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Month: October 2009
retro trailer: ‘Transformers: The Movie’
Take a look back at an old trailer… I dunno about you, but I could probably come up with a few other films that are more incredible rock ’n’ roll adventures than this one. Holy shit: Orson Welles was in a Transformers movie. That’s beautiful. Oh, man: the rainbow flare on the titles… the power-rock … more…
U.K. and U.S. airdates for ‘Doctor Who’: “The Waters of Mars”
So how much sense does this make? BBC One will air “The Waters of Mars” — watch the trailer here — on Sunday, November 15, according to Digital Spy. But BBC America won’t air “The Waters of Mars” until Saturday, December 19, more than a month later, or so says Sci Fi Wire. All I … more…
watch it: the 10/31/09 weekly address from President Barack Obama
Tax cut? Huh. Yesterday I wrote a check for $200 to New York State for a new mass-transit tax on employers… including the self-employed. Employers are expressly forbidden by the state from passing this tax on to their employees, but there’s no way I can’t pass this tax on to me. But if I’d traded … more…
question of the weekend: What’s your favorite Halloween candy?
I’m not talking about the fancy stuff: your boxes of Godiva, your Leonidas, your Lindt truffles. I’m talking about the kind of cheap sweets that get thrown into treat-or-treat goodie bags: What’s your favorite Halloween candy? I never liked anything that wasn’t chocolate. Candy corn? Disgusting. Bit-O-Honey? Yuck. I never liked all the chocolates either, … more…
watch it: “3 Cats, 1 Steak”
Do NOT try this at home! Actually, this is kind of horrible. Why didn’t their owner just cut it into three pieces for them? Oh, right: So the owner would have a video to post on YouTube. If only cats had opposable thumbs, they could make videos of their humans doing dangeous, stupid shit. Oh, … more…
October 30: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re still working on putting together your Michael Jackson costume for Halloween; sewing all those sequins onto that glove is taking forever. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when … more…
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (review)
Riotously awful and simultaneously vile, this orgy of sexualize violence with no point except to give itself something to jerk off to…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #95
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.
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ still up
It’s all those balloons holding it aloft: 1. Up: £3.8 million (3rd week; drops 26%) 2. Saw VI: £1.7 million (NEW) 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox: £1.5 million (NEW) 4. Couples Retreat: £.93 million (2nd week; drops 49%) 5. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant: £.798 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) Up had edged close … more…
