Year: 2009

trailer break: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness, Michael Bay does love blowing shit up, don’t he? Unexplained markings in ancient ruins all around the world? Michael Bay wants to make Raiders of the Lost Ark, methinks. With lots of shit blowing up, of course. I don’t like to spectulate about man … more…

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Retardead’

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Note that the DVD cover wants you to know that this is “from the creators of MONSTURD.” And the movie’s tagline? “They’re not so special anymore.” *sigh* From the filmmakers: Evil has come to the Butte County Institute of Special Education, and its students will never be the same. After surviving a ferocious battle with … more…

the reason for ‘Pushing Daisies’ sudden return?

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I think I figured out why ABC is torturing us by bringing Pushing Daisies back to TV now, for a couple of weeks, instead of just letting us enjoy those last few unaired episodes on DVD in the privacy of our own misery. It’s because Anna Friel — aka Chuck Charles, beloved of Ned the … more…

is it wrong to take some pleasure in this?

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“Jon & Kate Being Investigated for Child Labor Complaint”: Jon and Kate Gosselin are going through a difficult time in their marriage – and now they may have even more trouble to deal with. The Pennsylvania labor department is investigating whether the hit TLC show Jon and Kate Plus 8 is complying with the state’s … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘The Hangover,’ ‘Surveillance,’ ‘Imagine That,’ ‘Cheri,’ ‘Downloading Nancy,’ ‘Sex Positive’

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I’m not expecting much from Land of the Lost (opens in the U.S. on June 5, and in the U.K. on July 31) — certainly nothing along the lines of the weird-ass freaky science fiction shit that blew my mind as an eight-year-old watching the original Saturday morning TV show. If it’s as mildly amusing … more…

trailer break: ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Lovely: end on a joke about the accidental and inappropriate touching of penis. That’s some class, right there. Oh, and the Scrat has been male all along, has it? Of course it has. All animals are by default and assumption male. We all know that the only … more…