The Dictator (review)
A stunning failure, certainly compared to Borat and Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen is clearly aware of whom the targets of his satiric ire should be, but he couldn’t figure out how to make it work.
Month: May 2012
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (review)
Those with a very low tolerance for indie quirk may find their patience tried, but I, who have been mixed on the Duplass Brothers and really hated their last film, kinda couldn’t help being charmed by this one.
you know what sucks?
What sucks is the thought that if I could be comfortably publicly neurotic like, say, The Bloggess — whom I think is really cool and brave — I would be much more successful at this Internet blogger thing.
retro ad: 1950s Chemstrand commerical shames ladies with bare legs
Yes, even when it’s 90 in the shade. Hussy.
Doctor Who thing of the day: handmade mini Dalek…
Made from, apparently, leftover motor parts…
For Greater Glory (trailer)
Nice to see Andy Garcia in a leading role, but could this be more generic?
question of the day: Do stinger scenes after a film’s credits need to go?
Critic Richard Roeper is tired of them. Are you? Do you feel cheated if you miss seeing one because you left too early? How would we make Hollywood stop using them, if we all decided we don’t like them?
London photo of the day: Our Diamond Queen
Brand new graffiti, by Paul Don Smith. (No, I don’t know if he’s anybody: I just read his name off the work.)
cartoons and porn: as old as humanity (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
watch it: “Steal This Disc”
Or: “An independent filmmaker talks about movie piracy.”
