watch it: “2M4M 4EVER!”
Oh, the right-wing bigots are making it so damn easy to rip into them these days. I mean, even more than they used to. (via Americablog)
Year: 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Crank: High Voltage,’ ‘Tyson,’ ‘Sleep Dealer,’ ‘Is Anybody There?,’ ‘American Violet’
BUMPED UP: To note that I’ve added another screening this week: The Soloist (opens in the U.S. on April 24, and in the U.K. on September 11), the Jamie Foxx-Robert Downey Jr. movie about crazy musical genius. It’s from director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) and screenwriter Susannah Grant (Catch and Release, Charlotte’s Web, … more…
trailer break: ‘American Violet’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Can I just say: I love Tim Blake Nelson. He’s always amazing without every being showy about it — he just sneaks up on you and makes sure you can never, ever forget how amazing he is. American Violet opens in the U.S. on April 17; no … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘The Spirit’
I guess this had to happen eventually, but you always think these things will never come to pass: The worst movie of 2008 is now available on DVD. In a two-disc special edition, no less. Because twice as much bad is better? The mind boggles. I wrote this back in December, when The Spirit was … more…
question of the day: Huh? What? “Glenn Beck comedy show”?
Words fail: NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel’s latest sensation, is taking a comedy show on the road for six live performances over six days during the first week of June. Beck calls his act a “poor man’s Seinfeld” and intends to mix topical humor with his modern-day reimagining of Thomas Paine’s … more…
North American box office: Hannah Montana beats up Vin Diesel
Oh, the burn: 1. Hannah Montana: The Movie: $32.3 million (NEW) 2. Fast & Furious: $27.2 million (2nd week; drops 62%) 3. Monsters vs. Aliens: $21.8 million (3rd week; drops 33%) 4. Observe and Report: $11 million (NEW) 5. Knowing: $6.4 million (4th week; drops 21%) actual numbers, not estimates Never underestimate the breathtaking power … more…
Anvil! The Story of Anvil documentary review
I’m still not 100 percent convinced that this wonderfully bittersweet documentary isn’t entirely a put-on.
more ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction
That new chapter in my latest Doctor Who fanfic saga I promised? It’s posted now. Enjoy. (I think you’ll recognize the little bit of dialogue echoed in “Planet of the Dead,” and why it works too well as I used it — long before I ever heard of “Planet of the Dead” — to alter … more…
trailer break: ‘The Boat That Rocked’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ah, so the Internet generation didn’t invent piracy after all? These guys were like the bloggers of their day: independent voices saying whatever they wanted outside the auspices of corporate control. Good for them. I’m hearing some not-so-good things about this from the British contingent among my … more…
watch it: “Fox has a teabagg’n problem”
Perhaps this puts to rest the whole “Are they evil, or merely stupid?” debate when it comes to certain segments of the population:
