why do women pay to see crappy movies?
Where is the networking and support for female filmmakers? Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
Month: February 2010
how to create a male sex slave, Kevin Smith is fat, ‘FlashForward’s gonna suck, more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
February 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but they won’t let you of the special hospital without a good reason. But you can have a multiplex-like experience right in your room with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you … more…
watch it: the 2/20/10 weekly address from President Barack Obama
So, Obama runs down the outrages of the health insurance companies, yet doesn’t mention the obvious solution: Shut. Them. Down. We don’t need the health insurance companies. The purpose of health insurance companies is to turn a profit, not to provide health care — in fact providing health care is antithetical to the purpose of … more…
question of the weekend: Are you watching the Olympics?
Are you watching the Olympics? I’m not. (If you have a suggestion for a QOTD/QOTW, feel free to email me. Responses to this QOTW sent by email will be ignored; please post your responses here.)
watch it: “Cat of 1000 Faces – Episode 1”
The things people do to their cats…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #111
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
Blood Done Sign My Name (review)
I challenge anyone who sincerely believes that *The Blind Side* is a good film to take a look at this one and see how this kind of story is meant to be told.
trailer break: ‘Happy Tears’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… At last, it’s the feel-good, crotchety-old-man, wacky-sisters dramedy of the winter! I wondered when that was coming… Oh man, that’s Ellen Barkin? I totally did not recognize her. Happy Tears opens theatrically today in the U.S. (and Canada?); it will be available on demand on February 24. … more…
question of the day: What new specialty TV channel would you create?
Does the American entertainmentscape really need another food channel? Cuz we’re getting one, The New York Times reported yesterday: Scripps, the owner of the Food Network, plans to turn on the Cooking Channel on Memorial Day, May 31, this year, enhancing its position in the category of kitchen programming. Before meetings with advertisers, the company … more…
