Year: 2008
trailer break: ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… One day last week I was working in a Starbucks, and — as has happened more than once before — the person sitting next to me noticed the work I was doing and engaged me in conversation about movies. The guy turned out to be Indian, … more…
Doubt (review)
Passionate performances aside, there’s an odd dispassion to this stage-to-screen adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
Yes Man (review)
Yes! We can take everything that is intriguingly dark and almost sinister about crying-on-the-inside clown Jim Carrey and make it light! and upbeat! and unambiguous!
U.K. box office: no joy for Klaatu in the U.K., either
As in the U.S., the U.K. debut of The Day the Earth Stood Still looks good at first glance, but it pales next to, say, last week’s bow of Madagascar 2… or even this second weekend of that animated flick, even after it took a big drop: 1. The Day the Earth Stood Still: £2.8 … more…
dream cast: hypothetical ‘Square Pegs’ movie
It’s still Thursday for another couple of hours where I am, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Square Pegs, the 1982-3 CBS high-school comedy. Predating John Hughes’ take on teen life in the 80s, this was one of the most depressingly — and … more…
Seven Pounds (review)
Some people like ambiguity from their movies. Others, not so much.
bias update
obsession: Doctor Who (I’m wallowing in DVDs…) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (three more episodes to go *sigh*) psyched: absolutely nothing (I’m exhausted from being psyched for so many movies — time for a break) dreading: Bedtime Stories (Zohan notwithstanding, I’m still not an Adam Sandler fan) enemy: the makers of Delgo (how could … more…
‘Pushing Daisies’ blogging: “The Norwegians”
Do you smell tiny little meatballs? I smell tiny little meatballs. Mmmmm, tiny little meatballs…
watch it: “X-mas Frog”
Oops: Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at aniBoom Another from the aniBoom Awards 2008 — this one is ranked No. 45. I’ll be featuring some more of these between now and the end of the year.
