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I am delighted to announce that the second prong — ebooks — of my plan to become Empress of the Internet has begun to be implemented. My book The Totally Geeky Guide to The Princess Bride, a long deconstruction of that cult-favorite film, is now available in multiple ebook formats via Smashwords. You can read … more…
I officially give up on the major networks. I officially refuse to get involved with any new series they might want to offer us until at least the second season. It happened last year, with Kings: the only decent new show worth watching, one with a strikingly original concept, one that was about more than … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Sheesh: men and their economic and sexual dominance. Why don’t they just relax already? Pimp opens in the U.K. on May 21 (and also on demand on FilmFlex, iTunes, Playstation, and LoveFilm); no U.S. or Canadian release date has been announced.
I skipped the Tribeca Film Festival again this year because most, if not all, of the films there worth seeing will be available eventually in some format — some are already available on demand. Cannes is in progress right now — as Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net describes it: Although I love Sundance, there’s really no … more…
Ugh: I feel like I saw this in Little Miss Sunshine, except there it was a parody. Or was it Sparkle Motion in Donnie Darko? Rachel Simmons at Jezebel echoes my feelings about this: Thrusting your pelvis, crouching seductively and shaking your butt like a stripper are inherently sexual acts. And if their bodies didn’t … more…
U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Shrek Forever After: Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss square off against the evil tyrant Rumpelstiltskin. Scary. [trailer] review to come If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • Shrek 2 (2004): Still the best in the series, with one of the greatest character intros ever (for Puss in Boots). … more…
Because handguns are a girl’s — and a guy’s — best little friend…
Shakespeare it ain’t. Steven Moffat now presents us with Doctor Who: Live. On stage. From the Guardian: Doctor Who is soon set to step out of his Tardis and onto a theatre stage near you. The Doctor – plus assorted adversaries and creatures including Daleks, Cybermen and Oods – is to tour the UK this … more…
It’s an enormous pleasure to see a film such as John Ford’s 1939 masterpiece via the Criterion Collection’s two-disc set, new in Region 1…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well, take that, Arizona. I’m counting down till some right-wing hothead takes this movie as “evidence” that Arizona is right to crack down on all those dangerous criminals picking vegetables and mowing lawns. Because, look: They’re killing our innocent politicians and rich white folk! And stealing all … more…
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