watch it: “Wes Anderson Spider-Man”
Now I so want to see what Wes Anderson would do with a comic book. Though I pretty much already did after falling in love with his Fantastic Mr. Fox. (via Jezebel)
Year: 2010
Gabby totally just asked Justin out to the Oscars!
Gabourey Sidibe, who’s been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Precious, wants Justin Timberlake to be her date for the upcoming awards ceremony, according to People magazine: “I want to make Justin Timberlake and [The Hurt Locker actor] Anthony Mackie fight it out for the honor of being my date,” Sidibe … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Midgets vs. Mascots’
From the official site: In this Borat-meets-Jackass shockumentary, five little people and five mascots battle for one million dollars through 30 ridiculous competitions, including how many insults it takes to get punched in a bar, who can drink a gallon of milk the fastest and who can wrestle a live alligator. Gary Coleman, leading the … more…
trailer break: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… And then watch this one: Same movie… but you might not guess it from these two trailers. The first one makes this look like it’s akin to a cozy British mystery you might find on PBS: sure, there’s sex and murder, but it hasn’t been glamorized and … more…
question of the day: Are genre movies getting more respect these days, and if so, why?
Today’s question comes from reader doa766: Why are Avatar and District 9 getting so much critical and awards recognition now when neither Aliens or Blade Runner got any when they were released? is it because highbrow, art or oscar bait movies have decreased in quality? is it because of a generational and average age change … more…
the finest media commentary the right wing has to offer… from 1898, 1962, and an alternate dimension
(Sometimes related to entertainment. Sometimes not. Always stupid.) Okay, so the Tim Tebow anti-abortion Super Bowl ad — which had a lot of people raging mad over CBS’s hypocrisy regarding which ads it accepted for the game, and which it didn’t — has garnered quite a bit of intriguing response. Like these glorious tweets from … more…
RIP film editor Karen Schmeer
I’d been trying to figure out what there was to say about the recent death of film editor Karen Schmeer, and then I found it (starting at The New York Times): What began with a report of three men shoplifting over-the-counter drugs from a CVS on the Upper West Side has ended with an arrest … more…
watch it: “Murray Hill Incorporated is Running for Congress”
Corporations are people too! The Supreme Court said so. Visit the official site! Become a Facebook fan! If it’s not required by law, it will be soon. Remember: Anything not forbidden is mandatory. Big Brother is watching you. You deserve a break today.
my week at the movies: ‘The Wolfman,’ ‘Mother,’ ‘Frozen,’ ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,’ ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ ‘Valentine’s Day’
It’s starting too look like a more typical movie week: Five, maybe six flicks? That’s what I’m talkin’ about… Where was it that I was reading (or maybe it was in a video somewhere?) that the FX guys had a particular challenge on their hands with The Wolfman (opens in the U.S., Canada, and the … more…
trailer break: ‘Repo Men’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So, not a sequel to Repo Man, then… 51 seconds into the trailer, I’m guessing this will be the “big twist”: Jude Law (or Forest Whitaker) secretly has a mortgaged replacement organ, and Forest Whitaker (or Jude Law) will be forced to repo it from his best … more…
