Zookeeper (trailer)
I want to believe that this is a joke. Then again, I’ve been trying to convince myself for years that the movie-stardom of Kevin James is a joke, but it’s really real. So I guess this movie is real, too.
hollywood hates women
watch it: “Tropes vs. Women: #1 The Manic Pixie Dream Girl”
Are you confused about what a manic pixie dream girl is? Unsure why the MPDG isn’t such a triumph for the ladies?
Something Borrowed (review)
The genre always assumes we’ll sympathize with ugly, soulless, personality-free women doing terrible things to the people they supposedly care about in the pursuit of a wedding, because what is more important than landing Mr. Right, right? But even grading on that rom-com curve, this is a disgusting movie.
Osama bin Laden on Twitter; no black people at the royal wedding, duh; DVD sales are plummeting; more: leftover links
Plus: Where are the women of summer? Is ‘Doctor Who’ violating a new BBC ban on product placement? Is ‘Glee’ turning kids gay?
trailer break: ‘Something Borrowed’
I know the movie is going to fully expect me to find its shittery charming and funny and wise and heartwarming. *grrr*
Alex Pettyfer slams Hollywood; big ‘Harry Potter’ spoiler in trailer; Hollywood gender gap still gapping; more: leftover links
Plus: Atlas Shrugged producer gives up on sequels, unless he hasn’t…
Tyler Perry tells Spike Lee to go to hell; an apology for ‘Superman Returns’; Canadians hate loud TV ads; more: leftover links
Plus: Even rightwing bloggers admit Atlas Shrugged sucks; Restrepo director Tim Hetherington killed covering fighting in Libya; Jodie Foster on yet another way Hollywood hates women…
‘Harry Potter’ documentary on the way; Twitter loves TV; Bradley Cooper in ‘The Crow’?; more: leftover links
Plus: Has the flopping of Arthur killed 80s remakes? Can Robert Pattinson kill Edward with Water for Elephants? Can we send M. Night Shyamalan back to film school?…
question of the day: Is ‘American Idol’ sexist and racist?
Or is the rap unfair for reasons that I can’t appreciate because I don’t watch the show? If it is indeed racist and sexist, how could the show overcome that and still be popular with a nation for whom sexism and racism is seemingly entrenched?
what she said: Tina Fey…
…about how half the human race is perceived in the only viable industry other than warfare that America still operates (hint: that other industry is Hollywood)…
