watch it: Neill Blomkamp talks about alien life
The District 9 corwriter and director discusses the possibility of ET: (via Movie City Indie)
Month: February 2010
caption this! image from ‘The Crazies’
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Fill ’er, sir?: Overture Films tells us about the movie: Imagine living in a small town where everything is safe and happy…until suddenly it … more…
trailer break: ‘The Ghost Writer’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Hey, did you know that Roman Polanski has a new movie about to hit screens? Yeah, neither did I. I wonder why everyone’s keeping it such a secret? Hmmmm…. Look at that cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams — Timothy Hutton’s in this, too, … more…
um, critics have nothing to do with making Oscar nominations or picking Oscar winners…
A few commenters in yesterday’s Oscar nominations thread seem to be under the misapprehension that film critics are actually involved in the Acadamy Awards — voting for nominations and wins — and it suddenly occurred to me that this might be a more widespread belief. So I figure it’s worth promoting my response to them … more…
question of the day: What do you think about the Razzie nominations?
Following up on yesterday’s QOTD about the Oscar nominations: What do you think about the Razzie nominations? Highlights from the noms for the “Berry Worst ‘Achievements’ in Film” in 2009 — which were also announced yesterday — include (links go to my reviews): Worst Picture All About Steve G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Land … more…
‘Lost’ blogging: “LA X” Parts 1 and 2
*Lost* doesn’t make much sense while you’re watching it. My ramblings will surely make even less sense if you haven’t seen the episode… and something may get spoiled for you that you don’t want spoiled. You have been warned.
watch it: “Urlesque.com: The Darker Side of Siskel and Ebert”
Outtakes from their old review show that highlights a side of their pairing we never saw on TV:
OFCS members 92% accurate in Oscar nominee predictions
My fellow members of the Online Film Critics Society and I picked pretty damn well in our January polls to guess who’d be nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director: We went 5 for 5 in the Best Actor and Best Director categories, 4 for 5 in Best Actress, and 9 … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Hurray for Huckle: The Best Outside Fun Ever!’
That’s right: it’s a DVD about playing outside: There are plenty of mysteries to keep the Busytown friends very busy! Missing playground items, a mysterious note at the Busytown Bank, an empty swimming hole and a flying saucer are only the beginning of the mysteries Huckle and the Busytown friends try to solve with some … more…
we should send Captain Jack Harkness around to, ahem, straighten this idiot out
(Sometimes related to entertainment. Sometimes not. Always stupid.) Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Institution believes the military cannot repeal the atrocity that is the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy regarding gays who serve in the military because: There are a lot of 18-year-old, old-fashioned, testosterone-laden men in the military who are tough guys. What makes … more…
