watch it: 1980s FedEx commercial
Iconically 80s: The fast-talking guy is John Moschitta, and he would go on to lots of other TV and film work after this.
Month: May 2010
Just Wright (review)
A tepid, almost conflict-free romantic drama that takes no chances whatsoever. Still: Queen Latifah!
Robin Hood (review)
How can it be that my geeky little heart has been ripped from my chest and my geeky little soul crushed underfoot like so much spilled popcorn on the floor of the multiplex? That wasn’t supposed to happen. Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott’s *Robin Hood* was supposed to be *awesome.*
trailer break: ‘Lottery Ticket’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Of course, everyone knows that if a guy don’t have money, he gets shit from girls (who care only about money). I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that depicted quite so literarlly before. With a winning lottery ticket in hand, however, it’s all good. Lottery Ticket opens … more…
question of the day: Is it homophobic to suggest that gay actors shouldn’t play straight roles?
I noted recently in connection with the Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor movie I Love You Phillip Morris, a gay love story starring two straight men, that the writers of the film pointed out that they couldn’t hire gay stars because no one is gay in Hollywood… or at least not out about their sexuality, anyway. It’s … more…
caption this! image from ‘Beastly’
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, seriously, I’ve been thinking of getting a scabrous-leper tattoo job for months — it’s totally hot for prom!”: CBS Films tells us about … more…
watch it: “The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told”
Or, “The original Star Wars saga as told by a kid with one heck of a LEGO collection.” Awesome:
because Hollywood is truly mystified that women might like Robert Downey Jr.
Look: Lots of women identify as “geeky.” Lots of women are delighted to check out the latest comic-book superhero blow-’em-up cartoon action movie purely on the basis of its being the hot new comic-book superhero blow-’em-up cartoon action movie of the weekend. I realize that many many many people in Hollywood simply cannot comprehend this, … more…
poster convergence: ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Toy Story 3’
The blob! Squishy globules of primary color… wearing spectacles to make them even less threatening! So cute! So cartoony! So ready-made for plush toys, Happy Meal prizes, and assorted novelties for geeks and hipsters to ironic gift one another!
trailer break: ‘Holy Rollers’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… If there’s one thing you can say about this movie, it’s that we absolutely have not seen anything like it before. Hasidic Jews smuggling drugs? Brilliant! Based on a true story? Even better! I refuse to believe, however, that there’s some guy walking around in real life … more…
