movie-ku #103
One in a series of TV-ku: Crystal-clear golf match High-def makes me watch programs I don’t even like
watch it: “Macbeth Music Video to Gangsta’s Paradise”
How to get kids interested in Shakespeare: (Technorati tags: Macbeth, Gangsta’s Paradise)
opening wide today: nothin’
It’s Friday, but no movies open wide today: they all opened on Christmas Day. Some platforming releases may be opening in a few theaters, or adding a few theaters today, though, so take a look at your local listings and you may find something new in your area. Things get back to normal next week, … more…
There Will Be Blood movie review: Citizen Plainview
There Will Be Blood slaps you in the face. It’s Joe Pesci in Goodfellas raging, “Do I amuse you? Do I entertain you?” in that way that suggests that it could not give two figs what you think of it.
watch it: “Doctor Who – Series 4 preview Trailer”
Promoted from comments, where it was noted by Dave. (Technorati tags: Doctor Who)
‘Diving Bell’ ad talks to Oscar voters
I just saw an ad on CNN for film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — which I finally saw and was utterly blown away by: it shot right into my top 10 for the year, and I’ll review it soon. But the ad struck me because it includes this notation at the end: Eligible … more…
will ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ rock like we hope?
When last we saw John Connor, savior of humanity, in the totally kick-ass Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, he was an adult, his mother had been dead for years, and he’d just hunkered down for a long war with the machines after Skynet launched all of humanity’s nuclear weapons at, well, humanity itself. Things … more…
‘Law & Order’’s Dick Wolf on the WGA strike
Just before Christmas, I participated in a press conference with Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of the Law & Order franchise, about the debut of the 18th season of the original series, which features two new cast members, Jeremy Sisto and Linus Roache. (You can read some of the conversation with the actors over … more…
Stewart and Colbert will return to the tube… but should they?
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will return to the air with new shows on January 7, and as much as I miss them, I wish they weren’t. The strike by the Writers Guild of America continues with no end in sight, even though Last week, Wall Street firm Bear Stearns issued a report stating that … more…
movie-ku #102
Talkers. Loud eaters. Texters. Seat kickers. No free Seats to escape them.
