Out of the Furnace review: brothers in yawns
A pungent reek of testosterone stinks up this high-toned apologetic for vigilantism and revenge. Still: great performances! (new DVD/VOD US/Can)
Christian Bale
my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards
Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.
American Hustle review: the humor, it burns
Bursting with insanely engaging characters who are impossibly real and impossibly ridiculous whose stories you don’t ever want to end.
American Hustle trailer: David O. Russell has a new movie! David O. Russell has a new movie!
I don’t even care what it’s about, I’m there.
a brief history of 221B Baker Street (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: Would it be a good idea for Christian Bale to visit young Aurora shooting victims dressed as Batman?
I’m not sure I can think of a worse idea than this. I can well imagine being retraumatized by seeing a big guy in black body armor and a mask coming at you, no matter who is wearing it…
London photo of the day: cleaning up after the Batman
The aftermath of the Dark Knight Rises premiere in Leicester Square earlier this evening.
The Dark Knight Rises (review)
This may be the darkest, the grimmest, the most depressing summer popcorn movie ever. It is not summery. It is not popcorny. The peasants of Gotham are us, we 99 percent huddled in the dark and frantic for a hero we will not find.
question of the day: Do actors deserve to be well paid for appearing in successful films even if they are not the entire reason the films are successful?
New York Post critic Kyle Smith cries foul at the fact that Kristen Stewart is so well paid for Twilight, but he seems to miss a key point…
“OMG, Titanic is real!” tweets (and other adventures in social networking)
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
