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I’m trying to build traffic at the new blog for the Online Film Critics Society, so if you’re of a mind to talk about the weird misconceptions that some people have about film critics (or perhaps ideas that are not misconceptions that we critics should be working to fix), please check out this post, and … more…
Longish, but a necessary reminder that anti-abortion attitudes have always been about controlling women: Watch When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories in Entertainment | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com via Hugo Zoom via Sideshow
I saw a woman in Manhattan the other day completely covered, head to foot, in shapeless robes, with only the narrowest slit allowing her to see. Her husband was taking a picture of her in front of tourist attraction, and I thought, What’s the point of taking a picture of someone you can’t even see? … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This one is probably not going to be a laugh riot. Interesting: there’s a long section of untranslated, unsubtitled dialogue. I wonder why… The Stoning of Soraya M. opens in the U.S. on June 26; no U.K. release date has been announced.
Today’s question comes from reader Dardo, who writes: I always thought the first Narnia movie was one the most offensive movies ever made, with Santa Claus giving a knife to a six year old girl so she can go to war, and a group of children marching to war with no training or any military … more…
I was going through my ever-growing piles of Doctor Who DVDs the other day — the classsic series, that is — because I’m like a kid on Christmas morning with them, trying to decide which ones to watch first and which ones to write about first. And also because I accidentally bought a second copy … more…
I keep waiting to hear someone in a position of power say that the problem with health care is the health insurance companies. And I’m still not hearing it. Obama is talking about treatment and care driving up costs, when it’s the drive by insurance companies to make enormous profits that’s the problem. Our health … more…
opening wide The Taking of Pelham 123: You know what would be a real disaster? The rush hour that follows this hijacking, what with the East Side subway lines shut down as a crime scene. Oy. Imagine That: This could have been an awesome satire. Imagine this: credit default swaps and interest-only mortgages are the … more…
The Hangover: AKA Guys Do Stupid Things When They’re Drunk, and Even Stupider Things When They’re Not. Fired Up!: They sold this film to American audiences by making sure there was a prominent FU on all the posters and such. I wonder if they’re trying the same in England… The Last House on the Left: … more…
…but at least cable TV loves strong women. “The Week in Women” (my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists) really has me down this week. But what do I know? I’m just a girl, and worse, a feminist. And probably a lesbian. Certainly, my legs are hairy, and all those coarse … more…
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