movie-ku #126
New kind of freedom Walking out of a movie The first time ever (Guess which upcoming nightmare made me do this, if you like.)
Year: 2008
watch it: “Why is impeachment important?”
via The Real News (Technorati tags: impeachment, Robert Wexler)
Mad Money (review)
Oh, it’s completely implausible, sure, but rather enticing as well: could three low-level employees at a Federal Reserve bank really walk out the front door with wads of bills that had been destined to be shredded?
How She Move (review)
These kids today, with their funky step dancing and their vibrant street culture and their desperate attempts to raise tuition for private school. Where did we go wrong with them?
‘Cloverfield’ spoiler in New York City subway
I was riding home tonight on the train, as I typically do when I need to get home, and we were stopped for a few minutes at 86th Street, on the express track. While I was waiting for the conductor or whoever to fix whatever the problem was, I noticed that someone had written, in … more…
movie-ku #125
In honor of Heath, obviously: Star, star burning bright Why are they the ones who seem To burn out fastest?
why, Heath, why?
I shared an elevator once with him. And now he’s dead. Which is, I suppose, probably not an unusual thing. I’ve probably shared many elevators with many people who have since died. But those now-dead people were and remain strangers. Movie stars never feel like strangers to us, and even among movie stars of his … more…
watch it: “Chernobyl Legacy”
via The Hub (Technorati tags: Chernobyl Legacy)
my week at the movies: ‘Fool’s Gold,’ ‘The Signal,’ ‘Rambo, ‘Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,’ ‘How She Move’
Obviously I am a glutton for punishment. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days wasn’t excruciating enough, I guess, so now I shall force myself to endure the reunion of its stars, the cute but increasingly superfluous Kate Hudson and the someone-get-the-Raid-skeevy Matthew McConaughey in Fool’s Gold [opens wide February 8]. I cannot top … more…
‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ blogging: “The Turk”
(previous: “Pilot”/“Gnothi Seauton”) I think I officially fell in love with Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles with this episode, “The Turk.” First, a quick plot recap (a more complete one is available at Fox’s official site for the show), and then I’ll tell you why I’m loving this. Sarah, John, and their nice-Terminator bodyguard Cameron … more…
