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In case you worried — as I did — that Sharlo Copley mightn’t be able to handle the accent required for H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock in the upcoming A-Team movie, check out this hilarious promo video from his South African FX company Atomic: Thanks to Donna in comments for pointing this out.
It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure-type thing, according to the Sony press release about the DVD: Would-be buccaneers can even participate in the action, as PLAYMOBIL: THE SECRET OF PIRATE ISLAND features an exciting interactive storyline. At certain points throughout the story, the lead characters, Jack and Amelia, will turn to the viewers and ask, … more…
The nice-nice cable network Hallmark Channel is trying to be nice-nice on the Web with its new site Celebrity Good Life. Though it won’t officially launch till October 23, according to media trade pub Folio, the site is live now. What’s it about? From Hallmark (via Folio): With the tag line “Cleaning Up the Red … more…
But zombies and mad science and sentient toys hold strong: 1. Couples Retreat: $34.3 million (NEW) 2. Zombieland: $14.8 million (2nd week; drops 40%) 3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $11.5 million (4th week; drops 27%) 4. Paranormal Activity: $7.9 million (3rd week in release; 1st week in top 5) 5. Toy Story/Toy Story … more…
Tons of spoilers! Don’t read unless you’ve seen ALL five episodes of *Children of Earth*!
I’m not at all surprised by the Oscar buzz Carey Mulligan is getting for her astonishingly rich performance in An Education. Because I saw her in the multi-award-winning (Hugo, BAFTA, etc.) Doctor Who episode “Blink,” in which she is so entirely captivating that she makes us forget that David Tennant barely appears in it at … more…
Excellent short documentary on economic inequalities many people never even notice: Ten Dollars an Hour from Ben Guest on Vimeo. The level of cluelessness on display here is astonishing. Of course the kitchen worker says, “No problem, I’ll be there” when asked to work extra days: she’s terrified of losing even this crappy job, and … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’ve already noted that I’m dreading this — in a good way — because the book is so unrelentingly brutal. And the trailer only intensifies that dread. I fully expect the usual concentrated passion from Viggo Mortensen, and Viggo’s been calling his kid costar, Kodi Smit-McPhee, the … more…
Whenever there’s a movie on the horizon that’s based on a book I’ve never read, I wrestle with the conundrum: Do I read that book before I see the movie, or do I hold off and approach the movie with a completely fresh eye? There’s never a single right answer to that question, but when … more…
Today’s QOTD comes via David Sirota at AlterNet, who poses the idea not as a question — because he believes the knows the answer — but as a declarative: he knows why undead corpses dominating at the box office. Not surprisingly — since politics is Sirota’s purview — he thinks it has to do with … more…
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