John Carter (trailer)
Shhh! Don’t say John Carter of Mars! He’s not of Mars, okay?
Month: July 2011
question of the day: How would great female filmmakers describe their work in ways comparable to the machismo of male filmmakers?
The male dominance of filmmaking sometimes smacks at you from a direction you weren’t expecting.
London photo of the day: police post box
In Piccadilly Circus. I don’t know what a police post box is, but people seem to think it means “rubbish bin.”
Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 1: “The New World” (review)
No spoilers here, if you’re in the U.K. and you’ve been good and won’t see this episode till tonight, when it finally airs on BBC One. There are no spoilers because there’s pretty much no way to spoil this episode: it’s all setup… all the setup we’ve already heard about.
sweetest of all ‘Harry Potter’ promo pix
I just love how happy Daniel Radcliffe looks…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Russell Davies and Julie Gardner talk about rebooting the show
It’s really lovely to see all the affection they and host Caitlin Moran have for the show and the characters, and to hear them talk about it in a funny, intelligent way…
retro ad: 1970s Safeguard soap ad with John Travolta
Dirty boy. Have a shower.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (trailer)
Can you see the big geek grin all over my face right now?
question of the day: Is Hollywood imploding?
Are we seeing a seimic shift in how Hollywood operates, perhaps akin to the shift to blockbusters in the late 1970s? Can Hollywood endure making only movies for kids? What will Hollywood look like in 10 years?
London photo of the day: Russell Square tube
In the Russell Square tube station. Every time I see a “way out” sign, I thinky, Groovy.
