some men get it, some men still don’t…
Plus: taking back the chick flick, Hollywood hates women, and more. Yup, it’s The Week in Women, once again, my regular weekly column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Have fun.
Year: 2009
watch it: the 10/17/09 weekly address from President Barack Obama
Oh, for the last bloody time: Fuck. The. Insurance. Companies. And. The. Blood. Soaked. Profits. They. Rode. In. On. Seriously. Why doesn’t Obama just say, “Look, I’ve bent over fucking backwards for these parasites, and still they won’t quit their bitching. Have they no mercy? Have they no shame? So I’m done. I tried to … more…
watch it: “CUTEST baby tiger”
The cute is brung:
October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but there’s all this vengeance to be doled out and all those injustices to be put right. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, … more…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #93
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.
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ opens in the stratosphere
I really wish the U.K. box office numbers were available earlier in the week…: 1. Up: £6.4 million (NEW) 2. Zombieland: £1.2 million (NEW) 3. The Invention of Lying: £1.1 million (2nd week; drops 38%) 4. Fame: £.91 million (3rd week; drops 49%) 5. Love Happens: £.56 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not estimates) Unsurprisingly, the … more…
trailer break: ‘A Single Man’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This is one of the more striking trailers I’ve seen in a long while. I certainly expect something visually dramatic from the film, which is the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford: if we can’t expect visual drama from a fashion designer, what’s the point of … more…
Where the Wild Things Are (review)
Will there be a bigger disappointment for me this year than Spike Jonze’s *Where the Wild Things Are*? Gosh, I hope not: I’m not sure my heart could take it.
question of the day: What classic horror films actually deserve to be remade?
Another Friday, another remake of a horror flick that didn’t really need to be remade. The Stepfather opens today (without benefit of press screenings, which is the SOP of late), but we’ve also had, in recent months, remakes of Sorority Row, Halloween II, and Friday the 13th. Now, it’s easy to understand why these movies … more…
