‘Lost’ blogging: “Ab Aeterno”
Here are the thoughts I jotted down, pretty much in order as they occurred to me as I watched…
trailer break: ‘Predators’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… See, I was all set to be all hopeful about this one. Adrien Brody! And Topher Grace! In an action movie! That’s gotta be a sign of something different and interesting, right? But this just makes it look like Pitch Black meets Jurassic Park. But not in … more…
question of the day: Disney thinks ‘Rapunzel’ too girly, renames it ‘Tangled’: good move?
The Princess and the Frog did not do as well at the worldwide box office as Disney expected, and it thinks it knows why. As the Los Angeles Times blog Hero Complex puts it so succinctly: Boys didn’t want to see a movie with “princess” in the title. It’s an old argument, and one we’ve … more…
Young Sherlock Holmes (review)
First thing the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes made me think? (Okay, second thing, after ‘Sexiest Holmes evah!’) ‘I have got to see Young Sherlock Holmes again.’
watch it: “Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier”
Oh, The Onion, you always crack me up: Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier
my week at the movies: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ ‘The Greatest,’ ‘After.Life,’ ‘The Joneses’
There are lots of eras to be nostalgic for, but the 80s ain’t one of them. Bad hairdos, no Internet, the VHS the height of home entertainment, and everybody scared celibate because of AIDS — this is not a time to recall with great affection. Unless you’re a GenXer who peaked in high school, which … more…
trailer break: ‘Eat Pray Love’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… You have to respond to a guy who looks like Yoda who cold-reads you and tells you some mushy bullshit that could apply to anyone? Huh. I was not aware of this. I don’t know the book this movie based on, but if it really is about … more…
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Forks: Bitten by Twilight’
It’s oh-no for its obvious cashing-in cheapness, of course, seeing as how this is a quickie, direct-to-DVD stroll around the Pacific Northwest town where the Twilight movies are set (though they’re not filmed there): Step into Forks, where Twilight comes to life! Walk in the shoes of Bella, Edward and Jacob in the actual town … more…
question of the day: What extras should the new ‘Max Headroom’ box set offer?
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a couple of weeks, since the news broke: Shout! Factory will be releasing Max Headroom on DVD. Finally! Don’t go looking to preorder the set, though: it’ll be a while before we see anything. From the Shout! Factory press release: Production has begun to develop a wide … more…
The Bounty Hunter (review)
Perhaps Tennant ramped up the maliciousness as a distraction from the fact that his stars were evincing zero chemistry…
