watch it: “Farm Film Report”
One of my early exposures to the art of film criticism:
Month: January 2010
because blue is the new blue
Hustler is going to produce a porno version of Avatar, according to Empire. Or perhaps because everyone really does want to screw a Na’vi. This has been your WTF Thought for the Day.
top 10 movies of 2009: the whys and wherefores
If you regularly check my on-the-fly ranking of new theatrical releases as I see them, then my top 10 movies of 2009 are no surprise: I shuffled a few titles around a bit last month, but the films ranked in the top 10 for 2009 haven’t changed much in months. (The 2009 ranking is here; … more…
trailer break: ‘MacGruber’ redband trailer
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I know I’m dating myself when I say that I don’t watch Saturday Night Live because it hasn’t been funny since about 1984. And this kind of crap is why. It really pisses me off to see SNL making fun of my longtime boyfriend MacGyver like this. … more…
question of the day: What would you do if you ran a movie studio?
I’ve got a piece up over at Film.com running down the top five things I’d do if I ran a movie studio. Number 1: For every $100 million-plus movie my studio produces, I take another $50 mill; I’d divide it evenly among 10 young, hungry filmmakers based on their scripts, their previous experience, and their … more…
watch it: “Dangerous Wands”
Sometimes, the best defense against the Dark Arts is to care: See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
my week at the movies: ‘Edge of Darkness,’ ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ ‘Tooth Fairy,’ ‘Legion’
So, I watched the 1985 BBC miniseries Edge of Darkness [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada] [Amazon U.K.] upon which this new movie of the same name (opens in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. on January 29) is based, and I quite enjoyed it. Of course, it’s a six-hour character-driven drama, and the new movie — … more…
because Fox really, really hates ‘Torchwood’ fans
The American television network Fox is developing an American version of Torchwood. The Hollywood Reporter has the gall to frame it: Huge news for sci-fi fans: Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series “Torchwood.” Yeah, “huge news” like Hitler invading Poland is “huge news.” It gets worse: Unlike U.S. adaptations that … more…
trailer break: ‘From Paris with Love’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… It’s Taken meets Die Hard! It’s the first action comedy of the War on Terror! Take that, bad guys! From Paris with Love opens in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. on February 5.
not screening for critics: the 2010 list — the first: ‘Legion’
Here I’ll highlight here all the studio films in 2010 I won’t get to see before they open because they’re not being screened for New York critics. I’ll also link to my review, if I do subsequently cover the film anyway. Hard to believe we’ve gotten all the way to the third week of January … more…
