watch it: 1950s ad for Dorothy Gray Salon Cold Cream
When they talked about “suffering for beauty,” they weren’t kidding:
Year: 2010
Vatican hates ‘Avatar’ so much it pretends to forget it’s pro-environmentalism
Item: Vatican Radio has trashed Avatar for its “wink towards the pseudo-doctrines which have made ecology the religion of the millennium” (via the Telegraph). Item: L’Osservatore, the Vatican newspaper, complains that Avatar “gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to the worship of nature” (via the Associated Press). This is funny because: In 2008, the … more…
poster convergence: ‘Legion’ and ‘Tooth Fairy’
Two movies opening on the same day (in North America, at least), and both feature fantastical winged creatures. Coincidence… or magical intervention? In these desperate times, when change we can believe in seems far away and hope is waning, can we at least count on our flying imaginary friends for comfort? Shall we embrace the … more…
how to suppress women filmmakers
For those who don’t quite understand how Kathryn Bigelow is being dismissed or belittled as a filmmaker because she’s a woman… herewith a look at some of the reactions to The Hurt Locker, which closely follows the track Joanna Russ laid out in her 1983 book How to Suppress Women’s Writing [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon U.K.]. … more…
trailer break: ‘Frozen’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ooo, it’s Open Water on a ski lift! See, this is what happens when you try to scam the ticket guy by lying about losing your credit card. And when do the zombie Nazis show up? I guess no one had their cell phone on them, eh? … more…
question of the day: What do you think of the alternate ending of ‘Paranormal Activity’?
[no spoilers in this post, but expect them in comments] Genuine, Oren Peli-created alternate endings for Paranormal Activity have been floating around the Internet for months, but with the release of the Region 1 DVD a couple of weeks ago, one of those alternates has gotten the stamp of “official” alternate: it’s the only bonus … more…
caption this! image from ‘Legion’
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. Angel of hawtness: Screen Gems tells us about the film: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. … more…
because Thomas Edison loved a good ass-kicking
Quentin Tarantino believes violence is what makes movies good. Not just his movies: all movies, according to the London Evening Standard: In general cinema, that’s the biggest attraction. I’m a big fan of action and violence in cinema… That’s why Thomas Edison created the motion picture camera — because violence is so good. It affects … more…
watch it: “Space Chair Project”
The folks who created this Toshiba ad in the U.K. dared to dream that a chair could fly. Be sure to watch all the way through to the end:
Armond White forced to give award to Mo’Nique for ‘Precious’
Item: Mo’Nique won Best Supporting Actress at Monday night’s ceremony for the 2009 New York Film Critics Circle awards. Item: Mo’Nique, who has been infamously snubbing the Oscar campaigning sideshows, did not turn up for the NYFCC ceremony. Neither did anyone else from Precious. So: NYFCC head honcho Armond White was forced to accept the … more…
