question of the day: Which onscreen romance do you wish was real?
OMG! Mulder and Scully have hooked up in real life! Bella and Edward have broken up! How can we go on amidst all this real-life fan fiction happening right in front of us?
talk amongst yourselves
question of the day: Which movie or TV characters do you wish were real?
I think you already know my choice: the Doctor. Even if I weren’t worthy enough to travel with him, it would be nice to know that someone was looking out for planet Earth, since we’re not doing the best job we could be doing.
question of the day: What piece of music do you wish had been used in a movie so you could see the visuals and story that go with it?
Inspired by Tubular Bells II, and how cinematic the movements are. There are huge chunks of this I’d love to see onscreen…
question of the day: What pop songs always remind you of the films they were used in?
Me? I cannot ever hear Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and not think of GoodFellas…
question of the day: If we can get this excited about the real Mars, why can’t we make a decent movie about that planet?
“A jet-fired hover crane just lowered a nuclear robot bigger than my car onto Mars. Then it emailed us pics, from the other side of the sun.” If reality is this cool, how is it possible that every movie about Mars is pretty bad?
question of the weekend: Does freedom of speech require anonymity?
From the narrow perspective of freedom of speech as defined by the U.S. Constitution, I think it would be hard to justify the notion that the American Founding Fathers had anonymity in mind…
question of the day: What makes a movie “modern”?
Is it the use of CGI? Is it blockbusterness (or bucking blockbusterness in the age of blockbusters)? Is it just about being produced after a certain date, and if so, when did the “modern” era of film begin?
question of the day: Of all the films you’ve ever seen, which one would you consider the greatest?
I want to know what you think makes a movie great, and how your personal greatest film impacted your determination of what makes for great cinema in general.
question of the day: Has something you’ve seen in a movie or on TV actually been useful in real life?
Has some trick or act from film or television ever saved your life, gotten you out of a frightening situation, helped you open a jar or bottle?
question of the day: Can a movie be great if it’s boring?
If you feel a movie can be great even if it’s boring, which films fit into this category?
