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Jim Emerson at the Chicago Sun-Times blog Scanners poses an intriguing question: Can a movie ruin a good review? Conversely, can a review actually improve upon a movie? Sure, good criticism (whether positive or negative) should encourage you to see a film in new ways you may not have recognized before. Just as cinema itself … more…
I really do wonder why this kind of stuff didn’t happen in the U.S. in 2000, except that I guess people just didn’t care: It’s also interesting how in all that footage of street protests, it’s almost all men to be seen, hardly any women…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, snap! It’d be funny if it hadn’t come out of my pocket, which held a couple of pennies and some lint and is now empty. But I’m delighted that all those needy CEOs will sleep securely tonight in their golden parachutes. Because nothing is more heartwarming … more…
Stupid narrow-minded provincial Alaskans? Hilarious! Especially when they’re horny white grandmas appropriating native Inuit culture for their own use! Stupid narrow-minded provincial New Yorkers? That’s our heroine!
Oh dear. MTV’s Splash Page is unhappy about how 2010’s Iron Man II is shaping up, because: While… “The Wrestler” star [Mickey Rourke] will play an amalgam of Crimson Dynamo and Whiplash rather than one or the other (as had previously been pondered), there is one big question that remains: was the decision to combine … more…
Oh, my head hurts: 1. The Hangover: $32.8 million (2nd week; drops 27%) 2. Up: $30.8 million (3rd week; drops 30%) 3. The Taking of Pelham 123: $23.4 (NEW) 4. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: $9.6 million (4th week; drops 34%) 5. Land of the Lost: $9 million (2nd week; drops 52%) … more…
Music from garbage. Lovely! Junkman from whatis waste on Vimeo. via Newbury Film Series
BritneyBash.com — which is a gushing fan site, actually, and not a place to bash her, as I’d hoped when I saw that URL — like totally OMG sez: This 2 DVD set celebrates Britney’s entire working life as it features interviews with the girl herself and those who know her best, archive footage from … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer! Wah!!!! Cancer cancer cancer … more…
Interpret that question as you will. Did Letterman go too far with his tasteless joke about Palin’s daughter getting knocked up by a Yankees baseball player, even if you buy his explanation that he was referring to the of-age Bristol, and not the underage Willow? (I do buy that explanation, and while I do think … more…
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