retro ad: 1980s Crazy Eddie commercial
If you lived in New York in the 1980s, you could not have escaped the ads for Crazy Eddie, an electronics and home appliance chain…
Month: September 2011
today is the 14th anniversary of FlickFilosopher.com
There weren’t that many movie-review sites around back in 1997. Most of the ones that were around aren’t around anymore. Most of the ones online today won’t endure for 14 years.
Doctor Who thing of the day: wake up with a Dalek
Yes, it shouts “Exterminate!” and make laser-gun noises at you.
A Lonely Place to Die (trailer)
This trailer gives you a hint of what you’re in for without giving away the game. That seems like a lost art these days.
question of the day: What do you think of Eddie Murphy as an Oscar host?
There’s a long tradition of comedians and comic actors hosting the Oscars. But can Murphy pull it off?
London photo of the day: paper airplanes as art
This art installation has been up all summer at Southbank, outside the Royal Festival Hall.
Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 9: “The Gathering” (review)
“Two months later”? You gotta be kiddin’ me.
watch it: OK Go and The Muppets perform the ‘Muppet Show’ theme song
Not sure I like the song all that much. The nonsong bit at the end is fairly amusing, however.
Doctor Who thing of the day: the Muppets as Doctor Who characters
A year ago I featured a sketch of Kermit the Frog as the Eleventh Doctor. Now, the same artist, Amy Mebberson, has outdone herself…
something that almost everybody misunderstands about Rotten Tomatoes
Except for a few of the very biggest critics, the ones Rotten Tomatoes could not do without, we critics ourselves choose our own pullquote and Fresh/Rotten score…
