Friday night fortune cookie: Bill S. Preston, Esq. says…
“Be excellent to each other.”
Year: 2010
watch it: “Ultimate Cat Force Field FTW!”
(via Jezebel)
‘Haven’ debuts on Syfy tonight…
…and I’m sorry to say that it’s a bit of a snooze, judging by the premiere episode, which I had the chance to watch in rough cut. More than a bit of a snooze, actually. FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) travels to the small Maine seaside town of Haven to, she hopes, recapture a … more…
calling bullshit: on the supposed bisexuality of viewership
Aaron Cutler at Slant Magazine opens an essay on a Cary Grant retrospective at the Brooklyn Academy of Music — which is, for the New York neophyte, a major forum for film, too — like this: Viewership is by nature bisexual. It compels us to take on the perspectives of men desiring women, of women … more…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: TARDIS soap (and a nice way for Daleks to relax)
A shower with the Doctor? Yes, please. Available at Geeky Clean! Not a shower with the Doctor, but at least the accoutrements to let you pretend. Ooo, and there’s this, too: Dalekanium Massage Bars: refreshingly evil. (Thanks to reader Brian for the heads-up. If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to … more…
screencap Friday: what the flick? #131
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…
poster convergence: ‘Memento’ and ‘Havok’
Everyone loves Christopher Nolan, and hopes you’ll mistake any given movie for one of his. I have no idea if Havok might be a comedy, but the moment I saw its poster, I had to laugh. Because I was pretty sure it wouldn’t be anything like the genius that is Memento. (goes and Googles the … more…
omg: you can buy your own 3D glasses at Odeon cinemas
I just discovered this at the official site of the U.K.’s Odeon chain of multiplexes: OWN YOUR 3D GLASSES Save money – and the environment – with 3D glasses you can use again. There are loads of awesome 3D films coming in 2010 – and we’ve found a way you can watch them and save … more…
new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Despicable Me,’ ‘Predators,’ ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,’ more
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Despicable Me: “It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die!” is my new go-to phrase for when I’m excited about anything. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • The Incredibles (2004): the last great animated movie about supervillains (and the superheroes who thwart them). • 101 Dalmatians (1961): For one … more…
trailer break: ‘Salt’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Now, am I being too much of a conspiracy theorist to wonder if the whole Russian spy ring news story that broke recently and today was suddenly wrapped up in a remarkably civilized and surprisingly secret-prison-free manner could possibly have been planted by Sony Pictures to convince … more…
