deep thought
If I could play Facebook’s Farmville on the Wii Balance Board, I’d be in seventh heaven…
Month: April 2010
bias update: April 26
obsession: Doctor Who (because it now goes to 11) boyfriend: Matt Smith in Doctor Who (because he made me fall in love with him faster than I thought I would) psyched: Iron Man 2 (because Robert Downey Jr. is a permanent member of my boyfriend harem) girl crush: Amy Pond in Doctor Who (because she’s … more…
The Back-up Plan (review)
She’s 40 years old going on 8. He’s preposterously perfect. *yawn*
trailer break: ‘Just Wright’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Remember, ladies: Do not be your regular self if you want to catch a man. If you do, how will he be able to bitch later that you’ve “changed”? It would be nice is this movie were actually about a woman who doesn’t play games winning out … more…
more adventures in corporate Hollywood totally misunderstanding the Internet
I wrote recently about how the people behind Kick-Ass missed a golden opportunity to engage with fans of the film when they failed to do anything with the domain redmist.org, which features prominently in the film. Two more examples of the same mystifying failure cropped up over the past few days. Last Thursday’s installment of … more…
question of the day: Is Insane Clown Posse for real with their “Miracles” video?
My brother Ken forced me to watch this over the weekend, because he thought I’d find it hilarious. So I watched. It bored me, then I started to find it pathetic, and then it made me angry. Take a look: This is one of the most aggressively ignorant things I’ve ever seen, and what’s worse … more…
even lady action heroes get the blues…
The Week in Women — my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists — this week looks at female action heroes, and how they actually reinforce gender stererotypes. Fun!
retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’
Take a look back at an old trailer… England! It looks remarkably like Southern California! But never mind: Look, it’s Errol Flynn! With a little moustache! As the mightiest adventurer ever! *swoon* Makes me think of that Jimmy Buffett song: That’s why I wish I had a pencil-thin mustache the Boston Blackie kind, or a … more…
Mickey Rourke as Genghis Khan, Ridley Scott returns to ‘Alien,’ deliver us from Breck Eisner, 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…
April 23: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but all you’ve just gotten yourself artificially inseminated and the doctor said to take it easy. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks … more…
