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Cloverfield Is it Godzilla? Is it Cthulu? Is it the physical manifestation of Donald Trump’s ego? Something huge is stomping around Manhattan Island and making a big mess, and only one thing is for sure: the guys at the Department of Sanitation are in for a lot of overtime if it’s ever gonna get cleaned … more…

I’ll be a guest at the science fiction convention Arisia in Boston next weekend, Friday, January 18, through Monday, January 21. I’ll be talking about movies and TV and being a geek (a full schedule of my panels follows after the jump), and I’ll be hosting a room party on Saturday night: expect genteel refreshments; … more…

This has absolutely nothing to do with movies, but I’m selling an item for a friend on eBay and I’d like her to get the best price possible, so I’m spreading the word. It’s a New York Yankees baseball cap autographed on the bill by Bernie Williams. See the auction here. It ends on Sunday … more…

It’s a holiday week, which means press screenings are in short supply. Which is fine with me — the pile of DVDs I keep meaning to get to ain’t gonna watch itself. I might go see Hitman over the weekend: that one won’t screen for critics, and I like Tim Olyphant, and I think I … more…

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Head exploding in slow motion. I feel like I need to throw up. And for some reason, I can’t stop crying. Must blog about the show — after I watch it all again just to try to get my head around it — but it’s gonna be tough to talk about it without spoiling it … more…

I’ll be spending part of Saturday and most of Sunday at The Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival at the American Museum of Natural History here in New York. The festival features films of an anthropological bent, usually documentaries, but not necessarily. Tickets are usually still available at the door; see the full schedule at … more…

I know, I know… Look, um, it’s an experiment, see. I’m, er, trying to see how long I can go without posting new Doctor Who and Torchwood stuff before the Doctor shows up in the TARDIS to bring me back in time so I can post stuff on time and change history and no one’s … more…

Doctor Who blogging on “School Reunion” is coming tomorrow. And yes, I know I’m behind on Torchwood — I’ll get to at least one episode tomorrow, and maybe two, so that I’m caught up. I’m nearly done with Life on Mars — just a few episodes left — and my brain is about to explode, … more…

Oh, hey, speaking of being unwilling to give up Doctor Who, starting this Friday, to make up for the lack of new episodes, I’ll go back and start blogging about the second season, David Tennant’s first. If you haven’t seen it yet, buy a copy now and start watching, and we’ll talk about an episode … more…