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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This garnered huge applause at the midnight screening of Up I attended last night. It does hit all the right notes: the rivalry between Buzz and Woody and the larger rivalry between old-fashioned toys with their charming feeling of handcraftedness (though Woody was probably manufactured in Korea) … more…
Maybe this is a problem only I have, because I cannot avoid the entertainment news if I want to keep up with my industry. But even just scanning the headlines some days makes me shake my head and wonder, Did we really need to know that about her? Did we honestly need to hear that … more…
It didn’t have to compete with Terminator Salvation in Britain, but it still didn’t do quite as well as in North America: 1. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £4.2 million (NEW) 2. Angels & Demons: £2.5 million (2nd week; drops 59%) 3. Star Trek: £1.6 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 4. X-Men … more…
obsession: Doctor Who (I’m still on a mad DVD shopping spree of the old episodes, and I can’t wait to start writing about them) boyfriend: Zachary Quinto as Spock in Star Trek (I wasn’t expecting that, because his Sylar is so icky, but…. wow) psyched: absolutely nothing (June is looking pretty dire) girl crush: Amy … more…
I’ve been convinced to give Dream Cast another try. (Thank my brother Ken, who posts comments here sometimes as “Ken,” if you’re happy to see this feature return.) This week: Midnight Run, the 1988 action buddy comedy starring Robert DeNiro as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as the mob accountant on the run he’s … more…
“And these days, at Imaginary TWA, our friendly skyhops offer complimentary foot massages while you wait on line for your complimentary Richard Reid shoe-bomber sneaker scan. We live to serve!” Remember: Wednesday is “Prince spaghetti day,” and Thursday is “funky old TV commercial” day…
Up, Disney, Pixar, Around the World in 80 Days, Oscars, David Niven, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Boy and His Dog, Don Johnson, Drag Me to Hell, Sam Raimi, Evil Dead II, Three Stooges, Chuck Jones, Bruce Campbell, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, What Goes Up, Steve Coogan, Wonder Boys, Michael Douglas, Breakfast Club, Brothers Bloom, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly, French Riviera
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Is it cuz I’m not a guy that I don’t get that whole first bit here, with the dude who complains that he’s not invited to the bachelor party and then is in his underwear? How does the one thing connect to the other? Or does it … more…
These holiday shortened weeks seem to disappear twice as fast as the regular ones, even though they’re only one day shorter. How is it practically the weekend again already?: 1. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: $70.1 million (NEW) 2. Terminator Salvation: $51.9 million (NEW) 3. Star Trek: $29.4 million (3rd week; drops … more…
I’m talking about when you’re in the multiplex, of course. You’d have to be a huge movie dork to refuse to pause a DVD if you’ve really, really gotta pee. But I’m a huge enough movie dork to refuse to get up in the middle of a multiplex movie, even if I really, really have … more…
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