watch it: Hugh Jackman sells iced tea to Japan
It’s not a retro ad, but it is cool: (via Jezebel)
Hot Tub Time Machine (review)
A tediously familiar collection of pointlessly crude moments drunk on their own cruelty and call it a movie. They should have titled it *Tucker Max to the Future* if they wanted folks to have an accurate idea of what they were in for…
U.K. box office: ‘Alice’ holds off newcomers again
But will the unstoppable movie be stopped next week? 1. Alice in Wonderland: £4.8 million (3rd week; drops 34%) 2. The Bounty Hunter: £2.1 million (NEW) 3. Shutter Island: £1.8 million (2nd week; drops 19%) 4. I Love You Phillip Morris: £1.1 million (NEW) 5. Green Zone: £1 million (2nd week; drops 51%) (actual numbers, … more…
How to Train Your Dragon (review)
It’s been a long time since I had to stifle the urge to shout, “No no NO!” at a movie screen in order to ensure that everything turned out okay in the end.
fresh faces? in what universe?
Gotta love the IMDB’s Fresh Faces gallery, which features headshots of young actors hoping to break in: Every single of one them looks like someone who’s already famous. There’s nothing fresh about them, which was totally obvious today, when the site’s “Born Today” celeb, Sarah Jessica Parker, was pictured just above today’s “Fresh Face,” Kindall … more…
North American box office: nothing can stop ‘Alice’
A quick look at last week’s box office as we head into the new weekend: 1. Alice in Wonderland: $34.2 million (3rd week; drops 46%) 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: $22.1 million (NEW) 3. The Bounty Hunter: $20.7 million (NEW) 4. Repo Men: $6.13 million (NEW) 5. Green Zone: $6.11 million (2nd week; drops … more…
trailer break: ‘The Joneses’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… See, you simply cannot trust beautiful people. The Joneses opens in the U.S. and Canada on April 16, and in the U.K. on April 23.
question of the day: How could we change film criticism to please Kevin Smith?
The other day, Kevin Smith let loose on his Twitter feed about how much he hates the “nasty bloodsport” and “AnimalFarm bullshit” of film criticism in the age of the Internet. All because most of my fellow critics hated Cop Out with a passion. In my case, it’s the kind of passion reserved for those … more…
watch it: “creeper in my apartment”
Holy. Shit. Like Paranormal Activity. But real. Or maybe not. (via Boing Boing)
caption this! image from ‘Harry Brown’
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. “Do I look like the kind of merchant who offers an extended warranty?”: Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films tell us about the movie: … more…
