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No more subsidies for fossil fuels: that’s one bit of good news, at least. As is very often the case with Obama, he says a lot of good stuff here. But as we’ve seen with the health care debacle, whether he will follow up on any of it remains to seen. And I’m not holding … more…
Plus: female chauvinist pigs and creepy old guys drooling over young women (and somehow forgetting to drool over young men). Yes, it’s this week’s installment of The Week in Women, over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
You really do have to wonder what goes through some people’s minds. The cat: not so much — it’s just a cat, and is mostly thinking about having a nap. But its owner?
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you just gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta get a B in algebra so you can get into Julliard. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m so looking forward to seeing this movie, and it looks like I’ll get my chance: the film has finally been picked up for U.S. distribution by Newmarket Films, after a period during which no one would touch it. As the Telegraph explained back on September 11: … more…
Dan Kois at New York magazine’s Vulture blog wonders about Tucker Max’s destiny: Max, when asked after a screening what mainstream studios think of him and his movie, answered, “No one in Hollywood gives a shit about us until we make money.” And in that respect, if his movie succeeds and becomes even a modest … more…
Here’s the thing about Tucker Max: He’s a child. A toddler. A three-year-old screaming, ‘Poopie, poopie, POOPIE!” at the top of his lungs in the middle of the supermarket in the hopes of getting a reaction out of his embarrassed mother.
Just a quick look at last weekend’s box office as we head into the new weekend: 1. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: £1.6 million (NEW) 2. District 9: £.8 million (3rd week; drops 32%) 3. Gamer: £.6 million (NEW) 4. 500 Days of Summer: £.5 million (3rd week; drops 12%) 5. The Final Destination: … more…
When product placement goes horribly wrong:
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