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Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Sherlock Holmes is Guy Ritchie’s reinterpretation of the world’s first consulting detective — we’re promised lots of action. Like this, I guess: Warner Bros. tells us: In … more…
Continuing this week’s theme regarding the “debate” over health-care reform, surely you’ve heard that the proud ignoramuses who are screaming about “socialized medicine” and “death panels” would like us to believe that if Stephen Hawking lived in the U.K., he’d be dead — DEAD! — because the Nazi eugenicists would have deemed him not worthy … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Speaking of Lars von Trier’s latest… You’d think people would know by now not to go to remote cabins in the woods. Nothing good ever happens in remote cabins in the woods. And goodness, you certainly don’t go with Willem Dafoe: that’s just a recipe for horror. … more…
The Independent runs down the list of films that have been banned around the world for such reasons as extreme violence, religious blasphemy, explicit sex, and other outrageousness. They’re all the usual suspects you’ve probably heard about before as controversial: A Clockwork Orange, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Caligula, and so on. I’m not sure … more…
Joe’s ohs are lots of zeroes at the end of its weekend tally: 1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $54.7 million (NEW) 2. Julie & Julia: $20 million (NEW) 3. G-Force: $9.9 million (3rd week; drops 44%) 4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $8.9 million (4th week; drops 50%) 5. Funny People: $8 … more…
And remember: the horror stories here are about people who have health insurance… Except their premiums have gone to enrich executives, not to guarantee care when they need it: You know… I’m thinking about spending a few months in England next year, if I can swing it financially, now that I’ve got my dual citizenship … more…
My computer problems this morning have had me freaking out all day: I cannot afford to have a computer upgrade situation be an emergency. So I just went ahead and ordered a new Macbook Pro 15″ laptop — one of those gorgeous aluminum ones — from the Apple Store. This way, at least, I can … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So this one time, at Bandslam… I’m confused by this trailer: Which one of them is the moody, brooding vampire? Which one of them is the not-just-high-school-evil bitch who rips apart the bad boys with her bare teeth? Which one is planning a massacre in the cafeteria? … more…
I can’t believe I missed this one when it was released in Region 1 back in May. Hard to imagine there could have been something that looked worse that week: When two enormous prehistoric creatures contend for supremacy of the sea, the California coast becomes the setting for a showdown that’s been centuries in the … more…
Ben Stein — Nixon administration criminal turned Ferris Bueller actor turned game show host turned conservative blowhard — has been let go as a columnist by the paper of record. In The American Spectator, Stein explains why he was “Expelled from The New York Times” — it started when he made an extended cinematic argument … more…
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