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[spoilers] A shot of modern Manhattan bereft of the World Trade Center, with “an island never cries” on the soundtrack? Are they kidding? This is the American Life on Mars’ idea of… what? Irony? Pathos? Look, I still get weepy when I happen across some logo for a dry cleaners or a deli or garbage-hauling … more…
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.
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
The right words can hold a power beyond, well, words: (via KarmaTube)
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…
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