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Holy crap: As Margaret at Jezebel puts it: “IHOP Serves Up Pancakes With A Side Of Acid.” I’ve always thought there was something a little… creepy… about IHOP. Perhaps I have subsconscious memories of hearing this commercial in utero.
For a while many years ago I was geekishly collecting Star Trek Barbies and X-Files Barbies, so I squee’d when I saw this: March 10, 2010 — New York, NY — Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate® (NYSE: LGF), and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector “Mad Men” dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed … more…
…by how many men seem to think that a woman — a mere girl! — simply couldn’t possibly like science fiction, and how many men express utter amazement when a woman indicates such an interest. These guys need to meet more interesting women…
Finally! A movie than combines all the gender bashing of terrible TV commercials and awful sitcoms — in which manipulative women must crack the whip on their manchild husbands — with the repulsive wedding porn of every other romantic comedy of recent years.
Apparently my QOTD yesterday about the state of film criticism caused a few ripples around the Web. I found a long post at a blog called Conversation | Film in response to it, a few points in which I feel merit a response in return. (The blog’s author appears to be one Matt Schneider, though … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Rich white boy angst! I mean, the Ben Stiller character has gotta be rich if he can afford to do nothing for a while, right? What a luxury! So far, the most interesting this about this movie is the kerfluffle over New York Press critic Armond White, … more…
Radio idiot Howard Stern engaged in some vile fatbashing of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe the other day — I won’t repeat it, but you can listen here, if you must — the upshot of which is that she’s kidding herself in thinking she’s ever gonna get another role after Precious. She already has gotten more … more…
Quietly charming and coarsely handsome, a sensitively observed story about young people in love seen through a keen eye for the unglamorous side of New York City that we don’t often see on film these days…
Wherein we see that FX have been a part of cinema from the very beginning. Too bad the film is so damaged: Thank the British Film Institute’s National Archive that the film is in at least passably watchable shape: The first-ever film version of Lewis Carroll’s tale has recently been restored by the BFI National … more…
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. “No, Miss Jett, I expect you to play”: Apparition tells us about the movie: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story … more…
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