the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Britain from the Air – Spiritual Britain’
Yeah, I bet Christopher Wren was thinking, Better make sure St. Paul’s still looks awesome in case that helical air screw thingie of Da Vinci’s ever gets invented.
the oh-yes! DVD of the week: ‘Fish Tank’: Criterion Collection
If you haven’t seen Fish Tank, one of the best films of 2010, now you have no excuse: there’s a new Criterion Collection edition just out, so it’s not going to get any better than this.
what he said: Josh Tyler at Cinema Blend…
…on how “True Grit’s Oscar Nomination Is A Surrender To Creative Bankruptcy”…
bought myself a mug…
Conveniently for drinking from, plus it’ll remind me where I am, in case I forget.
watch it: “Il était une fois… les technologies du passé”
French kids encounter ancient technology — that is, from the 1970s and 80s. Hilarious.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: David Tennant and Karen Gillan together again for the first time
I’ve been avoiding posting, as Doctor Who Things of the Day, any news about Doctor Who cast members that isn’t actually related to Doctor Who. But this photo has been knocking around in my head for a week, and I just figured out why…
trailer break: ‘Shelter’
What’s that? A movie starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhys Meyers can’t get released in North America?
question of the day: What bits of pop culture are you feeling “iffy” about lately?
A new opera about Anna Nicole Smith just debuted in London. Posh Spice will be attending the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. But that’s hardly the worst of it, right?
my reads: ‘Pattern Recognition’ by William Gibson
It’s an odd coincidence that commenter LaSargenta mentioned William Gibson’s novel Pattern Recognition recently, because it’s one that’s been in my short pile of books to write about for a while…
Sam Worthington surprised by ‘Titans’ sequel; book banning makes a comeback in the U.S.; early ‘Siskel & Ebert’ now watchable online; more: leftover links
Also: Billy Ray Cyrus wishes Hannah Montana had never happened; thoughtless tweeting brings down Nir Rosen; J.K. Rowling ticked at unauthorized biopic; more…
