‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: cute little joke on ‘Robot Chicken’
It’s silly and it’s geeky on multiple levels, but that’s Robot Chicken for ya…
trailer break: ‘Gulliver’s Travels’
I can’t wait to see how the film applies Swiftian satire on government, corruption, and religious tribalism to the modern 21st-century world.
question of the day: Can a Buffy movie be any good without Joss Whedon?
One fan suggests it’ll be like fan fiction, but not as interesting. Sounds about right to me, when Hollywood seems committed these days to generally distancing itself from any hint of cleverness or originality…
watch it: “TSA Enhanced Screening Procedures Explained”
It’s like watching Brazil coming true right before our eyes.
Love and Other Drugs (review)
Maybe the romantic comedy about a couple of sociopaths is where the Hollywood expression of the genre has been heading all along, since such films of recent vintage have been populated by unpleasant people doing unpleasant things in the hopes that we will be somehow charmed by them. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before pathological charm was deployed.
Burlesque (review)
Oh, cheese, glorious cheese! Christina Aguilera gets off a bus from Iowa in Los Angeles with nothing but a coupla bucks in her pocket and aspirations of stardom. As a dancer. Or maybe a singer. But something flashy, anyway: it’s L.A., after all!
Tangled (review)
Between the title change and writing in a male character who appeared to be taking over the film, Disney didn’t seem at that interested in making a Rapunzel film that was actually about Rapunzel. But I should have trusted. Because if there’s one thing Disney has in spades — besides pink princesses — it is a capability to transform simple cartoons into cinematic magic.
deep thought (re ‘The Event’)
I don’t know why I keep watching The Event, but I do. It’s like eating Cheez Doodles or Vienna sausage: you know it’s bad for you and it may be more disgusting than it is delicious, but I do it anyway.
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: 47th anniversary of the show’s debut
On November 23, 1963, Doctor Who made its first appearance on the BBC. The BBC Archive offers a fascinating look at the origins of the show at The Genesis of Doctor Who.
the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘2010: Moby Dick’
I love how the trailer touts Barry Bostwick’s Golden Globe win, as if there might be some potential viewers out there for whom this would tip them over into wanting to see this. Adorable.
