why ‘Seven Pounds’ is unethical

In my review of Seven Pounds I said this: [W]hat Will Smith(TM) is doing, particularly in the cases of these two of the seven people he is handing a pound of his flesh — either metaphorically or literally — is wildly unethical to the point that any honest version of this movie would end with … more…

can ‘Jericho’ be revived… again?

Speaking of last-ditch, past-the-last-minute campaigns to save TV shows… I watching an episode of Threshold on Universal HD in December when an ad for the late, lamented short-lived series Jericho popped up. I thought, at first, that it was a promo for a rerun of the show on UHD. Not so. Turns out it’s part … more…

too late now, but ‘Pushing Daisies’ is on Twitter

My email in-box was just bombarded with notes informing me that Ned the piemaker, the girl named Chuck, fabric arts-loving PI Emerson Cod, itty-bitty waitress Olive Snook, and dead-dog Digby are now following me on Twitter. I, of course, reciprocated, and clicked “follow” on all their Twitter pages. It’s probably way too late to save … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #52

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. If this one is too … more…