trailer break: ‘Motherhood’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… There’s a whole bunch of stuff in this trailer that is not in the final film. I hate that. Motherhood opens in the U.S. on October 23; no U.K. release date has been announced.
Month: October 2009
question of the day: What movies have given you nightmares?
Today’s QOTD comes from reader Paul, who asks: What movies have given you nightmares? I’ll refine Paul’s question: Not metaphoric nightmares, not just unpleasant thoughts in the waking world, but actual, genuine, for-real scary dreams as you sleep. Bonus if the nightmares were so bad they actually woke you up. As an adult no movie … more…
watch it: retro 1950s Kleenex napkin ad
Oh good lord, I’m gonna have nightmares about tiny butlers in my kitchen after this.
Couples Retreat (review)
Maybe it’s pointless to complain about the shocking lack of elegance to an instantly forgettable bit of multiplex fluff like *Couples Retreat.* It’s like complaining about the food at Applebee’s…
trailer break: ‘Astro Boy’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like a little bit Iron Giant, a little bit Transformers, a little bit Robocop. The real question is, however: Is it a little bit Pinocchio? Does Astro long to be a real boy? This is from David Bowers, who cowrote and codirected the wonderfully original Flushed … more…
question of the day: Is Fox’s ‘The Cleveland Show’ nothing more than a 21st-century minstrel show?
I haven’t seen an episode of The Cleveland Show, Fox’s new Sunday-night animated sitcom — I’m not a fan of Seth MacFarlane, and I can’t stand Family Guy — but from what I have seen (trailers, TV ads, and such) and from what I know about MacFarlane, I don’t find it much of stretch to … more…
the new ‘Doctor Who’ logo
Here ’tis: I’m not crazy about it. The inclusion of the TARDIS in the design is a bit, well, cheesy. But maybe that’s just me. Discuss…
caption this! image from ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Just the thought of Spike Jonze doing Maurice Sendak has me doing a Snoopy dance: Warner Bros. tells us about the flick: Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates … more…
watch it: “Mad Men in 60 Seconds”
Another Mad Men sendup: another one via Agency Spy
trailer break: ‘Paranormal Activity’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Someone asked me recently why I hadn’t seen or reviewed Paranormal Activity, and the answer was easy: the film was not scheduled to open in New York, and there had been no press screenings of it. It’s just started playing here now, and I’ll have to make … more…
