trailer break: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The final final final trailer before the film’s release. Could you die or what? Oh my god, it’s gonna be in IMAX?! I’ll be able to see Edward and Jacob 70 feet tall! *swoon* I think I’ll die right there on the spot. Surely there will be … more…

watch it: “The Raven”

Sci Fi Wire wonders if this is the next District 9. Heat Vision offers this as an example of how over short films Hollywood is. I’m with Heat Vision on this. Unlike “Alive in Jo’burg,” the short that D9 was based on, this is all FX, no story. Unlike “Jo’burg,” which created an entire vibrant … more…

because bowties *are* cool

Apparently David Tennant’s Doctor inspired lots of little boys in the U.K. to start wearing pinstripe suits to playschool. My Doctor Who pal bronxbee and I wondered whether this meant that little boys would, now that Matt Smith has taken over the role, start wearing bowties to playdates. And yes: yes it does mean that. … more…

how not to be gracious

So, the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street earned just under $33 million over its debut weekend. Since it cost only $35 million to make, it’s unlikely that anyone involved is sweating the most crappy reviews the film has garnered: it’s currently 15 percent Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. (I haven’t seen the film — … more…

trailer break: ‘Jonah Hex’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So is the crossed-over Jonah Hex basically Jesus? He raises that one guy from the dead… This is not a possibility I was expecting from this movie. (I’m not familiar with the source material — maybe there’s a Jesus-y thing in there?) Jesus was pretty much a … more…