dream cast: (not so) hypothetical ‘Tripods’ movie

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Tripods, the 1984-85 BBC/Seven Network young adult science fiction series based on the novels by John Christopher [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.]. (This week’s Dream Cast idea comes courtesy of Ken. If you have … more…

trailer break: ‘Drag Me to Hell’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Or, Hell Is Other People’s Housing Crisis. Or Final Foreclosure. Or Mortgagalypse. Try it, it’s fun! It’s always cause for celebration when Sam Raimi has a new movie for us. But Sam Raimi making a big-budget horror movie? This is a new, um, creature entirely. Can we … more…

MaryAnn wearing a red nose near Symphony Space

Look at this photo. I look like hell. I look like I’m stoned or something. (I promise that I wasn’t.) I’ll never ever get another date again with this photo out there in the Internet ether. If I’m willing to post this hideous photo of me looking like something that would terrify small children and/or … more…