trailer break: ‘The Rite’
Will the 187,543rd movie about exorcism be any more rationale than 99.99 percent of the rest of them? One hopes…
first working day of the new year…
…the very first day, and the site crashes for 12 hours. Not the best way to start what I’d hoped would be a better year than the one that just ended.
question of the day: Is Ignatiy Vishnevetsky too young to host Roger Ebert’s new review show?
The just-announced cohost of Ebert’s new review show is all of 24 years old. It means he was 10 or 11 when Christy Lemire, the show’s other host, starting working as a film critic. WTF?
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Monster Mutt’
For monster mutts lasting longer than four hours, consult a physician immediately…
Online Film Critics Society 2010 Awards winners
The winners of the 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced… and there aren’t many surprises…
Syfy blasts final episodes of ‘Caprica’
I’m simultaneously sad, excited, and angry at this news. Is it worth spending another five hours with this series when I know it’s going to end? Why should I invest more time and emotional energy into characters who are going to leave me shortly?
question of the day: O Hollywood, where art thou?
Does Hollywood truly intend to be more creative, more original… or is this just a clever new marketing tactic?
trailer break: ‘No Strings Attached’
I bet there isn’t a single giant evil marshmallow mascot stomping on a single church in the whole movie to break up the monotony…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Marilyn Monroe was not married to the Doctor, okay?
The Christmas special inspired some waggish fans to take to Wikipedia and make some alterations to the entry for Marilyn Monroe based upon that one funny throwaway bit…
watch it: “Ernestine (Lily Tomlin) explains why ‘that’s not covered…’”
In the 1970s, when Ernestine was linebacking for The Phone Company, it wasn’t a matter of life and death if she prevented a call from going through… Now the likes of she have the power to kill you. American progress at its finest.
