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A group of fans in Buenos Aires have started an online petition to convince Warner Bros. to retire the character of the Joker from film, in honor of the late Heath Ledger. At the petition site, Heath, The Ultimate Joker, the organizers explain themselves: Can you imagine the super human efforts film companies would have … more…
Corruption! High finance! Political murder! Clive Owen!
A quick look at the U.K. box office — I’m busy actually checking out the cinema scene (among other scenes) in London: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: £2.2 million (NEW) 2. He’s Just Not That Into You: £1.9 million (NEW) 3. Slumdog Millionaire: £1.6 million 4. Valkyrie: £.6 million (3rd week; drops 51%) … more…
I’m sure you’ll all be able to cope…
More old, old stuff from the archives of the British Film Institute: Neat-o.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Yet another film I’ve been noticing in adverts all over London — as with Franklyn, my eye is always drawn to anything that smacks of science fiction or fantasy. This looks like a fairly standard children’s fantasy: the film may well be perfectly lovely, but it doesn’t … more…
Today is Darwin Day, the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin… and this year is a biggie: it’s 200 years since he was born. In honor of the man and his paradigm-shattering breakthrough in biological science, today’s question: What scientific discipline would you like to see explored more on film? We’ve seen lots of … more…
Great. I just renewed my passport, and I got one with a RFID chip in it. Not that I had a choice in the matter — they don’t ask you if you want a chipped passport. More at The Register. via Americablog
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Another film I saw advertised in the tube in London, and of course it caught my attention because the poster makes it look like some kind of science fiction or science fantasy. Which, it turns out, it is. Finally seeing the trailer lessens my curiosity somewhat, however. … more…
A followup to yesterday’s question about scary movies: What setting would you like to see a horror movie take place in? Could be a location you’ve never seen a horror movie set in, or a kind of place that’s underutilized. Me, I’d like to see more scary movies in urban settings. It’s always the lonely … more…
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