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Month: July 2012

question of the day: Is Comic-Con these days anything other than a PR blitz for Hollywood?

Fri, Jul 13, 2012
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If you’ve been to Comic-Con — or if you’re there now! — I’d love to hear your feedback. If you haven’t been, I’d love to hear your perception of Comic-Con, and how it compares with other conventions you’ve been to, and whether attending Comic-Con is a prospect that appeals to you.

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London photo of the day: for Bond girls only

Fri, Jul 13, 2012
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Apparently the ladies’ toilets at the Cineworld Haymarket near Leicester Square are for Bond girls only.

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The Dark Knight Rises was inspired by Charles Dickens (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Jul 13, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World movie review: deep impact

Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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The heightened emotions and outrageous urgency of rom-coms are actually appropriate here. All the absurdities that define the genre — not accidentally but deliberately — suddenly work in its favor.

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adding a new bit of info to my reviews from now on…

Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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You’ll now see at a glance whether I saw a film in 2D, 3D, 2D IMAX, or 3D IMAX.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: savage Daleks

Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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I love Doug Savage’s Savage Chickens, and yesterday I loved him even more, because he went to Doctor Who for his daily drawn-on-a-Post-it cartoon, a rare chickenless sketch…

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Dredd (trailer)

Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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My potential enjoyment of this movie will go down with every five minutes that Karl Urban does not take his helmet off.

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question of the day: What moment of television during your lifetime has been the most dramatic, or had the most impact on you?

Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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Mine is definitely 9/11, followed closely by the Challenger explosion. Both of those events had me riveted to the television for days and made me feel personally impacted…

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London photo of the day: the garden spot of Morden…

Wed, Jul 11, 2012
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…is in the tube station.

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journalmalism: you’re soaking in it (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Jul 11, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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