‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: John Simm voted Saxon
Wherein John Simm proves he’s cooler than all of us via his wardrobe choices. Not to mention his choice of acting roles…
Month: November 2010
watch it: Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart have a civilized discussion about journalism
If TV can look like this as a rarity, surely it can look like this more often.
Skyline (review)
This isn’t a movie: it’s an FX demo reel. It’s not about anything: it doesn’t reflect any contemporary fears that afflict individual people or anxieties that grip our entire culture. It has nothing to say beyond: “Don’t alien ships in the skies over Los Angeles look sorta interesting, and perhaps you would like to hire us to create the FX for your next sci-fi action film?”
trailer break: ‘Heartless’
I can’t tell from this trailer what the film is about, but I can tell that it looks pretty creepy and gruesome, and that it’s got a great cast (I especially love Jim Sturgess). So I guess I’m in…
question of the day: What world mythologies do you wish were hinted at in ‘Harry Potter’?
We can extrapolate from Harry Potter that there must be schools similar to Hogwarts all over the planet. The wizard school outside Beijing would have snakelike Asian dragons in its menagerie; the wizard school outside Washington DC in the Appalachians probably has to contend with Bigfoots… or perhaps a member of the Bigfoot race teaches there. I like to think so, anyway…
Zac Efron to star in ‘Akira’?; another Indiana Jones flick?; more ‘Spooks’?; more: leftover links
Plus: Walking Dead renewed; Sally Hawkins, action star?; Netflix streaming is superpopular; more…
Saturday cute: Darth Vader reading ‘Harry Potter’
I wonder if Vader’s wondering why he isn’t terrifying enough to be a He Who Must Not Be Named…
question of the weekend: Do you use a car-sharing service, or would you if one was available in your area?
I love driving, I love the freedom of the open road, and I love the utility a car offers. But I hate owning a car, though it sure is nice to have one sometimes. Which is why I love Zipcar…
Friday night fortune cookie: Winston Zeddmore says…
“When someone asks you if you’re a god, say yes.”
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: quiz show gets ‘DW’ answer wrong, but no one knows the actual answer
The question was: Which actor has played the Doctor the longest? The answer is, well, kinda timey-whimey…
