best. spam. ever.
Hired killers turned extortionists should learn how to spell lest they be misunderstood.
must reads: “Warner Bros: we issued takedowns for files we never saw, didn’t own copyright to”
The studios are so worried about piracy, they’re cracking down on it even where it doesn’t exist.
Arthur Christmas movie review: sufficiently advanced Christmas magic
Is there sweet? Absolutely. But it is cut with funny: sometimes wicked, sometimes manic, often hysterical, always clever funny. And a whole lotta poignant, too.
retro ad: 1980s Sony Walkman “Meditating Monkey” ad
Remember this one, with the primate serenely enoying some music on a Sony Walkman? Ahhh… relaxing…
Doctor Who thing of the day: Fourth Doctor scarf for nonknitters
You say you crave a 20-foot long scarf just like the one Tom Baker wore, but you couldn’t knit a stitch to save your life? Help is now at hand.
A Dangerous Method (trailer)
Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender talking about anal fixation and penis envy?
question of the day: Is there any better choice than the Muppets for Oscar hosts?
Spongebob Squarepants? Troy McClure and Rainier Wolfcastle? Who else could we trust with this noble endeavor?
London photo of the day: horses in Hyde Park
Equestrians in Hyde Park, from the top of the No. 73 bus.
Immortals (review)
It’s like if Samwise Gamgee wrote fan fiction about Greek mythology, and then Vogue magazine’s most outré photographers did a huge photo spread based on that…
Into the Abyss (review)
Here is the mystery and wonder of Werner Herzog: this is simultaneously his least Herzog-y film and also the most profound expression of Herzog-ness yet…
