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J.J. Abrams’ new Star Trek reboot had a secret screening in Austin a few weeks ago, which sent Trekkies/Trekkers screaming across Twitter about the film. And now the movie has had its premiere in London (with a press conference with the cast and Abrams afterward). Reviews and analysis are starting to come in, including enough … more…
A million people care about what Ashton Kutcher thinks about everything. Actually, as of this writing, it’s 1,289,675 people now Following Kutcher on Twitter. Here’s a sample of the wit and wisdom bestowed upon those Followers: If there ever was a second coming of Christ and some lady came up to you and was like … more…
I don’t watch American Idol or similar shows — because I hate the Gong Show-style exercises in humilation they seem designed to be, and even at their best, it’s still just a bunch of bland pop singers — but it’s been impossible to avoid hearing about Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman who apparently startled Simon … more…
My Doctor Who blogging on “Planet of the Dead” is coming later today — I’m in the middle of it right now, but have to head out for a bit. So talk about something else for the mo…
I’ve never thought about this before, and why would I: No one seems to want to talk about it. I think that fact alone is a serious indication that something nefarious is afoot. Listen: Have Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog ever been seen in public together? Is there any evidence at all that they … more…
Following up on yesterday’s question about the ongoing mass extinction of local newspaper film critics, if you’re interested in this issue, you should be checking out the regularly updated list over at Movie City News over the last 121 (at the moment) critics who made their full-time living from reviewing movies. My question today is, … more…
Chances are that, no matter where you live in North America, you no longer have a local film critic writing for a local newspaper offering a local perspective on the films opening in your town. The situation was the focus a recent post by Canadian blogger Paul Matwychuk at his The Moviegoer. Matwychuk spoke to … more…
Words fail: NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel’s latest sensation, is taking a comedy show on the road for six live performances over six days during the first week of June. Beck calls his act a “poor man’s Seinfeld” and intends to mix topical humor with his modern-day reimagining of Thomas Paine’s … more…
I have to confess that I haven’t read Starlog in years, but it still made me a little sad to hear that the geek-entertainment rag was ceasing publication as a print magazine. It’ll be online-only now… just like every other source of news for geek-oriented movies, TV, DVD, comic books, etc. As a kid starved … more…
So I’m having Easter dinner with a friend tonight: leg of lamb. And I’m such a geek that the first thing “leg of lamb” makes me think of — okay, after yum — is, Hey, we could kill someone with it then cook it and feed it to the cops who come to investigate the … more…
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