Year: 2009

trailer break: ‘Invictus’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m confused: Where are the aliens? Is the rugby match being played in District 9? Hey, that’s Martha Jones’s mother as Winnie Mandela! Invictus opens in the U.S. on December 11, and in the U.K. on February 5, 2010.

question of the day: Is an entire generation of girls internalizing the idea that abuse is romantic thanks to ‘Twilight’?

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Recently kar3ning at the LiveJournal Captain’s Log went to see New Moon, and realized that Bella and Edward’s relationship appears to bear all the signs of an abusive one. kar3ning asked the questions The National Domestic Violence Hotline poses to help a woman determine whether she is being abused, and answered them on Bella’s behalf: … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Armored,’ ‘Invictus,’ ‘It’s Complicated,’ ‘The Last Station’

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Who wants a sparkly vampire boyfriend? I want an ass-kicking, violin-playing, cocaine-shooting-up, arrogant, superior, crime-solving genius boyfriend, and all the better if he’s played by Robert Downey Jr., who is probably just as fucked up as Holmes himself but is walking sex nevertheless. (Jude Law’s not so bad, either.) Oh my god I feel like … more…

“The Ultimate Disney Experience” in New York not so ultimate

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Someone says “ultimate Disney experience,” what springs to mind? Maybe a trip to Disney World including a stay in one of the luxury resort hotels there? That’s pretty ultimate. Maybe when there’s a Disney park in zero-g, that’ll be considered the ultimate. Thing is, I’m not sure that “The Ultimate Disney Experience” that Disney is … more…

not screening for critics: the 2009 list — latest: ‘Armored,’ ‘Transylmania’

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UPDATED 11.30: Just cuz it’s awards season doesn’t mean there isn’t crap to be found… UPDATED 10.16: When will someone make a horror movie that can stand up to the critics? UPDATED 9.21: Another horror movie, not screening for critics… UPDATED 9.09: Two more not-at-all surprising additions to the list… UPDATED 8.21: Shocking news! End-of-August … more…

bias update: November 30

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obsession: Doctor Who (two more David Tennants to go) boyfriend: George Clooney in Up in the Air (because he’s George Clooney) psyched: Sherlock Holmes (I’m gonna be really disappointed if this isn’t awesome) girl crush: Emily Blunt in Young Victoria (it’s good to be the queen) dreading: Did You Hear About the Morgans? (looks like … more…

trailer break: ‘It’s Complicated’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… It’s not really that complicated, actually. Nancy Meyers makes movies that look like Pottery Barn catalogues, populated by people who aren’t really people. Evidence: The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, and What Women Want. And this looks like more of the same. It’s Complicated opens in the U.S. … more…