movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 11
Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Mare Winningham, and Annette Bening take on Chekhov; Gemma Arterton runs away from her family; and more…
maryann rants
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Thu May 10
A thriller about a real-life female Indian spy, a documentary about a Saudi woman who fights religious extremism, and more…
‘Ready Player One’ reread, Part 2
I finished up my reread of Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline — soon to be released as a major motion picture by Steven Spielberg — today on Twitter. Here’s my commentary.
‘Ready Player One’ reread, Part 1
My reread of Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline — soon to be released as a major motion picture by Steven Spielberg — commenced today on Twitter. (I’ll finish tomorrow.) Here’s how it’s gone down so far.
Stephen Hawking isn’t gone forever…
He’ll be back.
PBS ‘Frontline’ and BBC ‘Panorama’ take on Harvey Weinstein
A good primer on the rapid unraveling of Harvey Weinstein, with hints of how much more story there may still be to tell.
WTF?! UK DVD release of ‘Megan Leavey’ pretends the movie isn’t about Megan Leavey
Perhaps you can imagine my rage when I saw this…
this is a real movie: ‘Dance to Death’
It’s The Hunger Games meets Step Up!
things Hollywood men could have said at the Golden Globes
These will all work at the Oscars too! Feel free to steal ’em, guys.
‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie
In our troubled times, it’s important to stand up for what you believe in.
