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…that my enjoyment of the return of unscripted Daily Shows and Colbert Reports has been somewhat diminished by the fact that the shows have been, you know, clearly scripted. Fortunately, news is trickling out that the writers’ strike may be approaching an ending. I’m sure that I shall eventually learn how to feel better about … more…
Johnny Depp, nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, has been nominated twice before, including for Best Actor in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. (Click the DVD for a quote from his character.) (Buy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse … more…
Speaking of Life on Mars, the TV show, I was Googling around the other day and came across this music-video-from-before-we-called-them-music-videos for the Bowie song that gave the show its title: (Technorati tags: David Bowie, Life on Mars)
Also, still obsessed with ‘Life on Mars’ and John Simm, still hatin’ Hollywood fatcats…
It makes for a refreshing change that the ‘villain’ is not some megalomaniacal alien who wants to take over the world for its own nefarious alien purposes, that it’s just a lonely child who doesn’t mean ill but is acting purely out of fear and a terrifying isolation.
I’ve just discovered that the “send to a friend” feature at the bottom of each post isn’t working, and probably hasn’t been for a while. I wish someone had let me know about that — I could have been looking into it ages ago. I’ve been having a lot of trouble, actually, with my Web … more…
Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in I’m Not There, was nominated in the same category for her performance in 2006’s Notes on a Scandal. (Click the DVD for a quote from her character.) (Buy Notes on a Scandal at Amazon.) (Read my review of Notes on a Scandal.) (Read my … more…
Longish documentary about comics genius Alan Moore:
Sydney Wells sees dead people. I see a dead movie. I’m not sure which of us got the better deal.
Brad Bird, nominated for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille, was previously nominated for his screenplay for 2004’s The Incredibles. (Click the DVD for a quote from the film.) (Buy The Incredibles at Amazon.) (Read my review of The Incredibles.) (Read my review of Rataouille.) (Technorati tags: Academy Award countdown, Oscar countdown, Brad Bird, Incredibles)
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