Open Window (review)
A counter to the onslaught of cinematic violence that typically assaults us and yet divorces us from an experience of a violent act.
Year: 2009
question of the day: Should cinematic Nazis speak English?
As BBC News noted this weekend, the recent films The Reader and Valkyrie have raised some questions about how accents should be handled on film, particularly by how these two films handle the same matter very differently. In The Reader, German characters who are supposedly speaking German to one another speak English with German accents. … more…
‘Torchwood’ blogging: “A Day in the Death”
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen the episode!
‘Battlestar Galactica’ blogging: “The Oath”
Lots of spoilers! Assumes you’ve seen the episode!
watch it: the 1/31/09 weekly address from President Barack Obama
“Outrage.” “Shamefully.” “Arrogance and greed.” Awesome.
The Week in Women
FYI, my latest “The Week in Women” column is up over at the site of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.
weekend open thread: Super Bowl edition
I hear there’s a big game or something this weekend. Football… is that the one where the guys run around the bases, or the one they play on ice? Gonna watch the game? Or maybe one of this week’s new movies is catching your eye? Me: I’ve got so much catching up to do, it’s … more…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #56
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.
Taken (review)
It doesn’t quite live up to the promise of that most awesomest of trailers, but almost.
FlickFilosopher meetup in London, week of February 8th
I head over to London this coming Wednesday, February 4th, arriving late that night, and I’m in town through Saturday, February 14th. I’d like to plan a get-together with any U.K. readers for early in the week of February 8th. I’ll be staying in Ealing — gimme a chance to scope out the local pubs … more…
