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Speaking of Hancock, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, of which I am a member, has just conducted a poll of its members regarding superhero movies and what women do (or don’t) see in them. The poll results are here — I wrote the introduction — and it’s open for comments. (Technorati tags: superheroes)
How awesome it is, anyway, that The Movies’ regular Joe is now a black man? I’m talking about Will Smith, of course, and it’s arguable that he has been Hollywood’s go-to guy for the Everyman role since at least 1996’s Independence Day, but it really became inescapably notable in 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness and … more…
I thought: *Brilliant! Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?* A reluctant superhero? Fantastic! Who asks for his superpowers, anyway?
Because satire goes right over the head of 83.2 percent of Americans: (Technorati tags: coal)
I loved the first Hellboy, cuz it was so crazy mad insane, in a good way. So I’m a little bit psyched for Hellboy II: The Golden Army [opens wide July 11]. When I was at Comic Con in New York in the spring, it seemed like this was the movie that prompted the biggest … more…
From the Internet Movie Database: Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle is in talks to take over from David Tennant as TV time traveller Dr. Who. Tennant is rumoured to be leaving the cult BBC TV show at the end of the current series in 2009 and speculation about his replacement is pointing to fellow Scot Carlyle. … more…
Burn Notice, USA’s comedic spy show and one of my favorite shows from last summer, returns for its second season on July 10 at 10pm Eastern (Season One is now on DVD). Last week I participated in a phone press conference with stars Jeffrey Donovan, who plays burned intelligence agent Michael Westen, and Bruce Campbell, … more…
Another standard email I receive at least several times a week starts out along these lines: “I don’t know if you’ve seen [insert name of current hot movie here]…” I make no secret of what movies I have seen. Everything I’ve seen gets listed and graded — with a green, yellow, or red light — … more…
Someone in comments recently assumed that the review she was commenting on was written by a man. It’s not worth pointing out this commenter or this review specifically because this happens all the time: I get emails or comments from readers who assume that they are addressing a man. So I must ask this: How … more…
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read till you’ve seen the episode! And no comments from party poopers!
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