Doctor Who blogging: “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe”
Dammit, but this is an infuriating story. It’s perfectly illustrative of all the many ways that Steven Moffat seems to misunderstand Doctor Who.
Aliens
watch it: “Aliens on Ice!”
It’s just a taste of the actual, for-real Aliens on Ice show a troupe in Austin — where else? — has developed…
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Earthshock”
Looking at this story again, in the light of distance and in seeing reflections of what Doctor Who has become since 2005, I realize there was so much more that impacted me, and that it’s so much richer than I realized at the time.
watch it: “Is That Your Boy? Private William Hudson in Aliens”
Stop yer grinnin’ and drop yer linen…
Sanctum 3D (review)
Sanctum is extreme people in extreme danger in an extreme place. In 3D! The good kind of 3D. And both Ioan Gruffudd and Richard Roxburgh take their shirts off. What, you need Shakespeare, too, on top of all that?
‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: an homage to Kylie Minogue’s sacrifice in “Voyage of the Damned”?
Reader Jo writes to suggest that a moment from the latest Wallace and Gromit short, ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death,’ may well be an homage to Kylie Minogue driving a forklift over the edge of a very long drop in ‘Voyage of the Damned’…
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Ark in Space”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode unless you don’t care to have it spoiled for you.
question of the day: Are genre movies getting more respect these days, and if so, why?
Today’s question comes from reader doa766: Why are Avatar and District 9 getting so much critical and awards recognition now when neither Aliens or Blade Runner got any when they were released? is it because highbrow, art or oscar bait movies have decreased in quality? is it because of a generational and average age change … more…
December 18: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you really hate those 3D glasses– oh, who are we kidding: you’re gonna see Avatar this weekend if you have to knock over someone’s granny for a ticket. But just in case you’re feeling the slightest bit guilty about having … more…
question of the day: What is the secret of James Cameron’s success?
James Cameron is the 12th highest-grossing director in film history, having earned $1.117 billion (and that’s just domestically) from just seven films. With Avatar, he is likely to surpass Chris Columbus, currently at No. 5… and if Avatar does Titanic business, he could catapult to the No. 3 spot, behind Robert Zemeckis and the king, … more…
