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My experiment with exploring global box office numbers continues. I think I’ll eventually start looking at numbers beyond North America and the U.K., but I’m trying to get a hold on what the U.K. numbers mean first. British box office numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…
It’s Thursday, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: WarGames, the 1983 thriller that taught America to be terrified of smart but slackerish Xers who like to goof around with computers. (If you have a suggestion for an 80s TV show or movie we … more…
Some of you may recognize Nina Sosanya as Rosaline: she costarred with Tennant in Casanova [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.] — which I’ll get around to reviewing soon — as well as in the Doctor Who episode “Fear Her.” (If the RSC followed the same procedure as they did with Hamlet, then these photos were taken … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Lessons from the indie world: Don’t have any family and don’t travel to Thailand. The Elephant King opens in limited release October 17.
If you don’t already own a region-free DVD player, American geeks, here’s all the incentive you should need to get one: Now available for sale via Amazon U.K. is the Region 2 box set of Season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. You can’t get it yet in the U.S. In fact, Amazon U.S. won’t even tell … more…
This British miniseries is a wild, outrageous ride through the conspiracy theories of the moment, wrapped in a paranoid, blow-’em-up, all-stops-out thriller.
From Britain’s Sky News, a bit of history:
The American Life on Mars debuts tomorrow night at 10pm Eastern on ABC. I’m all stocked up on the liquor I’ll need to get through it. This “sneak preview” makes me cringe: It’s like a horrible nightmarish mirror image of the British show, kinda like how Tina Fey “imitates” Sarah Palin by simply saying exactly … more…
The Sun says it’s so, with quotes from Stewart and everything, so it’s probably not total bullshit: ACTING legend Patrick Stewart is to make a giant leap across space — from Star Trek to Doctor Who. He has agreed to a major role in the Time Lord’s next series after teaming up with the Doctor … more…
I traveled into Manhattan today for the first time since I returned home from England on Saturday. I was only away for 10 days, fer pete’s sake, and yet evidence of economic terror was suddenly everywhere. For one, two delis I visited in the theater district, hoping to pick up a soda to sneak into … more…
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