what she said: Emma Thompson…
…on what women in movies need to do to make their voices heard…
Month: August 2010
a few thoughts on ‘Mad Men’: “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”
I was left puzzled by this episode immediately after I watched it. Not a bad kind of puzzled, but the kind of puzzled that had me turning it pleasantly over and over in my head…
trailer break: ‘The Last Exorcism’
I’ll be curious to hear what audiences think of this film after it opens, particularly those who were drawn by this trailer.
question of the day: Which actors deserve to be bigger stars than they are?
Peter Bradshaw at the *Guardian*’s Film blog the other day asked, ‘Why isn’t *Salt* star Chiwetel Ejiofor up there with Russell Crowe?’ Which is an excellent question.
sign of the apocalypse No. 54,531,097
Here’s the really scary apocalyptic thing: Somewhere in Hollywood, people are congratulating one another over this movie.
watch it: Isabella Rossellini’s “Green Porno: Bedbug”
Jon Stewart just showed part of this on *The Daily Show*…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: the Doctor’s travels are beautiful information
David McCandless of Information is Beautiful thought it might be beautiful to catalogue ‘every single journey through time made by the Doctor, featuring start year, end year, and location’…
spinning up some goodies for subscribers and donors…
I’m working on some things that I can offer to donors/subscribers as part of the site experience in return for their support…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Squeal’
I love the piquancy of that: It’s not just any ol’ ordinary rock group that breaks down in the middle of nowhere, it’s a *dysfunctional* rock group…
trailer break: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D’
Oh wow! I so can’t wait to have zombie mouth tentacles and giant battleaxes coming out at me in IMAX 3D!
