watch it: 1980s York Peppermint Patty commercial
Who knew merely eating candy could feel so much like an adventure?
Year: 2010
U.K. box office: ‘Nanny McPhee’ scolds ‘Alice’
And Sandra Bullock dropkicks previous football flicks: 1. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: £2.6 million (NEW) 2. Alice in Wonderland: £2.5 million (4th week; drops 48%) 3. The Blind Side: £1.3 million (NEW) 4. Shutter Island: £1.1 million (3rd week; drops 37%) 5. The Bounty Hunter: £.99 million (2nd week; drops 52%) (actual numbers, … more…
Clash of the Titans (review)
Those whom the gods wish to punish, they force to watch this movie.
Perseus and Mike Nelson, separated at birth?
I’m working on my review of Clash of the Titans right now, and I will post it shortly, but in the meantime, I must share with you one of the many strange and uncomfortable thoughts that went through my head as the movie unspooled. I couldn’t stop being struck by how much Sam Worthington’s Perseus … more…
trailer break: ‘The Greatest’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Carey Mulligan and Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan? Nice. Yes, the boyfriend is Aaron Johnson, aka Kick-Ass. The Greatest opens in the U.S. and Canada on April 2; no U.K. release date has been announced.
question of the day: Is holding out the hat a viable new way of financing films?
One of my leftover links recently was to a story about how the credit crunch is impacting indie filmmakers, many of whom would run up tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card debt in order to pay for their projects, often by juggling and rejuggling balances from card to card to take … more…
who else writes ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction?
Matt Smith, that’s who: Matt Smith has apparently revealed he has written his own Doctor Who stories – to help him understand the character. The 27-year-old, who replaces David Tennant as the Time Lord in the new series starting on April 3, told the Daily Mirror: “I wanted to feel like Doctor Who, understand where … more…
more ‘Doctor Who’ fan fiction
Are you sitting down? I’ve finally posted the next installment in my ongoing Doctor Who fan fiction story Tristan’s Father. It’s been almost a year since I posted the previous installment, which I acknowledge is just plain crazy. What forced me back to it — it’s always running through my head, but finding the time … more…
watch it: ‘Evil Dead’ in 60 seconds, in claymation
By Lee Hardcastle:
caption this! image from ‘Cheech and Chong’s Hey Watch This’
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. “Bob was the only known player of the bong horn”: The Weinstein Company tells us about the movie: Cheech and Chong’s Hey Watch This … more…
