoes.” But he recognizes that they’re a tiny minority. • Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy thinks Eddie Izzard would be an awesome Doctor. I agree. And in the spec Doctor Who … more…
‘Burn Notice’ returns tonight
Just a heads-up that Burn Notice, USA Network’s fluffily delightful comedy, returns to the tube tonight at 10pm Eastern. This really is the perfect summer show: it’s funny and light but still smart and snarky; it takes itself seriously enough to be believable — which is important when you’re dealing with fantasy spy stuff like … more…
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (review)
Don’t forget to buy the Hellboy Happy Meal on your way home.
Robert Downey Jr. is Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes
Entertainment Weekly has the news. Not at all the kind of actor I was expecting, which means this is gonna be a totally different kind of movie than I was expecting… (Technorati tags: Robert Downey Jr, Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie)
your in-flight movie today is… nothing
They really are trying to take all the fun out of traveling, aren’t they: US Airways (LCC, Fortune 500) says it will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs…. US Airways says it will test a lighter, seat-back TV system later … more…
why does the IMDB hate critics?
Was it really necessary to frame the situation like this? In the latest demonstration of how little influence film critics are able to exert on the box office these days, the Will Smith starrer Hancock collected an estimated $66 million over the three-day weekend despite an avalanche of negative reviews. I don’t see how this … more…
a little bit of David Tennant
I know, I know, FlickFilosopher.com is threatening to turn into the David Tennant/Doctor Who blog. I’m sorry. I can’t help it. I haven’t felt like such — at the risk of sounding like my mother — a screaming teeny-bopper since I was a screaming teeny-bopper. So skip this if you’re not a fan of Tennant. … more…
