Month: March 2010

trailer break: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! Whatisface promises to love Whatserface every moment forever! Oh no oh no oh no oh no! The Vulturi don’t give second chances! Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod! Whatiswerewolf face wants her to pick him instead! Cuz he might be better … more…

Green Zone (review)

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Spoiler alert! Jason Bourne does not find the WMDs in Iraq. Sorry to ruin *Green Zone* for you, but surely reality already did that years ago.

U.K. box office: ‘Alice’ pummels ‘Avatar’

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Everything’s gonna be 3D from now on: 1. Alice in Wonderland: £10.6 million (NEW) 2. Avatar: £.91 million 3. The Crazies: £.67 million (2nd week; drops 44%) 4. The Lovely Bones: £.66 million (3rd week; drops 45%) 5. The Princess and the Frog: £.38 million (actual numbers, not estimates) Just as it did in North … more…

watch it: 1960s IHOP commercial

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Holy crap: As Margaret at Jezebel puts it: “IHOP Serves Up Pancakes With A Side Of Acid.” I’ve always thought there was something a little… creepy… about IHOP. Perhaps I have subsconscious memories of hearing this commercial in utero.

but would Joan Holloway see herself in Barbie?

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For a while many years ago I was geekishly collecting Star Trek Barbies and X-Files Barbies, so I squee’d when I saw this: March 10, 2010 — New York, NY — Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF), and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector “Mad Men” dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed … more…

I am continually astonished…

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…by how many men seem to think that a woman — a mere girl! — simply couldn’t possibly like science fiction, and how many men express utter amazement when a woman indicates such an interest. These guys need to meet more interesting women…

Our Family Wedding (review)

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Finally! A movie than combines all the gender bashing of terrible TV commercials and awful sitcoms — in which manipulative women must crack the whip on their manchild husbands — with the repulsive wedding porn of every other romantic comedy of recent years.

more about criticism as a full-time job

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Apparently my QOTD yesterday about the state of film criticism caused a few ripples around the Web. I found a long post at a blog called Conversation | Film in response to it, a few points in which I feel merit a response in return. (The blog’s author appears to be one Matt Schneider, though … more…

trailer break: ‘Greenberg’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Rich white boy angst! I mean, the Ben Stiller character has gotta be rich if he can afford to do nothing for a while, right? What a luxury! So far, the most interesting this about this movie is the kerfluffle over New York Press critic Armond White, … more…