movie-ku #113
Every time the lights Go down, it’s a fresh new chance For film to enthrall
Year: 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Untraceable,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘Teeth,’ ‘City of Men,’ ‘Mad Money,’ ‘Caramel,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,’ ‘Chop Shop,’ ‘The Air I Breathe,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Sie
I thought things were gonna settle down in January, but it looks like I’m not gonna get a break: I’ve got nine screenings scheduled for this week, plus a possible not-screened-for-critics multiplex showing when that movie opens on Friday. There’s just too many damned movies opening. I mean, I love movies, obviously, but if I … more…
watch it: “How It All Ends”
A simple, clear argument for immediate action on global warming: (Technorati tags: How It All Ends, global warming)
movie-ku #112
Funny how what was Satire twenty years ago Looks like news today
‘Torchwood’ blogging: “They Keep Killing Suzie”
We snark about how no one ever dies in science fiction (or in comic books) but still… this is the weirdest extrapolation of that idea ever. *Torchwood* is a deeply weird show, of course, but it gets weird *and* profound in this episode.
movie-ku #111
Guess the movie: Rain, rain, go away Weather nerds rejoice. Fishing Heroes go under
watch it: “Here’s Looking At You”
A fascinating exploration of “first impressions”: via Current (Technorati tags: Here’s Looking at You)
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Idiot’s Lantern”
So I started by Googling the phrase “idiot’s lantern” because it’s *such* a perfect euphemism for television, even better than “boob tube,” but I’d never heard it before, and I wondered whether scriptwriter Mark Gatiss invented it.
movie-ku #110
If they stopped making Films today I’d still never Catch up with them all
opening wide this week: ‘One Missed Call’
One Missed Call Poor saps predestined for horrible ends get phone calls on their cells alerting them to their upcoming gruesome deaths. Cruelest irony: the calls don’t come on free nights and weekends. (not screened for critics, and I’m giving it a pass until DVD… and maybe even then, too)
