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Today’s QOTD comes from reader Paul, who asks: What movies have given you nightmares? I’ll refine Paul’s question: Not metaphoric nightmares, not just unpleasant thoughts in the waking world, but actual, genuine, for-real scary dreams as you sleep. Bonus if the nightmares were so bad they actually woke you up. As an adult no movie … more…
I haven’t seen an episode of The Cleveland Show, Fox’s new Sunday-night animated sitcom — I’m not a fan of Seth MacFarlane, and I can’t stand Family Guy — but from what I have seen (trailers, TV ads, and such) and from what I know about MacFarlane, I don’t find it much of stretch to … more…
This whole to-do over the FTC’s new rules regarding disclosure for bloggers who review products has me deeply puzzled, as it does many others who write online for a living. The Associated Press sums up the new rules, which go into effect on December 1: The FTC will require that writers on the Web clearly … more…
John Patterson — who writes for the British Guardian from Los Angeles — sees a new British invasion in progress: In the last few years US network drama line-ups have been headed by the imported likes of Tim Roth (Lie To Me), Damian Lewis (Life, since cancelled, sadly), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman – ditto), Dominic … more…
Not only do I not understand how this David Letterman blackmail thing is a story, I don’t understand how it’s blackmail. Are we so fucked up as a culture that merely the suggestion that someone is having sex with a willing, of-age partner — and not even one of the same gender! — is something … more…
Help me create a new playlist on my iPod: What are the best pop songs from movies? I’m thinking about songs that were written specifically for particular films that went on to become at least moderate hits, such as Ray Parker Jr.’s Ghostbusters theme or Celion Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic. I’ll … more…
As of this writing, 15 movies will open wide in North America in the month of October. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
Another travel-and-movie-related question for today: Has a movie location ever made you want to visit someplace? I can’t remember now, but I’m sure that it was movies and TV that made me want to visit London in the first place. (If you have a suggestion for a QOTD, feel free to email me. Responses to … more…
Another question in honor of my trip to the once hometown of the Bard and the current base of the Royal Shakespeare company: What’s your favorite cinematic adaptation of a Shakespeare play? Consider the question as broadly as you like, but keep it limited to movies adapted from the plays, not movies about Shakespeare himself … more…
Dan Kois at New York magazine’s Vulture blog wonders about Tucker Max’s destiny: Max, when asked after a screening what mainstream studios think of him and his movie, answered, “No one in Hollywood gives a shit about us until we make money.” And in that respect, if his movie succeeds and becomes even a modest … more…
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