Month: April 2010

trailer break: ‘Oceans’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Remember, if you don’t see this movie opening week, it’s the same thing as saying, “Fuck the coral reefs.” But hey, what have the coral reefs ever done for you, anyway? Unlike last year’s disappointing Earth, this DisneyNature film is not adapted from the BBC series Planet … more…

I be nominated…

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…for a 2010 National Entertainment Journalism Award, given by the Los Angeles Press Club. How’s that for Notability? The finalists were announced a month ago, and I only just accidentally stumbled across this news this morning. I’m a finalist in the Online Critic category. My fellow nominees are: Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Tom Tangney, … more…

question of the day: What can we do to make movies and TV more environmentally friendly?

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Movie production (TV too) is going carbon-neutral, offsetting their pollution with carbon credits. Movie distribution is going carbon-neutral, turning to high-speed data transfers instead of shipping heavy film reels around the planet. Cinemas themselves are going carbon-neutral, turning to solar power and green construction material. This one is accidental, but still: The Icelandic volcano ash … more…

caption this! image from ‘Furry Vengeance’

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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. “I told them no hazelnut! I swear that barista hates me”: Summit Entertainment tells us about the movie: FURRY VENGEANCE is a live action … more…

I’m crushed…

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…to discover that I’ve been deleted from Wikipedia. The editors’ objections would also seem to apply to James Berardinelli and The Filthy Critic. I wonder why they get to stay and I get the boot… Oh, I get it: I’ve never been mentioned by Roger Ebert. And I don’t rate movies by extending my middle … more…