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Month: June 2011

question of the day: Can two actors play best friends in one story and enemies in another without driving fans of both projects crazy?

Fri, Jun 24, 2011
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You know, like how Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are swapping sides as they move between Sherlock and The Hobbit…

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first look at Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in ‘The Hobbit’

Fri, Jun 24, 2011
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Freeman looks even more wonderfully hobbity than I could have imagined…

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the future of FlickFilosopher.com: next week, next month, next year

Thu, Jun 23, 2011
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As I’m sure you’ve noticed, things have been pretty slow around for the past month or so…

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question of the day: What are you favorite not-so-dumb crass comedies, à la ‘Bad Teacher’ and ‘Bad Santa’?

Thu, Jun 23, 2011
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I fully expect that many of you will consider some movies not-so-dumb that I have railed against as so-totally-dumb. Have at it.

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London photo of the day: deep escalators at Angel Tube station

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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The Tube stations are much deeper underground than New York’s subway. This is only the first layer of escalators one rides to get to the Northern line trains at Angel Islington.

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watch it: “Proof of Monsters Under The Bed”

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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Definitive proof. *shudder*

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: squirrel Dalek!

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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Scamper for your lives!

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Footloose (trailer)

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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If there’s no Kenny Loggins and no Kevin Bacon, I just don’t even see the point of this movie. Oh, wait: I just don’t even see the point of this movie, full stop.

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question of the day: What the heck could J.K. Rowling be up to with Pottermore.com?

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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Apparently it will happen tomorrow: J.K. Rowling’s new Web site Pottermore will go live with… something.

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watch it: “Tom Hanks, Actor supports an Onion Pulitzer”

Wed, Jun 22, 2011
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He’s right, you know…

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