watch it: “Teenage Pregnancy Video”
This PSA airing on TV in the U.K. apes the look and feel of viral video. Warning: it’s a little bit graphic in spots. More on the campaign from BBC News…
Month: May 2009
the oh-yes! DVD of the week: ‘Land of the Lost: Complete Series (Limited Edition Gift Set)’
It comes in a lunch box. Of course it does. I just bought the new box set with the complete series (I didn’t spring for the lunch-box version, though — what would I do with it?), and I can’t wait to see this again. I caught some of Sci Fi Channel’s all-day Land of the … more…
trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness. I think we always knew Sherlock Holmes was familiar with handcuffs, but did we suspect he was this, ahem, intimately familiar? Tee hee! This is Guy Ritchie’s reboot of the world’s first consulting detective — the script is by Harry Potter producer Lionel Wigram, … more…
question of the day: Which movies are actually better than the books they’re based on?
Even the most ardent movie snobs tend to find it easy to say, “Oh, the book is always better than the movie.” But that’s not quite true. It’s rare, but it does happen: The movie is better than the book. There’s so few of them, though, that we could probably compile a comprehensive list of … more…
watch it: “Mary Roach: 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm”
Who said science isn’t sexy? I love how TED Talks, too, makes science clever and funny and entertaining. (via Suburban Guerrilla)
trailer break: ‘V: The Series’
Take a break from work: watch a TV trailer… Heh: Alien babes are hot. Oh, man, remember when Diana ate that hamster? Remember when the aliens took off their faces and they were lizards? That was awesome. Can a remake possibly have anything as shocking up its sleeve? They’re already telling us here that we’re … more…
question of the day: What’s your favorite movie about soldiers and soldiering?
Simple question for this Memorial Day Monday: What’s your favorite movie about soldiers and soldiering? Without thinking about it too much, I’ll say Gladiator. Though I doubt Roman generals are what the founders of Memorial Day had in mind when they instituted this holiday. Of course, they didn’t have backyard barbecues and big sales at … more…
watch it: “Tonight’s The Night Doctor Who Scene”
Hey, it’s a holiday weekend on both sides of the Atlantic this weekend — Memorial Day in the U.S. and a bank holiday in the U.K. So here’s a bonus web video for your holiday Sunday. Be warned: the laugh track is painful. Thanks to reader Poly, who was the first one to get word … more…
‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “World War III”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
