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And runs all week. Rumor had it that it was going to air almost simulanteously in the U.S., but clearly, this is not happening: it debuts on BBC America on July 20th. I shan’t be waiting that long to check it out, of course. Not that my stupid cable company carries BBC America anyway. And … more…
“Whatever criticism is, it is not a democracy.” —Jonathan Jones, Guardian art critic
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well, Vera, obviously there is something wrong with being different. We’ll never guess her secret? Oh, pul-leeze. She’s Satan’s slave. She’s Carrie’s clone. No, wait, she’s Damien’s child! And she killed Damien, and that’s why she’s an orphan! No? Not scary anymore? We need something more modern … more…
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.
Isn’t this like having Quincy Jones review music? Or Catherine de Medici review fine arts? Harvey Weinstein is reviewing movies, at Tina Brown’s The Daily Beast (that’s like Huffington Post, a refuge for all those poor celebrities with no other outlets for their voices, except the Beast does pay, as long as you sign away … more…
That’s the little settop box that lets you stream stuff from Netflix and Amazon Unbox. I’m streaming old episodes of All Creatures Great and Small from Netflix as we speak. Oh my god, Peter Davison was adorable when he was 12…
It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another Dream Cast, and this week we’re doing something special in honor of the American holiday Fourth of July. I’ve always wondered why we haven’t gotten a big, juicy, emotional, dramatic, epic movie about the revolt of the British colonies in the New World, especially considering how many spectacular … more…
Oh, man: $345? You can buy a kickass iPod Touch for that these days…
We all know how it is. You’d like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but all those fireworks aren’t gonna shoot themselves off, and there’s too many hot dogs to be eaten, anyway. But you can have something close to that blockbuster experience on the road with the proper application of … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Yea, female empowerment! But in what universe is Amy Adams fat? C’mon… I hope the movie is as promising as the trailer suggests. I’d love to see a movie that turns something that many women are interested in — cooking — into something that is valuable and … more…
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