critic’s minifesto #3: it’s all about story
This means that a film that does not tell a story that appeals to me on some level has, in my reckoning, failed as a movie.
Year: 2011
watch it: Peter Jackson’s fourth video blog from the set of ‘The Hobbit’
Did you know that The Hobbit is being shot in 3D? Well, it is.
Doctor Who thing of the day: kid’s upcycled Dalek costume
Awww. Cute and green…
Wuthering Heights (trailer)
Well. I’ve loved Andrea Arnold’s work so far, but I don’t know what to make of this trailer.
question of the day: Is Hollywood trying to kill the DVD rental business?
Have you come across DVD rental copies of movies that are somehow disabled or hobbled? Have you seen other evidence of an attempt to squash the rental business?
London photo of the day: New York Yankees caps
For some reason, New York Yankees caps are a thing here.
Miss Bala (review)
There is a whole lotta frustration to be found in a movie about a woman forced to play men’s games who doesn’t fight back… not even a little.
Machine Gun Preacher movie review
Gerard Butler gets Jesus. But not — this is my favorite thing about this movie — in an obnoxious way.
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Earthshock”
Looking at this story again, in the light of distance and in seeing reflections of what Doctor Who has become since 2005, I realize there was so much more that impacted me, and that it’s so much richer than I realized at the time.
church of awesome: Sexism In Games Bingo
So sad that this is funny…
