question of the day: O Hollywood, where art thou?
Does Hollywood truly intend to be more creative, more original… or is this just a clever new marketing tactic?
Year: 2011
trailer break: ‘No Strings Attached’
I bet there isn’t a single giant evil marshmallow mascot stomping on a single church in the whole movie to break up the monotony…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Marilyn Monroe was not married to the Doctor, okay?
The Christmas special inspired some waggish fans to take to Wikipedia and make some alterations to the entry for Marilyn Monroe based upon that one funny throwaway bit…
watch it: “Ernestine (Lily Tomlin) explains why ‘that’s not covered…’”
In the 1970s, when Ernestine was linebacking for The Phone Company, it wasn’t a matter of life and death if she prevented a call from going through… Now the likes of she have the power to kill you. American progress at its finest.
my reads: ‘The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas’ edited by Ariane Sherine
Honestly, this is a nice atheist book, full of pleasant memories of childhood Christmases, and plenty of grownup explanations of how and why atheists celebrate Christmas… and even enjoy it.
reality TV hates women; pirates love ‘Lost’ and ‘Heroes’; Kevin Smith announces career makeover; more: leftover links
Plus: How did ‘Little Fockers’ get focked up?; is ‘True Grit’ a remake or not?; Jon Stewart, the Modern Day Edward R. Murrow; more…
retro trailer: ‘Holiday Inn’
Of course, one of the holidays is New Year’s Eve…
question of the weekend: What are your hopes for the new year?
I won’t use the word resolutions, because it gets a bad rap… and also because it covers only things we can personally control ourselves, and sometimes our hopes and dreams aren’t entirely things we have total power over…
Saturday cute: tiny Jayne Cobb hat on a keychain
Fans are celebrating Jayne’s cunning hat in deeply cute ways…
