retro ad: 1970s Safeguard soap ad with John Travolta
Dirty boy. Have a shower.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (trailer)
Can you see the big geek grin all over my face right now?
question of the day: Is Hollywood imploding?
Are we seeing a seimic shift in how Hollywood operates, perhaps akin to the shift to blockbusters in the late 1970s? Can Hollywood endure making only movies for kids? What will Hollywood look like in 10 years?
London photo of the day: Russell Square tube
In the Russell Square tube station. Every time I see a “way out” sign, I thinky, Groovy.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (review)
This is simply a great flick: powerfully emotional, profoundly resonant, scary and funny and intense and wholly enrapturing.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: most disgusting ‘Doctor Who’ toy ever
I thought the squishy Adipose stress-relief doll was sorta icky — not that I didn’t buy one for myself! — but this one has got it beat…
watch it: “The Browncoat Anthem (A Firefly and Serenity Rap)”
I appreciate the fannish love that went into this, but I think Mal Reynolds might say that something sure the hell ain’t right here…
Friends with Benefits (trailer)
I’m gonna go with the doubting that they will avoid the clichés of romantic comedies…
question of the day: How much do posters influence your decision to see a movie (or not)?
When was the last time you saw a movie poster on the side of a phone kiosk or even at a multiplex for a movie that you hadn’t previously known about… or for one that you hadn’t already made a decision about seeing?
someone should really do something about piracy!
Don’t worry: they figured it out! And no, no one said, “Hey, why don’t we give movie and TV fans a way to legitimately pay for and download the stuff they’re screaming at us that they want.” Of course not.
