watch it: “Kitchen Sink” by Alison Maclean
No, seriously: watch it. It’s beautifully weird and creepy:
Month: November 2009
caption this! image from ‘Doctor Who’: “The Waters of Mars”
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie — or now, TV! — and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars” is the third to last outing with David Tennant as the Doctor: In Entertainment reveals a … more…
my week at the movies: ‘The Young Victoria,’ ‘The Box,’ ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats,’ ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Here it’s already Wednesday, and I’m just getting around to this now. But that’s okay, actually, because my “week” at the movies pretty much begins today. I did see The Young Victoria (already available on DVD in the U.K.; opens in the U.S. on December 18) yesterday, and I quite liked it. But today and … more…
trailer break: ‘Ninja Assassin’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Isn’t that the same remote mountain monastery/martial arts training ground where Batman went to study? Or is it a franchise? “Raised to become an assassin” made me hope that the next placard would be something like “but he really wants to dance!” But it wasn’t. Wow. This … more…
question of the day: Is America ready for ‘Doctor Who’?
Scott Brown at Wired magazine recently came to the defense of Doctor Who, explaining why it’s so essential these days, and why it stands out: There’s a fix I just don’t get from mainstream American science fiction, perhaps because of its grinding obsession with the imperialistic (and its depressive sibling, the dystopic), not to mention … more…
Oscar hosts: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
The question of the other day — Who should host the Oscars now that Hugh Jackman has stepped down? — has been answered: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will cohost, according to The Los Angeles Times: Martin, who hosted the 73rd and 75th Oscar ceremony, said in a statement: “I am happy to co-host the … more…
watch it: “Peggy Robertson’s [sic] tells her story of insurance denial”
Another example of why the U.S.’s health insurance paradigm must die: I’d like men to think very carefully about this: Imagine you were told you could get health insurance only if you were to have a vasectomy… (via Feministing)
Coco Before Chanel (review)
Audrey Tautou looks *amazing,* surrounded by women who flounce around like fluffy Edwardian fruit cups. But moments like that — in which you really feel the impact of Chanel’s legacy — are, *tant pis,* all too rare…
trailer break: ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, I’m terrified that the movie cannot possibly be as hilarious as this trailer is. Cuz if it is, I’m gonna die laughing. Maybe that’s part of the psychic warfare. “The silence of the goats.” I love it. The Men Who Stare at Goats opens in the … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Jenny Takes a Shower’
It’s okay — it’s artistic: An artistic video collection featuring Jenny, in nine revealing scenes, as she showers completely nude indoors, and out in the open, on hot summer days. Watch Jenny as she takes her morning shower, wash mud off in her garden, scrub paint off her naked skin, cool off on a hot … more…
