‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Cold Blood”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.
Month: May 2010
trailer break: ‘Ondine’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ireland is absolutely lousy with mythical creatures, isn’t it? Given Neil Jordan’s filmography, though, perhaps we should expect this strange and beautiful mermaid/selkie/woman of the sea to actually be, I dunno, a shark in drag, perhaps? Ondine played theatrically in the U.K. earlier this year, and is … more…
question of the (holi)day: What is the big deal about Eurovision, anyway?
I know that spring bank holiday weekend in the U.K. means Eurovision Song Contest and everyone gets very excited about this, but why? What is the big deal about Eurovision, anyway? Is it just another talent contest the likes of which are so popular these days, or is there something else at work? Is it … more…
retro trailer: ‘Patton’
Take a look back at an old trailer… For Memorial Day, the U.S. holiday honoring our veterans, a movie about a doozy of a soldier. From my review: This biopic of the American general is a straightforward film without subtext or irony, just as its subject is. Not that he isn’t a mass of eccentricities. … more…
lingerie model relaces Megan Fox; horror films’ distress calls; ‘Sex and the City 3’?; 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…
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Twin Dilemma”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode unless you don’t care to have it spoiled for you.
Saturday cute: boy superhero
Electron Boy sighted in Seattle! From The Seattle Times: Thursday was shaping up to be just another school day for 13-year-old Erik Martin, but then something extraordinary happened: Spider-Man called. Spider-Man happens to be one of the few people who knows that Erik, too, has a secret identity — he’s Electron Boy, a superhero who … more…
if only humans and Silurians could work together…
…we could kick the V’s off Planet Earth in two 45-minute episodes. With the Doctor’s help, of course. Doctor Who: “Cold Blood” is on BBC One tonight, and on BBC America, “Amy’s Choice.” Don’t spoil “Cold Blood” here! (We’re already spoiling “Amy’s Choice” here.) My blogging coming asap tomorrow.
question of the weekend: What worries you most about the BP oil spill?
Sure, it’s a nightmare that keeps getting worse. It has ruined, perhaps irreversibly, environments that cannot be replaced. It has revealed the extent of how transnational corporations rule us: after arranging for legislation that practically guaranteed such a disaster was inevitable, BP is now in charge of the situation, down to dictating orders to the … more…
