question of the day: How movie-nerd-a-riffic can you get?

Surely I am not the only dork who, upon seeing a picture of the new observation module astronauts just installed on the International Space Station, thought, “Holy crap, they turned the ISS into a TIE fighter!” And I thought that was pretty nerdy. But it’s not much compared to the lengths some film geeks will … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest,’ ‘Cop Out,’ ‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘A Prophet (Un Prophète),’ ‘The Crazies,’ ‘The Art of the Steal’

Looks like Ethan Hawke got a promotion from his Los Angeles Training Day and a crosscountry transfer to serve with Brooklyn’s Finest (opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 5; no U.K. release date has been announced). Looks intense… And then there’s Cop Out (opens in the U.S. and Canada on February 26, and … more…

the ‘Doctor Who’ teasing is killing me!

I’m such a sucker. The slightest sliver of an enticement of a hint about the upcoming Doctor Who — and new Doctor Matt Smith, whom I both love and hate as Gollum loves and hates the Ring — and I’m just a mess of anticipation and excitement and self-recrimination: How could I be such a … more…

trailer break: ‘The Yellow Handkerchief’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… This film was at Sundance two years ago, in January 2008, which means it was completed before Twilight even started shooting. I think it’s probably a safe bet that the only reason The Yellow Handkerchief is even getting a release at all now is because of Kristen … more…

Wii of the weekend: ‘Ghostbusters’

Holy crap, do I loves me this game something fierce. I rented it from GameFly — one of my first rentals from that most excellent service — and I was so reluctant to return it that I eventually decided that it really did make more sense to buy it (only 20 bucks, new from Amazon) … more…

the ugliest-ass ads on the Internet…

…will hopefully no longer be turning up here. Because I just turned off another huge slew of hideous ads featuring fat bellies overhanging belts, cartoons of fat people turning slim because they ate some freakin’ junk with acai berries in it, terrifying before-and-after images of insecure guys who looked better before they pumped up, etc. … more…

retro trailer: ‘Ghostbusters’

Take a look back at an old trailer… I never, ever tire of this movie. I’ve memorized it — not deliberately, just through endless re-viewings. It has a quote for every occasion, from which springs a big chunk of my vernacular. I love love love this movie. That is all. My review is here. Ghostbusters … more…