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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I learned yesterday that this shan’t be screened for critics, and now I can see why. How the hell old is that guy playing the valedictorian? The IMDB says 28. Geez. Or perhaps I should say geezer. Not that 28 is old old, of course, but it’s … more…
Cancer is pretty much the same as the Empire State Building or the White House getting blown up… by a fleet of invading aliens… while the beloved war-hero President escapes in the nick of time.
I was away from the TV for most of the day yesterday, between work stuff and a screening in the evening and dinner out afterward and a long subway ride home, so I managed to miss the TV news hysteria over Michael Jackson’s death. Now, though, I’m watching last night’s Keith Olbermann on my DVR, … more…
You know, the one with the crying Indian: Give a hoot, don’t pollute…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… You want bromance? Here ya go. Can two straight guys have sex without driving each other crazy? It’s like The Odd Couple done Sundance style. I saw this last night. Gonna be fun to write about… Humpday opens in the U.S. on July 10; no U.K. release … more…
I should never ever look at the comments people post on Rotten Tomatoes, but sometimes I simply cannot help myself. Here’s a delicious sampling of what RTers are saying in response to my review of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen… or, more likely, in response to the tiny excerpt from my review that appears at … more…
I’m seriously considering switching to using the commenting service Disqus to handle comments at FlickFilosopher.com. The major benefit would be that we could have threaded comments, which I think will make the comments here much more like conversations. Other benefits include the ability for commenters to link their comments to their Twitter and Facebook pages, … more…
It is, perhaps, the most stunning Oscar news in years: Oscars expand the best-picture race to 10 films The next Oscars derby will be more heated – and crowded. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences just announced that the best-picture race will now include 10 contenders instead of five. Tom O’Neil at the … more…
Ah god, we’ll never see the end of stupid rom-coms now: 1. The Proposal: $33.6 million (NEW) 2. The Hangover: $26.8 million (3rd week; drops 18%) 3. Up: $23.5 million (4th week; drops 24%) 4. Year One: $19.6 million (NEW) 5. The Taking of Pelham 123: $12 (2nd week; drops 49%) actual numbers, not estimates … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… We’re getting real close to this one, at last. Seems like we’ve been waiting forever. Oh yeah: we have. We were supposed to get this last November. Now, of course, the DVD will be the hot giftie for Christmas 2009. Talk about magic: J.K. Rowling and Warner … more…
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