watch it: “Al Gore Defeats George Bush in 2000”
Ah, sweet fantasy: This is a clip from the film George Bush Goes to Heaven, surely another fantasy. (Technorati tags: Al Gore Defeats George Bush in 2000)
daily list: 5 Will Ferrell sports movies that would have flopped worse than ‘Semi-Pro’
So, Semi-Pro won the weekend box office race, but it can only be considered a flop, with receipts way down from Ferrell flicks like Blades of Glory and Talladega Nights. The real story is a lot worse than we know, though. As idiotic as Semi-Pro is and as poorly as it performed this weekend, things … more…
watch it: “Nerd Porn”
Thanks to my friend Leah for pointing this out. (Technorati tags: Nerd Porn)
watch it: “star wars is evil (according to christians)”
Cuz you can never get enough Star Wars stuff: (Technorati tags: star wars is evil according to christians)
opening wide this week: ‘Semi-Pro,’ ‘Penelope, ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’
Semi-Pro Will Ferrell is a basketball player with hoop dreams of NBA stardom and a huge white-boy fro. It’s funny, see, cuz he’s a white guy actin’ all black. Also, some say there’s a funny joke about masturbation. Alert the media. (my review) Penelope Usually it’s the guys in romantic comedies who are the pigs, … more…
Semi-Pro (review)
I’m so tired of hearing myself complaining about these movies that I may just give it up.
last night’s episode of ‘Lost’
My reaction is up over at Film.com.
City of Men (review)
If you’re expecting more of the gorgeous, ugly luminosity of 2002’s ‘City of God’ — Fernando Meirelles’s astonishing film about life in the desperate slums of Brazil — don’t: you’ll only set yourself up for disappointment.
screencap Friday: what the flick? #9
Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights.
daily list: 5 entertainment mergers I’d love to see
So, the news came yesterday that pseudo-indie production company New Line is being absorbed by its parent company, Time Warner. That sounds kinda icky, like something out of a science fiction horror movie — eww, that dude just got absorbed! But on the other hand, if it means a concentrated refocusing on making fewer and … more…
