watch it: American ‘Spaced’ pilot clips

No. No no no. No. Oh, this is painful. Spaced so does not need to be remade. Certainly not this badly. Why? Why would they do this? This is so wrong. Simon Pegg thinks so too. Fortunately, it appears to have been trashed. Score one for common sense and basic human decency.

bias update: March 8

obsession: Canadian TV (and film) (because I’m hungry for something new and good) boyfriend: Esai Morales in Caprica (not so much his character, though: he’s sorta sad and scary) psyched: nothing (it feels like we’re in a movie dead zone) girl crush: no one dreading: She’s Out of My League (for perpetuating obnoxious stereotypes) enemy: … more…

trailer break: ‘Chloe’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like Atom Egoyan’s been watching Fatal Attraction, or maybe some softcore porn… Chloe is now playing in the U.K.; it opens in the U.S. and Canada on March 26.

Alice in Wonderland (review)

We should thank Tim Burton for his *Alice in Wonderland,* for it does one thing extraordinarily well: It reminds us that James Cameron really did achieve something new and astonishing with *Avatar.*

question of the day: What did you think of the Oscars?

Okay, time for the postmortem. Did any award surprise you? (Nominees and winners here.) Who gave the best speech? (It was Sandra Bullock, wasn’t it?) Which movie do you feel like you really have to see now? What was the funniest moment of the ceremony? (Tina Fey and Robert Downey Jr. on writers, I think.) … more…