what he said: Peter Bradshaw at the ‘Guardian’ Film blog …
You haven’t heard what Emma Thompson said about Audrey Hepburn? Tee-hee!
talent buzz
you’re not helping: George Lucas now out to ruin fans
Not content to have spoiled the childhoods of a generation of geeks, George Lucas is now out to appropriate our memories…
deep thought (re Emma Watson’s new hairdo)
The fashion choices of young celebrities must take priority in our cultural discourse.
wtf: Justin Bieber is better than all of us
I thought this was a headline from The Onion: ‘Justin Bieber to Play Himself in 3D Movie’…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Neil Gaiman talks about his script
You do know that we’re gonna get a *Doctor Who* script next year written by Neil Gaiman, don’t you?
deep thought (re watching one’s words while guesting on a talk show)
Liev Schreiber should be required to sit still for a burn from Jon Stewart’s new goatee for spoiling *Salt* on *The Daily Show* tonight.
quick list: five really relevant filmmakers working now
With a look at balancing brains and appeal and impact, here are the filmmakers who are driving what we watch, how we talk about it, and what’s to come.
you’re not helping: M. Night Shyamalan la-la-la can’t hear you…
…you people who hate his films more and more with each passing release. At least that’s how it sounds from a bizarre exchange at a recent press conference to promote The Last Airbender, as reported by Chicago Now’s Marcus Leshock. First came the question from a journalist: You had a very strong start of your … more…
question of the day: Which movies are better than the books they’re based upon?
It’s official: Daniel Craig has been cast as Mikael Blomkvist in the Hollywood English-language production of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I still kinda don’t see the point of remaking the movie so soon — the Swedish-language version is fantastic — but there’s no escaping it now. But it got me thinking about movies … more…
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Steven Moffat is on Twitter
Sample tweet: Follow Moffat on Twitter here. Also: Mark Gatiss on Twitter. The cool kids — David Tennant, Matt Smith, etc — do not do social networking. They’re too busy being cool. (Thanks to reader Keith for the heads-up. If you stumble across a cool Doctor Who thing, feel free to email me with a … more…
