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I’ll be a guest at the science fiction convention Boskone in Boston next weekend, Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17. I’ll be talking about movies and TV and being a geek (a full schedule of my panels follows after the jump), and I’ll be hosting a room party on Saturday night: expect genteel refreshments; … more…
A treat for David Tennant fans: two short episodes — under 10 minutes each — of a satirical faux cooking show from the BBC featuring the actor in guest spots. This is hilarious stuff: “Paella” (Episode 3): “Comfort Food” (Episode 8): (Technorati tags: Posh Nosh, David Tennant)
My reaction is over at Film.com. Discuss here if you like.
Marion Cotillard, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in La Vie en Rose, has never been nominated for an Oscar before, but she won a Cesar (France’s Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in 2004’s A Very Long Engagement. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy A Very Long … more…
Fool’s Gold Matthew “I’m Not Wearing My Shirt” McConaughey and Kate “Did You Know Goldie Hawn Is My Mom?” Hudson are together again, because, apparently, the public demand for their return has been deafening. This time, they’re hunting treasure in the tropics and get murdered by pirates. No, that last bit’s only in my fantasy … more…
Update! The Son of Rambow screening was cancelled! Doh! But I’m getting compensated with last-minute screenings today of the Oscar-nominated short films: I saw the animated ones this morning (they’re wonderful!), and this afternoon it’s the live-action ones. I’ve always wanted to be able to see these before the Oscars, so I had to jump … more…
Watch this: And then this: I’m not sure I agree with the message behind the second film, but I’m highlighting these two because they so perfectly exemplify how video that is cheap and easy both to make and to distribute is being used in new ways. Artists have always responded to one another’s works — … more…
I should have walked out at the ‘comical’ dog-sex scene. Instead I endured until Martin Lawrence got skunked in the face — that should have made me happy, and yet I felt dirty all over, and had to escape.
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.
And then there are movies, like *Fool’s Gold,* in which absolutely *everything* goes wrong. In which not one single element works… in which not one single element seems even calculated to have worked in the first place.
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