“Journalist Wanted. No Pay.” ugh (and other adventures in social networking)
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Ben Whishaw
River Song, meet Hello Kitty (and other adventures in social networking)
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“Captain America in frozen a few years later, wake up” (and other adventures in social networking)
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Skyfall movie review
What we witness here is the destruction of the old Bond mystique, and the creation of a new one. This is the sneaky cleverness of the film: it is, at last, going to tell us why Bond still matters.
Cloud Atlas (review)
Insanely grand… My god, I love this movie. It’s every movie. It’s the ultimate movie.
Ben Whishaw brings the geek-chic as Q in Skyfall (and other adventures in social networking)
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The Tempest (review)
There’s a little bit of Hammer horror in Julie Taymor’s messy but thrilling adaptation of Shakespeare’s last play, and there’s more than a little turning-of-the-tables, all of which brings a new perspective on the play, and a new appreciation for it, which is the best we can ask for the umpteenth adaptation of a centuries-old work.
defining the female gaze
In response to something I posted recently about “the female gaze,” I got an email from a male reader who appeared to believe that “the female gaze” refers to “movies women like to watch.” It doesn’t. Not even close. But his email got my thinking that perhaps I need to explain what “the female gaze” … more…
Bright Star movie review: cinematic poetry
John Keats is the intruder in Fanny Brawne’s story, and you might be forgiven for assuming that she’s the one who became legendary, for how the film defies convention by lavishing its focus on her.
Brideshead Revisited (review)
I wanted to like this, because it’s British and costume-y and 1920s and 30s and I’m a complete sucker for all that jazz. And I just can’t.
