where are the female film critics?

We’ve been talking about the treatment of women by Hollywood, but the other side of the street — the community of people who look at Hollywood from a critical perspective — is just as bad. Not that that comes as any great shock. A new study examined the porportion of women to men in the … more…

because fans can often be idiots

David Tennant’s Hamlet starts previewing in Stratford-upon-Avon tonight — in fact, the curtain’s just gone up now, as I write this. Which surprises me, actually, because the Royal Shakespeare Company sent an email to ticket holders today that included this bit of loveliness: Given the profile of the actors who are involved in our production … more…

‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ Act III

It’s here! (previous: Act II) Superhero groupies! Man, a supervillain just can’t catch a break, can he? Even when he catches a break. So sad. Note! The coolest member of the Evil League of Evil is surely Fake Thomas Jefferson… who is played by Drew Goddard, a Whedon posse member, who also wrote Cloverfield. Though … more…

‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ Act II

It’s here! (previous: Act I) Frozen yogurt at the laundromat? Awww. How come I can’t meet a nice supervillain like Dr. Horrible? All the good evil ones really are taken, aren’t they? Or fictional. Best line of the episode: No, not “These are not the hammer.” The line after that. Nathan Fillion is a funny, … more…

what Hollywood does to women

• Sarah Jessica Parker gets shit because of her mole or lack thereof. • Rumer Willis (Bruce’s daughter) gets shit because of her chin. • Katie Holmes gets shit because of her height. She is all of five-nine, which causes her to call herself “a big one,” and to consider her height an “imperfection.” Is … more…

‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ Act I has arrived!

Woo-hoo! If you tried to check out the debut of Joss Whedon’s new Web-only musical superhero spoof yesterday, you might have run into some trouble: the damn thing was so popular it crashed the Doc Horrible site. But all is fixed now (at least, if you’re in the U.S. and Canada — apparently folks around … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #26

Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. (I totally forgot to do a screencap Friday last week — sorry!)