to give or to keep: ‘The World at War’ on blu-ray
Students of history and World War II buffs will love this new blu-ray edition of the classic 1970s ITV documentary that looked back at the war in obsessive detail…
Year: 2010
what he said: Pentagon Papers’ Daniel Ellsberg…
…in a press release about Wikileaks and Julian Assange, rejecting the mantra “Pentagon Papers good; WikiLeaks material bad”…
trailer break: ‘The Mechanic’
Oo oo oo, Tony Goldwyn is in this. That will make enduring the thuggishness that is Jason Statham slightly more tolerable.
question of the day: What entertainment “crime” would you pardon?
Pop culture is littered with offensive crimes against decency: “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus. The oeuvre of Dane Cook. Rob Lowe singing and dancing with Snow White at the Oscars. Cop Rock. Gigli. Are any of them forgiveable?
watch it: 1980s “Coffee Achievers” ads
It’s shocking how propagandistic this looks today…
trailer break: ‘Season of the Witch’
She’s a witch! Burn ’er!
to give or to keep: Cthulhu playing cards
Here’s a great stocking stuffer for the worshippers of the Great Old Ones on your holiday list: a traditional deck of playing cards that will eat away at your sanity. Try it — it’s fun!
question of the day: What TV channel could you not live without?
Have you cut the cable cord yet? Are you thinking about it? Is losing a certain channel what’s stopping you?
watch it: “Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus – Must See!”
Some genuine holiday cheer in a place where you usually find only the fake manufactured kind.
what does a tall tale in the town of Eureka sound like?
There’s a new special holiday episode airing tonight on Syfy at 9pm Eastern called “O’ Little Town”… and it is a huge hoot. I’ve seen it, thanks to the elves at Syfy and a little DVD in my stocking, and while I’m not going to spoil anything here, I will say that it’s a brilliant little bit of meta cleverness…
