The Inbetweeners Movie (trailer)
This will not be screening for critics, and I’ve been debating whether I should take myself out to see it anyway. You know, indulge in the local culture: that sort of thing.
Year: 2011
question of the day: Are the Smurfs cryptofascists?
I mean, c’mon: Smurf society is the archetype of a totalitarian utopia marked by Stalinism and Nazism. Isn’t it?
London photo of the day: popup gallery
A pink-clad guard on duty at the entrance to a popup gallery in Soho.
obvious troll is obvious
I’m trying to take it as some sort of perverse compliment that one commenter appears to have made it his life’s work — or at least a serious hobby — to harass me and my readers.
watch it: “Mad Men Opening Titles Re-Design”
Do you like these better than the actual credits? It seems a bit too peppy for the tone of the show to me.
birthday gathering for moi in London this Friday
Drop me an email if you’d like come…
deep thought (re Doctor Who and “Let’s Kill Hitler”)
Does the mere existence of an episode called “Let’s Kill Hitler” mean that Doctor Who has Godwin’ed itself?
Doctor Who thing of the day: prequel to “Let’s Kill Hitler”
So I’m watching this prequel, and all along I’m thinking: This isn’t telling me anything new or surprising. What is the point of this?
Shark Night 3D (trailer)
Where does the “night” part come in? Cuz it’s broad daylight in 99.99 percent of this trailer.
question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?
Disney shuts down production on The Lone Ranger over budget concerns even though it seems like a sure thing. Have we finally hit a ceiling on production costs?
