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Item: Vatican Radio has trashed Avatar for its “wink towards the pseudo-doctrines which have made ecology the religion of the millennium” (via the Telegraph). Item: L’Osservatore, the Vatican newspaper, complains that Avatar “gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to the worship of nature” (via the Associated Press). This is funny because: In 2008, the … more…
Two movies opening on the same day (in North America, at least), and both feature fantastical winged creatures. Coincidence… or magical intervention? In these desperate times, when change we can believe in seems far away and hope is waning, can we at least count on our flying imaginary friends for comfort? Shall we embrace the … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ooo, it’s Open Water on a ski lift! See, this is what happens when you try to scam the ticket guy by lying about losing your credit card. And when do the zombie Nazis show up? I guess no one had their cell phone on them, eh? … more…
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Angel of hawtness: Screen Gems tells us about the film: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… OMG! Kristen Bell is soooo cute! It’s always adorable when cute little blondes are klutzes! OMG! It’s so true that cute little blondes have sooooo much trouble attracting men! OMG! Thank god for magic, which is the only way a cute little blonde could get a date, … more…
Jakesully is wise in the ways of box office: 1. Avatar: $50.3 million (4th week; drops 27%) 2. Sherlock Holmes: $16.585 million (3rd week; drops 55%) 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: $16.566 million (2nd week; drops 28%) 4. Daybreakers: $15.1 million (NEW) 5. It’s Complicated: $11 million (3rd week; drops 42%) actual numbers, … more…
Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and Kirsten Dunst will not be returning for the next Spider-Man movie, and Columbia Pictures will be rebooting the franchise, starting all over and sending Peter Parker back to high school, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Or perhaps because someone thinks Spidey Goes to High School Musical is a good idea. … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I know this is supposed to be serious and all, what with its tale of justice wronged and mid-air tank battles, but I can’t help giggling deliriously through this. Tee-hee! Hannibal said, “I love it when I plan comes together”! Man, I cannot wait for this movie. … more…
Slow week while everyone except me jets off to Sundance. Warner Bros. is holding The Book of Eli (opens in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. on January 15) till Wednesday night, which doesn’t inspire great hope, but at least it is screening. It’s all about how Our Hero Denzel is carrying Viggo Mortensen’s flame … more…
The Da Vinci Code is the second most important work of the past decade, according to the Toronto Star. Now, the Star means the book, not the movie, but the movie is part of the importantness: But none of those other books sold upwards of 80 million copies, while being translated into more than 40 … more…
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