has Roger Ebert gone off the deep end?

WTF is this? Roger Ebert appears to be coming out in support of creationism. Is it meant to be satire, and if so, where’s the satire? This has got to be a joke. Please someone tell me this is a joke. And then, please someone tell me where the joke is. Choice excerpts: Creationism: Your … more…

my week at the movies: absolutely nothing

I’m heading off for England very early Wednesday morning for 10 days, and I’ve already seen enough stuff to have some fresh reviews up while I’m away, so I’m sparing myself long commutes to screenings today and tomorrow. (And needless to say, I won’t be attending any press screenings while I’m in England. If I … more…

trailer break: ‘Nights in Rodanthe’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I thought about maybe going to a screening of this tomorrow, even though I should be spending the day packing and getting ready to leave at like 4am on Wednesday for my trip to England. And then I discovered that this is based on a novel … more…

to be or not to be: Mel Gibson as Hamlet

TO BE! ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!! Yeah, he’s shouty, like he always is, but I kinda like Mel Gibson as Hamlet. I saw the 1990 Franco Zeffirelli mounting of the story of the Mad Dane years ago and I must admit that it didn’t really make much of an impression on me then, but now, having watched it … more…

bias update

obsession: awards season (though I’m kinda dreading the huge quantity of movies demanding to be seen between now and December 31) boyfriend: Patrick Wilson in Lakeview Terrace (and when he’s a big star, remember that I saw him first) psyched: Religulous (yeah, Bill Maher is a bit of prick, but he’s my kind of prick) … more…