watch it: “Rogue Spy Satellite Blast”

What the hell is this? I haven’t got the foggiest idea. The Department of Defense says it’s video of its shootdown of a satellite on Wednesday night. It looks like a bad video game from the 1980s to me. Assuming the U.S. Navy really did actually shoot down a satellite from the surface of Planet … more…

Academy Award countdown: 2 days till Oscar

Tommy Lee Jones, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in In the Valley of Elah, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 1993’s The Fugitive. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy The Fugitive at Amazon.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Tommy Lee Jones, Fugitive)

best of 2007: best actor, best actress

The Oscars are barrelling down on us — the ceremony is on Sunday, February 24 — so it’s time to close out Movie Year 2007. Today I’ll finish up sharing with you my own picks for the bests of the year, plus my predictions for Oscar night. After the jump, the top 5 best actors … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #8

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.

Academy Award countdown: 3 days till Oscar

Laura Linney, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in The Savages, has been nominated twice before, including for Best Actress in 2000’s You Can Count on Me. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy You Can Count on Me at Amazon.) (Read my review of You Can Count on Me.) (Technorati … more…