Doctor Who thing of the day: half a century of DW in less than 10 minutes
BabelColour condenses 48 years of Doctor Who into one glorious montage:
Month: January 2012
Rampart (trailer)
Was this movie a bit too real for Oscar-nominating Academy members?
question of the day: Why aren’t there more women film directors?
There are even fewer women directors working in Hollywood today than there were 20 years ago. How do we get more women interested in making movies, and then ensure there aren’t unfair barriers in their way? And why don’t more people seem to understand that this is a problem?
London photo of the day: sombreros on the stairs
Sombreros are generally entirely optional on British Rail trains and in the stations, to my knowledge.
meta retro ad: Ferris Bueller is back!
Ferris sold out, and is totally into isms these days, with consumerism right at the top of the list. That’s why he’s appearing in this teaser for a Super Bowl ad.
retro ad: 1970s Battleship commercial
The commercial the upcoming movie is based on. Liam Neeson plays the guy who says, “You sank my battleship!”
Doctor Who thing of the day: man built a TARDIS for his wife because she said she fancied one
This, my friends, is true love.
Safe House (trailer)
Generic action movie is generic.
question of the day: Is “the gaze” (male or female) disempowering for the gazee?
Twilight has ruined vampires, and it’s all women’s fault, doncha know, with our gazing at Edward Cullen…
London photo of the day: all the news, fit and unfit
Rack of newspapers in a Sainsbury’s grocery store.
