trailer break: ‘The End of America’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Be afraid. Be very afraid. The End of America is screening at the Hamptons Film Festival later this month, and coming to DVD soon.
Month: October 2008
watch it: “Spinal Tap – Stonehenge”
Stonehenge-themed videos all this week…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976-1979’
Now, I love Johnny Cash, but something about this terrifies me. Perhaps one Christmas special on its own would be fine, but the piling on of them just feels wrong. Did we learn nothing from the plague of 70s celebrity variety shows?
my week at the movies: ‘The Secret Life of Bees,’ ‘Body of Lies,’ ‘Good Dick,’ ‘Eagle Eye,’ ‘RocknRolla,’ ‘Religulous’
The jetlag is lingering — I’m wide awake at 3am, and ready to collapse by 5pm — but I’m forcing myself back into the swing of things with a full slate of movies. It’s South Carolina, 1964, and all cannot be well, can it? The Secret Life of Bees (opens wide October 17) is a … more…
‘Heroes’ blogging: “I Am Become Death”
(previous: Chapter Three: “One of Us, One of Them”) I can’t stand to fly I’m not that naive I’m just out to find The better part of me I’m more than a bird…i’m more than a plane More than some pretty face beside a train It’s not easy to be me Everyone thinks superheroes got … more…
‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ blogging: “Goodbye to All That”
(previous: Episode 4: “Allison from Palmdale”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] Why does the all-new … more…
‘Heroes’ blogging: “One of Us, One of Them”
(previous: Chapters One and Two: “The Second Coming”/“The Butterfly Effect”) I can’t stand to fly I’m not that naive I’m just out to find The better part of me I’m more than a bird…i’m more than a plane More than some pretty face beside a train It’s not easy to be me Everyone thinks superheroes … more…
‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ blogging: “Allison from Palmdale”
(previous: Episode 3: “The Mousetrap”) I find myself moved to snark on the robots from the future and the impending doom of the human race. Hey, it’s the way I roll. Feel free to discuss more in-depth in comments, should you be moved to do so. [spoilers after the jump!] At first I thought, Is … more…
glorious ‘Doctor Who’ crap I picked up in Britain
Essential for fine dining: My new favorite watch: (available at Amazon UK) Craving more Eccleston: (available at Amazon US and Amazon UK) Captain Jack Harkness sings showtunes: (available at Amazon UK) I am such a dork.
weekend box office: gone to the dogs
Oh dear god. Is it a sign of that Great Depression II is indeed upon us when absolute fluff completely dominates at the box office? 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua: $29 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: $17.7 million (dropping 39% in its second week) 3. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist $12 million (NEW) 4. Nights in … more…
