War, Inc. (review)
No extras on the *War, Inc.* DVD? Really? I was so hoping for something — a commentary track, a making-of — that would help me understand why this seeming can’t-miss satire misses.
Month: October 2008
bias update
obsession: Hamlet; not any particular movie version of it, just the play itself… and every movie version of it (still more of my summer of David Tennant and Hamlet to come, and yes, I know it’s now autumn) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (cuz he’s just the cutest thing ever) psyched: Quantum of Solace … more…
giving up on ‘Life on Mars’
At least on writing about it, after Thursday night’s episode, which I just caught up with. It’s really mysterious, I must say. I’m Sam’s age. I lived in New York City in 1973, just as American Sam did, and so I’m supposedly getting a little glimpse into my own past, just like American Sam is. … more…
WARNING ! STOLEN BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL ! Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007! regarding Scarlett Johansson (actress)
Alert! I received an update by email this morning from “Serge G” (I assume this is a pseudonym, considering the sensitive nature of the information he is disseminating) regarding the situation with Scarlett Johansson. (She’s a clone, you know — the story began in May here.) Serge has this to reveal: Hello dear Ladies and … more…
just when you thought TV couldn’t get any worse
Please, someone make them stop. From Variety: Broadcasters continue to raid network and studio vaults in search of old favorites to dust off. For starters, NBC is plotting a modern-day “The Partridge Family,” while CBS is looking at reviving “Hawaii Five-O” and “The Streets of San Francisco.” More recently, the CW turned to one of … more…
trailer break: ‘Saw V’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… His message is righteous? His love is everlasting? His gift is life? I didn’t think the Saw franchise could get any more revolting, but it has, in just the marketing of it. Bravo! Saw V opens today, without benefit of critics screening, in the U.S. and … more…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #42
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. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.
British box office: ‘Burn After Reading’ burns up cinemas
Another weekend is upon us, and I never covered last weekend’s U.K. box office. Ack! Here’s how things played out in the U.K. last weekend: 1. Burn After Reading: £2 million (NEW) 2. Eagle Eye: £1.1 million (NEW) 3. Igor: £1 million (NEW) 4. The House Bunny: £.66 million (dropping 27% in its 2nd week) … more…
watch it: “Shatner on Sulu Wedding Snub”
Apparently I’m not enough of a Trekkie to have realized that there’s been a thing between William Shatner and George Takei all these years. It came to a head this week, as the Associated Press reported: “William Shatner lashes out at George Takei.” That seems a bit of an exaggeration. Here’s the “lashing out”: Lashing … more…
Pride and Glory (review)
Well, this is refreshing. In a world where we’re all used to movie trailers that begin with ‘In a world where…’ and then go on to reveal the entire plot for us, it turns out that the trailer for Pride and Glory does not, in fact, do that, even though it looks like it does.
