trailer break: ‘Chandni Chowk to China’

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Take a break from not working this wasted holiday week: watch a movie trailer… Am I totally ahead of the curve, or what? What was I just saying about Bollywood movies not being marketed to non-Indian audiences (and still getting big audience in the U.S. and the U.K.)? Today in my email I get an … more…

bias update

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obsession: Doctor Who (a new episode!) boyfriend: Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (three more episodes to go *sigh*) psyched: absolutely nothing (I’m exhausted from being psyched for so many movies — time for a break) dreading: Bride Wars (more proof that Hollywood hates women) enemy: Frank Miller, for mangling The Spirit (an utter abuse of … more…

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Surfer, Dude’

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Longboarding soul surfer “Soul surfer”? Steve Addington (Matthew McConaughey) returns to Malibu to spend his summer surfing his home break. But the waves go flat, and his sponsorship deal turns south. Huh. I didn’t know marijuana had gone corporate. “I’m Matthew McConaughey, and when I wanna get baked, I always choose… what’s the name of … more…

trailer break: ‘Bride Wars’

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Take a break from not working this wasted holiday week: watch a movie trailer… Just a tip from this gal to the two gals (and one guy) who wrote this screenplay: Women who treat each other like this are not “best friends.” Calling them “frenemies” doesn’t help, because that’s one of the most despicable concepts … more…

watch it: “Befriend A Geek”

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Not all geeks are lonely and friendless, of course — oy, but my place was full of a gregarious bunch on Saturday night — but surely you know a geek who could use a hug… a real one, not a ((())) one. So pledge to donate some of your time to someone who’s full of … more…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (review)

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So it’s just like this crazy life thing, you know? You’re born, you do some stuff, maybe if you’re lucky you fall in love with the same person who falls in love with you — at the same time that person falls in love with you — and then you die.

trailer break: ‘The Unborn’

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Take a break from not working this wasted holiday week: watch a movie trailer… Say what? A spooky child? We’ve certainly never seen that before, have we? He wants to be born now? Doesn’t he think he might have a better time of it if he doesn’t scare his sister to death? You know, light … more…

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Next Doctor”

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“Boy, boy! What day is it?” “Why, it’s new Doctor Who day, sir!” “I say, lad, run down to the Internet for me and pick up the fattest AVI upload of the new episode you can find! There’s an extra half crown in it for you if you can get it for me before Boxing Day!”