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Radio idiot Howard Stern engaged in some vile fatbashing of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe the other day — I won’t repeat it, but you can listen here, if you must — the upshot of which is that she’s kidding herself in thinking she’s ever gonna get another role after Precious. She already has gotten more … more…
Quietly charming and coarsely handsome, a sensitively observed story about young people in love seen through a keen eye for the unglamorous side of New York City that we don’t often see on film these days…
Wherein we see that FX have been a part of cinema from the very beginning. Too bad the film is so damaged: Thank the British Film Institute’s National Archive that the film is in at least passably watchable shape: The first-ever film version of Lewis Carroll’s tale has recently been restored by the BFI National … more…
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. “No, Miss Jett, I expect you to play”: Apparition tells us about the movie: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story … more…
…when I’m asked by a publicist to hold my review of a film till opening day, and I agree to do so, and then I see that lots of other critics have already posted their reviews. Look for my review of Green Zone at 12:01am on Friday.
Here are the thoughts I jotted down, pretty much in order as they occurred to me as I watched…
I have discovered the weirdest, the most inexplicable Doctor Who-related thing ever on the Internet… and that’s saying something, considering the stuff that can be found on the Internet. John Odum, writing at The Huffington Post, is very excited about the prospect of a Doctor Who movie. He links to a report about this that … more…
I’ll say one thing: The kid’s right about middle school. It is the worst idea ever. However, I’m not sure that making movies about how middle school is the worst idea ever actually makes anyone feel better about it. Diary of a Wimpy Kid opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 19; no U.K. … more…
I’ve been feeling very, very depressed lately about the prospects of ever making anything like a reasonable living at this film criticism game. And this shocking news did not help: On Monday, Variety, the legendary Hollywood trade publication, laid off its chief film critic, Todd McCarthy. Editor Tim Gray, in a memo to Variety staffers, … more…
This isn’t a joke or a parody. Victoria Jackson, Crazy Person, is totally serious here: (via Jezebel)
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