female gazing at: Ben Whishaw
Because Ben Whishaw as Q in Skyfall gives me nerd tingle…
Bright Star
The Babymakers (trailer)
“From the director of Super Troopers and Beerfest.” So you know it’s quality entertainment.
female gazing at: Paul Schneider
Is that my boyfriend Paul Schneider we get the briefest glimpse of in that trailer for Water for Elephants? I believe it is…
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…
Oscar predictions: ‘The Hurt Locker’ won’t be hurting
UPDATED: Winners are indicated with ♦s. I made informed guesses in 20 of the 24 categories; of those, I guessed 12 correctly. (Well, 13, really, except that in the animated short category in the original version of this page, I had both “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” and “Logorama” checked … more…
totally quotable! 2009
Here are the most quotable movie lines of the year 2009. No ranking — newer quotes are posted at the top. [Warning: May contain spoilers.] “I’m craving a burger. Is that strange?” –Sergeant Matt Thompson (Guy Pearce), as he puts on his bomb suit, The Hurt Locker “If he wasn’t an insurgent, he sure the … more…
top 10 movies of 2009: the whys and wherefores
If you regularly check my on-the-fly ranking of new theatrical releases as I see them, then my top 10 movies of 2009 are no surprise: I shuffled a few titles around a bit last month, but the films ranked in the top 10 for 2009 haven’t changed much in months. (The 2009 ranking is here; … more…
because Thomas Edison loved a good ass-kicking
Quentin Tarantino believes violence is what makes movies good. Not just his movies: all movies, according to the London Evening Standard: In general cinema, that’s the biggest attraction. I’m a big fan of action and violence in cinema… That’s why Thomas Edison created the motion picture camera — because violence is so good. It affects … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Avatar’ takes a flying leap up…
…as almost every other movie rakes in piles of dough, too: 1. Avatar: £5.9 million (3rd week; up 55%) 2. Sherlock Holmes: £3.4 million (2nd week; up 12%) 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: £2.5 million (2nd week; drops 54%) 4. Did You Hear About the Morgans?: £1.2 million (NEW) 5. Nine: £.78 million … more…
U.K. box office: ‘A Christmas Carol’ not so jolly
Probably the Brits were even more pissed about the trashing of Dickens: 1. A Christmas Carol: £1.9 million (NEW) 2. Michael Jackson’s This Is It: £1.4 million (2nd week; drops 52%) 3. Up: £1.3 million 4. The Men Who Stare at Goats: £1.2 million (NEW) 5. The Fourth Kind: £.85 million (NEW) (actual numbers, not … more…
