trailer break: ‘Third Star’
Here’s a treat for Benedict Cumberbatch fans: He’s dying of cancer here, and you know that means “sensitive tour de force performance to make you fall in love with him all over again.” Enjoy!
question of the day: What movie would you like to see made into a videogame?
What movie milieu would you like to interact with on a gaming level? What movies feature settings and action that would be appropriate to a game? Are there movies that don’t seem obviously like videogames that would work anyway?
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Ror-E
Aww *sniff* Poor Rory…
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (review)
I’ve listened to my fellow critics snarking on the film’s many many faults and I’ve laughed, but only at myself, because they’re not wrong and yet still it doesn’t change the fact that I really had a lot of fun with this movie.
watch it: “Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris”
By Pig With the Face of a Boy, the self-proclaimed “best neo-post-post-music hall anti-folk band.”
trailer break: ‘Beautiful Boy’
With We Need to Talk About Kevin also wowwing audiences at Cannes, it looks like this is the year of the dueling our-son-went-on-a-shooting-rampage movies. Fun!
question of the day: Does the world need Seth McFarlane’s ‘Flintstones’ reboot?
Because, you know, the world has been absolutely clamoring for a Seth McFarlane reboot of The Flintstones. Our long national nightmare of McFarlane-Flintstone-lessness is finally over!
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: eating the Doctor
My pal Lanna Lee just graduated from college — congrats, Lanna! — and as part of her celebrations, she had a Doctor Who cake…
watch it: “Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis”
Written by Lost’s Damon Lindelof, and featuring Thor’s Chris Hemsworth.
trailer break: ‘Fright Night’
Don’t get too excited: there’s only one quick glimpse of David Tennant, and here it is: Looks like he’s out of his Criss Angel drag here. Another reason not to get too excited: It’s opening in August, and we all know what that means. *cough* stinker *cough* As always, happy to be wrong about that. … more…
