ya really can’t ask people to give you £25,000 for your fan fiction
“Kickstarter Pulls ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Sequel.” Of course they do.
Month: July 2013
Doctor Who thing: 50th-anniv Celebration tickets now on sale
They ain’t cheap…
Wadjda trailer: see this film
I’ve already reviewed this wonderful film, but I wanted to remind you that it’s opening soon (in the U.K., at least), and also remind you that you do not want to miss it.
I’m so old, I remember [insert movie- or pop culture-related ephemera]…
I’m so old, I remember when you’d get scowled at by the Blockbuster clerk if you hadn’t rewound a video you were returning…
London photo of the day: rudeness on rails
Yes, total stranger sitting across from me on the train into St. Pancras this afternoon: please put your Sainbury’s crap all over my side of the table we’re supposed to be sharing.
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jun 29-Jul 05 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
London photo of the day: United International Pictures
Old signage uncovered at the Soho headquarters of Paramount Pictures.
what are your “favorite” weasel words?
I am particularly enraged by “PATRIOT Act,” which was anything but patriotic, and which set us on the path of “Homeland Security” and “Total Information Awareness”…
London photo of the day: John Wilkes rifle maker
Now on sale: Haitian sculpture.
Now You See Me review: popcorn with glitter on top
Most of it makes no sense at all, but who cares? This is cheerful ridiculousness pulled off with panache.
