The Secret Life of Bees (review)
The secret life of bees? More like the secret life of women. The bee thing, it’s a metaphor, see, for how half the human race lives shrouded in mystery and darkness and, I guess, sweetness and honey.
Month: October 2008
‘Pushing Daisies’ blogging: “Bad Habits”
(previous: Episodes 1/2: “Bzzzzzzzzz!”/“Circus, Circus”) Do you smell pie? I smell pie. Mmmmm, pie… [spoilers after the jump!] Goodness. Nuns talking about sex? A dead nun who had talked about sex? A suicided dead nun who had talked about sex? A suicided dead nun who had talked about sex who swears like a sailor when … more…
British box office: ‘The House Bunny’ ain’t so dumb after all…
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. box office numbers mean first. British numbers are not as readily available as North American ones, but it seems that the … more…
dream cast: hypothetical ‘Max Headroom’ remake
It’s Thursday, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Max Headroom, the brilliant 1987-8 American TV series that introduced cyberpunk concepts to a mainstream audience more than a decade before The Matrix… or would have, if anyone had watched it. (If you have a … more…
trailer break: ‘The International’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Ooo, bank rage! Clive Owen will solve the global financial crisis for us! How can this not be a huge hit… assuming any of us can afford to go to the movies in 2009? The International opens in the U.S. on February 13, 2009, and in … more…
watch it: “Laid Off”
Oh, man, don’t watch this if you’re in a low mood, cuz this’ll only make it worse: Brutal. But funny, too. Weird how that can be.
trailer break: ‘The Transporter 3’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… This looks like an advertisement to me. Of course trailers are advertisements, but I mean that this has a vibe of a TV ad for a luxury car, or maybe for a cologne aimed at guys who want to feel more macho. Or maybe it’s selling … more…
watch it: “Story of a Sign”
The right words can hold a power beyond, well, words: (via KarmaTube)
‘The Princess Bride’ on the big screen
BUMPED UP: Just a reminder for those in the Boston area, who’d rather watch the Man in Black debate Vizzini tonight than John McCain fumble through another matchup with Barack Obama: And me in person to talk about it. Next Wednesday, October 15, I’ll be up in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at the new Cape Ann Community … more…
trailer break: ‘Taken’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Liam Neeson is goin’ all badass on us. Cool. And I love that last line of the trailer. Actually, I love this trailer: it makes promises about what we’re gonna see without giving away the whole plot. Nicely done. Taken is now playing in the U.K., … more…
