the Online Film Critics Society enters the 21st century

Because I’ve got nothing else better to do, I got myself elected to the Governing Committee of the Online Film Critics Society. And as one of my first joint efforts — with my two co-GC members, Eric Snider and Scott Weinberg — we’ve launched an OFCS news blog and OFCS Twitter feed. Follow, or not, … more…

Jane Campion is back…

…but so are male-dominated summer blockbusters and limited male perceptions of female sexuality. Yes, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. It’s fun!

FlickFilosopher.com now available on Kindle

It’s a buck-ninety-nine per month for all the posts you can read. Comments aren’t included, however — I think that would make the blog too unwieldly on Kindle. But I’m willing to be convinced otherwise: let me know if not being able to read FlickFilosopher.com comments via your Kindle description is a deal killer for … more…

who will film my life?

Oh! Your result for The Director Who Films Your Life Test… Edward D. Wood, Jr. Your film will be 49% romantic, 28% comedy, 33% complex plot, and a $ 25 million budget. Ed Wood will get your film done waaaaay under budget, and will likely make it into a classic film of all time — … more…

whoever can give me more hours in the day…

…will be my new best friend. Yeah, I know: my Doctor Who blogging did not get up yesterday. Real life was more demanding yesterday than I thought it was going to be. And today is a three-screening day for me, which means hardly any time for anything else. I’ll see what I can squeeze in … more…